The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-13

morning skies in those northern lattudes
ne beauty OF tho secno was simply ravi.h.
ing but was In no humor.. 10 APPRECIATE
any OF these marvellous beauties Of nature
had something else OF moro vital import.
anco to think Of just then.
mere was mist and "a thick frosty haze Of
deep white hanging low down on the hori.
zon waited impat.enily Tor &c 20 lift Il
hited soon, and could not bo mi.taacn-bc-
You'd 20 could d.mly see the climmcr Of the
ice ncld.
! sent below 20 call tho captain, who came
on deck directly
1T IS no use, Mr. Siowcn." be said, "you
must put her about"
WYATT one moment l said. swat one mo-
ment. The mist Is lifting more. it will be
quite clear directly
The mist was indeed lifting rapidly Far
% the north and west we could SEQ the ice
stretching away, as far as the eye could
reach, IN one unoroson Geld
was trying 20 sec whether thorc appeared
any break in the ice 90 tho west. when tho
captain, selling my arm with one hand aud
pointing straight ahead with The other, OK
claimed.
My God there Is "a ship therew
The mist bad risen like a curtain. and
There, sure enough, about three miles ahead,
was ship seemingly drmly packed in the
ice
We stood looking 40 it ln silence.
There was some meaning, after all In that
mysterious warming, was the first thought
that flashed through my mind.
"Shes nipped bad. sf' said old Capan,
wh0. with llo rest of our crew, was anxious
ly watching our new discovery
was trying hard 10 make her ont through
my glass. when fno Cash Of gun, quickly
followed hy the dan report. proved that She
bad seen us
Upueai tho Gag, union down.
Ncnc.iel no signal io know Der distrcsl
The captain ordered the second officer. Mr.
Sornlcfeer. of n One OF the quarter boats.
watched b.m 90, hc made nis way overthe
ice. with few oi The men. towards the
wrecked ship, while The rest of the boa,
Grow roued "oG and on Co await DIS return.
They soon returned with eight OF the ships
crew
10 was a dismal account they gave Of their
situation
They might havo sawed their way ou'
through tlc ice. but tlo ship vas so strained
and injured that She would not have iloated
am hour
Tho largest Of their boats bad been stove
in by contact with am iceberg, while none OF
the others wero really soaworthy
They were preparing. however, TO take 4,
them as q last precarous resort when tn'
welcome arrival OF the Elna-our sAip-pu
q an end 90 their fears.
/ Another detachment was soon brought Of
and the captain. with the remainder OF hu
crew. was to follow Immediately
went down TO nay cabin and tried q
/ think over the singular fate that had mad'
us the nro.eryers of this ships crew.
/ could not dive-t myself Of The idea tina
some occult or supernatural agency was con
ucctod with that piece of paper in tla cap
| tains desk, and irembied at The thought %
what might have been the consequence II vi
/ had neglected the warming
The boat coming alongside interrupted m.
reverie
In few seconds l was on deck.
found the captain talking 60 q fine ol'
. rNAA|i SAN" t'''hiilr man. fA"tt 900 t'lNt
TO me as Capt squiers
Capt SquIers shook hands with me, and W
continued talking for some time
! could not take my eyes of bis face; ha'
conviction that ! had seen him somewhor
where could not TELL
Every now and then I seemed 20 catch O
some clew, which vanished as soon q
touched.
AT last he turned around TO speak TO som
of his men.
could not be mistaken-thore was th
same long, white hair, the same brown coat
/ He was the man had seen writing in ia
captains cabnl
That evening l and the captain tod Oh
strange story Of the written paper 20 Capt
Squiers who gravoly and i'm silence listene
% our conjectures.
lie was too devoutly thankful for his oscap
out of such am imminent and terrible peril q
question the means by which it had bee
brought about
At the captains request ho wrote, "Stee
n. w."
We compared it with the original writing
There could be no doubt OF IL.
1t was iu the same odd, crampod hand. -
Fred. Lucca squiers in New Orleans Picayuna