The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-04-03

sostiansd vitAe1t ~ esssat;ea until half pest
one o'clock sVn60 ring. soascsly minuts
ma tat dA Nss fierce eoneassioa
cl1es0@fAet i = atA fright -
y 81 the III nsws. "0uf ~ q
- = oss ii y Dor IL gone r. ~ l. Is
IN, dspss tinay 1t thst asxdkk
TAs Azst mate came rushins into the cabin, sx-
claiming: up al Of you, a deck. Be prepared.
PWvufssdslsmy SAhs5ls, md YIN u dsSxsd -
pisossr On, on We spsds rsukk blisding din
80 RiAshy darlnsas 4hesaGA aesntaias II ssstA-
ing foam ard blaek ebaaeity. Occasionally .
Cash otii6 would kht up thsls6hsss,
sxpsA yan1ken every daa Theassll wouid
agaia b impenstrabls gloom. Our only hope
now lay in our pilot, but il was like hoping
against hops. During Ill tAat terrible danger
that brave man stood ss his post cool, calm and
collected giving bic ords0i n elAas, sad diatinst
to- Hs kme1 th@ - lkotbnaAly. and III
plys&for sae AasAks& n xsha1isg ts..Isss.
hin land. that he might select his ground and
.xun - ashore. Itnensi "A .blind,ag .Aaah Us
up IL 1Aoie hesvSk Pan instant be knew
his position, and selected his ground. Then
turning t. Ms he nd: Ladies and gentlemen,
II ! car, pass that rest yos are saved and I'll
save this ship; If not God hslp M" A death.
NM ttillnSss w. svssey xhsste sn board. All
were cool and collected. We had provided the
~ viii and s6opd S1,nly
hing ~ - IA now ~ as.
I2t&x : hl.xas -. - Eit6S&&X = III III 49, =,
tle Of "a ~ left Seensd ,alnost, Impossible
70 Mi6ik Oncs rd5g MT poiSk and " were =
- gFosr rA 800 ssths wsssl ~. cbsySd
every movement Of our commander. Suddenly
he sxelaimed: .Stsady. bsya hsld her a. yos.
srer We now knew that the next minute
would saxe or loss n, The agony Of, Suspense
va full Aa1k God I" exolsirnsd eur
'Pil6t are aReSaw Then Warming 70 our
ladies' he requested tAn 70 20 below, that w,
had escaped the ssef that there was no im,ne.
diste danger, and Tat b was going to run the
vessel % shore, aad1sr them not to feel alarmed
sihssIi - struck: When f1dsss<hs hsin s. 70.
vsrssd the whsst md II Z lev seconds she
struck With DALI heavy thud and . mighty
'plungs, completely Si11bsmsttgiag our deck With
foam. We were sassd, aaA- oar keel was buried
as Last eight feet IN soft, muddy bottom.
- -. - ssHs 80 III sestaSd sd
~ ~ sigiAl y tiakks ana ~
siaa1lations for or misassfous preservation.
Stiiithsrv was dzzgxt Thu vessel might spring
elsak. - tarspsn tAlreNshsrssrsine of
~ wsyW ~ pin We Ill played
not. Providence seemed to favor us. The ty.
phoen had Lost its strength. the waves began to
lull and the wiaa 70 80 dora. n How. aaxiously
10 awaited daylight II eans 4 last, and We
sssld pleiply 60 the pseils ,tlrsssh which W
had passed -Athe protesting Gin Sshind Us, and
another directly IN our hest, Our pilot had run
" ashore between thoss dangerous reefs. Hsa
he missed his ealculatioa OF lost his presence ef
mind, nothing On earth could have saved Va
TeS mach caanst - said q the ceolness q al
- bsssd dSriag TIE tsrribls ordeal through
which W passed TIE lakies were. cool, silent,
ssln nd collected, following tho example Of tho
bravo men, who dstsrminsl TO save or perish
with them. AGA n. on the morning of the
10th ths storn had saEirsly abassd. But new
troubles and danger assailed us. Scarcely had
daylight sppsarsd whsa W vss ssrro.ndsd s.
Chinese pirateA These miscreaats sought to
tsks advantage Of our helpless condition and
plundsrous ships Aadit was With mach din.
Guilty W could prsveat them from taking forci.
be pssssssiSh q our vessel -Hossver, We all
armed Ourselves and ispt than ct bay. The
country literally swarms with pirates, who, I'm.
der IL guiss Il Aahsrzasa, lie In Wait and
attack small vssssls that are outward bound.
o. The morning Of JAY 9ed, va we're discovered
by the AAsricsa seeamse Warrior, from. Shang-
hai, which immedistsly came y our rescue. She
haa sssatssas ed fss~ shSaghA II search q
wrecks, 60, and n xith ~ we hailed OR
dsliverance. The svssts Of that terrible storm
~ indSlibly sssravsa n ~ Asnory. nsvsr 70
- Sotgosten. -. $50 ~ 49,
Precoclou0sH n1ant.
From the D. cAalssQlly Herald March 49,
From the following lsttsr, written and vouch.
Cd for By DR.. SuddltA, cas Of eur most respect. |
able and successful physicians, our readers viii
zee that we have u our midst one OF the many |
wonders Of the world Several parties, since the
kuOWedQe of thia aana IA iUhk ha ~ vr;eit>d tbo