The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-28

morning" said her commander. Capt James
Nickerson. we were all below except Hector
Mclsaacs. who was watching on dock. We sat
on the lockers talking. when suddenly heavy
sea boarded the schooner. strikng her on the
port side. and over we won't She turned COM
pletely upside down, and all Of us below fell
sprawling upon the cell ny OF the cabin. The
siYyc tumbcd and strp X the dock and smashed
all to pieces. BY good lu TX the fire had gone
out and we wore lust going 20 build II up again
when the sea struck us The locker opened.
nnd th1 cont came tumbling. about our cars.
The bed ticks in the hunks fell up too. and there
we all lay s'rqmbling on the ceiling. 1t was
only minute before the schooner, which WIS
iplllng rlEh! over Ike log. righted herself and
tumhlcd US back on to the floor again. Some Of
us were considerably bruised. but nobody was
seriously hurt.
and the two masts torn completely out. But
tIgierf; nn ing, to the port rlsg NJ Riiic and
round under IA the schooner rolled over and
come up on the, other side. We hauled him
'hooncr-lighs, coal, clothing, and provisions.
BY pumping and battling all the time we kept
and almost frozen. We were picked up by the
steamer Austrian and carried to 81. Johns, and
the steamer George Washington brought us
home And now YOU can do mo good turn by
returning our thanks TO the Captain of the Aus
trinn Tor the Kind way in which he treated us"
Hector Mclsaacs is a tall and slender but
muscular young man. with brown, honest
ld,f., ullu mn irish accent.
or which he was helping to III out for IA VOYAGE,
and reply ing to a question about his wonderful
escape. wen don't know how II was-but II
was SO. | WIS standing right forrard Of the
milen. and had hold u the hoop OF the mast
A big sea came and took her. and hove me into
thc sinrhoard rigging That parted. and was
hove into the port rigging. The sea struck her
on the port y lie. and over she went thought
to mcsclf, ! cant b. saved now and | wont
under; The water howlcd In my ears, and |
could hear the tmbcrs a smashing. thought
wns drownin and that the vessel was sinking
but hung onto tho rigging with all my might.
IL seemed as II my arms would part IN tn mid
haN" been five or siN minutes that was under.
and had give up all hopes to bc saved when
pop out come my head from the wat aud
hung on till the boys hauled me on board"
a, You haye had marvellous experience. Mr..
Mc1snacs."
Well. sposc so. don't know how it is. but
You won't want to try tho sea again after
TINT sort 81 an escape. will You z
danger becoming his fore name. Pointing his
thumb carelcssly at the schooner in which he
had been working. and which was almost ready
Tor avoyage. he said with grin. I'm IA going
in her"
The sympathy fclt ;or those who lost friends
IN the storm finds expression in many ways;
About one-th ird Of the men Lost wrro married
and had children. The bcrcayed families are.
in most cases. left poor. soma Of them destitute.
The fishermen spend their money freely. and
while they live their wives and children, who
are easily contente,l, have no wants unsatisf"d.
But when they are lost their families frequently
have nobody TO look TO for support, and are
Obliged To depend upon charity. This il more
often the case, because the men who brave the
dangers Of winter fishing are nearly all young
and their children are small and unable to sup
port themselves. Gray-haired fishermen are
rare IN gloucester. except uloss vino hay" be-
come well enough oif To- afford To- stay at home in
.rman who goes Ia The banks in winter II sure 10
be- lost. They nil recognize this fat hut
cruises IN winter. If successful, are more
profitable than IN summer. and each man hopes
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