Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-06-03

taken in. and the crew waited patiently until
daylight For q while the captain, Who had
been III for several days. remained in the
cabin With his wife and child, but As il soon
filled With water, they removed TO the cabin
top, about three feet above the deck. where
they stood With the first and second mate
while the sailors we're grouped on the top OF
the forward house. The decks below them
we're flooded every instant by the seas which
broke over the stern. washing about oil
NOV able articles. The ships boat. which
had lain on deck across the main hatch, vas
smashed to pieces. Every one on board
yrs drcnched By the flying water. except the
baby, whom the first mate held carefully
wrapped up in his arms.
Meanwhile the crew OF Station No. ~.
reused by the parolman. had hurried fom
the station. under the command Of Keeper
b. r. Martin. dragging the boat on 1t. car
riase. The vessel could be just seen, like
sort Of shadow. through the smoky darkness.
not plainly enough TO distinguish her rig,
nor her condition IN the water. The nrss IN
icntion uas 20 20 out 10 her in the boai, but.
although the tide ~as los. the surf on the
beach ~as so bad that the keeper determined
TO attempt the rescue BY the brceches-buov.
which. With the wreck gun and lnes, sas
accordingly brought from the station Op-
srations by these mesns we're necessarily Y
DELAYED until dAylish, should disclose the
situation and condition Of the vessel. the
life-sa,ins cree busyins Themselves mean
while IN planting the sand-anehor and get
ting the gear in readiness for action
The light Of dawn showed the position OF
the schooner; the gun sn at ouee placed.
and the fret shot fred. The shot fell short,
bu, . second vss suecessful. and carried the
line attached over the wreck between the
main and mifisn mAsis. y here It sss caught
b, the sailors by this time the rApidi,
swelling tide increased the Seas. the violence
Of which began 10 break up the vessel about
the decks. and forced the ships eompan, TO
take To the rigging. With the sho,-line in
their hands. II ~as another misfortune that
they chose for their position the main and
mr1sen rigging. becausc ], placed them
farther from the shore and less sccessible 10
the ife-sa'ing crew. besides putting them IN
the yer, quarter where the seas. ,umhling IN
enortAps volumes over the stern. made Il
mos; nifhcult. not impossiise. to reach
them by the boat. should boat ser, ice IN any
sabsidenec Of the swollen wafer. become
feasible. The choice vas. however. dictated
BY consideration for the captains wife and
child. Who. having been With him on the
top of the cabin. could most easily gain the
miIsen ratiines. The forma,t ~As also
working baily IN its step, and seemed 10 be
in danger 81 falling. Another unfortunate
the sailor. up in the rigging. balanced on
their frail foo,hold Of rope, made It imprae-
tlcab!e ioy morr than tao to haul upon the
shot line at time, and greatly diminished
the force Of the hauling To add To their
difficulties. the seas came s.th such tremen-
dous fur, and ashcd 50 h.gh a. TO frequent
!, carr, the men ON th. ra,lines of their feet
and stEaighten them out almos; horizontally,
while they chung by their hands The suf
hccnily terrible labors imposed by these
Conditions were further increased by the
shot-hne ha,ins TO be hauled, together with
the ! IL inch ~hip-line Si,h I,s block which
the lIfrsavlng crew had no~ bent on TO Il,
through q lateral current ns'~eeh me sfeoA
AHd Inc shore fa'hiiik s'lh 'elos,'! equAi
70 'hs 'Peea .. . 'uin''i'e man Sh'e,, earned
'ho's' -. 70 ,',e "oi'".H .Hu Vi 'he 'ee''
Ai'a D' mus oons"s s'eAe' auA"'. "a
n' s9 Ion .i,e 'Ahu' Aasn'sH'ea me ~eis'
ees'es .hA' mace II A''hos' ln'Possso's
,.' no. 'te shio..u'lAT men on IoAiu 70 hAu1'
ne.~eeh e'sht asa hihe "eioeA ,ne AeePe'
and efes oi i-"e saving S'anoh 40. 10 A.
n.ee upoa .ie scene anu assss~o 'he ..eS
o' S'A'ioh no: ~ AZ ''.sa enof" 10 Aio inc
'A,io's N getting me Ship lhe 20 me YES,
eJ~heh vss conc o! SaiAihs 70 siho"Hu
snh ths sa'eefea-up siaeA oil me ist~' ana
'aoae'n! .s''aiAx II so.a ".~I'e' "hish
enabled hose on board 10 haul IN lev
iaihom. before 70. the current carried The line
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ABOUT .oV !a'Gs "om the beaeh' disclosed
o! the clear hgh OF day IN the great eH-
panse Of storm! water the vessel lay Co.
'sehed' ''eIn 10 'ne sea- her lower part ei-
eep' the statboefd waist, bo~'prit, and Jio-
boom completely smothered up IN raging
surii empty hog'heAds continually coming
Out OF hef; her mass ana yards asiant,
standing ava! from the riot oi breakers be-
low and ten dark hgufes scattered about
up IN the man and mirzen rasiines, some
moving others IN quietude' iashed to the
rigging: ons Of these hgures held some
thing ike bundle. II Was the mate, with