, 1881-01-21
A WHALE SIMS A SHIP.

nfuntilhs Voyage III l.. IsoRts.
\ N<rt'.t tH. t'fereHrH
The ship Essrx, Captt'eorkc f'o!lnrtl, .jr.
sailed fr0,n Nantuckuthi The 32tfl Of August,
1910, for thu Pacific U!c!n. Sothng nut Of
tlte ordinary en,lrsc ofctints occurred until
lie @Hl, Of Soscmhertsl0. On the morning
nf Tint day, lllc ship 3elng III fatttnsle deg.
10 min, soutl, Iuugiiuc 10 deg. west, wllales
wcru discovered, mi nil three boats were
.owercd III pursuit.. Tho ship was brought
| to tic wind md lay ,ish lcr mantonsal hove
alnck, awulting tic ss.le of t,c contest. The
| ,tatc's boat s1ou stuck nwl,a1e, hut II blow
| If his tail nprnth, fmsa hole III tie bnat,
they were ollfge.vo cnt from hin attt de-
yote their altenltr, to keeping a'l0At. Dy
stut,.uE 1ackets hto the hole and kterihg
one MN cuns.astly haiing they were ell.
ahlutl {, check no tl0w OF water and reach
tl.a stip H. xaety. IN the s.caWt!n.e the
Cnptan's n'tl sg.t,rt mates bnats hal fast
cnrd 10 nnothet whale, and Tie nate, 1,eat!-
E,lg tie ship fu. them, set about oycrl,aultng
hts ooat preparatory 10 lowering 1t agatn.
While dolng this l,e observed Il large spcr1n
wla!r. break water as,ont twenty rods fr1m
disappeared, hut immediately cane .t',, ,agaill
u,0ut ships length Dir, niltt t.ale directly
pr tile Vessel, Et'iIsg IT velocity Of about
lrce miles M hour. The Essex wns advance
I{uth H. HyyNl lllG SHTE intE SlJEEus t3ctliEE-
liy Ind tig mate ordered the boy ut Tic helm
sreat!y accrirratcd speei, struck tle *l,lp
Wlth Ills head Just forwario! TIC fore chains.
frofn whose ncconnt this Is cotldcttse,t.
drought up as suddenly and violently. rs ii
| few SECONDS like II leat.". The wi!aIe. pissed
| went, canc up on The leewartl side Of her,
niltl lny oil the surface If the water apparent
" stunned, for 'tbnnt lno1nent. !lc then
started su!!drnIy oK to lceward. Atr. C!'ase
| going, al th[s time tllc vessel WINS bcgln-
| lIing to sutt's by the lteata, and tile whale,
abellt 100 yards oil, was tllrilshlng the wafer
ytgten't!y WITH Vt !;'s sat aI o|snt'ts and clos
Signals Ind been set fnr t!le return Of tho
other boats: Tor the slip ind already settled
- 'e s rHpaa'y st @ ~, Tss wriss s Eye M 1sr or
mud cntleasDrcd tu cnltect NY thoughts fur
| tlle occasion. l turned ~ tic MMts, two Of
which wu tl,cn !ad With tie SLIP, With tho
should be- no |'tier rgsoasrce LETT. Hnd while
MY attention Has thus engaged fur lIlU-
nltht was aroused with the cry Of 4 itl1tll at
tho latcl,wny, Here lle is-l.c Is making fnr
abnnt ullc hundred rods directly AheA,l Of Us,
coming down, apparently, with vice us Inllcl,
speed. aud to me Mt tut lll0lItllt II Arpetsrpti
x;ss,' WIt': !rfold fury and vengeance in hls as
4 line Of foam about n rod III width. made
| with his tail. which tla continually tlirasheat
frDm slde to .1i,le. marked l.ia u!H9'A!1,g. Mr..
tbs ycssyl might crs,ss lii line of. the whale
approuetl, and the secona s!.ock no nfoitcd,
ailtl instantly Eavu nr,cr5.to Tint etlcc, but
scarcely had t!1e COURSE Of tic sill i, already
somewhat ., Mntcrl1Esc. probably. , . 9srl, r.
wtalg crashed inse l!cr bows, staytng tl!em
completely III directly under the cnt-llead.
,Tl|o speed ,nf tho whale n thls time was
moving nj about n!le-half lhnt rate. After
tlla second assault tho whale passeta under
tho ship Ms before, and nut Ut sight to
!ccwarl. Whatever WINS to l'e tlnl'e now must
were IN m!tloee'l'', more tla1 Thousand
ntles from tito ne,trest land, their ship ralt-
Idly scttilng lHHratli them, ailI llosl.ing. 10
saye t1,e bit fr1Il Grel1 mat5 rnsl, Ct wlS 9s
lAtlIiugs 9r t'le slntre bont were cut ai.d sic
waist; two guad,tll,ts. two rtnct!eal nnyl-
Eators, at1u thy CHptaln's anti Mnte'a trunks
the Stewart. nnI tI'o slnta Ind saved !l!u
two hlu,lacie cUnmsscS. Then. as Tic sil1u
full uyar OIL lIer. bcasn Glltfs, tho bnat. Into
wl,ie, t!le 9rtleles ha.l beet' p!!ncsd. wn; W,
r,a1>srh since tho whn1e FIRST NttNykeH thu
shlp, nr. now she !ay full Of water, her deck
scarcely atavo tho sllrface Ut the waves. anil
her crew NbrttNtt un tilo ocean,
As tho Cuptal!i and sccunsl n,nto ca:Io up
fn their boats their nllIazGtneit utt lInrror
upon scellg ,tl!e condition of their late home
eAnnot ~ ttescrtls1. l}y order ut Curt.
aeck scuttle,l. MID nl'out 200 p;,u',ds ii
treatl, solne .30 Enlsuns Ut water, y inliskct,
small tnh'ster Of powtlof, twn ales, twn
rnsps, two pounds of hat hoat nalls, alld ": son.9 !,
With two .sasts a.,d u t.ying-jtt, ai,d twu
sprlt-snlls constructed for e!!riI out Ut the
Tighter canvas os tho sl!lp. Ills butts weEr
uls0 strengthened arl built ~ ntn,lt siN
"sasara sS' oiG for 81. satety. i,lesa urrparioiis
occupied tic lurggr p0rtIDN Of threo tlnys
T]ln ship was now rAullly breaking up, ulNt
tl'o Cantan ealel = council nf tiie officers to
seryntio,' take'l Ill 1,oo,! M the I'D Of Ny
ychl,er tLey foull t1iey wero H. latitude
" u north, loMEilutle l:07 west. The near
eSt a w. iS H. IsIahi q ,hi t'% ,,eXt r.
l'acitic WIS but little explored. atn! tlsest
islands, ware presumably lnlmhEtcd By say'
ages thu! w1'on. tue sery, e!enIct!ts welt
nore kl,,a M at i!o%si,ta9s % r. al. l!"l cone! Hii
or Peru. Tho l,pl, were accordingly appOr
tio1le'l ainona the baats. Thu Mate's bout was
tho wenkest,. having been stoyD sevor
..ssigncti sIx, wl!tu tho other twt, carric.l
seyeM eWs!!, TIL. rycorl az tl!e .,assage i
full of melancholy lnterest, but too loug foI
spite Of tt'e Utmost cnr.. u port'n1. of tl!ql'
miserable p!ttanee of breaa was t!aina1sa B.,
oW "a ter b9at; . syero 4gsi y III, ,ta% na tsasnE M M
niglIt Of NV, Is Cnps. I'ollar.l's hoat WI!
attaske4 by s;9 ki s !. a"! Snrl| tSiH.;|
ii iesal;i its terrific ,tssa,,lt. III tils eoti. d
Decernber, tiley lantcd on, on nneEa'S Isl Isl
tIIoro thoy agalm set sill, .Mft
or leaving tl,seo ot t'o!r r,, ra,a1,r, n ,,t}' +,
lncnce.l uu thu .ilIl If December to nluke TIL
nr!!.s y"yass t.%aMI !,s te lsl"%i o. ID, !un' NJ
cltal tullx lis lt,t n, illa lUtll ut lnl,ary tl,t
See1tHt Mute AInttncw T. J"y, sifa n1nl 9.' wn
lux nf hIs Inly Into Tho 'ltetP by Ills feeble
:. sa'l!lcncA cnl'tl'9niuns sanla to enlle.t
tllu lnllts Dec,,n,u sepatatesi. utle Aisl !lel
annt!!crDt tho n4ate's;rrew bccaY!o unlrnolct
A,!tl .Iletl. The botyn tho srs0,nl tlnfnrtunut
WIS ttiy,uel1Derrtl, tD tl..1t cut fEDl lis hone