Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

close l, alongside. An emaciated. bo,c,ra
h ',an was steering her. His benrd md
h Ials were long and shaggy, and to mae ,sA a
LONELY smile, his eyes were lilo I've
ournt holes in q blanket 4 line a ."o
s Grown to hun US he passed under tho
sch sci on stern 1t was with tho gro s,e
ese dltculty that he managed to crawl
forward aud take u turn around n cle,t
da ,.u tue !'ne. Several Of the crew jumped
oown into the boat and assisted the
.uan 70 climb Aboard the schooner. A
soon ~ as nc reached the deck he tainted
az le was placed On the after hatch and a
tew drops OF rum were forced between
MS lips. Under this potent influence ha
rapidly revived. ~
+ Now, my lad, said the skipper, "don't
try to talk; drink some of this SCUM and
again." N- 10 . 'n"n
The poor fellow tried to mutter q word
or two Of gratitude. He gulped down y
Few swallows of soup, and after tellino
the captain that his name was Bcrnar3
5'lboy, and that he sailed 1862 DAYS he-
fore from San Francisco, Cal, he was
taken below and put into bunk. wher.
he soon fell asleep.
10 ouae was holsted inDOard in short
order, the islanders failing on to the
tackle falls aud singing joyous song.
She was Strengthening craft. The
carpenter pulled his rule out Of his pocket
and measured her. He dimensions were:
~ feet over all; beam, 6 feet; depth, 3
tt. 8 in. She was dscked over, and her
null was divided into two compartments
ny water-tight bulkhead about 6 feet
from the stern. She had been rugged as
schooner, but only the foremost was
standing.
Tho after compartment was feet
long, with hatch in the centre and with
locker on each side. She appeared to
have been fitted out with q view to a
deop-water voyage, but looked much the
worse for wear. Her bottom was covered
with thick clusters of barnaclcs. Her
rigging was rather rotten, and her deck
was covered with slime.
The islanders focked round the boat,
whose name was the Photographed in
small letters on her stern. They ex-
pressed good deal of curiosity concern
ing her, us was evident from their excited
talk and gestures. The Pacific was
firmly lashel to ringbolts in tho deck,
everything on board of her being taken
out. There wasn't scrap Of food
aboard; a ten-gallon key contained four
and one-half inches Of fresh water, and
there was about half gill of alcohol in
q druggists bottle. That evening q fine
breczo arose and the schooner headed for
her destination, dancing over the waves
gallantly and clipper-like.
Next morning the steward woke up the
poor fellow 80 providentially rescued
from the rapacious jaws Of death, whose
fangs were about closing on him when
the schooner cited him. He was much
refreshed, and after taking cup of cof-
fee and a slice Of toast went on deck,
where the cook, who was bit Of bar
Der, out his hair and trimmed his beard.
Then he had good wash and was ready
for breakfast.
While he was partaking Of plentiful
meal, which he said tasted better than
any he had eaten since leaving San
Francisco, he told his story, often hesita.
ting for word, and speaking in strange
tone that reminded one Of ghosts.
His name, as before mentioned, was
Bernard Gilboy. His home was in Buff
falo, N. Z. From boyhood his hobby
was the sailing Of small boats, and be
had gone to sea atan early age. 1t up
peers that reading the account of Capt
johnson crossing tho Atlantic alone in
boat Is feet keel, feet 6 inches bean
and 20 inches depth, induced him to I'M
dortake voyage to Australia from Sar
Francisco. Accordingly he contracted
with Burns & Kneass Of that port to buili
him the boat picked up the day previous
OF the dimensions given above. She val
launched on Friday, Aug. 8, 1882, ane
she sailed on Friday. Aug. 10. Is there
any wonder that she came to grief? The
only cause for establishment is that bel
owner didn't fetch up for q full due il
Davy Jones's locker, for as every sailo
knows, Friday is most unlucky day.
On August 3 he got his clearance from tn
Custom House. The craft had very little
free board. She was laden with IA ten
gallon casks of water, 165 pounds of hard
tack packed in ffteen-pound watertight
tin cans, two dozen cans Of roast beef in
two-and-a-half-pound cans, two doze.
roast chickens in one pound cans, two doz
one-pound cans Of salmon. two dozen can
of homeless pigs feet, two dozen cans o
pouches. two dozen cans Of condensed
milk, twenty five pounds Of loaf sugar
one gross Of matches in six bottles, half
gallon of alcohol in druggists glass jar
ten gallons Of nut oil, five gallons Of ker
osene oil. three pounds Of coffee, two
pounds Of tea. one bar of CASTLE soap, two
pounds Of lard, three pounds Of nails, on
wooden pump, twelve feet of half-inc
hose, which he used US u syphon to 60
fresh water out Of the kegs with, grains
hammer and Ratchet, few copper tacks
kerosene oil stove, pocket alcohol stove
two lamps, one pound Of candles, tw
compasses, barometer, and sextant, pat
ent tatfrail log, double-barrel shotgun
powder and shot, revolver and cartridges
clock and watch, nine knives, anchor on
sea drag, with about forty fathoms Of on
aud half inch line, ball Of spun-yar'
and Ia narlinspike. navigation books, shee
chart Of the South Pacific, an American
flag, clothing. one pair Of twelye-foo
oars. and an umbrella, which he fOuD'