The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-17

whitened by The ocean blast of 40 years,
regarded me in surprise for a moment,
then touched his cap and returned to the
waist. could see that the old salt doubt
ed the advisability of the course ] was
pursuing.
The orders for shortening sail were rap
idly executed. and in less than twenty
minutes the Norseman was all snug fore
and aft. In the meantime the horizon
had become overcast with heavy bank
of copper colored clouds; III the thirty
! years have followed the sea / have never
seen the elements srrayed in, more ter
| rife line Of battle than they were at $50
of the afternoon of Sept. IS. 1864
The matches were carefully battened
down and the watch sent below TO secure
what rest they might, while / paced the
/ quarter deck, restless and uneasy. The
breeze gradually died out and dead calm
1 ensued.
The ladies came on deck and chaffed me
for shortening sail
/ The barometer continued falling, and
/ again ordered all hands called. A line of
foam was approaching on the starboard
beam.
| Hard port"
Hard port, sir" responded the helms
man.
seized the trumpet and gave my orders.
Haul up the courses"
/ The command was promptly executed.
! and the men started aloft 10 furl. They
/ were too late.
/ Down for your lives DOWN.
l The tidal wave struck Us on our port
quarter. breaking over the poop deck, &C
eompanied by fearful gust of wind. Away
went our courses, and the topsails were
| literally blown from the bolt ropes.
l looked for the ladies, who had been
Standing on the quarter deck Merciful
heavens! they had been washed overheard,
and saw their agonized faces half ships
length TO leeward.
With yell to lower away the starboard
boat plunged into the sea- AS / rose TO
the surface heard cool voice beside me:
Cheer up, Cap, we'H save them sure"
glanced over my shoulder and saw the
carpenters mate
II seemed as though Providence had in
tervened in our behalf, for after the first
terrible gust the wind had subsidized. We
reached the ladies and looked around for
the boat. 1t was coming, the crew pulling
like demons, while IN the sheets sat Ever
son. urging them to greater exertion
BY the time we returned 70 the ship the
cyclone had broken upon us IN all its fury
and for three days we drifted az the mercy
of the storm.
On the morning OF the fourth day the
wind and sea went down, the damage to
the Norseman was quickly repaired and we
stood away for Melbourne
Upon our arrival Kenneth Gardner asked
for his discharge, which ] could not well
refuse him. After the papers had been
filled out ! took occasion TO thank the
young man warmly in behalf OF Mr. Bur
hngame, and intimated that it would be
to his advantage to return TO Liverpool as
soon as possible, giving him at the same
time a letter of Introduction to my en-
ployeT, which contained detailed descrip-
ton of the gallant conduct of Gardner in
saving Miss Evelyn's life.
The ladies were ashore, stopping at this
very hotel, and was to join them later in
the day. Iappeared about 5 O'Clock. Mrs
Thornton was suffering from a headache
and Miss Burlingame had gone for drive
The young lady came in half an hour
after. accompanied by Kenneth Gardner
After exchanging greetings, the latter
il and was taken fat aback at the contents
It was a certificate signed by leading
clergyman OF Melbourne, stating that
Hiram Holdsworth and Evelyn Burling
game had that day been united in mar
riage.
OF course I gave them my blessing; |
couldn't help it. / believe / kissed the
bride several times, and would have con-
tinued had not my wife objected.
The next thing was 20 inform Mr.. Bur
Hngame of the condition of affairs, and as
gently as possible | broke the news that
his discharged clerk had rather played i:
on the old man. IIeceived his answer at
San Francisco IN the person Of Capt.
Gregson, who had been sent out to relieve
me of the command Of the Norseman. but
the agents Of Burlingame g. Co. were in
structed to pay me a full years salary.
Buriingame died OF apoplexy, and "a
Evelyn was the only heir she inherited all
of his vast wealth. Today the firm OF Hi
ram Holdsworth 81 Co. own more tonnage
than any other in the United Kingdom
COnnell-Taylor in Boston Globe.