New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-23
IN THE BAY or BTSCAY, on!
AN OLD SAILORS ACCOUNT or HOW IT BLEW II
LATITUDE 45o NORTH. LONGITUDE 81 WEST.

Az OLD SAILORS ACCOUNT or HOW IT BLEW IL
LATITUDE 400 NORTH. LONGITUDE 81 WEST.
He was bronzed and weather-b ea.en sailor
aud ar he taked with TRIBUSG reporter he cnewed to-
baeoo, (which l. n trlek AL soamen larn'
"speakipg OF siorns said he, " have experienced
few in my time, but about the toughest time
[ ever went Through when l was second
mate Of ship serapha from Cadlz bound
for Bordeaux We had good weather IN We
was about 800 miles FROM port when VIC got storm
that shook up sone can tell you The captain had
his vile along what made things worse ior Il comes
kinder hard woman 10 be cOched out IN sch gale
"a We we're Blew. Ii blew IT 4 would blow tie ship
out OF The water and the tea was roarn' ana ioanin
ana knockn' about as II We wac plsything made
for ifs 'speciai amusement Wien 1t came my watch
that night went on deck into the lyeiest, aSiulest
nIsh ever The ship was under doube-reeied top
sails and hb and storm uysal ncged on The mlzzen-
basf. sac would the top oi wave and then
plunge down she meant Ia straight to the bottom,
and every now and then a great wave would rise
m above us and break the vessel win free that
sent something by the board every lime We bad had
ST. Elmo's lights the yards the night before aud
knew something was coming
safr comes the ship to naven through tempest snd
II once the great Twin Brethren SIC shining the
sail"
repeated the reporter
That's yery pretty" said the sailor, d" but when you
the Yards Just you look out for storm, that's what
say-twins or 10 twins and poetry Notwithstanding l
bnd the helm on the night speakiu' OF, and 10
prtyent myself go' overheard without time TO collect
my dupnagc was dashed to the wheel All hands were
on deck and AL hands were pretty tired.
The cook had tried build fire In the
galley 50 az TO make coffee. but the water came
swasning over the deck It put the fire out and by
and By big wave aud knocked In the size OF the
galley Pretty soon another Dig and took the
slp on tho quarter II bonner. that wave and
thought Davy Jones had II Knocked the star
board buwarK into kindnn' wood md knocked "a big
hole IN the cabin The partition between the captains
room and the main cabin vas carried AWAY
mud also the partition between the main cabin aud the
s,ore-rom The first mate toik the helm and the cap
tain and went below There was three ieet OF waer
cabin, and tne cait@ns we was JhsS ABOUT ucai
VITA cod and iriZhl we got her "a tne cuoin nuu
the o'ctstie hai bottle OF run IN my room
the only biz Of Liquor there was on board got lt aud
her 10 death. nut II ala her goJd' hnu sue
kinder came to- Then | shaved my way
ait aud TO the poop jnst IN time to see tue
sail blown away. Ii "ent WIN Bang IKE th1ndn Ahd
we saw IL 60 kltin away TO reward ike balloon gone
mad aua ran away. We -ot our SPAR no we na" auu
rg. up, aud IL did very well eJndern H. lore
10 .alan tmast came tumbling oOwn. Wei, 10 make
loug story saori, by mornm there wa u nen eit o
80 sup Serapha bat her lower nasts and nun ine
cabin full OF water, there was n'e ieet
OF water In the hold, and seams had opened
an over However, the storm had passed away, ana
though there still tremendous sea on we r2seu up
jury stopped the leaks us oesI we could Ahd KEEP
the pumps agon. ana IN three Gays we got mo port
aud rign glad 10 see the place. Take my ADVICE
Young man, dont ever 20 10 sea"
Way 90 yUd got" - .
Weii you zoe us my business. and IT'S kinder nice
when stormy but we sailors nave sAyl"g, mat
a man VINO wOu1 20 Ia sea Tor pleasure would 80 10
You know whrre-.Or past me-
Inc reporter took his leave; as he departed ne heafa
The ole tar singing 10 himseHi
The Guerrero a frigato bold
the tumbIng ocean toled
The grandoc. ohl