Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-28

On Jersey Beach In Snow Siorm.-.The
Fnllllmcnt Of nm Omen.
New York world.


Fnllllmcnt Of mn Omen.
Now York world.
zone Of the mpudentest things as
knows on" said the old sailor, ARE the
way people M aint never been to sea,
and Of course very ignorant. has Of
criticism when II ship meets with nc
cident. They say if the captain had
only done 30 and no, or 30 and 80, or 80
and 30, why, ii stands to reason as it
wouldn't have happened. Much they
knows about IL. Here's ship goes on
to tho Jersey bench. "Ahl" they says,
''if he'd only used his lead he wouldn't
have got there" and then they'll git out
II chart Of tho approaches to Now York
hnrbor, and putin their ignorant fin
gers alongn line due cast from Squan
pint out how gradually the water
shoals and how distinctly the soundn's
is marked, and git it OIL again, "If he'd
only used his lead. They don't know,
these ignoramuses, as there's such II
thing M currents, and that these cur
rents amt constant bu: vary in force
from one to three miles nm hour, and
that II skipper bound in, even If he gets
latitude within two or three days of
bein' in with tho lind, which many times
he don't do; but allowin' M no does, he
still has to steer 30 w M to avoid Long
Island, which arc M bad to hit ns Jnrsey,
md 40 steerin' w to safely go along the
Long Island shore he may encounter
three-knot current to s'uth'nrd, and tho
first thing no knows he are hard and
fast onto tho Jarsny beach; or allowin'
for tho current, he may steer to tho
northhrd OF his course, and OWN to n
long continuance of s'utherly winds
jist previous there mayn't be no suth-
erly current jist then, and afore he
knows where he are he may be plum
onto the Island or the Long Island
shore. And in both instances he may
use the load and take all precautions.
Fifteen or sixteen fathoms, white sand,
of Fire Island mans IL clean berth of
shore, and right in the fairway track to
the lightship. Fifteen or sixteen faith
oms white sand off Squan, or Long
Branch, means close in shorc, md pilin'
on the beach in " few minutes If no be
M her head mint got to tho oast'nrd
"Not M I'd be agin heavin' the lead,
which are, M all sailormon knows, tho
surost guide when in with tho land; but
what ! argics ARE, that II II ship arc
reckoncd up for to go onto the beach,
go If she had ten hundred thousand
deep sen leads and sailor to every one
Of 'cm constantly heayin' of 'em.
Now here's what happened to me
soon arter that most infarnal villain of
shippin'- in Liverpool begin for
TO take sailors out of American ships
as soon as they arrived, and then charge
from 10 shilings to El for to ship cm
ag'in. ! havin' got ont i'll the Garrick
were, with NIL the rest, deludod into
leavin' her in the river. and arler ono
or two nights drifts on shore, were hard
up for ship, and glad TO make my
mark to any articles rs was put before
me, NJ likewise and acoordin' were llnr-
ny Edwards, M was II chum of mine in
the last ship, both of us shippin' with
out any moro notion Of what ship II
were than the babe unborn. All we
know'd were that she were bound TO
Now York Mt f2 -. II month and IL
advance, of which the shippin'-master
keep fl and Civ liz notes for 60 apiece,
chargin' IS. on the pound for cashin'
Of en-, and handin' us Il l0s. The
slack of the pound was walked away
with by tho boardin master and with
tho 10s apiece Harry and mo sailed
largo on u last nights drift, helm down
to tho pier-head vt 8 the next mornin',
M we'd agreed for to be.
"As we was a-goin' of in the boat
Harry suddenly says: Are that our
shipY and when the hontman said il
were, Harry says To me, Count ten;
there's hawk ON her fore-truck.'
Il knowd what he meant, of course,
and counted for my dear life, but had
got no further than eight when Harry
says, Its too late, he's gone and sure
enough 50 he had. OfNonrso We know'd
that this meant baaNluck, hut what
could we do? Here We was, regularly
shipped and our advance spent, More
over, here we was NIL aboard Of the ship
in the Liverpool river. our dunnage all
aboard, and unless we liked to forfeit
that there wer'nt no way of leavin', and
even if we did the chances was agin us.
I Harry were the fust for to come 70
rcali2in' sense OF the situation, and
says he 70 me, We be 70 SO into her,
Tom|
1--WE be, says |.
Maybe, says he, as it'll only be a
loss OF spars or u long passage says he.