Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-09-03
Appalling Phenomena a, Sea.

VI '"eh ia'Ituue or longitude. TheS might
be nearer danger than they thought. The
captain mao gane below at eight bells. but
lsieei''sx rsueied about the parientisus APP
pearance Of the weather, was unable &,
sleep, ard was on deck again. WALKING
Dervously fore and ait, now looking first ~
this side aud then on the other side of The
qua:terdeck, looking aniously out into the
darkness, then aft, then at the comnass
and then at the barometer which hung in
the cabin gangway. Round and ronna
went the ship needless Of her helm. and
the mercury told the same tale il he'd told
for hours before. In vain did the eyes Of
anxious men peer into the darkness only
inky blaekness met their gaze eyely-
where.
Thus matters stood till six bells, when
the mercury began to fall suddenly. The
quick, jerking voice Of the Captain was
then heard.
sails"
"Ay, ay, sir ,. and stepping 70 the main
mast, he called out, ..For'ard sir. Sfsnd
By the top gallant and the flying glib hal
yards"
In moment he heard the report, Ready
SIR"
Let % the hIlyarls and clew down
let 60 the sheets and clew up; that'n do
now jump up and furl them be lively. NV
lads"
While this was going on, the Captsin
took another lU"k at the barometer and
iouEd the mercury going down fast
Thoroughly aroused nuw. he caught his
speaking trumpet from the be-kets. and
sung cut: Hold un there, down from
al"ft, every man # you call all hands -
Down came the men again. "AlI hands
ahoy !! was called with great strength of
Voice, IN both the cabin and fnrecastle
gangway and then followed we of those
scenes which defes such descriItiun As
would make II ibteliigIble to a landsman
but which any sailuI readily understands
Tue t"p-saiis were clnse reefed, a reef taken
IN the maIusail. the jib, and fvipg iIh.
ard all the light sails were furled' and The
ship got ready for the expected gale. But
yet 80 breath Of air had been felt naving
while an unnatural stiffness ana heayiness
of the atmosphere wss observed nv ALI
Several OF the seamen saw purple streak
suddenly appear right ahead of the shin
and called Uu;, Here it comes. sir.U
Where ?" said the Captain.
Right ahead, SIR
Hard port your helm"
Hard port II Is, sir.'
Brace round the yards"
% y ay. civ % l--.s.-a---azzs
The yards were braced round. and the
ship was got ready to receive the exnected
blast ON the larbuard tack. That dre.df,!
streak OF clouds grew almost crimson and
there was heard, what they thought was
the Leavy roar of a coming gale. and every
nan seemed to hold his breath awaiting
the shock. Good men and courapecus
sailors were on that ships deck. but they
shrunk from the terrible nrslaupht like
frightened children. When God sIeaks in
Those irIghtful storms, His voice is awful
to the ear and many strong man has
quailed before it. Aud the storm is scarce
~ more trying to ones nerves than the
moment before it strikes, while the men
wait IN dreadful suspense.
linus those men waited til the min.
utes heightened into hours, and the only
change perceptihle was in the deepnipg
color OF that lowering cloud Of crimson
light AT length eight bells told that
O'Clock had arrived. Daylight was looked
Tor as thuse men in the ship with Paul
Looked Tor II when they wished for dav."
But the struggling light Of day seemed On
iy to reveal the thickness Of the darkness
to the wondering vision. just at daylight
their ears were stunned with successive
quick reports, louder than whole brnadsides
from hundred gun ship; the whole heav,
ems were lighted up with fiery red light
the ocean was stirred from her profound
oePtn great waves, without any visible
cause, ran IN the most wild. commotlon.
now striking together and throwing die
whlte loan high IN the air, then parting
10 meet again 10 fearful mbrace as before.
scho"! OF sperm whales ran atbwart the
shi2s bows, making every ezertion to es-
cape from The troubled waters: within a
ie" caDie lengths OF the ship, an imme1se
coiuihn OF water was thrown MASTHEAD
n,gh' ana lell back again with roar like
Niagara deep, muurnful nuise like the
echo Oh thunder among mountain cayerns.
Was constantly heard. and no one could tell
whence II came; the noble ship was shaken
ana tossed Ike plaything Great God.
nave mercy upon usI' cried officers and
men. What Is this? What is next7-
Is u the day "f judgment ?" The royal
Psalmlst describes them accurately
They reel to and fro aud s,aeoer lie n
drunken man, and are at their wits
end"
ooon the mystery was solved, when right
before their eyes. about one leaOna from
'heHl, mere arose the Rough sides of a
III uniain out of rhe yielding water, and
reared ITS head high into the air then FIR m
itS summit flames burst firth. aud melted
lava ran like river down the decliyity
ana Tell like a cascade If fame into the
SETTLING ocean Ii was a birth three of
nature, and an island was born which
was miles IN circumference
Two years afterwards sailed rigb, over
that spot, but tie placid waters gave NO
int'matioA that an island had been there:
yet u" man had said that he saw the death
and burial of that land whuse birth I have
just chronicled. They that 90 down to
tue sea IN ships, that do business in the
great waters; there see the works Of the
Lord, and Has wonders lie the deep"