The New York herald., 1873-07-10

good sea boat, hardly taking in any water
worth mentioning and we were all dalighted
with her On Sunday we had fog, and from
that day till the day shs struck
THE roc WHISTLE WAS NEVER SILENT.
except for very occasional and short intervals,
and no 'sight' was taken except ono about
Wednesday, at ten o clock, and that was taken
with no horizon. During the seven days
frequently asked the officers whether they
knew where We were. and tho invariabls
answer was,
''Oh, we know certainly
WITHIN THREE Oh I'VE EMas On so.'
During the last three days tses ship was
kept west by north, and the respective lati-
tudes were Al 50, Al 81, Al So, speaking from
memory. On Saturday, at half-past one
O'Clock, the saloon passengers were mostly
in the cabin, chatting and playing cards,
when the ship went
FULL SPEED on rHs GULL. nocx suoAr.
She gave two slight bumps, sided bit, then
tremendous tremor ran through the ship
and there she was, hard and fast. There was
not much sea on at the time, only heavy
swell and
DENSE HAAvY Ioa ALL ROUND Us.
No one had the smallest idea where We
were. one officer saying we were ON the
Georges Sands, another on the Nantucket
shoal, and another made the only sensible
observation on the subject, which was that he
HADN'T THE sIIoHTEsT IDEA WHERE WE WERE.
Comfortable that Every effort was made
to back her of, which most fortunately proved
Intellectual, and then the fog horns were blown
and cannon fred of When the situation
gradually dawned upon us that
FxARFUL wAIIINa OF WOMEN
commenced For full half an hour nothing
was done-a state of total inaction. Passen-
gers were crowding the decks, crying, pray
ing hanging to the necks of mothers, sisters,
lovers, husbands, until suddenly sailor cries
out from the forecastle,
''1 HEAR HUMAN VOICE -
sound. 1t appears to come again, but melts
away, and O man cries out,
''ItAs only the sea birds crying OUT
Again we load the cannon, and again the
whistle is blown, Just on the chance of q ves-
sci passing by, when the second officer shouts
out
''anxNcR, EVERY ONE OF YOU; THAT'S HALL"
A pin could have dropped into the sea and
been distinctly heard for full minute.
'sShip ahoy !"
Another half minute Of agony and suspense,
when through the fog comes q faint response,
''sHIP AHoY!"
A minute after and small boat is discov-
cred making its way cautiously towards us, and
what cheer broke forth
care we safe ?' els it a big vessel?" "Can
she carry us ALP" resounded on oil sides.
''Come alongside" shouts the second officer.
''wHERz ARE WEI"
"Of the coast of Nova Scotia" Is the reply.
"How far OFF,
s.Half mile!''
cts there good landingP"
"a good harbor, with shelving beach,
The occupants of the boat, Cornelius Swan
burg and William Ferguson, climbed up the
side and
WE FELT COMPARE TIvELY SAFE.
How easy it is for me to write this latter
sentence; but how impossible to describe in
the very faintest degree the gallantry of these
noble fellows At the time when we struck
Ferguson was lying i'll in his bed, but at the
sound of our guns
THIS BRAVE NAN
got out of his bed, although he was splitting
blood at the time, and he and Swan
burg went to the brow of the hill and shouted
out to US, at the top of their voices that they
were coming, and put off in boat which
providentially was on the shore.
THE WORK or DrsEl6BARKNa
was immediately proceeded with, three ships
boats being despatched with the boat under
the guidance of Swanburg and Ferguson.
When they returned others were loaded up as
fast as possible and despatched to the shore.
The second officer behaved splendidly. Stand
ing at the gangway of the ladder, with hatchet
in his hand he
THREATENED TO CUT ANY MAN DOWN
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