The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-09-06
EAR At SEA.
From All the Year Round.
TooNoLUDED.1

CONCLUDED.
That was a fearful moment, that was
and we held our breath with terror and
i could not help i'll covered my fac
with my hands and dared not look, till
heard a loud cheer, and saw the boat safeI,
floating within very few yards of the hal
extinct mast, which had narrowly missed
falling upon the little haven of safety
And now they were going to get the las
boat out, and the three others lay off at
little distance, while above the hoarse or
ders Of the Captain there was the cracking
and roar of the flames, now leaping up at
femful rate And yet it was a splendid
6Rht in spite of the horror for every nov
I'D then pieces of the copper wire rop
@ed in the rigging regularly caught fire
and burned with most beautiful blue light
brighter than in any fire works | ever saw
while now the foremost had taken fire, aDC
De flames were fearful along the rigging
till the ropes seemed illuminated with little
beads and tongues of fire. The heat grew
awful, and every now and then pieces o
blazing rope, spars and blocks fell red no
and glowing into the sea- to send up littl
columns of Kissing steam. The VIII, 0
the centre of the ship was now on fire. ant
the flames rose gprodigiously, floating off
and flashing amidst the clouds of smoke
while far away, still lightly fitted and spur
about the golden haky snow, eddyns
amongst the smoke, and darting far on higt
in the most beautiful way imaginable.
| think | said before how the tremendou
heat caused regular draught to set to
wards the fire, SO that you were almos
bo ard xuIfl, r,
a cold rush behind but then, how it made
the flames roar again, and burn more fierce
ly than ever 1t was sickening sight
for every now and then the cruel forky
tongues seemed to keep tapping and threat
ening us, and then dancing and licking ev
cry thing up, as in devilish joy at the pros
pect of soon evouring Us poor sinners.
1t was horrible sight, and then though
didn't show it, yet could feel my hear
sink every time was idle for a few mo-
ments. when | went at it again like saw
age didn't go down on my knees tc
pray,-but don't know think prayed
earnestly in my heart then, and though
would gladly heVe been with the wife safe
in the other boat, yet l couldn't feel as
it was suited to a fellows duty to leave
such man as that Captain had showed
himself all in the lurch SO l says to my
self, BE a man, too, Phil, and did try to
anyhow.
All at once the flames seemed to veer
round, and began blowing towards us, while
the position of the boat was changed and
and couldn't understand it, till saw the
Captain run from helping to get the last
boat-the one as was on the deck close to
the mizzenmast-over the side and then
found it was the man had left the steering
wheel, and had run up towards the boat
''Back ~ heard the Captain say; "back,
or I'll fire !"
Sire away, Capt. said the man sulkily;
zone may Just as we'll die by fire one way
as another, aud l won't stand there and be
burnt" And then the Captain hand the
one as held the pistol-fell down by his
side, and he looked regularly done.
"What's up!" | says. Can do ?" and
I followed the Captain to the wheel, which
he turned SO as to put the head of the ship
right once more; and he did it, she just
changed round again; but while all this
had been going on, the mizzen or third
mast took fire, and now was blazing away
fercely,
"Hold on here, my man." says the Cap
tain, land keep the wheel just as it is
That's right hold the spokes firm and if
her head swings round, call to me to come
and help you"
.'All right" says; "but mind, don't
understand it a bit" And now my trou-
bles really commenced for though it was
bad enough to be bustling about fancyipg
that the ship would either go down or you'd
b@burnt every moment, yet to stand stock
s4W holding on to the spokes of that wheel
sawful, and do what l would to stop it,
q yegular trembe came all over me, and my
1Oees kept on shake, shake, shake.
They got the boat over the side, and then
the men rushed over one another to get in,
and it was only by stamping about and hit
ting at them that the captain got the poor
chaps to take in the things they wanted !;
such as food, which he fetched out of the
cabin himself, and water, which they did not
sling iu, but dropped one little cask over
board. But one way or another, he got
them at last to take in a good many things
such as they'd want, and compass and
then with three more men he rushed down
to the cabin again for more food-biscuit
bags-saying as the other boats would want
more and that we must supply them. And
then up they came staggering and shaking,
one man with little water key, and the
captain with a side O bacon, and two men
with bags O biscuit and they goes to the
side, and | wished my job was done as
saw 'em go.
All at once one of the men gives yell,
throws down his bag and leaps bang over
board, and the others running after him
did so too; aDd then Icould see that the
cowardly beggars had pushed off-fol they
Law close under the side, where couldn t
see 'em before, and now they were rowing
hard to get away, and | could see that the
boat was so full that the least thing must
make her fill and sink.
It was pitiful to hear the shrieks of those
poor fellows as was left behind, as they
swan with all their might to get up to the
boat, and it was pitiful to see, for it was as
light as day, and the waves that gently rose
and fell seemed waves of blood-gowlng
blood-with golden crssts as they softly
broke. But though one man SWAN so fast
that he got up to the boat, they pushed him
off with the oars and then l saw him cling
to them, and one man pulled out knife to
stab at him if he came nearer (; while just
then saw the boat-hook rise up and fall
WILL d uSdNJ IlIuu Ou LllO pun OLdp hSoN'
and he went under, and | said, L" God help
him +! for he came up DO more
There were two more swimming after
them, and when the next saw all this, he
just turned round, and looked back at the
ship, and padded with his hands bit, and
then stretching them straig ht up towards
the sky, he gave one wild, bitter shrek, and
went under and this time | tried to saw
God help him !! " but it was ouly my
lips that moved.
zThere was the other though, a fne lusty
young fellow, and as soon as he saw wha
took place, he turned off to the left and triec
to reach the nearest boat of the other three
and manfuIly he swan for it, raising himsel
we'll up in the water at every stroke, ant
gradually lessened the distance till he go
close up to the stern, where | conld see quit
plain some one holding out his hands to him