Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-21
Driven on the COast-The Life Saw
ing Service.
NEW YORK. Feb. Il.

NEW YORK. Feb 10, 1850.
Being ycyy fayorablv IMPRESSED with the
.o~t;, IS a., r. G re, S; Ct.
''' Tue "'''''''ses 10 DC "erNeh from II.
cannot refrain from speaking of my own ex-
pcrience. as connected with it, and the man
,>. IN ,,h;,t, ,,.,.o,, g., .,
a.,
oy means OK the ornches ouoy' on the thiru
of February, during the terrible storm that
swept our coast. carving death and des,ruc.
w
W." ~ '"N s'9"ye"" i""s'
Geiignttui passage through the Guif OF Next
go. bat, after passing through the straits Of
Floriir stormy weather act in and xe had :,
-,
su'N'S' 70" VI e'''s' 'oor"'ns Nape hatteras
2" '''i s.Ne'e o"e' ia, we "ea'nered IL
s"'rti m.,ipiss W w. "",e sea'hanship ana
.''ea", ', Las. VI Iap's,n Zines: OF
tuSus,"' "si"e' 'V.i'','a"uer vi '''e snip me
Jay 'r'or' '"e s'e"' s,otn' Tue ~tnthef nad
oee" ',ty p''"-a"'. we were sa,'ing before
,ar "l"'i anu VIZ eo"sra'u''thg our
sei'es 'l'' 'eio,e many "ouFs we "ouiu De I'D
neN o'n pu' man proposes ana "od
"sPo, some hours "i'er hlghtlaii ob-
se.'rn ~, i'''ie u"e's'ness ON the part OF zap
'''" ''','es' anu '',' nc scarcely quilted the
lug "''' ia" 'e,'re" !" rest,
","i" .''' t"','e "'eN""'us an" iorwards
"',.. ny "e"u
| ,"'"N !" nus nav wv" eie'en o'clock
WY" t"e ~ oesa" 70 .se' lmo'oins
,o"e,''"s VI '"o u.s>sP'r" Vi .he captain
eo"'u no' sieeP, p"' lay awake listening to
'ne s,sn'"S an" meaning Vi '"e VIVA rs II
sweep through Tue rlsging httie after
WE'VE ! "e''u Tue captain oruer Z" take IN
sali. ne command was no sooner executed
man ,"e STORM ours' upon US IN All Its FURY,
ana ,he snow l'.i'he 50 thick ana fast that 1t
was W 60. e.en ''e iens'n Oh tne
aesSe' "u"s",s y, ''e u"'e as oes' could
II mus n''e "e." son,ernere oet~eeh TWO
MI" .',ee o..oe~ ""e. nearu 'ne captain
ente, u''e cso'"' ne ia" nor iet,red at all dur
i"e 'ne "iH'' ASKER nun IL mere was any
ua"Re'' lie 'o'' n'e 'ne vino was driving
tue 'esse' to~arus the snore, out ne thought
ne ~""" DC ao'e 10 keep on Ii could
NOT nave pee" .'ore than ten MIN
'ss """, VI, tn"e "c answered me,
'.'o,c We ne"'" ''~' p,eu,,"r' e1A'ihg sound.
"''c" always Se"us '"'''' vi nolror 70 the
mariner u, sea anu =" "h""eht we feit
'errioie SHOCK anu a"e" the sessel had
struck. Inc" ensusu scene "hieh oeggars
'eserip.'on. Has'ny rising ana partially
ile>>,"s .sse., r"."e" 20 u'e companion
way pu' "e "e"! eAs "'s"ki"e over the
mp o"; -. :" '"s"n ner; rendered II
."lose lo' ~. W ~ y" uecN' neara
Wv. .ne e"p''i., ~ ."aaP,' nNe tones ABOVE al
,''e '"', VI "ine anu "es, issuing MS or
| ''crs 70 we s"n'.seo a"o .''g"tened crew en-
oeutse'ng mem 10 prompt ACTION, oy the ex-
''np'e VI "'s o"" sea possess'on ana bravery
Ns ~" "s u'e ~ i'"k sne cneerni-
.,,'' III, y. ."'r sA"n"'
,,n ,a"'u :" o"ex MS oruer' he
u u,1 " ''. ea''''' ~ A''ay any fears or
ua'" "'s. nNe ,hoIsn Possessinga
s'Vs. 'e:'' ., eou'See anu seiI-contfoi IN mo-
''e"'> y, "a"ee., ! must admit that l was
s't',e snA' ',is"'s"e"' no, showing nut what
we haa 'ouna,rea on a rock far from the shore.
hu' "nen eaptsin Lines. informed me that
We naa s1ranre' on tue oeaeh not great dis
'"nee ir"u' 'ne snose, my alarm and anxiety
soon snos'u,u. anu IN rev moments ! was
a. ua'', an" qu.e' as ."s e.p'~.n n'msei.
rr;nss sc ,aa nc: 80, ~ a.a: "n tne
~erHlhgs Q, ,ae me saving service: l knew