The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-10-01

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THE WHALEEAN'S DEVICE.
~ s~ss~vA M Arr,ie oc>~~ IN -
Oar ship ~as N. whslsr n. Mscaasl--a,
old tub u ! se~s~i. ~h.s~ n,mh~rs 10,
bs~a ~ashed ~ shs - water Tor tAiri,
,ssfs.
A. - ~sw g,t,led @asily along. undo
~hsss toi~aila. with NJ water ripplsnt
aboat or he~s. - leaned over ths rai
vasrAiae ~ ssarsndoaa maasas u y,
~hs~A loomed up on All sides. asshiaG
MigAuy In the beams 81 ths Aftstnsos
eun.
Gaddenly the man a. shs mAinmsst.hsad
N Old boas-steerer nAmn Tom nrsAiMs
leaned forward from the csoss.trsss. ~
Ing ths welcome cry of .1hers sAs blows r
la mcmsnt all hands were ca'i-si. aas
soon after ~ were pulling ior : scneoi d
bo~heada. which hHd come mp far ahead.
-1ivs Il 10 him r rsArsd tho Arst mate
nr. ThomAs. when ~ we're within q,
fathoms u . monster with grsas hump q
hls ba4k.
The boAs sseersr = once obsysd. drivial
both irons Into the whale.
The msns.er made backward rush. |
sscend aftse ur went hIa Aukss. and dowr
they came within "a inch oI The bosts
lssrsr's temple.
The whale then went down. and away
6sw ~ boat dragged With ,srriac "
locity.
Through tn ics - vsre drawn, ~ bea,
scsaping and grinding against lhe smalle,
lsAgmsnis, and the line hnsnmsng and
thusnTAng - Il ran smoking around ths
loggsr.hsad. 1hs Ice through which on,
boAt waa nov tsing dragged merely eon.
sisted Of detached fragments. so that thers
WAS u lse.ent no danger Of our bs,na
etovsn.
Psr ahead. however. were larger masses,
some of sasm in fact looming up - high u
ships main yard. which Mus, crush ous
boat Ike IN egs.hrll should W come inie
coufAct with them.
W. hoted that tho whale would come ~
srs ~ rsached that locality. and givs ous
first mAte-o,ie Of the most ekilifnl lancers
IN the sstyics--A chance 70 kill II.
on-asal on sped thu hoA,, aud ~ fsund
ourselves drawing alAruinvly asar The
fsowning mmpAr4 Of ics.
W. wsrs within about Afty fslhems ol
ihsm, and The msts had picked - ~ boAt
AAlehse, wtaA The intention II ssvsriae ~
hns = eass d our getting much nsassrI
when up came The whals, booaIng sut
q - ssA scarcely three sAips tsnyshs
aAsad.
sHaal lNs r aAcalsd The aSt olIacsr
We o6syin6. and the boat waa drawn
rapidly toward M whale.
Whsa near enough the mass ssnt NJ
iaass whistling through M Alr. and sssAck
~ whale y ths region u The hump. -
moment b fslt shs point of .hs lance ~
mos.stss nads The water ny Ill around him,
bsat ~ - with his auksA aad sollimg NJ
hsaA from side 70 sids.
o1ddsaly. whsa ~ movsmsut was lsasa
sspsstsA " made : dash e. ~ bcaa, ~
inst gasssl ~ how With NJ Guhes, kAook.
tng q psrlioa. y which ~ attacked ~
boat AAachsA
TAsa dowa 10 wsat Agaia iate ths cold
shAn6ess d ~ ocean Nome
~ 6sat waA r. minute. Agala drawn
tcwas1 tAess hugs tcshsrss ahead.
1Ae aaes having, - shown. lost ~ boas
Astchst now called Tor kniiA
On - ~ men reached over 70 hand hin
oas. whsn COL of shs line caught him
asvuad ~ shoulder, md 10 sadsavsslse
% regain III balance and escape ths eoll ~
Ioat - sootins. falling hsadleag against
Ais ahipmatss.
hsrs was : dslay which was attended
With pselliAr results.
Ths bost dsaxgsA oa, essmsd about . =
dashsd % plssss against ~ hssgs, wAsa
~ wAals nulliag less~ins) under water. Il
- drawn inao largs ravIns bst~ssa sws
maasss q -
This raviAs sssnsd very long. ~ wssS
drawn fasthss and farther Int h sss ~
mats eould sssnssA - sblaiaiag kal1A
~ -, havlng prosursd 90, - ~
about ssttlng ~ MnA WA ~ paasags
tAseugA wAlsA - wsrs drawn haviss
l's1ens nueA nassowsr - ~ pvu.
sssdsd jsnasd " =, srssAiag ~ bsss y
oace.
Two = ~ aalersuaaas sAlpmatss. ssaeAs
y 0ighs = ~ tying whale lima ~sss
6rawa ~ q ~ sxAa = mesasai, 1Ieoe-
peAs1nH, with nsls sllnuiaAasous AAisss, mso
~ dsep wssasN
Nsvsr shAil l forget ~ looh sfsA@ls Wild.
horrcr-slrscksa faceA which. Tor a iastant.
were s~vvaled 70 me srs tls - closeA eve
them fc~ver.
The m u - wses. msAa~hils. ssrue.
Gling In ~ cold wstsr, twe oi ~ men
holding cn 70 oafs. sni shs mat. aud !
ellttstns q srir u Y. PROJECTING ent from
shs sids u me II ii,a harss
Y, ~. 4 h fsfsi U paf tIsaancp. =
- 4t atf q, sAin isa a'!asf
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