Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-04-13
TERRORS OF THE LOST.

fccr Of tie Hudson Bay Company, left
York factory OH Hudson Bay, in tie
annual vessel visiting that port, des-
til. i for England. He took with hin,
his two cid. st daughters for the rur-
lose Of having item educated in Eng.
land, leaving his wife and remaining
children at an interior fort in the COM
Iany's territory. Mr. Davis was high
ly.educat,d Enelsbman, of staunch
physique and unshaken intellect. No
question Of his sanity had ever been
raised, or that he Was not the peer of
any in his rankof life. The vessel en-
joyed a prosperous voyage and reached
London in safety. MIR. Davis placed
his daughters in suitable school. aud
then lassed soMe time in visiting
among his relatives in that vicinity
At length be received notice from the
company s flee in French church street
That vessel would sail for York facto.
nv on a certain date, in which be would
be assigned q state.room. Ii was in.
tended to send two vessels that sea.
son with the annual outfit, one to pro-
ceed the other by week or more.
Mr.. Davis sailed ON the first ship,
which encountered heavy weather al
most from the time of starting. The
seams of the vessel were opened by the
violence of the elements, so that almost
continual pumping was necessary. As
the American coast was neared, the
condition Of the vessel became more
}'recarious, until one stormy morning
she went down near q rocky island Of
considerable extent. Nearly all the
vessels crew and passengers who could
swim affected an escape to land. This
number, at the time was not supposed
TO include Mr.. Davis although he was
known TO he an expert swimmer. He
did not, however. appear TO be drowned.
The miserable survivors remained upon
tie r,tky c,ast about week, when, n
second vessel PASSING, took IF What
remained of them alive. This ship
reached York factory in safety. and re-.
lort,d Mr.. Davis us drowned with nu-
ner,us Others. Word was sent to that
fleet 10 Lis family and relatives, and
his accounts adjusted with the comra-
ny. He was gentleman Of some
wealth, ard his family We're left in
comfortable circumstances. The vessel
remained Ut Yoik for month, taking
her cargo of iurs, and then set sail Tor
England.
AS she was passing hy the rocky is
land, the scene of the rescue Of the first
shils's survivors, the lookout announced
that he saw a man sitting upon one of
the rocks. The statement was received
with incredulity at frst, but the sailor
repeated IL with go mach assurance
that the Captain mounted to tue cross.
trees 10 look for himself. Sure enough.
there was n man sitting on the rocks.
The ship ut once headed for the is.
land, and anchored. While the aucl OF
was being cast, and the boat manned,
the casiway approached the vessel and
sat upon the rocks in plain view, rs il
awaiting the arrival Of the boats crew.
He was clothed ard apparently in good
onward repair. considering the circum.
stances, and Was recognized by the
: Captain and some Of the crew, who
knew him as Mr.. Davis. They hailed
him. but h. returned NO answer. No
particular attention Vas paid to this.
however. and the boat was pulled rap
idly to land. What was the astouish.
lnert of the crew, when the boat neared
the shore, to see Davis leave Lis sea,
and run rapidly toward the interior of
the island! They landed and pursued
him, hut failed 10 overtake him before
he became lost TO sight among the
rocks. A tolerably thorough search Of
the rocks resulted in no further indi.
cations Of his presence, and the ehas.
was reluctantly abandoned. Among
the niore credulous of the sailors it wal
of course, believed to be Davis wrath;
but the practical Captain and crew, wbc
had known the man well. insisted on
his bodily presence, and so reported il
in London on their arrival. The stor,
vas received somewhat ineredulously
however and finally dropped from mind
The following seasen, nevertheless
the lookout OF another vessel. made tn,
same discovery and another hndins
eusued, with the same results. Davi,
disappeared suddenly, but entirely
He still wore the clothing he had o.
when wrecked, though in sadly latter
cd condition. After shat he vas se.i
again in . nude state.
In the fourth year after his shipwrecl
party landed from q company's We
sci and endeavored to catch him. Tn
pursued him closely, and used eve