Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-08-01

and the task of heaying this all In with the
old schooner rolling and pitching in the
heavy sea so that it was almost impossible
to stand was anything but comfortable.
Every few moments a big wave would
come tearing and foaming in over the bow,
almost Washing US away from the wind
less We finally, however, got our anchor
to the cathead and discovered that the
holding fuke had broken entirely of. TAX
in our Try sail, We double reefed the fore
sail and >cud along at a smacklng rate
The Wind increased during the day and
t e >ca rose to a fearful extent. one big
wave struck Us full on the larboard quar-
tcr with such force that light dory that
was taken up to the quarter was spin
tered into a hundred pieces 1t was bitter
cold withal, for were up in latitude 70
deg. 10 miu. aud as the gale continued TO
Increase toward uight We hove to and lay
under double rcefrd for>ail until morning
Next day. June llth the wind abatcd
s"mrw hat but the stu run mountains
high. | stood by the binnacle aud watch
td the uwerlug waves, their submits
Cr, sted with white foam. threatening each
instant to break over u and engulf u> he-
meath their angry waters At one moment
Ne were In a deep vale with lofty noun
taIns towering before aud behind Us and
The next We We're on the summit OF the
crest With yawuing gulf> on either side.
We were reminded OF the words of the old
hymn we used 10 sing
The men. ssioni>hei, mount the skies.
ihtn >Ink ~ gaping graves"
We bent on new anchor IN place of the
! broken one, and next day (l2th.) anchored
aud caught few fish The schooner Ab-
ncr Nelson Of Camden came along side and
Hall ltuI bts L. ,siu
days and had SEQ h>h We had now been
i've iaS~ uu and had less than 100. We
continued tu cruise about for a number of
day ~ >,alch ~ Dish, hut with poor sue
tra~ and gradually working father south.
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rr> cruising A. We were
puriu. much uf the time dense fog
covered The face IF thr deep - thckis
hai wc could hardly ~tr y vessels length
ahy.j Wh,l, ~ the same time the stratum
would Zee - Thin that at night We could
s., jltr stars shining brightly Immediately
overhead Ihis thick fog renders fishing
upon the Banks doubly dangerous. a> We
wrrr ~ the immed late track OF steamers
aud square tisgcr>" crossing the ocean,
aud There i often Imminent danger Of he-
gu- run Down by these huge crafts while
cHstinped III the fng
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