New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
TIE PREFERS The STELLA NOW.
HOW WILLIAM Fl. CRANE CAME HOME FROM HIS
FISHING EXCURSION.


Among tho first uictcrs" NJ The star Theatre
when The Balloon" made it, recent first appearance
WIS William II. Crane. who ran down for the dar
from hi, country. home at Coha ct b. De present "n
an occasion which Of not lutle interest TO MN.
pur1n the dav hc found time TO tel of his friends
Of A little mi,ad,cuturc winch happened Lately at
CohaSset ard Of which the account. though i".d IN
the stricc,t confidence has. afc The manner Of such
stories leaked ont and + now Eo"s the rounds "he'
theatrical f.lk most do Cougrv,He
Til, j., the way the story runs: Crane Is wont I"
set of on fishing excursion, IN Boston Bar. which
OCCASION, he charters q -pccdy lIrc catoo1t belong
in. 10 one Of the local fishermen. H. steam yacht
stella he r,..~rvc- for more cNtc' dcd i hn'InE ITO
smaller craft more couvenicht and "-- Troublesome
for the purpose after H. return from 'h'i-
f,rnin Crane provided himself with The necessary
liking" including suppl. &" 'and"l'hc' ana a
pailfnl of bottle. packed H. ice which contained hn'
NJ ono sort and Il tin can il Of bait 81 another
variety and started ~ an carly hour ~ the J"hn
{ Howeu a. the l'ile boat Is named. for o"'
work among the blucrsh. lie made "u '"'N 't'i''
for he expected some visitor from boston 10 arrive
in tie afternoon and hc Lad t"ni 'r" pF"ni'cl N'''
crane g. be back soon afr l. o'i"'". I' ".''
keep that promise. tlr,ugA ard thereon h"h- U' '''
For Il few hour all vent ~c and viih Pheasant
hro.z. AN absence If sun. AID TN biting, a- crane
c,nrc.sed II, Ike two forty there Wa nothing l"
mar the hilariy Of the occasion. ff'-chiy' "'"
ever d change came DER the spiral OF III" di''m' anu
thc wind fell t. a dead calm For several noun 'h'
party driitod aimlc,sly about uhhI my i''''
} ,,r,sely,, Al II O'Clock many miles !''"
hor,c The fish had stopped bitHs. Wd crane
So. y.ttng exceedingly ucrtou, al th" p"Npc't 90
being Detained until LAT" lu TIE afternoon AN" O''"s
away from home when his expected ~"'''' A'''N'
III, Nervousness increased when win u'A' - "''
.uddcnuee, which is fraturr "i T'H p"'"''''"'
d.,so To-, BEGAN - settle down AROUND them. I' ''s
increased in density until IT ''Hi t''" ''''I'' ~
dim, a., irp.nclablc wall Aud a. W.. WIN ''lh''N
,,. ,ld 800. III, ci etA Of i -lip- cable. The 'Ii"t
,,, M. NOW almost alarming. but u'r' 49," "''"HS
1y i tut laiIcucc. Crane and tac -ali"T MA" "'"
va, his sole companion tired 10 possess iN'''l''' WIN
ra,icn,c and IA walt Ike Nh Mnvbcr " Tor "N@1
might turn up
nothing dl turn Up. IN" unfortunate simply dI.i''
.imIo,,Iy about. occasionally hcu.n5 the u'lI''"'H
, # -ou,e t,.-ing steamer, fox horn. ana pr-'IhS
d.vnufly That thcy might Lot De- run d'"H. lI'"
,,oyi.ious were quite cXlhu-t"d. ana the "'''"' q"
scra'.A uat.r, were empty, al they ud' 'l'S J. "'"
/ Of not over clean melted Ice water. iH' @I'' nom
,gor, on and by tA, time n"ith"r "i tc NV" mon i
tc slightest notion OF whore thc' might ue Ih'' hid
ccn rr,.ilnc for hour. sud ,ll the i'c ching mprnc
,rll, ,,, nj them Tn s.tIst OI Va fat becoming
! ,,ore than ludcrons. Evening lad ihic", ana du'h
wa succeeded Jy the blackncsa VI night IF'I anu
hungry the unfortunate couple "er -l'''"i'u"t - 10
r whether thcy drifting ont 10 'rd WIZ" '''''"
which tlc, hardly Ln~V whether u r-'lrd a. welcome
ar not tri.,h their cal- II wa t" dash OF the SURF
m a focty shore Nearer aud nearer II 'Ouhles ana
II .oon ,ccanc evident that III very r." minutes the
boat would be oil the rocks.
Absolutely ignorant IF where they might De- u'
chance OF bcachiug safely Wa 10" de'i"Ih" a "'' 7"
tale and III All instant the anchor Wa overheard
,..y.d ,or 4 few moment. aud then WIN 70 Jcrn H'H
I ..,,yclX and the little boat wa, nan, Dr. . Hr'N
.w.lI The ,aiipr man thought fhcf tnu,i i' SONIC
h,r,. III Nantucket. while Crane drt''d tcN VIC
e,c,, f1rthDr 10 the rt,tVaNl. hut There Wa no
! mo-. u,le manner Of deciding tie question WI naI
iight lroltr Oh the .Ug lifted. ~MNcTne ana f'hl'
- tb, two men covered In the be Si"W Di the comp
nu either side 81 the ccnirchOad trirh ana I'h -
/ sl.cn \fer a miserable hour -prlt 10 tH'
fashion crane fell into troubled doLc ana Was 'rh"
IN of All sorts Of s,ipwrcck aud disaster. "hrh ne
/ vs. awakened by the skipper shaking nm roughly uN
/ tho shouldcr He rubbed his eye dnd rose INC
fne had uftrd the sun WIS rising and setting the dN'
10 wave air., and there not ot"u"o throw rom
him VA. an object that sccntd strangely IiEnl'ir.
IL. 1bbc.i his cyc~ again. but he wH' GO" d'' 'Hi z
/ Thore i'm front of him IN D~n house ana t"'
] Stclla w4S riding close be- If" hlnl.
/ Md If the tWo men only gwen nan during inc
nirht tlrv would have slept IN their cpmi"riti' beds
I'm Mace OF on the damp bottom "i q tiny ttiY"tl.
sin and sore Crane fOHcd ashore ana was
sonn able f. relieve hi, Wifc anxiety. hui Since th'n
Ia. ha- never started another fishing cN'ur non
s,vc I'm the well prov toned steam yacht winch Is
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