Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-06-09


and topmast stun sail; but after had been on
deck about half an hour, l noticed the wind
got puffy and each succeeding puff stronger.
had hand by the main r0yal-halyards and
made up my mind that il I didn't take the sail
OF her, it would take itself off,
sAlong came another puff, and | sung out,
sLet go the main royal lalyards, and started
fr the weath-erbrace just as tho captain came
| on deck
| Il used to stand on deck and watch the little
ship dive into the seas, and hold my breath as
| the drenching showers Ofspray came flying over
the weather-rai then, as soon as the salt water
| was out fmy eyes, cast an anxious look aloft
to see if anything had started. 1t was fun to
hoar the crockery go tumbling abouG the stew
ards pantry, and Capt. Adams cheery-'There
goes another hole in my five hundred dollars,
as some smash occurred.
awe went tearing along with strong breeze
and fair weather, never needing such small accl
dents as spt sal ,pr sprung yard or two, only
as they delayed in replacing them. never saw a
crew in better spirits than ours; 10 amount Of
work in their watch on deck or below made
them growl, and at the first call to make or re-
duce sail they would come timbling out of the
| fOrecastle, laughing and making such remarks
as, THE Sea Horse may be goer, but she can't
| fly, like the White Swallow
"GOod morning, Mr. Blue Jacket; getting
puffy, is itf"
s'Yes, sir; going 10 have more than we want,
| reckon. Shall furl that royal, sir?"
"Yes, think you'd better"
"Jump up there, two Of you boys, and ftirl
that main royal
Away alofG went the two apprentice boys
belonging to my watch, and noticed that after
getting on the yard, one looked to the windward
aud then seemed to say something to the other,
then they grabbed up the sail, passed the yard
arm gaskets, and while one was making fast
the bunt gasset the other chap stood up on the
yard, with one arm around the mast, looking
to windwari; presently he sung out, Sail hov
"Where away?'
"'On The weather quarter, SIR
".Can you make her out ~
"Just then Capt Adams called out. Point
to 1t, my lad.' The moment the boy reported
sail, the captain, thinking it the Sea Horse, had
gone below to his room for his glass. After
the boy had pointed in the direction Of the
stranger, he swung himself on to the main roy
al backstay, and came on deck by the run,
rushed up to me with frightened look, and in
hoarse whisper said, SITS wreck sir, with
signal of distress flying
81 turned to report what the boy said to the
captain, and found him steadying his glass
against the mizzen topmast backStay; without
taking his eyes from the glass, he said, Call all
hands, Mr.. Blue Jacket lin stunsai mizzen-to'-
gallant sail, and fyng,jib, and single reef the
toPSdlS we IL UeaL up 10 IEOSe poor 1elOWS.
Out tumbled the watch below, and as soon
as they herd there was a wrtck to windward
think each man did three mems work. When
it was first discovered we were going eleven
knots, and must have run two or three miles
before We got sail off the ship and hauled our
wind. went aloft with glass; and when
got on the main topsail yard saw to windward
about eight miles distant, large ship, dismast-
ed, and apparently water.loyged On spar of
| n vi that bnN tIn
pearlnce of being part of some light sail; and on
the poop could be seen what took for group
of people, hudlled about the stump of the miz-
Zen-mast. As soon as we hauled OH the wind
We got the full force of the breeze, which in
creased to half gale, but If we carried sail be-
fore, you may he certain we didn't taks in any
now that We thought stood the least chance of
hanging on. As the ship careened TO the breeze
she trembled like u frightened thing, but went
| flying through tha water, deumng her decks
and throwing spray as high as the weather.
leach of her topsails. The wreck was coming
toward lis with every heave of the sea, and
when we had made .wo tacks, We could make
| out six people ontop of her cabin, who didn't
seem to notice us particularly.
safer working to windward of tile hulk, we
| lay TO- while one of our quarer-boats was low
| cred, and myself and crew of six men pulled
| off to the wreck. When quite close to the dis.
| mantled ship noticed her name, sCherub OF
Boston, as her stern rose on sea. On getting
alongside we found her main deck nearly level
with the sea, the only dry spot being the top OF
| the cabin, where the people were assembled.
81 walked af: and found five men aud a
| woman near the stump Of the mizzen en-mast,
and all 50 exhausted rs TO be entirely helpless
| | never saw such an expression of thankfnneSs
in any beings eyes as came into those Of that
poor, weak woman as | lifted her in my arm
and carried her to our boat, where | laid heI
in the stern sheets and covered her with coat
Then. taking four ofmy boats crew, we went
back for the five men and got them into III,
boat. After that we went into the cabin oftht
Cherub to Try and find some of the lady s
Goth ,s, for We had nothlag on board the Whit,
Swallow 10 dress fcr in but mans rig. In
stat ,-room ON the port side of the cabin we iolin,
large trunk containing women's wearing ap
parel, and from the captains room we took TN
| chronometer, barometer, charts, and a quantit,
! Of clothing. They were placed in the boat
while two of lis took down the spar from whicl
the signal of distress was flying, after which tn
boat was manned, and We pulled away for on
ship. After getting alongside the White Swal
low the boat was hooked on TO the davits Wit
tho rescued people in, and so hoisted, becans
the sufferers were too much exhausted to elm
y up the ships side on n ladder. They were cal
" red to the cabin and their clothes removet
then they were wrapped in blankets; and afte
-, wine and water had been given to them in smal
l quantities, they were snugly slowed away
state-roOm berths, where they fell almost il
stantly into sound sleep.
y "When the people from the wreck had bee
. got OH board, the White Swallow was put upl
her course. and went reeling off eleven knots 4
s hour after her detention Of almost four honi
q In two days the rescued people had recover,
sufficient strength to walk little and be mu'
n interested In the time for meals to be serve
. and at the dinner table the Captain cf the ID
. Chernb told his story. Ills ship was boui
:, from Honolulu to New Bedford, laden with
= and whalebone. When eight days ont she h;
been dismasted in gale, AMI became so strain'
n that the pumps had to be kept going constant
!, which, together with the loss by salt water
10 all but small amount ofprovisions, so exhau.
ia ed the crew that, out of twenty-six people WI
left Honolulu in tho ship all but six had di'
from exposure, hunger, and thirst combined
"a The lady was the daughte: OF a merchant
10 | Honolulu, going to 'the States to visit Ii
70 fathers relatives. They had been on the wre
~ twenty-seven days, drifting helpiessly abol
when we picked them up.
in aOur fine fortune in fair weather continue
, and we went booming around Cape Horn
terrible cold weather, up through the south.e:
n trades, across the line in the Atlantic, throu
d. the northeast trades, up st. Georges cham
If and into dock at Liverpool on the hundreth d
al after leaving San Francisco. The SEA- IIol
ur had not yet arrived, and as day after ''ay pa
he ed and still she did not come, we began to lc
LIT all interest in ship we had beaten so badly
IS. After we had been three weeks In Lverpo
one morning the papers reported the arrival
an a Steamer from Fayal, and among the pass,
an gers were the officers and crew Of the ship $
ty Horse wrecked oil Flores, one of the weste
e. islands, From the newspaper accounts
it seemed tue Sea Horse had experienced C
tinuation of thick weather after losing
nd northeast trades, and consequently the ship h
in been navigated by dead-reckonnS. Judg
M Then serves cear oi tne western isi'nus, .ie D
on had Deen KEPT away TWO Ut W ee I"'',