The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-01-26
SOLDIER AND SHARK.

Inspector Of Police Patrick II Meiaurh
lin n not Only a great oarsmaa and Aeim
n4cf. but Hlsi grrzi story teller Ills
ocrasionni departures from tho eonven
,ional and generally heeepisi principles
which govern yarn spinning have. u !,
true. cast a slight shadow athHsIt Ills
yeraeiiy. but L- IN nevertheless listened
90 With respectful attention vixen hr starts
out To entertain hi, friends with relations
of his adventure, A, al osfsman and
swimmer. however. this rvnoWn !, un'
damned by hts Hiopaaii reputation Tho
insl-,-ior r1slgs uos, Of Ills sparv time
during the spring and summer a; tho
Nzrt,nE Boot club house. a. !tay i,ligu
lir h . tnaubyF ~ tho club aud tho happy
owner Of uas u tho haadi~a; and moe,
perfect rowing SHELLS When 10 u uo;
on tho wafer IL biz -, eFu!. 10 i, Ia tho
waller IA bathing HHli Sometimes.
however. A. on eooaaigu, Of very cold
WEATHER. saci, 8, tina, u tho rss; week.
l.e soss down 70 iiir clsb house for tho
Fun II tho ihlag snl lliA thew surrounded
IS oihrr iagmbeu, Thea Ls tells Hiugie,
Ihls l=Fi-ari day ~ two ago Tho In
fpcc,us had hal ~ DIP sGi kal emerged
froas tho water no hastily doanci Lis
clothes, carefully brasl-l hls Iron gray
hslr. glanced al lis s.pp presentation
watch and at down ssauu.; tho other
iirgiiirr,
Was the zs,er cold. lsssi.ycior'- ssssi
uisn,
cold, ! sh'ull ,ilal 1t va, hrc-
n.isieti mo-
Thoa tho other m-lic-, drew ,hclr
rhaiFs uclvf sEI r;itnsa;cl lin to tell
them wlias tho chilly STALE u tho water
rcsain,lcj tlri u
u, r"fniute'l TO ~ ycEs queer ard
UNPLEASANT adventure .ntin.: IL. var"
Tic chair. .lgc.l . little u-asvr -fi ore
OF two ''I!sA. lunf drawn out. ~pFv heard
sbpy. the rulaH u tho flosin: Of SEATS
dat the story is'ff.c'ly iFil,. 10 wa;
%. ''snI shpaiI not ruiEio II " I, u-re
~; for tho fact that thrsp Era .os.Fsi
cya;loulrn living In Eggpklyu who vrrp
villas Of the cvcutt ! TUfgr to one
q ;hras Ia Sca:i lidiaaoos. u tho
Ccn;rai slGzi. s;ai.onrl ~ po,lcc bead
quarters. and another h Capt Tol.. II
-, Twelfth gryeincl"
ILun followed sayeTsi ASSURANCE that
t1i n tiuslc Nasigra flannel sLir; eovcrcI
alfv-st thz, oUald fo:a taogeons entertain
doubt IL u.
''In 1909. began tic Inspector. Il Joined
Company /. u tho cur iiurd.yl ssi
Seventy third Metropolitan regiment; It
was police frsiuicgi. aud iiriJHops Eni
IulE L1.sugci TO VI allp On tho 18th o.
Ircrflhcr NO hhlg-o! lor Ecw urlraal GA
tho steamer Continental. I. 100 sirou:
Tho ticlilrf vs. pretty crowded. n, you
may Imagine. HgJ comfort rni cleanliness
wcrc g; discount Eut ,rshaia chief
among our dtscumiuris WY tho plentiful
ness 81 salt vuEs lul the nbscucu Of rca
water soap or fr-sh water to wash IN
We uvci On tl" salt ior. and iFici TO
tTash ~ SALT waller with irrah water Aarp.
Hni ! tcll you thCfr vtEr n good aany
al 4 g a.
on tic second day ont II had by~n rain.
ing pretty hEri ~ 30 tho ,llr! day on.
lrum New York harbor. aud | W., on
duty On dcck. a. dirty m tho fcst. when
10 rr.-h,d tho Gulf u 'ip.icp A.
marched M .aui down tho dcci, 81 the
fiuiuicr. which was riiciln: aud rolline
heavily. uU'iocd HAT tho ynwls which
hung from the Davis VEN 'lnlf full 81
rain waicr dc;crriinc,l to have n wash
sal siip.0l below AID So; towel aad
rir5c uf iTc1h water En1p but
found u n tnr-h Job Just as
would &c, uy hand, nearly into II,
fTeai watrr IN tho i-pat. a. irnnrl ovri
tho uluwGlc. tho flil Of the steamer 1,
i71f.aGyl would swing her away fruil &c
and thcNc had 90 wait. icauiut; half ovrt
tho side. Until tho roll tho other Wa,
gvung her back again Then 81 sh'
would swing ,aiu. just giving mo tim,
E4.tt
This went on for s1mn minutes anil has
scarcely done morn than wash my hands
~ made UP my mind ,n mako Dol,
i1nh for q clean fire. ! put the sna
down. scuopcd my hands together ~
waited for the rr;urn swing %: tho yavl
determined TO scoop up suuir rain waite
aud throw 1t over my face. Tho sloane
somehow suddenly stopped rolling, for
fcw seconds. and brrln pitching. wit
. Vi.
reach Leaning over the Eunwalo uad
one supreme effort to reach tho water i
tho yawl Bat unfortunately. At tia
very moment, the steamer rolled tho wn
had not expected, and before hal tim
to express Bn opinion about IL found my
self several fathoms under water I la
pitched over the gunwalc and slipped b,
tween tho side Of tho steamer and I'll
yawl. IA soon a. | realized the situa
ton l was impressed with its serious
moss This wa. "a began to rise 10 tn
surface. which did slowly. and with dill
Guilty. "a had on my fun uniform and
heavy pair Of top boots a storm wn
rising rapidly. nnd the steamer was goin
at fourteen knots. go that by tho time
h. rose 70 the surface. In a trough bctwcc
two waves that seemed to 10 Gs high n
mountains. | could sec nothing Of Tia
steamer. In another second | Was life
on 10 INC TOP Oh ron, ana thcrc saw tn
steamer quite distance away. tried |,
shout, but my voice failed INC. and IN
heart pretty we'll failed mo too In an
other moment | was again Oh top G
n wave. and glanced toward tho ship
coull Just see two or thrcc faces loo,sin
over the side, and judged By seeing som
rT,ns waving that | wGj seen. Present.
saw what looked like large box throw
overheard. and made mp my mind thn
It was intended az life buoy. This r,
vivcd my sinking hopes, fer felt thu,
they had seen mo on the ship and thrc'
something overheard to tho they woul
stop her and put boat on. TO pick me II,
1 Leaned siicrwe-d that i-ellrooi, H.