The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-26

/ Hui,' '"E, we IL IRE me mo TAR and Capt.
/ irl an IN the Lone Isl No enorc. nu.ir. reqIv
90. iiiiie gun. Tee standard was liked IN tuc
Tue 'leach ~ the M rtur. a single thickte--
ihVer WI. p1t upun the chnglc. uud
. joe uulNc tho h .lian tofi ira,'cI W. 'y,r
7 ne ennd 10 smooth place. ana There it " -
| I'D out ia tine manner nt 10 ID shirnrd bed corn
/ ihrn % ga u.pa,cd oh ,jNarIs doNnlh hra.I.
J ul "rr'fci tn Olr N'r intend o. throw ID,
/ 10 u ,o that 10 ii. descent tnc Slick of tnr iln
D" i"i Gus. u .. u, --il ie {. ,hc.o o." .iu
ml In 'aicuiaiion. Tor. ~ ,,u WiI .,. , ,
/ ,.t"-ilt .ucctcl hy tue We r.uu, uf tine wig.I
l. j lh7i nc'' iln ufce1e is from ine II 'rt, TO-
/ a. II N i." - q ,norci so
Al was now ready. "Sttd back..hovs." sail
| thc sumner, C.pt.t ouk, nd the y nv fell quick
! touched tue n,ming prd uf the match 'iag 1"
| me fuse In the mortar. IN an instant followed
' ,,,,n "a va '1r Durnins po"uyr, m'i tn.n the
| ,tml "aht' n.i.rc TIE gunner haG % IDLY D id
! time 10 steu back a pace. uud 'vuv scared tnt
l.. pm several hundred feet Ia the air, fol-
! '.N'u Nv L, re tatiits cod That lrw ana ie ped.
NJ QUIZ 81 uvcr ING slnd ihc course ~ The
pau - distinctly visi lc throughout ITS ~ ,hi.
,hu Wheh 1t itli " went deep into the SOFT shore.
ne line IN iis villa citciu : turnugn the IT was
'wciNed lftr from course bv the wind. and
Nhen " druppru II was not more than Is uf ~
! lrct from the oar. Ihc tail DIR ped over -
/ ,hrns away By using more uoNucr the di..
/ lance could have bcen incre sd. "B H." sd
he siirerinterdcni. 1T - rirs that "A wras
| la Yards"
LAUNCHING THE ma LIFE BoAr
Next follow d the launching # the heavy lie
n1ai. ~ne was dismounted from her carriage
ana the eight men tugErfl aud STR iueu uutil the
/ 'sin, sWolied IN their lorehCAus as they dragged
! 'hcerrd the ofloer. ard no icngth tho men stood
almost wei.t decp IN the boiling snrf On me nrs
! nar waiting iur the orportune moment to spring
Co their -c.ts ana suu0t her out into the he.yic.
/ lreHkcrs On the outer bar ~. len we're 70 ttng
| 'nd p.ungiug Ia Wild coinuuu n. "Sumctiui. =
! we haNc g." wat half an hour or more" cx-
/ iiluHu Capt Hunting. "tcfirp we Get chance
] A. La, .l.f.. tI. 4 A.
/ nc crow zee the hre hing % heavy biiiow uu
I 'he outer tar, thCn ll1Ws momcut ~ calm
ness nnd thcy IS fin' ara To- tucif "a s1 "a,
/ rods "a and hre A,.'
At length a pariiil -tar, was obtained. AMI the
'W '.I'il u ~irhn- mo M sc . Ike q u sh
Z tnd lnied hs "ar 80 Is to aid his conn. DIES VA
hr Wd'tt ~teauN nltn. sic Nv sanA Gus tie
Api"in. and thv -IIiurn clLug to- 800 run-
/ Whcs maHuiN a. "a w WV. nrtils hiicd
hcin from their feet ma drifted tuc boat back
/ * ~ a." AZ Tue te. ~ .ln the craft was
/ "o.h u o. L. aud ...in the men we're deep IA
! ne s'etlns currer
lar oet at sca thc .pproicn OF 4 mountainau.
'lllo" Wa noted. IL w-s hkc - cseat lldge uu
~ tNptn-e OF ih' se ard 10 drew ne = /.
II. bursting. At - 1t strdck the iur.uer
j ,tuu nat. carving iikr projecting 81 o too an
il~tnut. .uu then n. cfr.t Li,.t ma . t.... Az
t.-ellui Foam. aud a Hood rf surgng or rti-n tne
/ "ttcr sun. uuded the >uriiuen ihes uiaiu-
d I'd 1neif ground LIKE rock, aud as toe ans y
] we med sell tie uIIUrtuue moment uau
? 'rrived. A. agile ~ tigers. th' men -prlug into
e. bottom 81 tue boat, Their knccs and elbow,
i.tc next moment they were pulnrg for the
outer seas. iney had moved witn lightning
4 -pted. BAT their actions hAu not oeen Oh IN
...nt t.n sH"h' ior another nhi9NF munai cr
was instantly upon them. Hold her ia-t 49,
/ shouted tGs Captain. - he tanned the bow to
T meet I've chafse. Al ro-" upon their oars; -
-lCcr- IMAM bead the .tttIlu. oar 90 "a iron Al. d.
and the great wave " . surccssfully hr. Stu a
AGAIN ana az IN la'trr "ud i-sirf. thcS rolled
D. 900, growing heavier aud more turbulent. uhu 10
seemed impo'siuIe to escape destruction. but
Tue great -. leei o.r- 90 the hands Of tle cXp--
T ucn,td ~naimcn rose md ie.l witI uncuaueiug
. re- hafiiN. bitcu the hoat hung almost N,tti-
/ callN m tie All. sust intd los .tr.iting car
J. dies and stineued muscles. llu4lus ..Ay
| hither anl t.iiher hV tie rill0ws like ntov Al
ien-tn tne heaviest line of suri nad he n passed.
nd the tVat rose anu fell IN the great PLAIN ol
the sea.
TIE PERus or GETTING TO SHORE.
Then follow. the return To the shore. which Is
J NOT less exciting and dangerous than th- pas
easc ott treat care ana ronst ut wa,chiul-
| mess are demanded to proven the bo from
oeing oNerwt ehued by the oillow. from behind.
" lloli her steady, bows mold little, Bras nus
were the cool ADD uulet comments of apt
/ Cook, = mountainous wave, rusniig andfnau-
me, caught up the craft anu bore her on rs crest
/ liz iiEatuins toward the shCre. linen its force
died away. down, down s..i,< the ctdff. until
n,a4N h"lI the skH was hidden b, the looming
| whtef and the GAYS were uiied uu'i The apprO .cn
~ anotAcr sfea. bill ". At ength a mighty
wave MT Il the craft tlsn in the an aud suOt mr.
foiw rd with snock upon the beach. All
/ sJr ne mo tine water. and the boAt was lusgrd
/ slowly W thc sands, the men shouting" iiigncr,
/ nigher' an cheering and laI-hiu-. len min
7 uics later tine ui. boat wss ou bar carriage lud
ia tne -,.t,.u. nnI tie men v,r. u.Iuu- d
iheir wet ru .ovr- ana t,liiu- ,.otlcs ANA snio~-
iur rfunN tine lit'lr coos stove.
"A m.u dom .puleciat- Wnat those breakers
air, from STA dug on tIe ue ca sans li, g. 4l-
t.in, "but Iet MA tone a boat. Wtlra twenty
mcn sitting on her Lunu4le couldn't ilDvs ,ltt
taefc, and see her tossed i.Ae - e-gsacil. a ID
hr wiil gather iuoio correct ide1 ol Wn.t surf
"Ycs." echoed one Of the sailors. SEA fellow
oa'ue GOWN mere once ava said th.i he wanted
to go Goa l,uins, auu that b uidu't hn1N Wh..t
"a al HIaH
" tid. MtU' ~ " at oui, and WI, ID Zoe rollers
calle IN pre- -, tnio he "sAec me- " vat tne MAJ
uiou 90 tu zoe waller. Bimely ue lowed thAt. ne
ulai.. q re 90 n-h any more, aud o. u-ut tu.t
soon ID" teamed "vcr and l1"Ael d.wn INTO tie
| water Ind -r- Ird O. us lopAlu- iurf-n "a IS
pe must nave teen, for he hao b. EN- eltins f-n
ine success Of o life--ayng mi .ion," said
I Superintendent Hunting. " g. hinges uuln the
-.wedin,ss with Wnicn the oi-s-tcr Is iu lie
4 SHOWN. NO 50 the constant nicnt patrol aud ne
'd.' pur'. 100 DtavS wet or along .nr ueach is
a.. .r,a.cs. Importance wee % Doe reifln
% get 81 lane {" "a ship that come, aru" % .hfn
an !iuur after she has hrcn discovered. lonIy
lVar one tu!I-. and thIt D. the p, s..Iii'y 4 a
dis .,tcr ne diy,din. I'M between d., amer.
en- patr4l- IN winch SON Of the ' -s.fistrS =
y strauu,d vessel mix Il p.r,,n 4 clld before
we ruud tran pom oar ltnp, ciue eat 20 tN pl &c.,
lint since tue addition n Tee ittd lies wig
I ran to "ur station. when IS hgat and e.-ay
+ man gcd, have 80 a. that We cannot aNtit
/ the loss ut uie 10 almost every c.se. luis raft
+ l. wonderful thing. and i aii that could be ue-
/ sired. bni through le cit1'si .sn tud rust {
its Captain tne utncr ~ ws nd very auusti =
anu a nearly fatal accident.
LIFE RAFT UPSET.
Ll-t week, fiI 81 ~ Merr'mnn. lnspcc-
-, -r. Geo. 49, et,p1i etari of the .'ui 3D.
kIu CON auy, Mr. Rumble. u tho Revenue
/ fia m Bir-ai, ana otuer leltlrm-u came
/ down o see & pt Dunn exercise ana manG'ugie
/ ichayed soienaidiy. ana ever one " = u-n1i
/ win the test except tine gallant Cap aiu, Is o
+ wanted her 10 do iinpos-ihili -. STAT lrn-.l.
F 4. Isfel the TO urnD Their [