St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-03-29

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usquoo zuol 70 oy1i3 D91=Iro ,ham1 :aE
/. IL. :..... ...:.n.r:,aa I ..o- e. y
boat driving square down VI bsfd before; tie gale,
and almost under the ship p's quarter y Ere
one could d1rcount five the shrill; iquivering
cry came up from the boat, las, it shot past
ths ;hip not t'l three ges fathoms l 9leas'ef hsr
za"Mercifal l. Heavens = There are are threace
children in that ,boatp yelled Mr.: Kins-:
ley, who, with the captain, was peering
down over the. tafrail as the boat flew
past. -:,..: .....f,.., ..;><.a rs.' =.
'1"Pat your helm hard up; my man, said
the captain, in voice as calm as a man s
voice could be; and then calling the chief
and. third mates, who were both on deck,
he informed them iof the fact that a small
open boat With three achildren in 1t, had
just gone past, and then: gaso his orders !:
'"Mr. Casey, please 60 ont on the flying
jibboon and keep a lookout for the boat !;
and mind; MI. Casey, if We Come up with
it, you can lay the ship so aste brin & the
boat close aboard on: the larboard side
|larboara, remember, Mr.. Casey. :. Don't
for your life; make mistake. Go forward
now, sir and if we save those children,
FIVE hundred dollars shall be: your: re-
ward" 80. ..7 ...r
' Then turning to the chief mate, he con-
tinucds: .'@'S ~&'. -*.il@..' ''' l'~s'<'l u, :;
t"Mr. Winsor; you, will brace the yards
allsquare, which, without making any more
sail, will send the ship through the water
something faster than the boat is going.
Having done this, rrig, s.x single WHIPS.
two On: each Of the lower yards-on the
larboards side. 81 Place the blocks far
enough out for the. falls to. drop about q
fathom clear of the ship, and then reeve off
good stun-sail gear, bringing both ends in.
on deck, with running :bowline in one
part, and the other led along for a fall,
stationing three good fellows at each, In
the meantlme, l will get the ship steady
before the wind, and Frank, my man, you
keep her 50. Don't let her yaw an inch :!
Steer her as if your very soul depended on
it; and within an hour after the ship reach
es New York you shall have a hundred
dollars"
u "And now, Mr. Kinsley, will you please
call up tie second mate and all the gentle
men passengers? I want them to stand
by the whips, in order to assist the sailors
if necessary We must save those chill
dren, and do it, too, without the boat COM
ing in contact with the ship, as that would
be Instant destruction to it and them, lin
such sea-" .,..y5
!; "All ready, The whips, sir? came from
the mate, and the next moment the young
third mate s. voice raug from the jibboom
end :-."Boat right ahead! Steady, as you
go!" :-....... g.; .., r.:.. x.
"Now then, my lads, who'll into these
running bowlines with me and stand by to
pick up the children p anxiously inqnir-
ed the capt: in.. u 4.: ...y:.es.r rssJ
"I, SIR and IT," ~" 8 a." came from
a dozen ready sailors, in a moment. "'
-: "Thank you, my lads but I only want
FIVE. I go in one of the bowlines myself"
The selections ;were soon made, and
there they stood in the fore, main :, and
mizzen chains-the commander and five
noble fellows-with bowlines under their
arms ready to- risk their lives to save the
three children, .. s..,, a-..y ro :t9s,:.
,"steady !, Stand by, now! Here they
comet Look out!' screamed the officer
from the jibbooa,fn; and 4 ,oomenit later the
dim outlines Of, boat! loomed 'upsby the
lea-cat head. Another moment of breath.
less suspense, und the boat was abreast Of
the 'fore-chains T''f aA2>]s'~ 81 ~4s:z=s
II HStand by sthet :fo6r'ardz whips!ia Look
out there in the main chains.!1 Xeer away,
men! noao, Harry, noac! = and down went
the captain and his companion into the
boat 1913 @'.'s2" :7'E' ',S7''>'' ~ 2s@ =, -
A breath later and the shout came ring
ing up, "Look out, main and mizzen chains!
Sway away on deck!' and up BY the ,rp6
came the two men, each grasping a Child
in his arms. I @@H il Ao94 ;'2@o1/ 'Sish
"Main chains, there !! IN Goa's name
have you got her!' screamed tbb cartain,
rushing aft with the boy he had sayed still
| in his arms. '01@''~1 ''.>'<@. 5S'-'- '"'' '''
i "HAy,.ay SIR Il All nj ight!!p'i i answered a
brave fellow, clambering in on deck, with
little Jenny grasped tight by her clothes.
"Father!" exclaimed the girl, clasping
the captain about the neck. ,z.'Father p
"Father y echoed back two treble voices
"Almighty God, thank thee! Sa.ed
saved-saved" and Captain Lester Wal
ton sunk ;fainting to the deck. He knew
the children were his own, from the mo-
ment they passed, the ships stern, and his
indolnitablc self cor troll had borne him up
till they were rescued, when the reaction
came, and he sunk down inseneible. oEaii
j.At ani3hour before sunset On the Follow
ing day; the ship. was at her berth ID i New
York, and the meeting between the dis.
tracted mother and her loved 2chillren
there, in the cabin Of, her husband 8 ship,