Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-18

ter of despair, its pangs being none the
less bitter from the knowledge that
there was abundance of food in the
waters washing his prison. and that he
had neither hook to bait or bait to hook.
and must. perfOrce, live as best he might
upon berries and seal-flesh.
So the dismal DAYS dragged on, the
only event breaking their monotonous
misery being Lords nearly coming to
grief altogether in graphing with a
great seal, rolling into the sea with it,
and scrambling out alone as quickly as
his weakness allowed. After this bout
he contrived to crawl up the mountain
again, and to his joy deserted large
ship making for the island. The sight
gave him new strength, and he man
aged to get down to to the beach lust
as she entered the harbor. Soon boat
was lowered. and he knew no more.
until his eyes opened upon little crowd
ter, and drank till he swOOned again,
when kindly arms carried him to the
boat, and he was soon safe in the care
of the famous explorer of the seas. Cap
tain Cook.
THE AMERICAN SAILOR.
In 1918, an American sailor was taken
off desolate rock in the South Seas by
boats crew belonging to her II. NJ. S.
Queen Charlotte, whose attention had
been drawn to the spot by the smoke of
seaweed fire. He had, three wears
before. been left there with three COM
panions. all of whom had quickly sue
cumbed, while he had lived on, sus-
tanning life by feeding upon the flesh of
birds, and drinking their blood.
THE FLEMISH CRUsOE.
The find of the Queen Charlotte's
men was not so surprising as that of the
Flemish seaman Pickman, when in
1916, his ship grounded near small
island-rock between Scotland and Ire
land. Some of his men going in search
of eggs, come upon black hairy crea-
ture, who by signs entreated them to
come to close acquaintance; and finding
the strange object to be really a man,
they took him on board with them to
tell the skipper his story. 1t was a
melancholy one. He and two others,
occupants of the passage-boat between
England and Ireland, had been cap
tured. and afterward cast of, by a
French privateer. Having nothing eat
able, save little sugar, with them. one
of the three soon died of starvation, the
others lived to be driven on the island,
where they built hut out of what was
left of the boat, and for six weeks lived
upon sea-mews, sea-dogs, eggs and
water. Then the partners in misfortune
parted company, one of them disappear
ing, leaving his fOrlorn friend in utter
ignorance of his fate; he could only
surmise that be had fallen into the sea
while searching for eggs. Months
passed, and the poor fellow lost all
hope of deliverance. Winter came,
and found him clothesless. Compelled
to keep within the hut for DAYS to-
gether he only kept starvation at bay
by catching sea-mews, as hungry as
himself. by sticks thrust through the
openings in the novels walls. So he
kept himself alive, until the accidental
advent of the London-bound Flemish
timber-ship released him from his
dreary durance.
THE STORY OF JORGENsON.
Less happy was the ending Of a Won
derful adventure that befel Hans Jor- |
genson, Swedish whaler belonging to |
the White Wave. a Californian schooner |
in seal and other fishing in
the North Pacific. On September Is,
1879, the schooner being within sight
of the Aleutian Islands, a boat was sent
on shore for water. the crew consisting
of Hans Jorgenson and two other sea-
men. Hans. having his rifle with him.
had no sooner landed than he went off |
in search of game. and. as he took no
heed of the signal of recall. his mates
returned to the ship without him. A
furious gale sprang up, and for four
days it was impossible for the White
Wave to come anywhere near the
island. At the end of that time a