The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01
A Timely Rescue:

And that s what ais tnIS GU
reb. and that 8 how feel.
Timely Rescue:
fit is in the night that man falls
overheard from a ship the chances OF
bis recovery are very remote. and IN
the DAYTIME, if the breeze be fresh
and the sea rough, the odds are fear
fully against him. Much then depends
on the GOODNESS Of the owner OF the
deck. for if he lose his head the man
is gone.
A passenger on packet ship bound
from New York to Liverpool, tells the
following exciting story:
was sitting on deck reading when
the cry "a man overheard was heaIo
The mate had charge Of tho deck, an
old officer. whose equanimity no en-
ergency could disturb. can see him
before me now distinctly. and hear
his rapid orders. 'sDoWn with the
helm!'' said ne to the man at the
wheel, and as ne himself srrang to the
taffrail and cut away the lire buoys,r
his orders came continuous. Jump up
in the rigging there, one Of you, and
keep your eye on him; let go the royal
halyards, fore and aft; let go the top
mast and topgallant studding sail tacks
hard lee there; forward! rise tacks
| and sheets; main bowlings; get ait
here now to your braces quick; main
sail haul!'' and as the ships head came
round to the westward. the after-yards
swung around and the mates voice
was again heard: '.Let the halyaTdS
stand: leave your head sheets flowing
clear away the lee-quarter boat, and,
Mr.. Jones, jump into her here with
four good men. Now, then, stand by
to lower. Steady. and mind what
you've got hold of. Now, then, lower
away!' aud as the boat touched the
water: s'Hold on to your forward
tackle. let 90 aft, unlock; let go for
ward. Now, then, give way right out
Oh the lee bow; that's where you II
find him!'' and the boat was OFT, not
over ten minutes having elapsed since
the first alarm was given.
Only those who have passed through
a similar experience can probably ap
preciate the anxiety with which we
watched that boat. Now we wonio
lose sight of her entirely, as she sank
in the trough of the sea, and again, as
she rose on its crest, the men were lay
ing their whole weights upon the oar:
. in their efforts to reach their drowning
shipmate. Every minute or so thu
mate would hail the lookout at tht
masthead Lean you still see him Z
and the answer would come back
ssCan see his cap, sir, once in whil'
, as it rises on the sea, but can't tel
whether the head is in it or not.
Soon the masthead hailed again
ssThe boat has stopped, sir !; they r
pickin' up something" and the mex
!, minute we saw her heading toward tn
4 ship.
Nov, then said the mate, "get
whip on that davit and stand by, to ru
him up quick when they get along
q side.''
;, Nearer and nearer came the boat
and soon rounded to under the quartz
!, of the ship. In the stern-sheets lay
limp mass. but whether alive or deaG
u we on board the ship could not tell.
bend onto him careful" the cal
= tain said. land two or three of 20
4 lump over the side and steady hi
= up"
In trice the second mate had pas
ed couple of turns of the whip arour
the mans body, and as the word W:
= given the men on deck walked. ava
u and ran him up to the davit, the me
- over the side steadying him CAREFUL
e to prevent his swinging in against tt
Il ship on his passage up. As he came
deck he feebly opened his eyes, and tt
steward who was standing near with
l: glass Of grog, put little OF it betwet
u his lips. Rousing up, he took down
a there was in the tumbler, a good s'thr
u finger nip
y .He'll do" said the captain II
e, risk him now; hook on the boat al
III hoist her up" As she came out of Il
TO water he shouted, ssPut up your heir
"a fill away the head yard; stand by 20
rs after braces - and away the ship we
ne round on her heel, and fifteen minut
Sc later was going on her course again
o, the rate Of ten knots, with studdi
We sails allow and aloft.
M A wonderful evolution freak b
y Just come under our notice. A We
ng ago one Of the illustrated papers pi
ed tured the New Year coming in as
n comely and tripping maid. This We
nd the same paper represents the sar
year going out as gray haired. tx
a tering old man. Will Prof. Hulk
Ill explain!
IL -
IT. Longfellow says, sssome feelings a
all untranslatable no language has be-
,r- found for them" A man who sli
or on the ice at the top of an outside pr
oh of stairs and goes to the bottom wi
al a velocity that makes his sudden st
interesting, has these feelings. He
to apt to think the world hollow, q
/ z | that it should have been stuffed wi
saWdust.