New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-11
FROM BEAUFORT.
A. storp, ut sea-Return OF the Oseee'a-
The BIock nde-Hunncrs.
From Cur Special couesy'ndent
L. S. STEAMER 0scEoLA BEAUFORT hAhbo Itc ~"
Thursday, nov. 81, 1905.


What sends us back to Beaufort
! Will tell you.
Night before last-ttat is. or rather was, Iuesna'-
the wind which had been threatening TO rise rose'
The sea rose with it. and the wind and the sea COZ
tinued rising all yesterday morning. The doaDieehuei
Osceola Which all day Tuesday had rolled IN quo'
gonteel but most extraordinary manner eohelln'''
upon slight proyOoaton aud sometimes upon OBJ! '"'
suspicion of proyocation now felt u 20 De ner oou''"
duty toassume an aggravated roll which rendered ooo'
motion exceedingly uncomfortable not TO say d"h'
Qerous The wind and the waves, as II Determined ~
make everybody board as uneomicr'aoie IL poss''
invoked the ram 10 assist them, and 1t would be quite
within bounds to say that the rain most jealousy U.s.
sisted.
Now. here was n combination OF elements eVlaehu!
ont on troc as far as they were concerned, and not
caring much who they knocked around uncereno'
nously as far as we were concerned. The sea growing
worse ood worse the wind blowing louder AID louder
and the rain raining harder aud harder II behooved
vopr corrcspopdent 70 leave the ward.ro0m and view
the storm and lis effects from some more conspicuous
positon Forifyng himself with pair OF storm boots
pea Jacket and storm cap he essayed TO sally iorth
I say essayed, because sudden mch OF the 'ess|
landed him in the PaymasteT's siate'Foom'
Another attempt and he encountered the ChetEngi'
neer who was thrown W against him in very forcole
manner The doorway reached on effort was made 70
ascend the ladder bu, the sarboard one was at that
moment perpendioular by the time he had worked me
way round TO the port ladder that had assumed the
same perpendicular. Determined not to be fohed he
adopted Mr. Jones's plan and waited I'll TIE port ladder
came round all right and started About half way up inc
ladder began 10 change positions, and he was iofceu 10
abandon the port and jump upon The 'taiboafd one
on which he completed his ascent AS lie put BIS 1901
out upon tho deok II good uaturcdY came up TO meet w.
and continued rIfing until the nine-neh gun" No. g.
the quarter gunner calls itseemed about 10 fall down
upon hin. Nothing daunted he watched bis oppoi'
tunitv and as the stsrboard side Of the deck came
down. made dash for the ladder emd,hils leading to
the hurricane deck.
On bis way there no embraced no. 81 was pitched
into the galley then thrown opposite against the pad
debox and finally landed ri the foot of ladder ordi-
nary straight but now sraghter than straight line
Up this lie climbed, swaying 10 and fro by the man
rope and reached the hurricane deck; thrown violently
against the paddebox then against the howiizer' he
succeeded In making his way into pond N the otter
wheelhousc.
Now yoqr readers may think your correspondent was
mulberry landsmon. Bnt such is not wholly true.
Without any claims 20 being seaman, he can walk
deck or get around slip in tocfaby crediiable man
ner But this occasion when be saw one Of the en-
signs and half dozen Old salts pitched oil their legs as
he stood hanging on to guy With al his might and Tor
dear Kle lie thinks It SIN to tell o. snd begs al 10
laugh with him about II.
Rnsconced 10 the wheel house, be looked abont him.
Tie captain. executive officer master pilot officer 81
the dccs and the usual complement Of quartermastors
and messenger boys were all there The snip was
under SAIL the engines having been stopped. Tie wind
was blowing a gale from the :. +. Tie sea was lash.
Ing ltsolfinto fury, aud huge whiecapped "com'er'
came rolling and dashing along q ia mad sPllt they
were using the vessel for their plaything The vessel
was1ollns very easily from one side 70 another her
dcct A. times A. on anole Of thirty deorers When
cay easily, mean without severe strain upon the TIM
bers.
The gale increased 10 hurricane and tie Wind swept
through the rigging aud the hurricane deck In
manner so fcrociOUs and incorporating that all were
glad to seek such shelter Gs could be- found. But We
we're nearing shore and sound.ngs must be obtained
Ueavo the lead" shouts the captain. " Heave the
lead repeats the officer Of the deck and the quarter
master summons from the deck below hall dozen
hands to assist in hauling IN the ine stalwaI negro
seaman takes the Lue and giving the lead swinging
motion until il has sufficient velocity to complete the
circle throws Il well forward Of the whcolhouse Down
goes the lead; ont runs the line until bottom ia rehched
what do you get screams the captain twenty-five
fathom.-bottom coarse yellow rand and black specks
is the shouted reply for tie wind Is playing all sorts Of
airs In the rigging around the smokesack and steam
pipe aud through the pothouses.
1t being necessary 10 change her course somewhat.
and the sails being longer needed the order Is given
stand BY TO take IN SAIL The shrll whistle Of the
boaiswoins mate is heard above the bast and then he
the man with the voice. IL heard repeating the order
There goes the jb says the pilot At my elbow.
look forward and sure enough II has gone the b tnck
having parted, and the sail, with it, blocks and ropes
breaks away and goes swapping from side to side Of tie
vessel "Man your down.hauisi man your down
haus r. shfieks the Captain sud executive officer and
"Man your downhauis 20 bags the officer Of the deck
through lis trumpet II anybody sWore it was justin
able for at such moment time 10 be- lost Haul
down with a will men," and down the jib comes.
Meanwhile the aftorruard have been getting ready Ia
take in the mnnssil Tie brals are all manned. and
everything is reported ready 20 the Captain Brazil
up and the boatswans whistle and voice repeat tie
order But between the wind and the awkwaTdness OF
the green hands the crew the bre ropes
and though the men haul with spirit are Of no us.
Lower her down" Is the order and the ropes are
manned. Down comes the hugo sheet. tapping in the
wind az though It would tear itself into shrods but sud
/ denly stops
/ Tie foot Of the maintopmast which has been sent
down, has been lashed 10 the manmast, and impedes
the further downward progress Of the hoops holding
the mGnsGil TO the mast Lay aloi some OF you. and
free those hoops" shouts tho executive officer. The
words have hardly passed his lips White. captain
OF the aiteT.watcb, and sailor whom all ca! Dutoby"
sprsng into the rigging on either side. Tho point