The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-04
An OLD SAILORS YARNS.
The Ship Trident. Of 1sw Bedford
Loo Bound Tor sixty Years in
Da@nt Bay.

The Ship Trident, Of 1sw BedSord,
Loo Bound Tor sixty Years in
Da@nb Bay.
Nsw York World.
There are no doubt, sir" said the
old sailor, that when it comes to Q
question Of savin' life sailors don't
never hang back. but are willin' to
,aks Ill risks. ] never remember
no time when Q call were made for
volunteer to save life but what every
nan 1t once stepped forward. and
the officer be 70 pick - to who he'd
have with him. Iii were . question
of property simply. Jack wouldn't
take an extra risk, but If it are life,
why there's never no hesitation.
II were . teilin' you awhile ago of
q wage what I made in the ship
Colossus when We was druv away
I'D to the north ard and come athwart
. ship ice bound 10 DAVIS Straits.
We fust made her out at sunrise OF
q morning in the latter part OF
September, We bein' Q reachin along
On the port tack. with the wind west
BY south. She were about two Pints
onto our lee bow, and We kept a
pint Of. 90 % to give her q good hard
full and increase her way. The ship
in the ice were soon clearly visible
from the deck with the naked eye. or
rather her spars were, for al that We
could zee were her three lower and
topsail yards and her three topmasts.
the to'gallan' masts bein' sent down.
There weren't no sails set, neither no
Gag ayin' % - it didn't look very
probable - there was anybody on
board of her, cause if there bad
q been they would have seen ue aud
would have made . signal. Never
theless, tho old man be to 60 t. her
If it were possible. and arter runnin'
10 to within = mile of the edge of the
ice-psck We cIewed the togallsn' saiIs
up, hauled up the courses and hove
her about, leavin' the head yards
square and the jib sheet 6owin,. 70
As her only motion would be q slight
drift dead to leeward. Then the
word were passed for volunteers to
save life and al hands come for
ward. There weren't no credit into
it, cause nobody didn't see as there
were any danger 10 the sarvice, and
all hands had . curiosity to see what
we're aboard of the craft into the
ice. Her hull WAS clearly visible
now, and as near ne We could judge
she vas . ship Of about 400 tons. and
probably q whsler. Two bosts crews
we're sent in. and the old mans idea
helm for to land . explorin' party
and then return With the bat to the
ship. Then the party, on its return
from the wreck. could be guided by
our ship. and come to the pint highest
to her aud be took on board agin,
It we're seen that it were goin' for {"
be q work of some houre for to git
to this ship after the party landed.
for she looked to be q good distance
from the edge Of the pack. and no
doubt we're . good bit further than
she looked. I bein' awfnlIy young
and strong. this being the fust voyage
I'd shipped as . able seaman, were
the fust one chosed by the mate as
were a'goin for to lead the landing
party. The other three men was joe
Cook. Barry Williams and Bill Benson.
all of 'em young and powerful strong.
and all 'em good sailormen. 1t was
Q good long mile to the pack. and
much further than it had looked
from our ship decks. but We got in at
last, and cossted along the ice for to
find . good iandin' place. the sea
rollin' in agin it too heavy for to be
comfortable. although it had seemed
quite smooth afore We left our ship.
Finally We finds q little cove, and
We stuck the boat in there, and got
safe to the shore. or rather to the
ice, and then sent the boat of agin.
Then We turned our faces toward the
wreck and Get out. She seemed to
10 much further of than she had
afore We left the ship. and it were
clear that We had no fool of q job
afore 20. and that il involved a tramp
Of at least Eve miles over the ice.
This afore We left the ship looked a.
smooth % . deck, but it were in
reality all bumped up into ridges.
come of which WAS too high and
rough to climb over. and We being
to make long circles around 'em.
1t were 8 o'clock when We landed.
and it were noon when We finally got
to the ship in the ice. 1t weren't q
dangerous service 20 long as the
weather kept clear. and it weren't
very uncomfortable so long as the
wind kept moderate and with q but
of sunshiue into it. but If it should
como on thick We might never 6ud
our ship again. or il . sudden change
to the north'ard took place. unused
- We vas to extereme cold. We
might have got frosted. As 1t we're.
the hard labor Of making our wav
over the rough hummocks kept US
warm. and although very tired when
Ne got to the wreck. We was Other
wise putty comfortable. It we're .
dreary waste we'd travelled over. as
"ne c,uld we'll imagine. To the
norih'ard a. far % the eve could
reach the Geld ice extended, it,
altitude unbroken by sign OF life If
any kind. either bird or beast. To
the southland and west'ard towered an
ice m"uniain at least thousand feet
high, its ascent broken ipto innu.
mer.hIe p~~k.. that shon. Ike silver
in the monday sun. Everywhere
the eyes turned they rested IN
nothing but ice. save and except the
chip which W had c,me % far to