Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29

Will one arm WING size ltlh Np "a NulN
eriug baby with the other. The woman
was nearly naked, but she never needed
the cold. Mother of tod, she cried,
take my little one, and make sure Of
him
Il shook her off and pushed on. A
terrified NAVY sought To keep me back,
and he scratched at my face like a cat,
but | reached the davits. The men had
| the boat swung around and the carpen-
ter was about To let her run, when a
mixed mob of English and foreigners
took possession. aud Ia an instant the
little craft wa packed with a wcltering
heap of men who had quite lost their
senses saw the captain leave the
bridge with "a flying -rriu- and ] saw
also the glcam of the pistol barrels;
then | heard ou the >tarho1rd side the
rapid Smash. smash ui 90 revolver shot.
a.G rte captain shouted You hear
what THEY'RE getting uu the other side.
Out of 70. cor l take you 20 after the
other. The sailors were fighting hard.
but the men iu tine boat, fought also
with the oars aud BOAT hooks one
seaman had his head split. another r.
ceived "a wound from "a boat hook which
took hi, cheek away .u one mast, Hap
Still TIA. rufiau> did not know Lov
to lower away. and one OF them hs-.
20 lash at the forward tail vllh am d.,
Come down. you, sir. You bee id
Crack The man flung mp hi~ arms,
dropp. hi, AK and fell headluu- into
the sra. Now. down with YOU. said
the captain. liyid and half blind with
fury. But no. Afurious fool succeed
ed in letting the boat 90 by the head
and the whole crowd Of poItroou> wrr.
emptied into the smashing sea. whera
they gasped and struggled till the last
two men throttled each other and
rolled under. One Of the ,tarboarl
boats was successfully launched. and
the chief officer stood revolver in hand
Women first here. Thompson, You
will steer her. Take four men and no
more
The young English lady was low
cred down, although she chung hard 10
her father and begged him To let her
stay. No, darling; goodby Be hap
ny he said. and then stood composed
ly amid the hurry burly \ pretty
actress and two lrishwomen We're next
sent down then four children We're put
in. and then the sailor, spranE over the
, side and prepared 10 help other An
IriShman shouted. Now. boy His
voice seemed 10 send au impulse
through the crowd. and the rpuyh~
tore themselves away from rhe women
and flung themselves rrckIp~-ly some
into tine boat. some into the water
The officer fired two barrel, and missed
each time. "a sailor showed oil. and we
saw am oyerIad-u boat lumber heavily
away a>teru.
An thl, scene 81 horror took plac,
, iu less than TWO minutes. and the ship
settled more and more every second.
The prize fighter and hi, gang We're mot
successful iu their attempt To- steal the
r boat forward. The purSrr and the
steward armed them~elv-- with fire.
r men'~ rod, and beat the fellows down.
then the baker-a thick young lad.
who had learned his business "a. 20 sea.
man 100 addition TO his tradc-let the
boat slip. and four gallant men with.
stood the forociou, rowdic~ until eight.
eru women had been pitched over ths
side and caralesSly lowered s seaman
took the filler; four -yrokDrs. the pur-.
er and the baker jumped iu az the last
3 moment. and this second boat went
adrift.
f, Meanwhile the captain had reloaded
alas. what "a pity he only had Two
barrels and "a third and fourth boat
went of with half their proper compile
ment. Another boat load might have
escaped, but six men sprang from the
port side and actually stove the cutter
in. At last only M light boat ~
manned. and still there were over 7O(
Of Us jammed in the narrow space left
by the awful list. The captain had
dropped his hands. He could do No
more. The third mate took a hand
/ spike and went smashing among III,
men who were wrestling around on
=. last hope. One sailor said View,
stood it long enough. Tom. Let's hav,
our turn And he. with three sturdy
Swedes, managed get at the davits
. They were just in time. for the steamer
q began 10 sway as they tioated, and they
were all but %swaIuped by the charge
o and leap Of a crowd who flung them
selves into the water.
4 Then / was left with a great multi
=. tude. whose agonized claInor stunne,
& me. / felt a mighty, convulsive move
ment; then the sea seemed to flasl
. down on me in one mass, as il the wal
/, Of water fell from "A high crag. Then
! heard a huuming noise in my ears, AN,
Z with a gasp I was up amid a blackened
~wriggling sheet Of drowning creatures
4 A BOAT came past me and l struck on
. Justify. raised myself to the gunwale
Shall / hit his fingersF said a man
No; let him come, and / was laid
= sick and dizzy, on the bottom board
Of the crowded boat. You know tina