Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-30
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pieces under their very eyes
as there no way of opening a communica-
tlon!" he asked Of an old coast guard man.
why ye see, sir, we have sent to Biford for
Manby's rocket; but she must break up be-
fore they come"
GLOW far is it to Biford 2"
Better than seven miles, your honor 2"
eff we could get rope to them we might
save the crew."
Every man of them, your honor, but it
amt possible"
81 think man might swim out
'"rhc first wave would dash him to pieces
against the cliff
"What depth of water below 2"
"The cliff goes down like wall, forty faith
0ms at least"
"rhe deeper the better. What distance to
= the water"
"A sod fifty feet"
"Well, have dived off the main yard of the
Chesapeake Now listen to me. Have you
got some light, strong rope %
GAS much as you like"
"WeIl, take a double coil around my chest,
and do you take care to pay it out fast enough
as | draw upon it."
"You won't draw much after the first plunge
1t will be the same thing as suicide, every
bit"
"Well, we shall see There's no time to be
lost; lend me knife"
"And in an instant he whipped off his hat
boots, and peajacket, then with knife he cut
off its sleeves and passed the rope through
them, that it might chafe him less"
The eyes OF the old boatman frightened,
there was evidently method in his madness.
"You are a good swimmer, | suppose, sr?'
"I have often dived through the surf at NAL
abar."
81 never knew white man that could do
that"
Tyrawley smiled. "But whatever you do, !"
he said "mind and let me have plenty of rope.
Now out of the way, my friends, and let me
have clear start"
He walked slowly to the edge of the cliff,
looked over to see how much the rock sheved
outward; then returned, looked to see that
there was plenty of rope for him to carry out ;
then took a short run, leaped as if from the
springing board of plunging- bath. He touch
ed the water full five and twenty feet from the
edge of the cliff Down into the dark depths
he went like plummet, but soon TO rise again.
As he reached the surface he saw the crest of
mighty wave few yards in front of him
the wave that he had been told was to dash
him lifeless against the cliff. But now his old
experience of the Pacific stands him in good
stead. For two minutes he drew breath then,
ere 1t touches him, he dives below its centre.
The water dashed against the cliff, but the
swimmer rises far beyond it. A faint cheer
arises from the Shore as they feel him draw
upou the rope. The waves follow in success
sion, and he dives again, rising like an OTTER
to take breath, making very steadily onward,
through more below the water than above it.
We must now turn to the ship. The waves
have made clean breach over her bows.
The crew are crowded upon the stern. They
hold on to the bulwarks, aud await the end,
for no boat can live in such a sea. Suddenly
she is hailed from the waters. "Ship ahoy %
shouts loud, clear voice, which makes itself
heard above the storm. "Ghrow me a rope or
buoy" The little buoy was still hanging in
its accustomed place by the mainmaist. The
captain almost mechanically takes it down,
and with well-directod aim throws it within a
yard or two of the swimmer. In a moment it
is under his arm, and in halt moment he is
on board
"Come on board, sir" he says to the captain,
pulling one OF his wet curls professionally -
The captain appeared to regard him as a visi-
tor from the lower world so turning to the
crew he lifted up the rope he had brought
from the shore. Then, for the first time the
object of his mission flashed upon their minds,
and desperate cheer broke from the hands,
instantly re-echoed from the shore. Then a
strong cable is attached to the small rope, and
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munication is complete. But no time is to be
lost, for the stern shows signs of breaking up,
and there is lady passenger. Whilst the
captain is planning a sort of a chair in which
she might be moved, Tyrawley lifts her up on
his left arm, steadies himself with his right by
the upper rope, and walks along the lower as
if he had been a dancer He is the first on
shore, for no sailor would leave till the lady
was safe. But they soon follow and in five
minutes more the ship is clear-fve minutes
more and no trace of her is left
Ravelstoke Hall has been aroused by the
news of the wreck and Mr. Rayelstoke has
just arrived with brandy and blankets. Him
Tyrawley avoids and thinking he can be OF
no other use, he betakes himself across the
country once more, and by the aid of the
friendly elm regains his chamber without obser-
walton.
The lady, whom Tyrawley had deposited in
cottage with the strong recommendation that
she would 90 to sleep Immediately, was soon
carried off in triumph by Ravelstoke, to the
Hail. and welcomed by lady Grace at 81 in the
morning. There were very few of the guests
who slept uudisturbed that night. The unus
ual noise in the house aroused every body, and
many excursions were made in Unfinished cos
tune, to endeavor to ascertain what was going
on. The excitement eliminated when the
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the captain and some of the crew to the Hall
after being well supplied with ale, conceived
that it would be only the correct thing to give
three cheers at the hour of half.past five
1t was then that Lord Todmulton, an Irish
peer, laboring under an erroneous impression
that the house was attacked, was discovered on
lie landing place, in array, consisting prnci
pally of a short dressing gown, flannel waist
coat and a fowling-pece.
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meal People finished, and talked about the
wreck, and began again. 1t seemed quite i'm
possible to obtain anything like an accurate ac.
count of what had taken place. At last the
captain appeared, and though almost over
whemed by a multiplicity of questions, never.
theless, between the intervals of broied ham
and coffee, he managed to elucidate matters a
little
Then came the question,-Who was it that
swan out to the vessel Tyrawley had only
been at Ravelstoke few days, and was
stranger in the neighborhood. None of tha
servants had reached the coast till it was all
over, SO there had been no one to recognize
him.
II scarcely saw him." said the captain, "bu
he was dark, tallish man, with great dea
ofbeard"
"Was he gentleman 2" asked Miss Con
stance Baynton who had been taking deer
interest in the whole affair
"Well, dye see Miss can't exactly say
for he hadn't much on but if he isn't, he'd
make good one, that I'll go bail for. He'l
the coolest hand ever saw Stay, now thinl
OF it. shouldn't wonder if lie is nava
man, for he pulled his foreock, half laughing
IKE, and said, Come on board, sir, to me
when we pulled him up"
perhaps it was Rutherford" said Mr.. Raw
elstroke, naming the lieutenant in the navy
The is tall and dark"
And he has been letting his moustach,