New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-11

an hour Yes we knew which way we were going by
the way the wind was 'pg T6s was the
Sunday night. On Monday we saw some steamships
worth while TO try TO signal them. Some were nun
down. and OF the steamers only Inc smoke was yloe.
Did we feel hunger or thrstf NO. but we fet our iloS
eyes. mate; felt II were dying by inches IRON
the waist down." interpolated Hooper .,
The salt water had cloted tho blood over the wouna
Hoopers head. In fact" said he 81 DID mr. know &c
there till next day. We SAT silent Tor hours strain
ing our eyes and PRAYING aloud vo took 70 tho
praylnR I'm earnest. Just at daybreak on tuesday
morning took long steady sweep o. the horizon WIN
my eyes as my chum wa. dozhg iGete @ns te
Just heart was going down-the wlhd was dJ ins
and looking ont to wndward gave, a great
shout. My God there's vessel coming
what he said Sure enough there was three
masted schooner, American butt, standing directly
down on US with three knot breeze AS she came
within halt mile of us the wind persisted Altogether
aud II fell dead calm. There she stopped for over an
go near az could guess Nithout the aid OF chronome
ter" This with dry grin, for Hooper has dro humor
1--WE could sec everything that going on on board
We could see the cook going INTO the galley ann tnG
movements OF tue man at the wheel putting tne Whttl
up ana down ana the hahls setIuS INC , ~
our hearts IN our mouths We Couldn't stann up
but we hoisIed the coat on piece OF Dfoheh ooslu
shouted with all our nights vi we SerG noais -
aye, TIL they were well ngh out OF SRnI. lIy ''Vh
no notice OF US Well would 70 R2 COD nS ne no
If they had seen would have LETT feiowinortas ~
sucn pllgntl But IL Is puzzle 10 me "ucio 'V' W
that they did lot see US AS the Dieeze obraug &
she bore and gradually went OUT OF signt. lu Ms
Jeff US in despair We cNaGeI edgn and Spoke
hardly word the hyel0ng nlSht Apout +" '"7
morning Hooper, turning his head around saw a
schooner bearing right down for us from the nOthWard
within Yards He said To me, Good God boats am
here's vessel alongside OF rs! Yes u was pas sholi
ing, nigh hand. by this time; we were TOO weak 10 MAKE
much OF noise. turned round, ana saw he was rlsh
aud We both OF us set up cry OF distress. -.,., l., ,
Hooper (sOtiO he sat on tne SOFA rubbing MS
bare feet aud loSo-" II Was CRY tOO-a cry VI uo-
spair"
Lamont continued-"The schooner heard Ms. No,
there came no cry but heard them iIDOcrlug
away TO each other a foreign lingo and she rounded
to- waiting % see whether we should come To them VI
could u'tWe had no power VI dlreciIOh sue
waited about ten minutes aud AL thls the we were
drifting 10 leeward. When they tound that we ulI
reach tuem they kept her up to the VIVA again. ana Oh
she Went Then our hearts turned to lumps Oh i'iu
we thought all hope was over ior IL seehcu al ~
too. was gong TO leave US But all OF sudden sue
hoiscd an extra light tackled ana came odcA sue wa
was too tar wndward, ana we were 700 iir 10
Tor her hear cries. 0ut we Kept the ShS III ssht
TIL daylight"
Hoopef2" Yes boatswaln you kept the lookout for
them didnt to didn't want to build up my
nOpes too hgh for to haze .h"m broke down again me
boatswain kept on calling Here sue Is ana then
again No I've lost her. III begged hun for the love
or God to hold his tongue"
Lamont" When daylight came we lost sight OF her
altogether. and then we gave up for good We shook
hands despair ana, getting THIRSTY with ANXIETY,
began To chew the medal, as nave tOd YOU All 0t a
sudden the qudrermaster turned round and cried On
boats vain. here comes the schooner again. turned
round aud saw her too; took my coat and waved ana
piece OF the damaged framework Of the alrraU There
hands in the schO0nors rigging looking out for Us.
She bore right down on us-iOr evidently they hat
sighted us-lnd within between 100 aud 30 yards
OF us, and then rounded to the wind a Little. Inc
running very high, amt the breeze was very
strong. When she got abreast 81 Us tAcy DeckOntd
to and she passed us; and said 10 Hooper, |
expect they wanC us to swim to her. Hooper re
pied, Il never can swim 10 her | sad, When
she back Will try 1t, and, II I'm lost they WI
try other to save YOU anu you know W1dl
TO do when yOu get home Mcdullne the schooner Diu
tackled, aud coming back towards ia. Wutn
she was within about 200 yards OF u shook hands
with ,HOoper, and We each sad, GOod-Dy; COD
bless you and l took the llicOuOy which we had
kept all along, put II around me, ana Jumped nom
the raft. / TO the schooner. IL was hard
buietlng for crampcd up, aud had no feeling ia
my legs: yet they SAID / seemed to SWIM very well.
God alone knows how 1 swan at all IL seemed an
hours work till / got alongside. They threw me one
hold OF. Finding had no strength 70 mold
on by my hands, took IA turn Of the rope round
my wrists, and held on the best way could ana SO
dragged alongside, the captain leaving the er,
catching hold Of by the back OF the neck, aud maui
ing board out OF the water. IOu she was only
"A little way OF the water He cOui lean cas- y.
The captain went back 10 the helm and tried 10 follow
him. but fell down on the deck, almost insensioe and
quite helpless
Hooper" NV story is finished. When Lamont
had If alone the RAFT ana did not thluk had
strength to swim 10 tue schooner winch tackled closer
within about 80 yards-to give NE tue better chance
But thought might well die swimming Tor life as
sitting the water on the raft. SO | made an effort
and succeeded in getting under the schOoners bow
but when It tautened hands were too much
numbed to il; catched turn of 1t rornd
neck. and held on to II with my teeth As She was
small vessel when she rolled some one leaned over and
caught me, and was pulled board. Directly put
my deck went for to kneel down to give thanks
10 Cod but tumbled all of heap and lay there al
but scnSeess can just remember them carrying Int
down into the fox sic, and seeing Lamont there"
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