New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-29


| side to disappear III the boiling sea.
Another. and another. and another
weighing full six hundred weight apiece
We had over the side the men working now
tiorcely. and with something like hope i'll
their breasts. and then | roarcd to them 70
hold fast; the talpaulin WAS pulled over
and for one threw myself upon it, just lS
"a wave came rolling along. leaped the bows
and dashed Us here and there.
But We found to Our great JOY that hardly
| a drop had gone below. the weight OF the
water having iattened down the tarpaulin:
so Selling the tackle once more. we soon
had another pillar over the side. and
another, and another-not easily, for it was
IL hard fight each time; and more than once
men were nearly crushed to death. 1t was
terrible, too. casting them loose amid the
hurry and strife OF the tempest; bE: We
kept on, till, utterly Worn ont and painting,
! We called on Mr.. Valance to come up, when
We once more securely battencd down the
hatch and waited for the morning.
We agreed among ourselves that the ship
| did not roll so much; and perhaps she was
| I. little easiar. tor we had sent some tons
| overheard bu: the difference was very
little: and lnornn: found us all numbed
! with the cold. and helpless to Z degree.
caugh; Mr.. ta!laEce'S eye. and si"naied 20
| hin! thai We should % On again but il re
, qurci all We .oud DO 70 keep TIE men 70
work, one anl all saying that it was useless,
Seem ,utt FIR W"rls wn,,,.in', :, : ~.
The :acllI. ready ,ny.al, ara; ,,r.,, Nil, ~.
l. uarIinsnit,, il ore hand. vent ,,n 4, .',n
.iv,f moor sl,;.,,,ii... triInyy ca,,. =, -
half led hat. j,..rrrtI hin, ., III. ,,ia.a Nr
,,lIaor, .,ilav,,I s,li. Win .,I,i,ti,.,,. ma
one wav and ano+hr~ w. ,.n. .I.,, ~
work again: and 'aougi! not p.,u;cbly :.
we 'ie. The day .'"tarc. Ne sent ".rr IL. side
TONS and IONS OF .,.t solid iron--2ach l,i!,,
"a .cIa. 81. loose ,.a-tiH-.yrr the hui..ai.I,
with i crash. an, :ea.in! T., c.,: .. t.ia
lir.,.n: AVA. hu. .usiug Ike vel. ;,
Tia: now We. ,,.i. lee, the difference: and
.uwnr; n;uilt. Ihuu.i III. .yca;he; WIS bad
as e.c,. beam 20 ice. i!ia: we mich; ..:y,.
:. chance; 1pr III. -hiJ. seemed 70 ..Gc o.rr
Vie waves more. .n>tga. ot .!ip;,in.s under
them. AM. s.lnI,'c.in. from stem =, s....!.
We'd b.cr. f.r.ru.tr. TOO. in l,.oui-.rr :rr
water from. ge.;.ng INTO the hol.l: .uI one
WAY and another what VIII! ..e feeling .t
duty ,...r am: ,he excitement. things .li,.
not look $, black Us before: when Al, Il.
one. a grra.. wave, ike a -..vn mountain
III water, i.ap,t. aboard over the np.r
flooded. ,hr deck. :0r, NJ the ,arpau.f, and
another !ia.cl., and poured down in;o the
hold. followed y, another .n. .nnt her: am,
ss clung "a on, a.. the Inasts. blinded and
shaking with u. water. | could Zee. .l,. in
IlD~t TWO Elltiitst'S S.la on. SWp S.tES
had been Hn,iouc.
God he'll. us groaneI. !o.' ic.. TIN,
had done UruG. IN cpcnin" tbs. matches.
but there vas Ii. time for 1elinirr. N;-
rec,lv 'hr waves la,. passc.: Oh. :u-IIrg
on. u: he sides v'ler. ,hcv had torn away
H." hU.H;gris. / ran 10 the mouth o. the
hold. Tor irit 'Aat NJ. Valance and '.le
poor fellow with him :,.u,: La;, been
ti""hci'
l Shoutrti-"nec. twice. and then .:r..
wa. i gTu;i.l: when. Selling hold of .h,.
tac.li. th.t had :!-c. - hoi-. the pillars
va. lowered down. ans! :,..an 20 sw!,i. il.
:ie :ll>l!in. WAGER dat was su,.in, from
side :. ..t.e when :..,t ,uv,clf c!r..I... :.y
IA gro" mag man, ana il"i"in. on :" HIN. We
were '.;ag4',H ac together.
bi, 1 III" NOT w'iHt IN" He>pAciH: hook
hFs. Valance 2 ave ne u make IN" - ! ,"2
again. ANA :ht' !.ine ! was washed mp
.t-i!.!iS' solii,'a'h-: WHOA seized; out
;ile.r seemed no ne IN IL when We were
"''.1'' up A'f we l'co' Keno" u" ho'
move an" u was Nitliul I" see the Va" l.:
"!.ch ~ poor VII" chung 10 ann.
-H!"'!'f sea coming on board, = Na' al!
AVID .,,. "" ~ '.'.II :'t'n "l''
,iny-,, Via ,,.,t,, 49, '."n ,.-,i
,.,,,, 80 " M.
Lra,,. ~, .,' ,:.+ ''''i' '-'''
v.c.,, o,,t ~. ..,it ,.',i., -.
.ao,,',i .r 49,. t'.t "'."N - p''t T.
,rn,,Ii. .o' -i.'''' 40 vac
,ro ~ "i;' ., WV |" Htlr
n,' =. 'o- -" - tit,' So ti' N1''ii'S
,,a -, Juss -, Wv sr'i "'c'
10 ot; p'tVio 'Hc ny Clint "!,h ny MAY
.n,,,,aa.'1;,, ma" '"s.''1 :" Na', "'"'i tne
az i'auiin ono .iio'c' III 'l.t nope th'''
1'oooo"' We If'iSi' ii'''' = !1''io
'oiiSei'
1t seemed strange. hut after u little pro f,
vision had been served round. began TO be
hopeful once more, telling myself that, after f,
ali, water was not worse than iron. and that
II we lived 70 the next day We might get |
clear Of our new enemy without TAXING OF |
the matches.
We had hard work. :ho,,rh. with NJ Val, !
lance, who Law for hon wi,!,on. scrrl;n, I
to show Il sign of life; but toward uoruuS'
from the low sobbiu- n,urmur heard clos" !
by me, and the gentle tones of a man. |
voice. | knew that they must have brouoht |
hlm round. You see was at the wheel |
then, lof II had come round to my turn, !;
ana As soon as could get relieved l went |
ana spoke TO them. ana found HIM able to sit |
up.
AS day began to break, the wind seemed
TO luil Il little and soon after a little mora !
md again Il little more till, with joyful |
heart. | told all about me that the worst
was over; and il was SO, for the wind shifted
round to the south and west and the sea
went down fast. Soon. too, the sun came
cut, and. getting a little ,ail on the ship. |
De gan to steer as well as cCuld tell home
ward, hoping before long to be able to make
)ut orr beariups which | did soon ,tt.r !
md then got the passengers and crew once
more in regular spells at the pumps.
We terribly full of vafer. and n. tbo !