The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-05-25
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What is Hatteras. d

We call attention of those policyshol.
ders who wcnder why the Travellers
charges small extra premium Sor &
voyage near Cape Hatteras, to an apswsr
! to the above question, made in the : kss
dependent, by Rev. DR.. Crosby, &hohas
been there: giTHf Id
"It LOOKS pretty on the maps rIpat.
clean, angular finish to The east coast fiot,
the southern portion of E PAxSs6sssl
Unum; delicate rim to Albermarfs and.
Pamlico Sounds; the apex Of two lines
of grace fer the youthful sk.:.ss@rphh;st che. :..ssss:srh;st
in the first class in geography But las,
me give you another view off, You're
on a steamer, that looks 80 large atd&hs
dock and to little on the sea. Agale 10.
roaring upon you from the east, thunder,
and lightning are raging at you fom
the west, the sea is black aud white To-
gether rolling and foamiug, and grqsn-
ing, sinking and swelling, rushing Hnd.
yawniug; and the poor ship sstfuggfng,
as with an army of Titans; up she LIZA
it again, and shakes herseIflikea New.
foundland dog just, oEt of the Esfaam.,
Theu, wearied, she is heased osarI on,
one side, till you think he'llneEef come
up again; at last, with many creah and
snap of beam and brace, she finds Per.
pendicular, only to try the carecn .on
the other side, with the same accom-.
paniments. Put your head out ON
deck. Whew! how the gale sweara
through the rigging. Look az that ahg-.
ry wave coming at the side. There
it strikes the vessel; she shakes 10 her
last fibre, and a young Niagara ID poured
upon her decks. AS the shock is over, /,
you see with horror that the wheeiheuse :.
is gone. It's wreck is furlolgs away by +:
this time, out among the eharkss Oh I,
this won't do. So you go boloR again.
You clutch at something .at every step,
or you are on your black in twinkiihg.,
Now you take three or four steps with
marvellous rapidity; then You halt most
stupidity, as if waiting for an inspirations.
The csbin-steps are anywhere from E6ri--
zontai to ninety degrees each minute.
Study your time and seize your oppor-
tunity. There, you are in the cabin. !,
Another fearful lurch: Crash !! ThaE's
the stewards crockcrys There goes the
stove! Quick help gather up th6se Goals,
or the ship will be on FIRE. Fhs ait IL
close and sickish down here sS6disda
of nausea are issuing out Of every State-5
room, forming wretched chorus. You
take refuge in your own staterocm: 'It
is six feet by three; it has smellof pu-
trcsc mt antiquity. You cant tell which
is floor aud which is side, without sorhe
calculation. You find your physical
system in sympathy with outward Naa
ture. 1t is confused-unhappily mixed.
The heels try to get to the head, and the =
stomach tries to get to the mouth. Tho
stomach succeeds better thaH the hesH.s heels.
Ugh! how disgusting. You creep q ,
remnant of your former self, into your
berth. Whack ! That was another See
on her beam. You rre lying on the ,
floor, bewildered. Again you use the !,
refrain: "Oh! this won't do" Aud :
up you crawl and slide and run aud
climb to the deck once more. It Is the
old thing, only mere so. The sailors,
all dripping, are hanging ;qn to tthe |
shrouds, stancheons, anything that, will
keep them on their legs. The sulcae- !,
stack is encrusted with salt. Everything j
e -e= -. eoia -,cc.4- :.cc " -. -.
see how the craft can hold together much
longer, with all this wrenching and twist
ing and plunging and roaring andoresk-
ing and breaking. Dear ME! what's
orse, night is coming on-blaek, awful
night-in the midst of this believing,
boiling Tartarus!
Stop! I'll not go any further. j only
wished to answer the question: What is
Hatteras2" I've just been there, and I
know.