The Daily bulletin., 1890-12-31

ubl, ayr viot chc could I do
but vcepi ml ian to fopl an in
tense mng.r ~ tho lowest calcula-
ton must have been Comatose for three
days. so for that time had had no nour-
ishment.
The thick mist That suddenly came
down satisfied my thirst, hut there was
nothing to eat, nothing to cat | nearly
went crazy as tho day wore ON.
At last night fell and added the terTors
of the blackuess OF darkness TO the pangs
Of hunger, could never tell the hor-
rors Of that first night 1t was o wonder
was not stark, staring mad when day
broke Tho second day passed like the
first Nothing TO eat, something to
moisten my lips, but no sail in sight
The third day broke with an angry sky
and angrier sea, and saw that before
the day closed a Cape Horn gale would
be raging, with its attendant sleet and
cold. trembled then, for even though
| was almost dead and quite without
hope wanted to live. By noon the sea
had risen tremendously, and 1t was with
great difficulty that | managed to keep
on my raft. BY nightfall the gale was
raging iiercely, aud | was expecting
every moment to be engulfed in one OF
the terrible abysses into which my raft
slipued constantly.
4 This was the most awful night ever
spent-worse even than when lay to all
appearances dead on the cabin table OF
the Osprey. The flying spoondrift cut
me to the bone. The great waves rolled
their crested, phosphorescent heads high
above me, who, sunk in "a black abyss,
heard the gale shrieliing overhead. felt
soon that it could not last much longer.
Numbed and weak as | was clung tc
my refuge with the energy of despera-
ton and waited bitterly for death.
Finally an immense wave, higher thar
all that had gone before, raised its wild
head and rolled down on me.
NV time had come. / was swept like a
child from my raft and carried on tn,
crest of the monster as | supposed tC
death. But once again the hand of th'
Almighty was stretched out to save me
| was dashed with inconceivable vio
lence against something solid as rock
Ropes were floating all around me-
.
Iawolze and recognized the old hospi
tai of the Osprey. Then ! thought m,
burial and subsequent adventures wer
all wandering fancy, and that | hat
never left the hospital. But was sool
undeceived. kind face bent over IN
and saw once more the features Of m
good captain. He would not permit IN
to speak at all that day, but on the mex
| was allowed to relate my story, whic
did in n weak and quatering voice,
can assure you. Then the captain toll
, me that, after burying me, as the
thought, they had kept on their cours
for two days, when they encountered
heavy head gale which drove them bac
on their course again. They shipped
terrible sea. which carried away boat
and houses forward, but it was the las
:, exertonsof the gale, for after that it die
/ away.
! When the waist was sufficiently clea
l of water to enable the men to wal
there they had discovered my body eli
tangled in ropes lying in the lee scur
per. At first they thought my corps
! had been washed aboard again, us ha
been several times done, but on liftin
! me up they saw unmistakable signs c
, life and with great awe and wonde
! carried me into the cabin. AS to m
comatose sleep, the captain said he ha
never seen anything more like deatl
q He had doubted if the most skillful doc
:. tors could have discovered any life i
: me. He was confident my neck ha
been brollen.-F. D. B. in Alta Califo
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