New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30

a. !. itnd and score of other odds and ends. In 9
corner was bagful of charts, ana on "a s no ; stu
over the door cbronOmeter and case Oh ins,r"-
ments for navigating purposes, such IT'S = soooor
plane.scale and the like These articles eonvcyed
In NV calm and then, emerging with the manu-
class nourished il before Forcnce's face She re
co&d and shut her eyes ana p up c' hn LASS to
cried No darcn't look so gave the glIhsS 40
Amt Damarls who immediately fell 70 eXpiorlhg
hr avn no~ntcnonce saving well, on tho whole she
did NOT look so dreadful as she had feared w ucIc-
unon Florence said she did not mind taking Jusi one
non Rrt IL was now time for me 10 bundle on
Heck. SO taking the brush and comb, sailel
| forth called to the cook and babe HIM gei them
washed and carried aft TO the ladies', anu 'lcn
| ioinnd tbe bo'sun 1t was o'clock; the sun was
still fairly high in the west aud away ap1ut MI"
points the port bow was Amsterdam !'Ianu, Us
liant about thirteen or fourteen miles u Ly g.coih
as sprinQ grass against the sky with the large reu
dish colored clouds sailing over 1t into inc olst
astern nothing was TO 9e Seen n"l NJ" th nmps Of
! vanor which were coming up IN shoals out 81 Iho
| western sea and whenever he hove hlnsel Gear
| of one of those bodies the 1asU icdueh-
! ING light wOuld come down in perfect ram
gushing into the hOllOws of the seas TIL theV Iookoi
as deep again they were. ana ming oul wy oi ~
| ern seahOard in a manner to make lhe Nilci- .
| there appear leagues farther OF than the western
| horizon: and a fine sight il was can tel you, 10
| watch the effect of this lifting sunshihe when q
| l"ud drove mn TO the orb and seemed with IT'S
shadow to shoulder up the gush OF light clear OH le
surface Of the ocean INTO the level SKY, Mhcio i
! vanished presently to reappear III our wake anu
como with n leap along the snow OF IL ana lhe
breaking brows of the surges ~ the brig would DC
bahGd in the abE EIofS sr % her 't oPsas with
screech as it split upon the rigging ana u moan as y
swept out of the ca4yas she aroTe, IuR pun Sor
| grooming through II, dragging hef ueo VI lo"ih i'i
Heading as we were, first the southern, then the
! western and then the northern portions oil tii9
| isiapd TonId be opened and compassed by MS; and
might he as sure fate that II there were PGGoI,it
there they wOnld spy us coming me LYLE tigI,o
threw the land mp clear and keen IN the elu VI 'i ~
| tnIosconr--that was "a very good glass though lts
coat was deplorably ragged and od-and Id see tl.9
green of plenty OF vegStatOh nhtah1c 70 behold
| tba1 the hollow sterile, crater rock on winch We
had passed the night. But look as ! wonld th oa,
was no apuearance of signal OF any khd 10 NC SCH
On the sou II and east side of it, swept the Iueecu
line and foreground Of the water with extlaor-
binary care but nothing resembling 9oat VIZ tb no
he Jisccrned though reckOned that II any OF the
Strathmore's people had found an asylum there
thcv'd make haste to put of and intercept us wheI
they saw the brig heading dead for the island
vrnIt into fhc cabin 10 overhaul the charts, and
coming acros one of the Indian Ocean WIN INC
prIckings of half dozen voyages upon IL, l t en-
amined il to make sure of my navigation LOT hl9
M desire TO plump the Sarah Jane on sunkeh IeeI
hereabouts and finding the coast clear reformed on
dcrk and stood c0nvcrsing with the DO sun whhe
tn ann sank lower and lower and the island on the
lee how grew bigger and grcener with the ilu'h 81
the setting dayght upon IT, i d% cio gS Shadows
swept over it, Yet the sun was sui above the
water when the land was little more tnah three
miles distant plain n the glass as man manu- ~
his ewes and the surt ringing it with the CLEAN oil
WIN m afraid we shall find nobody there, Do'sun'
Pm afraid so too SIR he replied letting the glass
fall from his face: there's plenty Of stun 10 MAKE
smoke with, anyhow there PienS i, ~ see a
pocket handkerchief if such thing was holste; II
none of our people are there where are my M
| picked up or drowned, or still knocking aDouu
one of tho three certainly f0I we know they re not
On ST. Pauls Island, and I'm afraid they not
ne Amt Damaris and Florenccjoined MS to look and
forward YOU could see all the men hanging over the
rail- staring at the land -, l,1 hi,
Fathom by fathom we drove along, no on pllg
smashing savagey as she dives and trembling
under the pressure that was urging ler I'iI DOW
sprit pointed to give the island clear berth anu
r. Srp whose lower limb was close to the water,
was nearly abeam; fxedly ! watched the lahd as 10
siovi1 drew aft past the starbOard cathead on 10
obaft the fore rigging and sternward, until The
the fop1ost heights looked like burning gold, sna-
dnnv melted upOn the blue of the sky and burned IN
| tbe clouds beyond; and when l Withdrew my eye
from the glass the sun was gone and the greeLlsn
seas were rolling up to us ont OF horizon 'n'' WIS
iih swbcei tHeper sung ont let her 90 or Bosun,
got the yards braced in for rounding INTO the east
This was done and the wind by being brought aft
! rave us a more comfortable deck. CourteSylh9 anu
rolling only an old wagon III ballast klo"S INV
snDding tbc island veering away the starboard
ouartcT and opening its northern and eastern slus
which fast taking an ollNeColu"cu looi III TN
"'l@amd Inv 70 6cave to- said to the bo'Sun, We
must give our hopes Il chance i'ut WY mum 800
Tb CT ' was Still little twilight left when, witt
, her main-topgallant slowed ana me ln'ihs.
and forcSail hauled up, tho brig heln was pul
I | down and she was hove 10 with her head 70 tIl'
I northward There was Aare-tin aboard ana IRON
time TO time we burned this over the ral the tur
nenriue making a great glare that illuiGlnated thC
brip from he eyes to the taiirall ana inc ngnl wa
t 50 strong that every time u puihSu I@y' u, !. 't
p onr sipt useless for spell, and the ngh' seemed az
black as thunder till the white foam showed again
and we saw the island like lump OF huIg2 o9"h u
: leeward But no response was made, no llght "a'
! shown, and boat appeared though INC mes
/ phant0m of must have been spicu IGtl IL Te'i
, there by the eager eyes when huhH over tno III I
: | yyarks gazing, and searching and probing th'
syortninr waters with sight lntcnslItd Dy eager
ness 70 snccnr those who had been our shpmates.
; | There's no chance, sir. sand the bobln 10 me
, altar ,ye had bcpn hove 10 two hours during whcl
the brig had drftcd away 10 the eastward TIL the
+ dark lump of land hung fair on the weather quar-
: fer If there's ecr soul on that island our lar'
| ,nust have been visible to cn; theYG Know th'
n | meaning and If they had boat they iauhcu II
failing that, they'd l,nde fire 70 LET M know theS
: | were there Mr.. Seymour, yell find that rock n
l. | desoate rs ST. Paul ,-.aot
/ That's what think. But what do the men say
If they choose we'll bout ship and stand OH ana 81
VI r6 H wafch of duty had gone below which was
pretty good hint that they had abandoned al lue;
of there being anybody to save OF that Island
Shilling called to the men who were on deck ah'
E | mt the case to them. Should Mr. Seymour stant
OF and during the night and vail Ior me llodI
II ing breeze before sailing away ibey answers!
that they were quite willing, but they we're airal'
$ it would be of no use If sad one OF tnGn, d t IN
\ pcople fetched that island on the same day rs "
fctcbed ~ Paul's they'd have their boats, Tor tn
l. weather was too fine to do 'em hurt. II they ha'
= their boats and was there, they'd have ratched OF
> Tor ms whenever they SEQ the brig hauling int
: view No boat appearin' and no sign havin beer
u made aboard lIamslerdam Island my notion Is, slT
> that il would do no good by stOpVn.
>, All agreeing IN this view, babe them once aga
look over the side and have a good stare round an
: then, having fingered another half hour, ordere'
the helm to be shifted and the yards DraceI sqnai
for
wrench to 90 away though il aiteFward Turned on
r to be the right thing to do stood peerng INTO I'll
a out b!,ck and magniied even at the distance o
II three miles faded into the general darkness, ant