Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-07-30

 to the wreck. I should have feared to leave in this manner, knowing the cap tain to be capable of ordering the ship to make sail and leave us in the open boat, but knew the crew would never obey such command
 One of the men in the boat suggested this, but another immediately an- swered: "They'd pitch the skipper overheard if he gave such an order and glad of the chance. Tbere's no love for 'em among us, can tell you; and there'n be bloody work done aboard the Grosvenor if things aren't mended soon. as you'll see."
 They all four pulled at their oars savagefy as these words were spoken and I never saw such sullen and fero- cious expressions on mems faces as came into theirs as they fixed their eyes as with one accord upon the ship.
 The wreck was soon near at hand. My eyes were riveted upon it now with new and intense emotion, for by this time could discern that the person who was waving to us was female woman or girl could not yet make out-and that her hair was like veil of gold behind her swaying arm.
 ''It's a woman!" I cried in my ex- cltement; tits no man at all. Pull smartly, my lads! pull smartly, for Gods sakeI'
 The men gave way stoutly, and the swell favoring us, we were soon close to the wreck. The girl, as now per ceived she was, waved her handker- chief wildly as we approached.
 waved my hat to the poor girl to let her know that we saw her and had come to save heA. and steered the boat right around the wreck that l might observe the most practical point for boarding her.
 She appeared to be a vessel of about seven hundred tons. The falling of her masts had crushed her port bull warks level with the deck, and part of her starboard bulwarks was also smashed to pieces. Her wheel was gone, and the heavy seas that swept her deck had carried away capstans, pinnacle, hatchway gratings, pumps every thing, in short, but the deck house and the remnants of the galley. I particularly noticed a strong iron boats davit twisted up like cork screw. She was full of water, and lay as deep as her main-chains, but her bows stood high, and her fore-chains were out of the sea. It was miraculous to see her keep afloat as the long swell
  cession of waves.
 It was not without much difficulty that succeeded in bringing our boat along side the wreck in such a manner that could leap on board. WhenI had done so I sprung with all my strength, and got well upon the deck, but fell heavily as l reached it. How l ever, 1 was up again in a moment, and | ran-forward out of the water.
 Here was a heap of gear-staysail, | and jib-halliards and other ropes, some of the ends swarming overheard. l l hauled in one of these ends, but found I could not clear the raffie; but, look ing round, perceived couple of coils | of line-spare stun'-sai Jacks or hal- lizards I took them to be-lying close against the foot of the bowsprit. i'm mediately seized the end of one of these coils and flung it into the boat, telling | them to drop clear of the wreck astern; and when they had backed as far as ! the length of the line permitted, l bent on the end of the other coil and paid that out until the boat was some fath- oms astern. then made my end fast, and sung out to one of the men to get on board by the starboard mizzen. chains, and to bring the end of the line | utes, the boat being hidden, I saw the fellow come scramb bling over the side with red face, his clothes and hair streaming, he having fallen overheard. He shook himself like 8 dog, and crawled with the line, on his hands and knees, short distance forward, then hauled the line taut and made it fast. l "Ten them to bring the boat round here," I cried, land lay of on their oars until we are ready. And you get hold of this line and work yourself up to me"
 Saying which, I advanced along the deck, clinging tightly with both hands. It very providentally happened that the door of the deck-house faced the fore- castle within few feet of where the remains of the gallery stood. There would be therefore, less risk in open- ing it than had it faced beamwise; for the water, as it broke against the sides of the house, disparted clear of the fore and after parts; that is, the great bulk of it ran clear, though, of course, a foot's depth of it at least surged Iagainst the door.
 called out to the girl to open the door quickly, as it slid in grooves like q panel, and was not to be stirred IIrOm the OuLSlOe. He poor cEcdGITO lappeared mad, and I repeated my re- lquest three times without inducing her to leave the window. Then, not believ- ing that she understood me, I cried out: Are you English?''
 "Yes," she replied. ''For Gods sake, save us!'
 "I can not get you through that window," exclaimed. Rouse your self, and open that door, and l will save you"
 She now seemed to comprehend, and drew in her head. By this time the man out of the boat had succeeded in sliding along the rope to where stood. though the poor devil was nearly drowned on the road; for when about
 half way the hull took in a lump ot
 swell which swept him right off his
 legs, and he was swung hard a-star-
 board, holding on for his life. How lever, he recovered himself smartly Iwhen the water was gone, and came