, 1870-09-15
ns.IlI:lE Tn1e OF, storm, and Ship
Wreck.

II they we're raFcF EaiioohFs AMI othHF seas |
washed the deck from stem to ateri,, aud
tytr, b,as WAS carried i1to the ocean. Moth
;,.g cc,il.l he done ~itl. tho vessel. Tho gale
gave wl:;rsins direction. This ~as the crit
,esl moment. Could tho struggling v-ssel
have been got before tho s:orm abe might
have lived and ridden out the c5cloaa III
s+fetv-
Captain lsettagues cemsacu,c7tod to his
c,ew, hi well as lie could. their peril, hut at
the tauc tinc he had no fear that the vessel
uonll bs wrecked: He felt THO severity OF ti's
good vesft1 The "lr.sarI r to- wss uncs-
pceteG; II came auadecly ns Tho etorsn, aud |
tlenrtynto work as ncc.fs1ry- Al coon ms
tif occurred the eea poured upon deck and
low1, the compaulo,,way and fc1ceastlo in |
lie marta were a.tem:tetl to he cut away.
bat the wind Vas Blowing wcr.c than hu1-
,irane. roaring loudrr tilan tf,,nd.1 and the |
tea cln.pping terribly ugiy, and da=hing |
il. wildly from ali 1uarssrt Mn:l 2: last
Of Settling waves s:ra:h them, went
pv the b.ar.. During the tirst naoncnt Of slia
ysesClr calamity aa:ac CT thu cSsW were be- |
low. snG Nl.cl the sea pourcl IN llnon them,
tt.s found themselves buried fifteen feet ur- |
sru stinS and saspins to the deck hy tie nj |
most hc,Gl.m and conlnc.s. Ono Of these fn- |
1iul,s seas hid swept two Of The men who werc
:: tue wheel, overheard, aud they wese Ill
SANITY lost.
NutI,irr could he DONE. it was found, The
mate and one or two OF the crew lashe1 thsul-
selves to tic stnu1rh OF the .aaAtd. The Cap
tain Obtained his chsoncmetcr and log-book.
meaning to save them il possible, and then The
nine FOULS awaited their tate.
Thcy vera not long In suspcnec. The -es-
eel, bv the heavy thummAs it h,,l received,
! began to "a to pieces, and its disueml,ur-
mcut vas pocn complete. aud in Tie gales.
tu1nados, cyclones, 1ashias soas. or-rxh-lu.
| h;!lowa there 1ae but li,tls cheer for The a.
most drowned marinefs At last, drifting
a!,out s,,toriiratc TO the wave4, vast Will
sca w-eLca !ko tho re,a,rt OF 4 cannon over
tl,cru, ard Instantly the Captain and the sven
or IT.. .lrt l.c,lsc, which had leen srlit tro.,1
! t!,e lnll. uoatin. IN ui'd-ocean wit!4 tlle-c
| irail thul rIa,1ks onIy beneath tAen. This
MAN in the afternoon Of the sgth Of Aur,.t.
| L;tt,o dill tho:c men know wl,ss was in store
acry occau iii they reflect vllar their suffer
;rra Ind their deaths wou1d be. HUI, 1rcls III
MID : from shore, eith nothing to eat a1l iii a
,aYt drrert OF watc. With .4water. wafer
! eyerrvl,cre but not q drop to drink"
T1,a storm, tul,sIed in t,ast almost a. sud
t.-tly as i, came. but tho sea wa= ruuniaS ugly
srI ;lascnrou-yy. The men 1uor:d cautiously
| Sl.ont III" frail ,Euta that kert them fEon the
I.oron1 Of tho oreau, AID at tizst calmly talked
t.I their condition. Constant watches wc.c
| kyf ~
new on and without anything 10 t.op the
,uxi,,r II hn,,ccr or tho auencl1iuc Of thirst,
tlc- n-1in l.shel themselves as tcforo and
ansitri il,y. /, was with heavy l.oasts that
tIr sufferers returned to their PLACES with Int
l;,i]c none left to encourage them. They slept
uni,c rrnfont d;y that night, til. fi,st. all
Hhcr t,av again iswncfl these poor Spanish
| ,oen leokcI ore to another shook their heads.
Int said hut little. The rest Of tho story eau
.cen ne told. Dav passed. night again came,
1 ~. IL. -
an. il, tl,e,r ,,elitun.. thes jumped oycrhoanl.
TTi.ur ven, cut the lifo Of JOSS, tho cabin
:.nv, AID lhud tsrninxt.l Ito existence
.. two Of tho crew del tsl dropped
i;,tc tic zee. Tho fourth dag ii;c Captain sue
. ,rt;,.cd a1n, Lis body fell in:o tho watery
aste- The t:f:h tlar hu. tis.!c rar:,aincl, sIst
,;a:... ra!.o At-ua. and Two If i},- rrtw. .sn
: ,,at,,i, Otn.l a d ,;oasiuit. Perts. LlsAinf
: themselves 10 the w7ecs, hut viii. ttci' l.a::a:
! ! !;a.:rtet! 60, ,s,:oa wnud allow t.vE to. thc-t
! iseu were al-o efHst 10 rive Ut in despair
= 1--WE i1ys eli, rinE 10 w-cck-av. days Win
:, ,'1 iced or wat"r:
III. t.s,inl NJ Of the slirco survivors is 1l1st
. ,.ler the thisd day. the tAn:1s,s .of f:o
= tcarre,y tl..crcl thci- rnia5s. but tho tsE1tai
y skirt rearIy drove then t., Gis:racttru. flv
: ll.a viflont dsor Of ws:c': What uiss
= rie Of suffering: Villa: lseroism thai can oas
IL Il rnrci, fNts fe.rful rarrlinc t!,.t III, me
o vcu.d hardly talk. Esch tonscc WAS svollc
g tha ~ or ,hc month /, scanned 10 glue thet
0. .,1 .e,jnj M IN T,rra ,iecca
n On S,tnrlay morning. 1lc 81 met, tho fin
e .xil tI,,t ,ys1 srcn tv tle men on the wrec
re- r,mn in sirI,t, aud now ho:,e was born in til
~ y Ntctchc,l Geinss. Fortuua'cly the vessel a;
1e le ,roacl.el them. and Nss near enough to q
III ..v~o iI,,;- si,7,s nf ifsfrn-r It Drayatf 10
~ t|o t,yr Cattle ri Ncw II.reo. Corn. Cal
~ lu tain lacl. hcn,t1 from st. Picrre. .Ia-tniqu
~ tn ,hls rcst- Uit4, rarvo Of SUGAR aud n,
w w l.se-s.
Sc se tho .est q tho Ga.ellc went o9s.:E 81,
IT. ,t ,ln wrrrk !; va. evident tbs. lilo thr.
I'D ,uev7 we're in rcsi,bIn: cnasitiun. at,l CO.,
or a, 3,y.A hyn! many IN 11rs lot,rsr I:tay ne