Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-03-06

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TIE vandaiiz sni CalIiepe we-. also
IN 4az<~roGs po-lsiSn& bearing back
towards the reef ne2r The potns Where
Lag .$s <rscs Sf The Adler Gr~as
waves were tossing the s~s vessels
Anoa.- aa4 they we're eszaiz< eioser 20
g~sAsr every mlazse- Tie yazssalia as-
tempted - sssaz away. hzs n toaax 80
essAl-s.c= ccrz--sSl TSz s-5z Fru< CO
The En<iishzza w&x Isfsed hE<h in The
air AMI care a5~z vita fall soru~ upon
the pert quarter % ne vazsasli2 The
Jsh-essorn u The CaIIiops was carried
away. xnd TIE heavy tinb@rs of the
Nsn4alia we're shfvs-~d- Every nan
Nno stood zpon she Geck % The Wanda
la zea- ths Poizs 0f e0Iiisioa vas
tArO~a trum AEs te<s By lie sho.k
hole ~as ssra below the rail and
saser rushed in.a the cahin- Il vas
impossible - ascertain the ext@ns Of
the damage n the mSuezE bat Is
seemed ~ u tA- vanaAlia had received
her aea:h-blo~- Men rushed zp the
haaches in The belief ;Aat the steamer
was sinking. cut ;hsY ssser~ard re-
'arned 10 their POSTS JUST afscr
this collision Captain Kaae % the
Caliiops 4eseruiaest 20 make Al e-or- %
steam 0ut of the harbcr. as he saw that
- remain in his present pssslsisn ~cala
Lead 10 anoeher eolifsscn xtEA sne VAn-
1alia o. shrow his vessel zpon the rs~t
tie scecrtinxly gave 0rters - Ies 70 al
anrkers The CAlifope'x bad swun~
Aroand to the Wind and her e=xizss w.-s
sOrxssa 20 their EEmos. ,sw-r Ia.
steamer seemed 70 ssaad ststl for mo-
meat and thea the -acs4Iy revolving
prOp~l~r had is st-s~-. sor the vessel
moved gp slowly axaiass the r-~.s waves
whsch broke over her boss xzi flooded
her decks fr0u ssezz 10 sssrzL Clouds
0f black smoke poured f-ora her fanneI
~ more coal was fhrowz iaso she far
nssass- Every ssastoa sas strained IA
her hs-ste Struggle against the storm
She seemed ~ make her hea9way NJ
arss tach By inca bat her speed grad
zally Increased gasiI ts became exidens
that she could clear the harbor
This maaeavsr Of the gallant British
shIp - regarded ~ Oae Of the most dar-
ing in naval annals Is was sh@ on~
desperate chance offered her command
80 - save ais re~sel AMI the sh-~e
| hundred lives sboz-f An accident %
| the machinery ~ this critical aomen.
woal2 have meass certain death 10 all
Every pound Of sssan which the Cal
liops c0uI possibly carry was crowded
| on and down IN the srs-rosuns the men
worked a. they never worked before
To elear the hzrb.sr. the CalIiops had 70
pas beswe~n she Tr~nson and the rect.
aaA il r~quirest the most skiIlfzI sea-
manship 20 avoid collision with the
T-eas.Sn. on the one hand or total de-
ssrzesiOn upou the reef. on the other
The Tr~nsOu's ares had r0ze GU. By
that time. and she Iay helpless almost
in The path q the CalliSp-- The 4oor
Of she Ansrseaa flagship seemed bxs q
| question Of 4 few h0Grx Nearly every
nan aboard fei. TIA, his vessel mus.
ssssa be dashed - piec-<. And tha. he
| would 9nd \ grave znster the coral reef
The decks Of the sagship werr sx2-ru-
ing With mez. bat. flctng te.sh a. they
we're. they recognized the heroic ssrux-
gle q she British sAiv. and as the Ia.-
ter passsd within few yarts of them .
great shout w~ns up from over four
1 AAM1reA G~2 41sArI the LrNHtyI-
Three cheers sor The caTli0pe.- wzs the
soana shas reached the ears Of ths
British iArs as they passed 0Gt % the
hzrbor in the teeth Of the storm. and
the heart Of every Enxlishnaa went cut
30 the brave American sailors Who gave
that parting srib1se 20 The Q1sen's ship.
A xell-ku0Na LondOu journal after
ward remarked The cheer Of the Tren-
tons nen Was the expression OF an i'm
zl0xsal courage IL vas dfstresse<,
manhood greeting triumphant manhood.
the doomed szlEfinr the saved The
English sailcrs returned the Trenton s
cheer. and the CalliOps passed safely
oHs 20 SEA returning when the saDr-n
had ahared Captain Kane. her CON-
maazfer. in speaking Of ths incident
afte-wari- said Those ringing cheers
Of the American flagship pierred deep
into NY heart and I will ever rpmemher
that mighty 0Gsharss Of feliow-seeling
which felt came FROM the bottom o.
the hearts Of the gallant Admiral and
his men Every man on boarsi The Cal.
Iiope teIt ~ I did. Is made Us work =
xin- can only say Tod bless America
and her noble sailors John r. Dun
| ufrr in - Nicholas