Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-09
A MAN OVERHEARD.
ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT ON DECK
IN A CRISIS.


Fslling from a Terrible Height-A Leap
to the Rescue-AdJusting the Life Buoy.
A shark in Sight-A Moment of Hor-
ror-Sayed at Last.
George and crossed over to the lee side Of
the deck TO see what was the matter, and on
looking up We observed Hunter gradually
making his way out to the lee yardarm; his
head alone was visible to US as we were
standing forward, the sail hiding the rest Of
his body from US. What was he doingf He
is sitting on the foot rope and working his
way out to leeward to get hold Of that gasket
you see flying away to the leeward, said
George. He has managed to let it go some
how" Come i'm again roared Mr.. Rhoades;
come in; do you hearf' But the lad took
no notice of the order, still working his way
out to recover the gasket Finally he saw
him seize hold of the thin line, and begin to
work his way back with it. Presuming that
he was now all right, George and | crossed
back to the weather side 10 resume our walk;
but We were scarcely there when cry from
Mr.. Rhoades quickly brought US back again
to our post OF observation. Hold on, for
heavens sake" he said. Here, jump aloft,
two hands, on the royal yard, and get hold
of that boy. Be quick, for heavens sakel'
To our intense horror, upon looking up
again we beheld the unfortunate lad hanging
TO the bare end Of the thin gaSket, hanging
in mid air about the height Of ninety feet
above the deck. Two smart able seamen
sprang aloft as fast as they possibly could,
one man carrying a stout line with him; but
time was precious, every instant of it; the
boy could not possibly hold on to that thin
line for long. Up at that giddy height,
swinging out far TO leeward as the ship
lurChed over the spectacle that poor Hunter
presented was enough to turn ones blood cold.
Get the gig ready for lowering and haul up
the mainSail," said Mr. Shaw, who, hearing
the excitement, had now come up on deck;
lit is quite impossible for the lad TO hold on
much longer, and those men will not be able
to render him any assistance aloft" The two
men and Hamilton, who had run up after
ward, were now on the topgallant yard and
quickly making for the unfortunate boy.
The excitement was intense. The captain
and all hands were upon deck, some frantic
ally hauling up the big mainsail and others
clearing away the gig. | foreSaw plainly
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