Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-04

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linen he hurried up tho stairs and all
was sui. shouted for heln-the
ho"llhg OF Tie tempest drowned nv
CRIES ! waited. There was n momen-
tary lnll IN the storm and heard the
order given TO push OIL. Il, my terri
PIE anxiety ! shouted again, but at the
same moment the storm arose with re-
doubled fury, and no one heard INV
frantic cries. All hope had indeed van.
,snou' 4 was prisoner alone upon
me , SINKING ship-horrible thought! In
WIN despair beat with all my might
against the door. although / knew TOO
wen That salvation was no longer pos.
SIDE ior, as the boats must inevitably
DC separated in the darkness of the
night, should not be m ssed before
the ship was entirely wrecked. In.
deed' how could 1 cherish any hope2
Durlng the occasional pauses in the
storm could hear the fatal water
surging IN the hold, could feel that
Win each movement the ship was set
tllng lower and lower Suddenly IL
gave fearful lurch. a SETTLING wave
rushed down the gangway, forced It's
way under the door and flooded the
stateroom. i cried aloud. for beliey-
Ell all was over and must die without
making one effort TO save my life.
felt that could have looked death
hrmly IN the face. had / been upon
deck, with Coils free heaven above
mo. but my hair stood on end at the
horrible thought that | was TO drown
shut up thus IN cage. Was there,
then, no way Of escape? / looked
about me, and, uiter.ng sudden cry
OF JOY, sprang 10 the door, unmindful
OF the fact that the water was rising
higher and higher.
Fool! Idiotr' | cried. why have
| not thought OF this before? I am
my own murderer"
My eye had fallen upon my revolver,
with trembling eagerness. l discharg-
ed two barrels into the lock, shiyered
It TO atoms. and moment later was
standing upon the deck--not second
too soon, for the ship was sinking rap
idly.
Full of wild hope, strained my gazo
TO discover the boats. but far and near
only thick blackness shroudod the wat
ers. However. since heaven had help
ed me thus far. l would not despair.
d scharged the remaining barrels Of
my revolver and threw myself into the
| sea wishing 10 be as far as possible
from the sinking ship
hoped 10 find piece OF the wreck
age. and in this ! was not disappointed.
| for / bad not been swimming long
| when / discovered mast 10 which
ropes were attached. so that had only
20 lash myself to IL as firmly as posi-
| BILE and let the waves bear me WHITTIER
soeyer they would.
Suddenly. however. tremendous
eddy seized me. was thrown violently
backward. whtred round and round as
II in yorteN--ihen | knew nothing
morei
When | recovered consciousness
was IN one Of the boats. aud May Brod-
stone was bending over me.
AT daybreak all the boats which had
been separated IN the darkness we re
called together. and the LIST OF the pas
sengers aud crew was read hr the cap
tain. As soon MS il was discovered
that WAS missing, they rowed back TO
look for me, but no one was able TO I'M
derstand why had not taken adyan-
tage of the boats
BY this time the sea was quite calm
so that nothing interIered with their
search.
Presently they perceived a dark
object and approaching IL discovered
mo cliuging ia desperation TO the
wreck. laughing and shouting like n
madman. / remained ia this condition
for some time after hal been drawn
into the boat Gradually. however. l
became quieter. although | lay in
dclrinm for more than twenty-four
hours
As soon rs my mind was again en-
tircly clear. | related my adventures.
VIII clI filed all my hearers. and
especially May Brodstone W tn horror.
NOW. ! understand exclaimed the
captain. THE rascal! Our boats lost
each other in the darkness. In the
morning. they all came together again
except the one which contained Albert
Strefier and some Of the worst charact-
crs among the crew. Either he steer
ed the boat in another direction, TO
escape the punishment which might
await him. or ho must have bribed the
81 Tors 10 desert usl
Whether the captains superstition
was correct | cannot say, for never,
from that day 20 this. have heard any
thing Of Albert Strcffer.
The very same day we were picked
up by an English steamer and landed
in England, without further accident
or adventure. Nav and | proceeded
Mt once 10 Germany. where we were
married aud established our home. Nv
little wife would not hear OF again
crossing the ocean. since il was rs i'm
possible for her rs for myself TO forget
the most inrriblc moment of my life
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