The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-02
STRUCK BY A TRIPLE WAVE.
THE SCHOONER BRADLEY FOUNDERS
IND SKIPPER LEO ALONE SURVIVES

| TIE SCHOONER BRADLEI FOENDERs
| and SKIPPER LEO ALOyE SURVIVES.
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For Hair n Day He tlanE 10 the wheel
no"-e over ana WIS huncted About ny
| mig en-. ~ % oy Spanish
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| PROBABLY no YANKEE skipper alive has had
more remarkaoio experience ID cyclonic sens
than CAPT. yohh u. Leo OF the three-masted
schooner william H. Brauley' winch founder
cd OH cape charles with cight men on Oct. ~
Iho plncky skipper spun the yarn OF tho loss
OF the Bradley yesterday TO u company OF re-
porters'
the crew consisted OF nine men, Including
the lucky skipper The william II. bradley
| sailed from Charleston on Oct D. She ran
was move TO under e. s spank ,, ana
twenty years. had often In fore-and- ALTERS Of
less stnbi,ity. riddcn ont cycIopes ~ yreater
fur, TTn prod,nv NADIA " snondis ". Sa.o %,
1t. gracefully quartcring the mighty seas. up
TO y. o'clock on tho afternoon of Oct. 10 Tho
crinns n, Tho ion" hont IN tho MOTT M, rtar
got loose and Capt. Leo ordered his
men. all Of whom. exccrt the celored cook.
were on deck. TO make the boat last. While
they were thus engaged. not dreaming Of
aanser. tne skipper saw .olty sea rise on inc
port or weather DOW IL was undoubtedly u
su% had three distinct srsss
~. ""s M. . "a,n n,els ~,
nt@ The ssnsst crest lowered above tho
. Capt. Leo saw that the eel, chances Of the
colossal wave were mighty slim. Ho ran to
tho port rail. lodged under it, and srasped
one Of the dnvlts Of tho long boat. As hedId
SO the triple wave fell on tho dock. But for the
protection Of the rail tho shippers brains
was driven on her beam ends. hor crosstrces
dipping into the seas
Every man ABOARD except the captain had
been swept away. The Captain locked about
He snrns ciear az Tho rail intn fla xnier ma
grasped pair Of steps He padded out Of tho
Would soon crr Ia her hnw ,hs o sfma tp
SH III ase hS so Sc wSc SG aa aSs
by Wien SkSpsr w" to r1su
again he saw nothing Of the cook su'' fSe
tSe timer sSe Wns lew INV OF
~e espt. Loo had on his rubber cont and boots
s"on G for IN. Wheel sIe hSn wc ne
nrhe WV wide eEs ,sSI S ong ana eghtefn
letting the lower half Of his body Remain sub b.
mCrrad For npnrly alavan hoiIra or I'M r., I
o'cInsk the next mornnS he Een; 1 m up d !"
perate ftrSt against dpatb Ev.rv few pninm ms
WAS t.irned "vr ver by c ,ST minus sa
He tainted once. fortunately ~ ' retninins ;
his hnII m tha Whnai housa nnmnr
Now and than hn COY into "mSe rs SGvaT
smooth water and dezed from sheer nShnnsy.
could awfe e. before
was srGassa h. ~ $;Sstns the
sred head Ho saw sails far away Wv when 1 IIe
merged into darkness. and lie still rctained
lis clasp on the wheel house cover. The rain
".as..d and tho moon naonaS MI int.rvnf I'm I'm
tween riits in the cnuded sky ~ '''e' '"'S ''-
inc In tha beavv seas %nGnr tmr,
and mnintonsails and fnrestnvsaiI Hn scnIlnd S
bic m n Ho,ym tnsvard tha h",t an, 1891 G
most UNDER her bows He was s $40 a fi that h he
loud as he Gould and somn sasmr 9an ae th as
miszen rssns With line and ns I'm ntH me
gos soassGr Of the Yankee ;kppsr
CAUGHT Il and cluns to II Tor dear lie H. vas
Sras9ed abnarI md mt r. lad afsr ne Sa Mas
dnsef with hrandv anId cofYee iha ;n,n Ten ~