Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-24

and could hear the water in the hold gurgling and rushing with every lift of the brig's bows; and could not question, from the volume of water which the sound indicated, that the vessel was steadily taking it in, but not rapidly. Swallowed half pannikin of the hollands for the sake of the warmth and life of the draught, and to render myself as water proof as possible-I took from the captains cabin a stout cloak and threw it over me, en- veloping my head, which I had cased in a warm fur cap, with the hood of it; and thus equipped lighted small hand lantern that was used on dark nights for heaving the log that is, for showing how the sand runs in the glass carried it on deck.
 moved with extreme caution, casting the lantern light before me, sometimes starting at sound that resembled groan, then stop ping to steady myself during some particu- lar wild leap of the hull; until, coming abreast of the main hatch, the rays of the lantern struck upon mans body, which, on my bringing the flame to his face, proved to be Capt Rosy. There was wound over his right brow; and, as if that had not sufficed to slay him, the fall of the mast had in some times round his body, binding his arms and encircling his throat so tightly that no exc cutioner could have gone more artistically to work to pinion and choke man.
 Under mass of rigging in the larboard scuppers lay two bodies, as I could just faintly discern. It was impossible to put the lantern close enough to either one to distin- guish his face, nor had the strength, even if I had possessed the weapons, to extricate them; for they lay under whole body of shrouds, complicated by mass of other gear, against which leaned a portion of the caboose I viewed them long enough to satisfy my mind that they were dead, and then with heart of lead turned away.
 I crossed to the starboard side, where the deck was comparatively clear, and found the body of a seaman named Abraham Wise near the fore hatch. This man had probably been stunned and drowned by the sea that filled the deck after had loosed the staysail These were all of our people that could find the others, supposed, had been washed by the water, or knocked by the falling spars, overheard.
 l returned to the quarter deck, and sat down in the companion way for the shelter of it and to think. No language that I have command of could put before you the horror l that possessed me as I sat meditating upon my situation and recalling the faces of the dead.
 I will not pretend to remember how passed the hours till the dawn came I rec | ollect of frequently stepping below to lift the hatch of the lazarette, to judge by the sound of the quantity of water in the vessel That she was filling knew well, yet not leaking so rapidly but that, had our crew been pre- served, we might easily have kept her free
 and made shift to rig up jury masts and haul
 us as best we could out of these desolate par allels There was, however, nothing to be done till the day broke I had noticed the | jolly boat bottom LID near the starboard gang. | way, and so far as could make out by
 th1 owing the dull lantern light upon her she
 was sound, but could not have launched her
 without seeing what was doing, and even
 had managed this she stood to be swamped
 and to be drowned. And, in sober truth
 so horrible was the prospect of going adrift
 in her without preparing for the adventure
 with oars, sail, mast, provisions and water
 most of which by the lamplight only were
 not to be come at amid the hideous muddlt
 Of wreckage-that sooner than face it Wa.
 perfectly satisfied to take my chance of tht
 hulk sinking with me in her before the SUI rose.