The Press., 1891-04-09


 pertaining to the merchant marine. thought it a little singular that man of his intelligence and apparent ability had no better position than that of carpenters mate on an English merchantmen, and told him so.
 His reply was that his limited resources had prevented his gratifying in any other way his passion for travelling and seeing the world. The explanation was not sat isfactory, but 8 look into the handsome, manly face convinced me that whatever his reasons were for being on the Morse man in his present capacity they did not concern me, and I asked him no further questions on the matter.
 In due time we doubled the Cape of Good Hope, ran the castings down, and crossing the Bay of Bengal sighted one morning the low sandhills and later the fiat, sandy coast at the mouth of the Hoog- ley. We took aboard 8 native pilot, and were soon lying at anchor at Garden Reach, about seven miles below Calcutta. went ashore, accompanied by my wife and Miss Burlingame. ,
 During the voyage the young lady had regained her health and spirits, and had become we'll acquainted with the carpen- ter's mate. While he took no liberties I began to feel anxious about the matter, and regretted that the handsome youth was a member of my crew. pitied the poor clerk left in old England and medi- tated on the fickleness of woman. At Calcutta we loaded cargo of jute for Melbourne and put to sea. On the morning of the sixth day out the barome- ter began to fall rapidly, and as the typhoon season was ct hand felt a little anxious, although there was no indication of danger in the clear sky and the light hranO i1h fon <hn ,,rEooo >f Indian ocean.
 About 9 o'clock in the afternoon the sky to windward showed signs of a gathering storm. Professional pride told me to crowd on all sail so long as the wind continued 1 fair but experience whispered that the lives of the ships crew, my wife and Miss Burhngame depended to a great extent upon my seamnnship and good judgment. | I considered the matter few minutes, and then, summoning the chief mate, said: 'Mr. Everson, call all hands, take in the 1 light sail, send down the studdingsail l yards and booms, skysail, royal and top l gallant yards fore and aft, and close reef | the topsails and courses" The mate, whose hair and beard were | whitened by the ocean blast of 40 years, regarded me in surprise for a moment, | then touched his cap and returned to the waist. I could see that the old salt doubt- ! ed the advisability of the course I was | pursuing
 The orders for shortening sail were rap ! idly executed, and in less than twenty 1 minutes the Norseman was all snug fore | and aft. In the meantime the horizon had become overcast with a heavy bank | of copper colored clouds; in the thirty | years have followed the sea have never seen the clements arrayed in a more ter | rife line of battle than they were at 3:3O | of the afternoon of Sept. 15, 1S69 The matches were carefully battened 1 down and the watch sent below to secure what rest they might, while I paced the 1 quarter 'deck, restless and uneasy. The breeze gradually died out and dead calm | ensued.
 1 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 1 man.
 | seized the trumpet and gave my orders Haul up the courses" l The command was promptly executed, and the men started aloft to furl. They were too late.
 l "Down for your lives! Down!" The tidal wave struck us on our port ! quarter, breaking over the poop deck, &C., ! companied by fearful gust of wind. Away ! went our courses, and the topsails were literally blown from the bolt ropes l 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.
 l With a yell to lower away the starboard
 boat plunged into the sea. As I rose to 1 the surface heard cool voice beside me-: ] "Cheer up, Cap, we'll save them sure" l glanced over my shoulder and saw the carpenters mate.
 It seemed as though Providence had in tervened in our behalf, for after the first terrible gust the wind had subsided. We reached the ladies and looked around for the boat. It was coming, the crew pulling 1 like demons, while in the sheets sat Ever son, urging them to greater exertion. By the time we returned to the ship the l cyclone had broken upon us in all it's fury, and for three days we drifted at 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 StOOO away LOT MekDOuFno. ! Upon our arrival Kenneth Gardner asked
 for his discharge, which could not we'll
 refuse him. After the papers had been filled out I took occasion to thank the 1 young man warmly in behalf of Mir. Bur lingame, and intimated that it would be | to his advantage to return to Liverpool as 1 soon as possible, giving him at the same ! time a letter of introduction to my em- ployer, which contained detailed descrip- tion 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. I Iappeared about o'clock. Mrs.
 Thornton was suffering from 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
 placed in my hands document. opened
 it and was taken fiat aback at the contents
 It was certificate signed by leading clergyman of Melbourne, stating that
 Hiram Holdsworth and Evelyn Burling-
 game had that day been united in mar l riage.
 Of course gave them my blessing; I
 couldn't help it. I believe kissed the
 bride several times, and would have con
 tinued had not my wife objected. ! The next thing was to 1nform MT. Bur | lingame of the condition of affairs, and as
 gently as possible I broke the news that | his discharged clerk had rather played it 1 on the old man. I received 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 & Co. were in- structed to pay me full years salary.
 Burlingame died of apoplexy, and as
 Evelyn was the only heir she inherited all
 of his vast wealth. Today the firm of Hi
 ram Holdsworth & Co. own more tonnage
 than any other in the United Kingdom
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