The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-12-06

ing tons upon tens Of water Of the
deck avid, Wild cry for help, and
then the shore strewed with Fragments,
casks aud bodies, as the mercilcseI
waves sport With them, tossing them
on to the sands, aud then curling
uvet to drag them back. Going
ashore not safety from q wild storm
but death. HaliF 70
4 s~Ah," said the old salt BY my side,
shouting at me with his hand to his
mouth, "did yer hear that guuSi'
| I nodded. hhiiia smis ahI rB
"Thcrc goes another" he contins
ued, stretching out his hand and
pointing to where tho fash could be
se6n, while directly after came anoth-
or dull heavy report. "Cau't yer see
her now, sir r. 79a'
Mine were not sea-going eyes, and
it was no easy task TO make out dis
tant object through the binding
or spray which beat in my face but
| l just managed to make out dark
mass right ont among the boiling
waves, and shuddcred as thought
Of the fate of those on board.i' a b 4
/ "She must como to H." said the
man. "sho1l como ip lust there, aud
he pointed, t5ia spot among the waves
where they seemeda-thc toughest
she'll be there in less time than
said aud thon Lord lave mercy up
on 'eml Amen" .,.s "a
AS he said this the old man, rever-
emily took'oa his tarpaulin sOu'rwes-
tier, aud stood with the STORM tearing
through remains OF his grizzly hair,
bald, ragged, and weather-beaten, tho
coarsehess Of his features seemed for
the moment subdued--softeped by !
the feeling within his bre&st---as he
stood there no inapt representation Of
seer of old, .oy.v a. -''',l l''
ais thereno chance for them" l I
shouted. HlwrIhiiir 90 sgoa-oa 4. |
The old man shook his head and
shrugged his shoulders, Precious
little, =. he said, "upless them chaps
come down with the life boat; but
who'd 60 outg' hsyins1 saa oosaaI
1t did look like a, desperate venture,
indeed, to attempt to launch boat
with such sea on, and having no re-
lply i stood shading my eyes md
booking out to sea. oiinloe81 9poa iqI
"Bang Y" =. 10 notifeasg
There was another flash, and an
other dull echoless report and as the
veil Of spray seemed to clear during
alull in the storm, ] could perceive a
large three masted vessel about FIVE
hundred yards from the shore, and
once, as she heeled over and showed
her deck, l could see that it was
ao IN. Us r ,a,,i,o.oa |
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r's.., = - .o,no e.om ,bo doo,S.d a. vas.
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so.s..s a;.f,e1s als7'' 90 n bpilps97 ypll -
"TrsyTl nsyor var, 90 oost,'b ont to her" said
Ia. LA nan,.sboutinr s ,O NV ,,,. ear. for
after The lolI the storm came down
with redoubled fury the Q wind
shrieking and howlipg past, cutting
the crests Of the waves off as it came
tearing over the hill of waters, and
dashing the salt spray in my face ii l
it almost seemed to cut the flesh
Iwbile at times the womep who had
come down were completely held back
asainst; the steep sand oank, a9.Hi,l
l"There LOOK liiHl there crieu' oi'' 'he o'a
mao, suddenly aseiEing my arm. arm
"oatching at straws' mny' fnSre =,
boat load coming ASHORE n : insrs'
don't you seel-now' ';i'p atop o.,s'hs1 !
brcakerYie baa.si 6d.s,,ia 49,. Y
| | caught sight 81 q small al poat .,I
crowded with figures and then there
Eseepied to be a tall wave curl oyer l''l