The New York herald., 1876-12-24

IS, ,ooo" said the captain. sIm 90 down before pay
IT. was the reply "very vel. sad the other, and
stragntway lay 20 with his vessel, and comfortably
ensconc:ng himself in the pilot house calmly viewed
the situation. The vesse. became locked in tho deadly
OF the 1ce and cake after cake o! ice heaped
against side the captain became frightened and
offered 81, 600 to be dragged ous.
..Six thousand now" said the tugboat man.
"pll give you your price, 81, 00o, said the trem-
.So penny less than 81 ooon was the reply. "I'!l
raise IL 81 900 every time you try TO cheapen me-"
No other AID near. night was fest closing in, and
the helpless ship IN momentary dancer Of beng
crushed TO atoms and so The $1,000 was paid II Is
all uncommon for tugs to receive rs nigh as
$500 In winter for pulling vessel through. Harry
Wilson, the wheeisman OF the HERALD yacht, has a
fund OF such anecdotes. lie was for years upon one
OF those bold little vessels. He is something OF a
sailor having served for two years board the
Henrietta when she was placed at the service OF the
government during the war.
supper is now announced, and descending into the
little cabin meal which would not disgrace a
first class hotel IS displayed. The oysters with which
1t ushercd in obtained yesterday
from a schooner with cargo o. them from Vr-
gina the New York market, the iruit with
which II closes was presented by the old skipper
of West India fruit soop spoken tonight in return
for the news OF the election and copy OF the HERALD
and the cigars and wine obtained from Ha-
vana craft whose commander is ola comradc
Captain Lyons Like the buccaneers OF Old the HERALD
makes all corners pay tribute, only III her case Il
unasked, Tor ON their from many hard
fought battle with the elements she has been the first
TO welcome them aud proclaim their sale arrival 10
ANXIOUS friends and TO the world.
In this little cabin many persons whose names nro
familiar to the public have sat and enjoyed n da v j
cruise the summer .sTnosc two pencil
sketches says Captain Lyons, pointing where the
drawings suspended, 'were drawn by Sothern and
Florence, the actors, one day last July, when they
were out with us.n Each drew the otner's portrait
III they could draw houses better than they do
fgcresn he adds, s'tney would soon be lost the
stage. ~
Just supper is finished a deckhand announces
that the torch OF pilot boa; Is burning to the
southward, probably wishing 10 speak the yacht Tho
captain orders torch 10 be burned in response and
steers Ia her direction. She Is spoken twenty min
utes later and the pilot tells the story of the dis.
mantcd bark on which they placed one OF their
Der early in the day long way out which VIII
probably not reach this harbor for day two. The
narrative is duly noted by "Petc," and will take it's
place with the other ship In tho next day paper.
At O'Clock in the morning tho fleet OF vessels
toned by tho pilot early the evening is spoken and
for hall an hour the yacht stcams at the top OF her
speed TO ana fro from the ightshp the bar. Then
lights being visible she holds her way 10 tho
wharf at Sandy Hook. On the way .sPete" writes out
his notes and the instant the boat Is made last he
bounds ashore and, pounding at the OF tho tec-
graph station arouses the operator from his first
seep and places them his hands for transmission TO
New York. In five minutes tho first pages In the
hands OF tho compositors III the HERALD ofce and
rapdly taking form In the type which IS n couple OF
hours later give them the world and the
vessel spoken has reached the Narrrows every in.
her has learned tn concise history OF her
cruise. r. III. H.