Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-25

narrative will appear in the JOURNAL ca,
u saturday until the story Is completed.
\ In these brief chapters the exciting stoi
;, Of his life among the savages, his suff,
, ings and privations and his mar yeIous e
cape will be narrated vividly, as related
u the writer by the genial old gentema
r whose life has been so full of romano
tragedy and sad reality.-EDTToRl
CHAPTER /.
MIR. HOLDEN'S NARRATIVE.
| left the place of my nativity
sundered the many ties that boun,
me to home and friends, and, in Ju
'' ly, 1881, entered on board the shil
Mentor, at the port of New Bedford
Mass, for whaling voyage to tn,
Indian ocean. We sailed on the
day ofmy enlistment, and / soor
found myself upon the bosom OF
the great deep, and at the mercy OF
an element to which | had been but
little accustomed. The whole ship's
company Of the Mentor consisted of
twenty-five.
After leaving port, nothing re-
markable occurred during the first
part of our voyage. Having succeed
ed in obtaining a small quantity of
oil, we touched at Fayal, one Of the
Azores, or Western islands, to leave
the oil and replenish our stores. Our
course was down Cape de Verd is
lands, and without any accident
worth relating, we passed round the
Cape of Good Hope, through the
straits of Madagascar, and found
ourselves in the Indian ocean.
We continued to cruise among the
small islands for some time. But
being unsuccessful in the object of
our voyage, it was deemed advisa-
bile to make for Java. Soon after
leaving the island of Mortay, there
came on II violent storm, which
lasted the whole of three days and
nights.
During all the time we were una
BILE to take IN observation. This led
to melancholy disaster, which was
the commencement of misfortunes
ana suflerings, too great to be ade-
conceived of by any but
those whs have experienced them.
The violence of the storm compell-
oil us to take in all the sails but the
top-sail, which was close reefed.
We were sailing in this manner.
not apprehending dangers, when,
loout eleven o'clock at night, on ,
May 2lst, 1882, just at the time of re- 5
leVlng the watch, the ship struck ,
with great violence what we after ,
wards found out to be the coral reef ,
extending to the northward and
astward of Pclew islands. The ,
hp ran directly upon the rocks. =
mi struck three times IN success :,
ION, he waves dashing over and :,
round us with tremendous violence. /,
Al this awful moment was in INV y
erth, IN the steemge. When IN, -.
hip struck the third time, SO great "
'as the shock that | was thrown =,
rom my berth against the opposite -
de of the steenge; but, soon recov. 4,
~
ring myself, rushed up ON deck. ;,
here all WAS confusion, horror and
lsmay, The ship, Immediately af- ~,
II striking the third time, swung -.
onhd so as Ia bring her starboard -,
lie 10 the windward, and was in a !.
oment thrown upon her beam l..
Ids. ~
While IN this awful condition. -,
TN the waves continually break. :,
< over us, threatening Ia over.
helm us In n watery grave. or -.
sh us To pieces agail lst the rocks,
captain came upon deck aud i'm. -,
ired of the second mate, "Wher, -, ~
we'' The reply was, IL daa', On
ow, but think there is land lee ~,
MI There WAS no time for d,.. ~
ention. IL seemed that the inn. Nv Nv
'dlate destruction OF the ship WAS s's
WI
n the midst of the confusion | Wv w
mi the mate give orders for lower. ~.
the larboard quarter boat. His ,'' m
'c'ions wee Immediately com. an'
'd with, and ten OF the cnew w ''
CIV themselves into IL, thinking ,h
lore safe thus 10 commit them. .
'es 10 the merry of the waves -,
u TO remain on hoard with the -
'pect of u CERTAIN aud speedy
iilnalion OF their existences. As .
oars wen fastened 10 the sides "a' ~