The sun., 1891-07-05
BIBLICAL HISTORY REPEITs ITSELF.
Tho Plain Story OF James Bnrtley's SO.
journ In the Belly OF Whale.
From II. Glo,e Democra.

From, II. Glo,e. Democrat
vessel Star oi the East arrived here yesterday
nfter a cruise Of two years and hall In the
SOu1 Atlantic TsE n.b shs had nsva e9a5 e9s
- The mans statement is vouched, for by the
Is an object Of great curiosity among the sail
ors; The mans name is James BARLEY, and
thirty. eight years ago. He has made two voy:
nSes from this port on the Star OF the East. and
notwIthstandjnG his exciting expe,rIense dur
do do so otrers itse;. % The Strange story told By
mn hss FssrasrS 'se . sHSI East was in
the vicinity Of the, Falkland Islands search ing
Serpns lie sehd
three miles away on the starbosrd quarter.
Two boats were manned.
spear into the whale. which proved to be an
side the animal sounded aud ihen sped away.
dragging tho boat after him with terrible
mies when hs tnrned and cane baes aimoss
harpooned The second boat waited for him.
showed above the surface Of The water the
spear a.o The paip 01 crazed
the whale. :or II thre,h ned about fearfuly and
os s a es heats nay be ss WHsa
SWAN away. dragging the two boats after him.
He went about three miles and sounded or
sank. and his whereabouts could not be ex-
acty told: The lines attached to the harpoons
were slack. and the hnrpooners began slowly to
As soon, as they were, taughtened the whale
arose to the surface and beat aSont % with his
s IL te o se
one Of them suecessded. 69t the other was
thrown into the water. and before the crew Of
was drowned and James Bartloy had disap-
peared. When the whale became QUIET from
Sn e the cod %s,s sSa fer
the impression, that he had been struck by the
whales tail and sunk 20 the bottom the sur
Hs The whse Whale was vase dead. and In few hours tho
great body was lying by the ships side. aud
TN tne sn Though @ the fissh to secure sEe lat. they
worked all day ana part Par OF the night They
be hoistel to the deck The workmen were
startle viii laboring 70 clenr It and to fasten
The vast pouch was holsied to the deck and
sailor sail S'e; doubled up, and ,unconsoious. He wa.
laid out on the deck aud treated TO a bath OF
whfs ss wss h
Captains quarters, where he remained two
weeks. u ravng lunatic. he was carefully
ssasss ss n1sy Il third he had
entirely re1coyered 1.l, from the shock. and re-
During his brief soiourn In the whales belly
asas q ss Msers ace
to a dea.Gly Wilderness. and tho skin was
%wrIElea GvnGG thS man the appearance OF
:. BARLEY AMIR that he would probably have
os e. his lis ssases
through lack Of air. He says, that he remem-
h soss q s Of Mhss hSsDr and s 81 ans s1 III
6s hSs as 70 ss
com passed By fearful dark ness, and he felt
himself sllppinE along n smooth passage s o.si oi
him forward, This sensation lasted but an
then h felt sSs hS had
tact with % a yle I edin ne. slimy sutstance, that
ssemsd to shrink S, trop IFS touch finally
by the whale. and he was overcome with hor-
ror al tie situation. He could breathe easily,
but the hsnt WAS terrible. Il was not Ct !, q
op.n lie po,es ,of his skin and TO draw out
Ill. vitality He became very weak and grew
no hope OF escape from his arrange prison.
Death stared HIN in & the tSse' and no tried 10 10
Ss' horsi6iS
his environments and tho terrible heat tinal-
Iy oyercame him. and he must have tainted,
for he next he remembered being In the Cap
tain's cabin.
BARLEY is not man OF q tlmid nature. but
he says that IL WAS many wQeks beiore ho
could pass a night without having his sleep
disturbed with narrowing dreams OF angry
The skin on the face and hands OF BARLEY
has never recovered its natural appearance,
1t is yellow and wrinkled and looks like old
parchment Tho heath OF the man does Aot
seem to have been affected by his terrible ex-
entity fully enjoys all the blessings OF life that
como his WAY.
Tine whaling CAPTAINS who sail from this port
say that they never knew u parallel ease TO
this be fore. They say that it treluently 90
ours that men are swallowed BY whales who
and attack the boats, but they have never
known a man to 20 through the ordeal that
In rfla Id md out LlIYk.