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came ashore to take him off, and on the re-
turn to the ship the captain regaled him
with an account of the punishment to
which he would be subjected on getting on
board. This made the boy desperate, and,
watching his opportunity, he leaped into
the water, and for three hours successfully
evaded the attempts to recapture him by
diving when the boat came near and coming
to the surface in direction the opposite to
that in which The boat was being rOwed.
The CuStOm-house boat appeared, and TAX
ing hand in the game the two boats
crowded the hoy, and the Customs boat
captured him, thus depriving the captain of
that pleasure. The latter, however was so
struck by Williams pluck. ability and STRAIT
egg in the water that the threatened pun
iShment was never inflicted.
In 1866 Williams W as ShlpwTecked off Liv-
erpOOl on the bark Mariana, and on the
next ship on which he sailed, the King Ar
thur, he was stranded IN the HOoShly in
going up to Calcutta. Williams then joined
the ship Middlesex. and when in the Mauri-
titus undertook to swim ashore at night to
obtain couple of bottles of liquor for the
second mate, in whose watch he was. This
was very dangerous exploit by reason of
the vast number of sharks with which the
harbor is infested. Young Williams, how
ever, completed the round trip in safety,
and did the mate out of one of the bottles
by telling him it had got broken. This WIS
partly by way of reward, but principally
comfortably drunk, while two made him
ugly.
III 1868, when on the ship Middlesex at
Bombay, having again been subjected to
ill-treatnent by the officers, young Williams
determined to leave the vessel, and collect
ing his clothes in a pantedcanvas bag he
one night slipped overheard with the bag
on his back. He ultimately sighted the
American ship City of Boston. Upon
reaching the vessel Williams made his bag
Enc IN. A4nlNt ain ,t.s.l lNsza.-
The crew were sleeping on the topgallant
forecastle, and the sudden appearance
among them of the dripping youngster
caused lively and somewhat dangerous
cOmmoiln, some OF the men being inclined 10
connect his presence with evil and piratical
intentions. The officers appearing on the
scene matters were explained and his bag
hoisted on board. When the captain was
informed re was so amazed at the exploit
that lie promptly avowed his intention of
keeping Williams if it could be done; and
on the following day he took Williams
ashore for the purpose of shipping him be-
fore the authorities, but this was found to be
not possible, and the captain Of the Middle
sex being sent for was ordered to take Will
Jams back with the injunction that if he
were subjected to any further il-uSage.
effectual punishment would be inflicted
upon those guilty. This captain, like the
one at Para, was, however, too proud of tie
remarkable achievement of the youngest
member OF his crew to think of inflcting
punishment. On the contrary, he took
Williams around the various chambers
stores and other places connected with
shipping, Dragging about his wonderful
feat; and when the ship reached London
crowds came down 10 the dock to see the
young fellow.
In March, 1862 Williams again shipped
in the MiddIesex for voyage to Calcutta,
and five days after losing sight of the En-
gliSh coast the ship was driven on reef in
the Bay of Biscay during gale. seven only
being saved out OF crew of TWENTY-FIVE
among the lost being the captain and mate
Williams and Two others got portion of a
royal yard and by means OF signal halyards
Williams secured his two companions to the
spar, until exhausted By the terrible buff
lettings TO which they were subjected both
let go and sank. Williams also lost the
spar, but finally managed to reach the main
land, nearly twenty miles from the scene Of
the wreck, after being thirty-two hours In
the water. After spending twenty-five days
in the hospital he sufficiently recovered to
be sent back to England. The owners Of
the ship acted most generously to the sur
vivors, presenting each with q very hand
some soiatiun.
On the next voyage upon which he en-
barked, the vessel, the brigantine Katrina,
stranded on Salt Island. in the Cape de
Verdes. This proved TO be the last casualty
OF the kind In which Williams was involved
during his seafaring career. Captain Will
Jams has filed the position OF swimming
teacher at the following establishments:
Montreal Swimming Club; Dolphin Swim
ming Club, Toronto, Canada; Smiths Bath
houses, Cincinnati; Ladies' Swimming Club,
West End, Lake Pontchartrain, New Or
leans; Natatorium. Eighth and Pine streets,
st. Louis; Eighth-street Swimming School,
Kansas City; Terrace Baths, Alameda, Cal.
Captain Williams instructions for swim
ming are as follows: The first and most es-
sentlal point is to get the movements Of the