Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-17

eralifed that in case hu should drown, Il
would provide his family with competence I;
yet, says he, determined to save that amount
TO the insurance company, and ! succeeded
Some time after day.break he discovered a
portion Of the week with four persons upon IT,
worked my way up in the course Of half
an hour so near as to be able to hail them, and
then discovered fifth man some few rods
beyond them, on another piece of wreck, sit
ting upright The sea was so rough that
these we're only occasionally visible | hailed
tlem and asked them how they were getting
along. The German made some reply, and
then asked them if there wasn't room for
me They seemed to think that they we're
loaded down enough and thinking so myself |
bade them good bye, and told them / was go
ing ashore. / then told the man with the
straw hat that if he saw a vessel to put his hat
on pole or something and swing it struck
off towards the shore, making considerable
progress, and in the course of half an hour
lost sight of them.
AT length he came across some persons in
one Of the steamers boats, who invited him TO
come on board The boat was bottom up
ward, aud feeling that he had not sufficient
strength TO hold ON, he declined
We exchanged some messages to be dev-
cred by each to our friends in case either sur
vived, and the boat presented more surface
to the wind, drifted rapidly past me, and in
short time was ont of sight
About OF 4 clock the wind veered around
from the cast TO the northeast and increased
to perfect hurricane, raising the sea till it
rolled mountains high found that could
ride over these huge waves with comparative
ease by keeping myself nearly in horizon
tai position. That if ] let my feet drop they
would be thrown forward of me, and throwing
me upon my back and under the plank, which
occurred on two or three occasions, when
came near drowning and only recovered my
position OF my breast to the plank by the most
terrible exertion.
During the early part of my solitary trip
was seasick, and became very much exhaust
ed from vomiting and retching Occasionally
| found an almost irresistible tendency to go
to sleep, as had slept but little during the
two nights preceding. The pain in my shouL
ders and neck from head and shoulders above
the water became intolerable as / was not able
for hours to make any material change in my
position. | also felt very faint from exertion
and hunger and towards noon was fortunate
enough to find two or three pieces of fried ap-
pies, and one large fresh apple which | got
hold of after a ten minutes struggle. Ny
nanus tu[neG purple , and "a pecane cralnPeu 80
ina, % hau UTMOST ios' sue use vi my nngeis
anu sustained nlyseii upon .ne PlanN py
nnng'"g 'iy arms over III anu resting upon my
chesI ,
ABOUT an 1o9T DeIore reaGnlng .1e siore
was suiroun1eu w s.Ia' uea' ~ ueorls rom
tne SNIP anu amongst u cne RESI- uiscocereu an
olu snip planh, apoug ~ 9r e'gn'eeh leet iong,
w'tn severai lo1s sP,NeS III " uuu one OF two
In9rtices, ielt that cou,u nov noiu 10 my
olu piahk Inuc9 longer anu I',at the otner had
appeared rroViuenually, anu could hahg my
arms through the noes OF AROUND tne spikes
Jew minutes swimming Drought me along,
sac OF ~ compieteiy exhausted, ana sel"ed
hoiu OF IL, ana experienced great rehei rom
the cnahge'
as approacneu nearer, ana u,scoV9red tne e
prec,p'tous naturco VI 'nc p'hhI whlch snou'u
thihK 10 De iorty ieet n'gn, ana almost per-
pehulcuIar, coulu see no Poss'ple iouhGa'i0h
i1r any nope Oh escape, as the waves broke
ciear 10 the iooI Oh tne P'eclp,ce' reserved
my strehgtn as much as poss'oie ior the t"rri-
9ie struggle tnat l knew was lneyitaoie'
on0rtly a.ter entering tne breakers, ana when
wltmn lew rous OF lne shorey sea caPsizeu
tne plank, throwing me u,'ueil' upon my pack'
WIN my rlgnt arm iocheu a. N vice between
Two SPokes' icaNlnS me WIN no ear'niy means ;