Nebraska advertiser., 1881-10-13

Toward eight o clock the storm of
rain and wind struck the deck. With
nothing but her little bit of sail, the
Tankadere was raised like "A feather by
the wind, the violence of which could
not well be described in words Com
pare her speed TO quadruplc that of 4
locomotive rushing along under full
head of steam, and it would still be be-
low the truth.
During the whole day the vessel ran
on thus towards the north, carried by
the tremendous waves, preserving,
! fortunately, n rapidity equal to theirs.
! Twenty times she was almost sub
| merged by these mountains of water
which rose VI ON her in the rear but
an adroit turn of the helm by the pilot
wardCd El the catastrophe. The pas
| scngers were sometimes covered all over
| by the showers of spray, which they re-
| ccived phiOsophiCally. Fix did not
/ like it, doubtless, but the intrepid
Auoda, with hereyeS fixed upon hercom-
! panion. whose coolness she could only
adm ire, showed herself worthy of
| him, and bravCd the storm at his side
As for phileas Fogg, it seemed rs if this
| typhoon formed n part of his pro-
! gramme.
Up to this time the Tankadere had
always held her course towards the
north; but, toward evening, as might
have been feared, the wind, shifting
/ three quarters. blew from the north
west The schooner, now having her
! side to the waves, was terribly shaken.
! The scd struck her with a violence
well calculated to terrify any one who
/ Il
OF vessel is fastened together
With nightfall the tempest grew
wilder. Seeing darkness come on, and
with it the increase of the storm, John
B,nsby felt great measiness, He
asked himself If it would not be time
to put in somewhere, and he consulted
! his crew.
His men consulted, John Bunsby APP
preached Mr. Fogg, and said to him:
Il believe, your honor, that we
would do well to make one of the ports
of the coast"
Il believe so, also" replied phleas
Fogg.
"Ah - said the pilot, "but which
one?'
~ only know one" replied Mr..
Fogg, quietly.
"And that is-?"
"Shanghai ~
The pilot could not at first compre-
| hcnd for a few moments what this an
swer meant how much obstinacy and
tenacity it comprised. Then he cried ::
"Ah well, yes your honor is right.
On to Shanghai ~
And the direction of the Tankade re
was unwayeringly kept to the north
1t was truly terrible night 1t was
Il miracle that the Gttle craft did not
! capsize. Twice she was submerged,
and everything would have been car
rlcd off the deck. if the fastening of
the ropes had given away. Mrs. Aou-
da was worn out, but she did not utter
a complaint. More than once Mr..
FOgg had to rush toward her to pro-
tect her from the violence of the
waves
Daylight reappeared. The tempest
was still raging with the greatest fury.
However, the wind fell again into the
southeast. II was Il favorable change,
and the Tankadere resumed her way
on this high sea, whose waves then
struck those produced by the new di-
rection OF the wind. Thence a shock
Gave crnsbad iess snlijI"Ihnijt T"rL" hori,
Er,n tir,o +n lima ,brnmn,h no
broken mist. the coast conld he nor
cejyed, but NOT q shin in sicbt The
Torkadere wos the onIv ono t,anin,,
tho sea- 80
At noon there were some sions Of =
coln, which with tha sinking of tbo
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tinct
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