The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-10-25


The wind was 50 strong and came up 50 sud
denly that it blew Oh the tors Of the waves,
thus preventing their rising. and the air was
% full Of scud that one could lf0t see the length
CT tie vessel Most Of the soldiers or deck were
ordered Into tie cabin. IS they were ia much
danger, besides being iH Tie way Of tile sailors
After the wind began 10 moderate and the
waves ID rise the schooner which was in tow
laborcd heavily. and seen began 10 leak. Ia
The evening lAe ies.a had gained so tia; il be-
same certain t.zs l.-e schooner must sink before
morning 50, nlLa great difficulty, her crew
we're taGen on beard Tie steamer, then the
hawscE W.5 COT and tlc schooner abandoned
During tae storm one Of tie l5tA Me. died Of
heart disease. Tie next morning none Of
the Eect c1Hld BE seen bat during the day
mOst ri Is asseLlb.ed a g.lL- aud q tie afternoon
We came IN s.glJ n the coast VI Texas. Shortly
alter H90a AOT. Z we anchored IL Br4z0s san
tl4go Pass. where we remained I'll next day.
About noon Nov 9 tie &C.. Banks and Clin-
ton were orlaFoa 70 cross illg bar and land
TIER tEga4s The Gen. Banks, 2 steamer If
light GEat. went adcsd and crossed taa bar
without dlraiiy. Thca cane tria. for
TIE clinton il narrow crooked channel
was barely en5ngli water for the steamer.
while Ae Dre kefs were running dangerously
ElEs1- 4ieE commander. Cart Baxter. % brave
anc sai-l.li old sailor, gave tic order 70 20
ahcad slowly, aI.d luael oay good Storage
WY L-ie 1lE415el Nttt+l4if4@.E approached the
bar. u lo scene iii tHat ul9IGcuU can never be
forgotten by those uh0 stood On tile deck Of
the Clinton. uncertain whether the next h0ur
would soc tIeM safely "a shore or escaping in
lile-bglts from stranded vessel The uncioud-
- MONDAY sCn sAoae from sky Of as bril-
-laflg g blue as poet 5E painter ever gave 10 the
SKY Of italy; gn the right the l0w. sandy shore
O. laarc Island extended farther than the eye
could reach; on the left, TIE high, round
topped saaa hil.5 q. B4azos Island hid the dis
tant mainland ir5a view. aud a little farther
away, beyond the mouth Of the Rio Graudc
lay tic c.lassi rrti-tl5nred Mexican coast. with
the blue YAH OK tlc 6Ua3aloure Mountains In
the bsc5t ground straight ahead a few miles
distant stood lQtty Landmark, the white
lighthouse O. Point Isabel, while close at hand
tossed the fierce breakers OF
BRAzos SANTIAGO BAR.
With a sailor at each cafbead constant,
hesVipg the lead, the Clut0u moved slowly
ahead in tue narrow and intricate pass anC
soon reached the RIOS. dangerous placc, wherJ
jest az Tire slo4lesl point the chanDe made
EncQcn bend. The order was given TO star
board the helm. but the QuaEterlaaster at TN
wheel confessed By his responsibility, made
mistake and turned the wheel tae wrong way
"c,af5gaTd Sl2Ib0aTd. uari-a-starb0ard J.
shoutg5 Cd Capt. Baxter What kind Of "a MAJ
are Toug Fourteen years Quartermaster an
Col know st&rtoagd from port" The error wa
quietly recifgd and tie bow slowly swun
10 The right direction but is came near bein
Zoo late, Tor the ceeIty-]caaed steamer 1truc
tTice heavily Oh the bar, slough fortuuaiel
not sticking fast The most dangerous plac
being PASSED, Capt. Baxter gave the order: Hoo
her Oh, Dir. Snyder and 60 ahead strong.
and, although rubbing tho bottom scyers
times, we were soon over the bar and in goo
water. Preparations for landing we're ouickl
made. Capt. Baxter hUrriedly lowering d
boats, endlay0red to land the first troops. an
succeeded iB doing So, bat rs Joe Andrews, OIL
Color Sergeant was solnefflat conservative
has Views about exposing himself 10 danger, th
18th Nc. had the honor of landing tie FIJI
Tag. The enemy Lad not been able to assenb
force sufficient to resist our landing, and 500
The troops on both steamers were ashore. VI
landed near what Eas said to be the ruins
some saltEorks, marched about mile TO whel
there were two wells Of brarkish wafer and
we had no tents. went into tiyouac. Tic uel
Gay the 20th Wis. Gnd, think. the 1871 low
landed ID boats at the ia0uih 81 tAa Rto ti741a