Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-31

- =; - s : S.niities 70 N ks.ns y;
r. - G1ocd vith speaking tumpes
d Ind upon the after pop deck
dFeGBed In sou'wesfer. cal 81 ek!n
cot and top booss, calm End watch
full Of every action Of III ship, his
vet raven black hair, L sercing eye
and fine chiselied features, he WIS .
picture never to b forgotten.
The wind modenaling and the
gulf stream passed, the ship settled
down in the water - mr. - Ne
buoyancy Of her cargo would per-
NIT. She continued TO drift south
wand till she became like log, the
ruuder unshipped aud the Eagle
was practically unmanAgesble, roii-
ing with each motion OF the I'M
mense ocean swell, though no
crested waves washed over her. The
rired crew had sunk 70 rest after
eighteen days and nights struggle,
the warm air making the deck
. pleasant place to. lie on,
but this quiet was net TO iast
long, for we gained sight CT
the first object since we LEFT the
banks Of Newfoundland; let US sup
pose iall Of water, three or four
times ~ high as niagara Falls, ana
miles in length, turned upside down
ana you may form some idea Of this
great sight. Varied and curious
were the guesses rs to what 1t could
be. Some thought Il was the chalk
cliffs In Kent, England. Our cap
tain looked conceIled and said We
were nearipg the coral reefs, and
unless . fkyofine current or wind
helped US, we might s3on look our
last upon this grand scene. AS we
neared the reef the roar OF the
dashing wayes increased till 1T
seemed our fate was to be saved
from the ocean to be dashed ON the
rocks. These reefs are formed by
tiny insects built up from the bed Of
the ocean rs o kind of wall OF. coral.
The long roll Of the sea as it FOL-
lowed the storm assailed the reefs,
but the work OF the insects was too
well done and threw the waves IN
the air from 500 to 1000 feet high.
the water combing over Us it fell In
towards the island, hiding il en-
tirely from our view. This i'm
mense body Of water looked like an
inverted waterfall, and was literally
80, having first been water raise.
Our grand Niagara was insignificant
compared to 1t. IL was worth the
whole trip to see this sight. We
were now among the Western
Islands, commonly called the
AzJres. It seemed almost miracu-
lous, but We fioated along this great
sea wall about three miles distant
till late in the evening, when We
drifted south and d .-kness sent us
to sleep with the deep SEA roar, real
or fa1cied, still in our ears.
Morning dawned uDon q cloudless
sky with no land in view. At high
noon q schooner hove In sight and
soon came alongside, her captain
and mate came on board, ard our
little timid passenger, thinking
himself safer there, slipped on board
the schooner. Daring some nego-
tiatiohs with Captain Rudolph, uu-
noticed the schooner had showed
clear Of the ship, the sailor In charge
had hauled up his mainsail, set our
late companion at the helm. had re-
turned from below decks with q bot
tie in his hand, and rs he sailed
away made grimaces at his late cap-
tain between his addresses to the
bottle. His captain and mate be-
came frantic, and dancing on our
deck besought our captain to lend
him our only row boat. Here was a
new dilemma, n serious joke, too, as
the captain gathered from their
mixed jargon OF Spanish, Portuguese
and French. We bad two of a
wrecking crew on board; but he
was equal TO the emergency; our
only boat was swung in the davits,
took the water like n duck, and
with four picked seamen and the
chief mate equipped with dirk
knives in case Of need, and the two
wreckers as passengers and helpers,
a chase ensued that promised enough
excitement to gratify the most fas-
tidious.
The captains orders were to
board that schooner and bring back
the truant passenger. The breeze
was very light and the temporary
s7aein:i;. Of the schooner was liable
the isla b wine. The boai's occu-
pants hAd much to spur them on,
SO the watchers from our ship
strained their eyes, some going
aloft, and in guessing and calculat-
ing, the'afteruoon passed, till near
sunset we saw the boat draw along
side of the schooner. II ever three
more rousing cheers were given,
telling Of conquest, echoed in this
balmy cline, and borne along those
classy seas, none told mere Of JOY
and thankfulness than those shouts
hat went up from our poor disabler
ship. Upon the return Of our boat
sfter nightfali,- peace and slumbei
brought hope. By day dawn our
helpless ship had drifted, bringing
us in sight Of the island of Ter
ceira, probably seven miles dis
tant Our flag OF distress
hanging at the masthead was spied
from the shore, and the ex-governor
with boats crew came on board.
A swarm Of small rowboats followed,
every spare rope was employed rs q
tow line, and the once famous sea
racer was ignominiously hauled into
a small bay formed in the sand. A
jump from the foredeck brought the
passengers 70 land. Through the
hospitality Of. the ex-governor we
proceeded to his mansion, situated
in the city of Angra and half q
mile from the ship.
After two days spent rs guests of
the ex-governor, during which We
frequently visited the ship, which
was being refitted for sea, We re-
ceived an invitation from British
Consul Read, residing at Pyra, and
crossed the mountain ranges on
ponies to await the sailing Of q fruit
vessel bound for England that
would leave in q few days. The
Eagle, her captain and crew reached
her destination, and we Fent our
Christmas right joyfully In Pyra.-
Schei6oston fn Denrer Nesra.
BRIEF TTI,EcRANS-