Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-07-30

m6nG, GlOugn ! Q&u 0Xp6Cb6Q GO uIlu Ab divided into two. In the center was table that travelled on stanchions from the roof to the deck. On either side were couple of hunks. The girl stood near the door. In bunk to the left of the door lay an old man with white hair. Prostrate on his back, on the deck, with his arms stretched against his ears, was the corpse of man, well dressed; and in a bunk on the right sat sailor, who, when he saw me, yelled out and snapped his fingers, making horrible grimaces. ,~
 Such, in brief, the coup d'git of that weird interior as it met my eyes!
 seized the girl by the arm.
 "You first, said L ''Come, there is no time to be lost"
 But she shrunk Iack, pressing against the door with her hand to pre- vent me from pulling her, crying in husky voice, and looking at the old man with the white hair: My father first! my father frst!'
 must obey me. Quickly, now" l ex- claimed, passionately, for heavy sea at, that moment flooded the ship, and rush of water swamped the house through the open door, and washed the corpse on the deck up into cor ner.
 Grasping her firmly carried her to the side of the wreck and with much difficulty succeed in placing her in the boat. 1 then returned and taking the old man also got him into the boat where he was received with hearty embrace by his almost distracted daughter. The lunatic sailor made us great deal of trouble. When the men went to secure him he fought desperately and bit one of them through the hand. Then he jumped over board and was swimming briskly away. The Grosvenor stood steady all this time about mile of and now her dipped three times. Fortunately the sailors just at this moment came up with the lunatic and dragged him out of the water like drowned rat 1 had now leisure to examine the persons whom we have saved.
 They-father and daughter, as judged them by the girls exclamation on the wreck-sat in the stern-sheets, their hands locked. The old man seemed nearly insensible. leaning backward with his chin on his breast and his eyes partially closed. l feared he was dying, but could do no good until we reached the Grosvenor, as we had no spirits in the boat.
 The girl appeared to be about twenty years of age, very fair, her hair of g golden straw color, which hung wet and streaky down her back and over her shoulders, though portion of il was held by a comb. She was deadly pale and her lips blue, and in her fine eyes was such look of mingled hor- TOT and rapture as she cast them around her, first glancing at me, then at the wreck, then at the Grosvenor, that the memory of 1t will last me to my death. l Her dress, of some dark material, wal soaked with salt water up to her hips and she shivered and moaned inces santly, though the sun beat so warmly upon us that the thwarts were hot tc the hand.
 said to the girl: "How long have you been in this dreadful positionp" "Since yesterday morning." she an swered, in choking voice, painful tc i hear. and gulping after each word We have not had drop of water tc drink since the night before last"
 Do you hear that, men?'' l cried They have not drunk water for two days! For the love of Heaven, give way!"
 They bent their backs to the oars and the boat foamed over the long swell. The wind was astern and helped us. did not speak again to the pool girl, for it was cruel to make her tall when the words lacerated her throat a. though they were pieces of burning iron.
 After twenty minutes, which seemed as many hours, we reached the vessel The crew pressing round the gangway cheered when they saw we had brough 1 people from the wreck. Duckling anC the skipper watched us grimIy from the poop.
 ''Now, then, my lads," cried, "uE with this lady first Some of you or deck get water ready, as these people are dying of thirst"
 In few minutes both the girl anC the old man were handed over tht gangway. 1 cut the boats painter adrift from the ring-bolt so that WI could ship the madman without loosen ing his bonds, and he was hoisted ul like bale of goods. Then four of u got out of the boat, leaving one tC drop her under the davits and hook or the falls.
 At this moment horrible scene tool place.
 l 1ne Olu man, LOGCerlnS on Gne drIn of two seamen, was being led into thu cuddy, followed by the girl, whc walked unaided. The madman, in tht grasp of the big sailor named Johnson stood near the gangway, and as
 scrambled on deck one of the men wa holding a pannikin full of water to hi face. The poor wretch was shrinking away. from it, with his eyes half out Q their sockets; but suddenly tearing H arm with violent effort from the rop' that bound him, he seized the panni kin and bit clean through the tin; afte which, throwing back his head, h. swallowed the whole draught, dashei the pannikin down, his face turned black and he fell dead on the deck.
 The big sailor sprung aside with al oath, forced from him by his terror and from every looker-on there brok a groan. They all shrunk away an' stood staring with blanched faces Such piteous sight as it was, lyinl