Daily globe., 1882-09-19
EXCITING SCENE MID-ocEAN
Men OceybOarI in q Monsoon, With Shayl
About.

Hen OcerbOard in q Monsoon, With Sharks
About.
Manchester Courier1
A correspondent who was a passenger by
the steamship Dacca, which left Madras
for London on the 1st ult., sends from
Alden an Interesting account of an exciting
scene which he witnessed during storm
in the Indian ocean. The vessel encoun-
tered the monsoon a few,days after leaving
Colombo, and had rough time of it until
the 18th ult., when the gale became so
violent that canvas had to be taken in,
awnings furled, and things made as snug
as possible.
The correspondent describes what fol-
lowed;
81 came on deck at 6 q. m.; it was blow
ing fercely, and tbs spray coming over the
sheets. x \. There were three of us
on deck when the bell struck-a Miss,
Mr.. and myself. We were holding on to
orr chairs, which were firmly lashed to the
inner cabin skylights, under the lea of the
ladies' saloon. Part of the crew were work
ing hard to get the starboard Efe-boat in
board, when bigger roll to the windward
warned us of what was coming. Hold onv
some one shouted. We held on. The chairs
rushed forward ON their Aashings. The
deck stood upright. In, came the sea, over
the gunwale, over the taffraiI. up to our
waists, Lifted tho 1ife-boat out of its
shackles, carried it overheard. smashing
away stanchions and davits, and out to sea.
Then came the horrid cry cof eMan over
board ?
"The helm was put down, the engine re-
verseds and back we went on search-all
the more 80, as sharks had heen seen around
the ship earlier in the morning. The boat
was presently seem some two hundred Yards
oH, keel uPpermost. Soon after the two
men were observed clingingon to it. Then
came an exciting two hours, during which
ws steamed after the boat, which was drift
ing rapidly toward the east. But turning
a ship like the Dacca is very slow business,
and as she hung in the winds eye jib was
holsted to bring her round. By she time this
was done the boat, with its pitiful- looking
crew was away two miles and more to lee
ward, and we were rolling heavily and un-
manageable. At last the captain decided
to lower boat, and the order was given.
Stand by the boat and soon after, lower
Who is going la herr he shouted.
NThe first officer, Nj Ingram, sprang
over the side, caught hold of the davit
ropeA, and slipped down, bnt just as he
got near her, great roll of the ship lifted
him clear of the boat twenty feet in the
air. As he came down again the boat had
drifted forward, and he was plunged down
In the boiling sea for five or six seconds.
Up he came again as the ship heeled over,
still hanging on and missed by an ace hav-
ing his skull smashed against the small
boats side. 1t was really terrible sight, |
and we shuddered as we looked on, the |
boat all the while lashed up and down by |
The violence of the waves. But at last his |
opportunity came, and he dropped into the |
stern. At once he was followed by the |
two fremen, and two European
sailors, the native crew hanging shame
sully back. One of the passengers, q young
English officer, Lieut.. Wolff, of the 18th
iusileers, son of Sir Drummond Wolf,
Volunteered at once. But the officer in
'harge would not accept passengers
ervices while men of the crew could be
rot. At last the boat showed off, and the
'ars were got out, and in terrible sea
hey set out for the missing boat. Di-
ected by the motions Of man aloft.
hey got alongside her and took
he men aboard. Then 81 be-
an hard row back. Sos
s'We lost sight of her again and again,
rendering how she could live in suoh .
ca. But still she held on, and got at last
nder our lee. By the help of a cassl +
il scattered over the waves they were j
stilled, ladder was let ,
own, and, when the last man stepped on /,
eard, such a cheer greeted him as told i 1
i'm what we thought of his pluck and t