Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-10-10
HI, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1889. NO. %

Moqfu Uart away tlFfH FkEa7E5SSs 4
All this time we were walking onward
along the bottom of the sea, while above
as, like black cloud iu The sky. we could
See our boat slowly moving onward upon
the surface Of the water. And not more
than ahundfed yards before us, we could
/ seq the towering form Of that ebony rock. |
which had at first greeted our eyes from.
| afar. AS yet we could not be certain
That this was the place where the Marin
ion had struck. But soon a round black
object became dscernabIe as we glanced
at the rocky base. t5E 7s.s4-..s 4
!. Rimmer struck on my arm, and point
cd. n signed assent aud we moved On
more quickly. Afew moments elapsed ].
\ We lad come nearer to the rock. The
black object now looked like the stern OF
vessel whose hun lay there. 75 i
Suddenly, Rimmer, struck me again.
and pointed upward, Following lie d.
rection Of his lland, | looked up, and saw
\ the surface Of tie water All fo4tray and IN
\ motion. !, There! was d mouienistry thrill
through my heart, but il passed over. ~ ~
II A storm was coming on. fS.s3s IN 0ffs fF
j But. should we turn back nfSwv. when
1--WE were SO near the object of our search :?
Already it lay before Us. we we're close
beside il, M, 4 would not. 4 | signaliz.
4 ed to Rimmef % go forward, and We still
kept our cout$e. H. MA
RI. Now the rock rosef'up before us. black,
rugged dismal. It's rough sides were
4 worn by the action Of the water, and,
lin some places, were covered BY marine
\ plants and namelesst ocean vegetation a.. =.
d We passed onward, we clambered over a
4 spur, which jutted from the ,ciiff, aud
There lav the steamer A..tt 43
i The Marmion--there she lay upright,
with everything still sta hiding. Sbe!had
4. gone right down. and bad settled il such
I'D pbsitiofr among the rocks, that she
n stood upright here, just as though she
'Elay at her wharf we rushed eagefiy
along and climbed up her side, TheFe
was low moan in Tia water, which
sunded warhingly i'll our ears, aud told
Us of swift approaching danger. What
was 10 be done, mtlstlbe done speedily.
I, We hurried fotward,f Rimmer rus he'd 10
! the cabin. = | went forward, to descend
\ to the hold, / descended the ladder. a
\ walked into the engineers room AID
Twas empty here, all was water. The
. waves of the ocean had entered, and were
Sporting with The works of man, I went
'ffIinto Sbke freight reom. Suddenly I was
startled by ian appalling noise upon. the
.deek. The heavy footstep of some one,
running as though. in mortal fear, or most
, tdrsadfaid haste sounded in my ears
Then my heart throbbed wildly ;Rforii
was a fearful thing to hear. tsf down il
81 the8silent depths Of fhe ocean. a zI.s N
HI Pshaw it's only Rimmer. q ~ |fzsEg.
tFH'I hurriedly assembled The deeRby the irst
oalletzlhat appeared, lNben>I speak n
hurry / speak Of the quickest moFement
possible, when cumbsfed with sd. lnueh
' armor, Bat5this moVement,of mine was
] quick i rushed upward; / sprang ouI
upon the deck q f 35 Il.; II
7 4 II was Rimmerl I'd EED.s{ #
II He stepped forward and clusched my
! arm 8He pressed#it with colKulsiVe
], grasp and pointed to the cabin sll15I
4 Iattempted to 60 there. aEt5 HI
N Helstarnped his foot and tried ID hold
4 me back. He pointed 10 the boat, and
implored me. with frantic gestures to gf
up. II 4. sA3F, d
Il It was appalling to witness the horror-
! struck soul tfyiag~to express itself b
signs. 1t was awful to zee these signs
when no face is plainly visible, and ne
voice is heard. / could not see his facs
plainly. but his eyes through his heaYS
mask glowed Ekecoals Of FIRE, st.ff Il. f ii
y !" will 60 II exclaimed. I5sprans
tfromshim. He casped his haudsftogeth
! er, but dared notffollow. II
: Good heavens III thought what fearful
thing is here. !? What Scene can be 8
Y dreadful as to paralyze The soul Of a prac
ticed diver Twill see fof myself ~,
r3 / walked forward. | came 10 tile cabil
/. door I eltered.lthe forward saloon, bu
ff{saw nothing. a feeling of contemp
came Ito rue. Rinlmer shall not COM
z with me again.I throug ht. Yet ] wa
4 awe struck. Down in3the dePths-of I'll
E sea thereis only siienees44=ot, how solemn
& | paced the. long saloon. which echoet
4 with the shrieks of Tie drowning passen
Eeers. All thereI are thoughts whicl
|, filfE the soul, which are only felt D. thos
70 whom scenes of snblimitE are fanjiaa
Z Thus thinking, walked ID the alter cab
2 iinIand entered 9 #tRT1 Y
ef OH God Of Heaven s5F#IEE.
II Had not my hand Ielenehed the doc
olwith grasp which mortal terror BAL
i made oonyulsiye, / should have fallen i
d the floor.s stood nailed Ia the spet.- =
Il For there before me stood a crowd of pee
Y ple-mea and 'wonen caught III the Tag
i death struggle by The overw helmins wa
!, Eters, and fastened 10 the SPOT. each th
Il position IN which death had found him
g Each one had sprung from bis char at th
J shock Of the sinking ship, aud with th
hi common. emotion all had started for th
}; door But,the waters OF the sea had bee
p too swift Tor them. Lol theas
( wildly graspipg the table, other lhe side
III of the cabin--there they lab stood. =
! Near the door was crowd of people
, lheaped upon one another--sonle on d
n door, others rushing ever them All seek
# ing madly, to gain the outlet There wa
q one who thought ID Chamber over The e
q hble, and still was there, holding on 70 a
: iron post. So strong was each conVHlsiv