Telegram-herald., 1890-03-07
HONOR ON THE SEA.
Why q Couteu1pr1bss Trick raosd
% WORK

Mr.. toAn Peruiv1 Is the bead Of tho
RreAs rrn OF Perciyal Brothers, tho
owners Of ~h4.. ~ the parposss of this
ssory, shall Do "a u the Grapael Trans
portssOn Lns In shipping circles is
Is vol known th.t Mr.. John Pcrcivsl.
sons ooc>sions . cruel Que; yet his very
cruelty Is . proof ot h.s kindness.
HIS dsa Of honor upon shs sea Is that.
no matter how long IL may oa<c or how
much IL may cost, a sound ship should
stand by and help 20 The utmost neigh
bor in distress This shosld be, but un-
fortunately IL Is not, the rule OF every
ship-owner When Mr.. John Percival
fnds that captain Of one OF his steam
ers has tailed 20 help q wrecked or dis
abled crafs be becomes furious IL Is
said that he sven dances about and
breaks up the furniture. and that cap
tain Is summArily dismissed from the
service Of the Grspnel Line. together
with such officers a. have aided or abet-
ted him
The CONSEQUENCE OF This policy on the
part OF Mr.. John Perctyal IL that every
poor ship upon Ne sea which breaks its
walking beam Or loses its smokestacks
and mAsss in a storm hopes that it may
fall inso the hands Of the Grapnel
steamers
Ono night Captain Alexander Der
went OF the Percival Brothers ship Es-
prrurssa, was pacing the deck in company
with The ships surgeon, DR.. Allis, when
they heard . boom in the distance.
That's gun" said the captain, stop
ping short
IL had been very stormy all OF the last
three days, and had begun 20 clear only
at noon that day.
1T certainly is and there's another"
returned the surgeon 'T believe some
boa. has been struck hard by the storm
and Is firing for relief"
As he spoke rocket could be dimly
dssoried, going up far 20 the right Of
them
I'm behindhand with this gale snd
ALL sighed the captain, but suppose
] must stand 90 and help those fellows,
even II IL takes a week"
The ship was ordered about at once,
Dolored lights wero burned, guns were
1r,d. and shortly after sunrise tho next
Morning the Espsrsnea found herself
Spuing along the English steamer Cam
kysss OF tho Pendleton Freight Line.
Her engine was broken. her captain said.
and she bad been lying for forty-eiyht
bours unable 70 move
For two days after her rescue hv the
Es7s-urs-d her officers appeared to be
overcome with gratitude. Captain Der
went lent the disabled steamer many
tools. TIE carpenter and e~ginecr OF
the EsDerGnzG offered also their assist
ancs In helping 20 repair the engine,
but this vas steadily declined. The
officers OF tho CG-zbyscs did not think IL
Gas worth while;" they would tinker
q little themselves ~ they went along,
without troubling the E.p~unrd any
rnor~ than was necessary.
For four days tho E,per1nsd steamed
slowly through the waste of waters, tow
ing her huge charge. The Crmby-es vas
heavily laden and retarded the progress
Of her friend woefuly.
On the evening ot tho fourth day Cap
tain D~rwens and the surgeon were
again walking tho deck IL vss not
stormy. but the fog vas quite dense.
The few passengers had retired TO their
ssats-rooras- The crew we're a. their
posts Every thing was very still. ex-
cept for ths throbbing engine and The
rolling of Tho waves
"Quser lot we've got over there, said
captain Derwsnt. Jerking bis hand to-
ward the Cr7l6yes
Have they spoken you a. al today
asked the urgsou-
Mary a word since early morning. I
6ou't Ike their looks Anybody would
ehink from their manners yesterday and
to-daT .hst W. were receiving \ great
favor from them In Their allowing "a Co
tow them. They wanted - know this
morning IL We couldn't 20 little faster.
7 suppose thev think We are trying 20
mount ID a big bin for towage. If they
give me- any more 30 thsir sass III cut
loose from them ar3 John Percivsi may
raY what he please
. What's .hat''' l,ed n Allis. stop
ring short IN his walk. WHO'S med
ding With the haveersP~
"Just =o- said the captaia. ia a
troubled and sxrited -oics. That's The
raspinF ~ rupes anf ne mistake. II
believe. = he cricd. fa-iouSiy. that that
.- Csr--5y-~s h1s out the cablesf''
TheT rushed aFt The cs5les wee
dragging IN the .7-f~- and through the
uissh7 darkness a~~ for she lights -
<ha C7r7sySsr ,curs ~ diml7 seeu and
her ~--~w bear - she steamed off Ia
the distance.
TIE curzr' --red he esu>sis.
f.~TArv'va nended sir engine With Cur
tools a-d shinrs sud nov thev saink
shev are ruiur q -et oT without pairing
n -~us II ncw7rr' The Shorts Ea n-d
fo,lsi Thev were never more mistaken
ta shsir lives
he nsrt morning rcsr clear srd sur
-. hut -he c-san We uusprcsed ~ suT
sir- ~ lifa as .he -a01ain STapt the
h.,rfrrn wfsh his Elass Ths Esp-7-zr.
x~ssh a. s-sa-- crowded ~. hurried -
-ara - destination. a rcrs wAich -
~fll MI T-r-arin-
F,ur dsvs lzts- Cav-asn Lerrens vas