St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-16

Clear three miles from him, and BaltI-
more. toward which he intended to
make. WAS in a direct line, seven miles
away. He lay on his back padding
vigorously, and soon the lights OF th'
vessel were lost iii the night. In a
quarter of an hour more his spirit al
most uuailed, when tossed high on the
crest of a wave he could no longer see
the coast line OF any lights. The WIND
blew, the rain poured down and the
tide set dead against him. He was
drifting out to sea, and to add to the
awful loneliness of his situation, and t.
increase the dreadful peril, the gale
Increased in violence.
That night for many hours no mai
boat crossed the Irish Channel, and
great destruction was done on the coast
And through these awful hours of dark
ness This man WAS tossed about ut tn,
mercy of the waves, some fifteen miles
from land. The wind was so violent
that he had to give over padding, and
with one hand shade his face (the only
part of his body exposed) from the cut
ting blast. Once his paddle was
wrenched away by il heavy SEA. but II
fortunately came into his hand again
For several seconds IL wave would com
pletely submerge him, then he would
shoot on to the crest and take breath
before he again was hurled down Il
slOping mass of water, which seemed
100 feet to the bottom. As il result OF
this tossing he became scaslck, IL thing
which never before happened to him.
His indomitable spirit, however, con
quered everything, and about one
o'clock the wind began to blow directly
on shore. His paddle WAS piled Nigor-
ouslv, and at three o'clock on WedneS-
day morning he perceived that he was
near breakers. and the rock bound
coast west of Skibbeieen loaned up
before him.
His danger now WAS not less than ii
was during the hight of the gale. fol
us IL wave would raise him almost on Il
level with the cliff tops he could dis
Germ nothing but Il threatening wall III
rock. He made his way long parallel
to the coast. and fortunately lighted
upon almost the only safe landing place
for miles around. He saw an opening
i'll the cliffs and propelled himself eau
tiously toward it. While hesitatingly
examining the entrance SEA struck
him, carrying him on another and an
other followed in quick succession. and
in IN almost scnScless state he was
hurled high and dry upon the beach.
1t WAS then foul o'clock in the morn
ing. and he had been nearly seven
hours on the water. travtlsiny II dis
;ancc of thirty miles. The apparatus
had behaved admirably. and having
divc>tcd himself of it he stood quite
dry in his navy uniform. which he wore
beneath. That having been done he
let of one of his signal rockets without
effect. 1t showed him, however. IL
narrow path in the rocks. Up this he
clamhcIcd and got on To Il mountain
road which brought him to the coast
guard station. He was hospitality re-
ccivcd and discovered that the place he
had landed at was Tretaska Blight
some miles east and south of Baltimore.
During the morning he reached Skib-
bcrrcn and posted the Letters imtrustcd
To him. and arrived in Cork on We'd
mc>day night. October u. where he was
the her" of the hour
Captain lioyntuu is about thirty eight
wears OF age. and when he LEFT New
York last October weighed $50 pounds.
and MAS Is fine Il Specimen of Ameri-
can manhood AZ was ever looked upon.
OF good height dud powerful frame. he
seemed the embodiment of muscular
and constitutional perfection.