The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-03-24
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help"
Morning came, but what a siVhtl
billoWs rolling on billoWs, over which
We would ride and plunge down into
some yaEning abyss that threatened
to engulf Us. The burthened skies
scoRled upon us without one ray Of
hope. The elank-clank Of the Ia
boring pumps mingled their sharp
sounds with the driving winds. The
hardy crew worked cheerfnlly; even
songs were sung to enliven the gloom
of that fearful morning. Soon the
question was asked es
"Where's Brown and the 'Injin'
gone top
"Down in the run, men, breaking
out extra rations," answered Mr.,
Tonniee, then beckoning to Mr. Cole,
the Second officer, be flung Of his
coat and took "spelT' at the pump,
When he once fully understood
that his commander would not sup
port him in his bullying moods, he
acted a mans part toward the crew;
and q better feeling was gaining
ground each day. Space viii not
allow me to relate our labOrs and
hardships till the storm subsided, on
the third day of its career. When
the crew understood their danger
thew lost their cheerful feelings, but
worked on with unfinching firmness-
The water gained slowly. Buckets
and tubs fastened to tackels materi-
ally aided pumps and bailers in keep
ing us ahOat.
About noon Of the aforementioned
day, / was ordered aloft to watch for
a sail, and as / leveled the spyglass
its magnifying eye brought within
range of vision a vessel sailing on
the wind and apparently on such a
course as to bring us near each other.
"S-a-il h-o" Heavens! how that
sing song shout was caught up and
repeated by the weary crew.
"Where aWayY shouted the Cap
tain, as he sprang for the shrouds.
"Four points on the starboard bow,
sir"
By the time I had taken q second
look OF the welcome sail, the almost
worn out Captain was by my side on
the fore cross-tFess, and sitter closely
scanning the stranger few minutes,
exclaimed
"She's a man of war, send up the
flag" 1t was sent to us and soon
streamed out on the subsiding winds,
union down.
More than haitian hour must have
passed before our signal of distress
was answered; when it was, puff Of
smoke was seen rising from the
strangers hull, then another, and an
other; while we almost fancied, we
could hear above the roar Of che
waves the booming guns telling MS
we were understood.
BY dint of skilful management the
man Of war was able to approach
E near enough to hail us. She proved
to be II. B. N. Frineomallee. The
wind and waves had been gradually
calming down, so that by P. NJ, it
was considered safe to clear away
and get ready for lowering our boats.
The Frincomallee .pinnace and two
: life boats put of to Us and before
] night ffty-one souls, with the ships
7aluables, were on board the storm
racked flor she also had suffered
: ship of war. The rapidly filing hui
Of our vessel must have gone down
that night, for when we lett her she
was in a sinking condition. Gould
the waves, the broken clouds or the
! stars which shone through thei
Z riffs, speak, we might hear of hel
hull surging and plunging into ole
oceans billOwy breast. Our deliv
erers were bound to Calcutta, wher
: in due time we arrived.
: Our crew we're soon scattered
y Tonnice sailing again under McKen
3 zie, who re-shiped a number of tn
. old crew for Oriental trade. / re
Il mained in India till the Sepoy Nut
! ny Of 1859 was nearly ended, an
= during those dark days was frequent
ly thrown into the company Of Brown
! whose knowledge of the Hindostane
L won for him lucrative position i
those stirring times. But we scarce
y ly ever met without thinking an
! speaking of our hardships at sea, an
: the loss of the good ship Windsor.
L LONDON, March 7. 1871.