The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-31

A ysuthfni Tale That smaeks Of tho
s.Sait Sea Brine


ssSait Sea Brine"
Away down In the south harbor dis
trict the big British ship Kilbrannan
Is busiiy engaged discharging cargo
OF sulphur at Fremont street dock.
says the San Francisco Examiner.
Among her crew is an apprentice
William Galloway. He is brown
freed Scotch laddie who says 'mithern
for mother. and everything about him.
from the frayed bottoms OF his jcans
trousers to the wiry-looking tufts OF
hair which peep from beneath the
front peak OF his little fore-and-aft
cap. bctoken the rollicking happy-go-
lucky nature OF the deep-sea sailor
boy.
There Is story connected with
young Galloway and IL IL more won
derful and thrilling In details than
many OF the tales OF marine disaster
evolved from the brains OF latter-day
writer's OF fiction. He was lost over
board from the Kilbrannan on wild
winter night 600 miles south OF the
Cape OF Good Hope. aud his SUISSE
quent rescue at time when search
for him was about 10 be abandoned
gives color TO the old forecastle legend
that there is "A cherub sitting aloft
who looks out for the life Of poor
Jack"
lit was 8 o'clock on the evening OF
Feb. 20 last said First Mate William
Coalheet I'VE were fifty Live days out
from Philadelphia bound for Hioga.
Japan. and when Capt McCallum took
tho sun Mt noon on the day mentioned
we were In latitude 44.0l south. long
itude Al east AT the timo the
accident occurred there was n strong
westerly wind blowing. II was dark
and bitter cold and the sea was run.
ming very high.
Galloway was half way up the rat
lines. unlocking n block from the
main sheet when the vessel gave u
lurch and he lost hold and fell into
the sea The captain. who was stand
ing aft near the wheel observed the
accident and threw life buoy TO the
lad as he was being carried past the
stern OF the vessel on the top OF n big
wave.
The ship was brought up In tho
wind as quickly as possible and boat
lowered and manned. / took com
mand OF her and away we went MS fast
as we could in the direction we sup
posed the lad TO be. We heard him
shout several times as we wero lower
ing the boat but he had yelled him
self hoarse and we had nothing 90
guide us as we pulled aimlessly about
in tho heavy sea
I'VE pulled around for over an
hour. and Us we lost sight OF the ship
several times and the night was getting
rougher and thicker | was about TO
give up the search in despair, when
suddenly we heard n feeble moan and.
straining our eyes. we deserted Gallo
way clingng To the life-buoy In tho
trough OF the sea almost under our
bow. We soon hal him on board.
and IL took some slapping and rubbing
10 put warmth in his rigid limbs.
Galloway left his work on the fore
castle head when called by the mate
and told his fearful experience TO tho
reporter:
when / rose TO the surface after
falling the ships lights went away
from me like flash. / heard some
thing splash in the water beside me
but could not see what IL was.
knew afterward il was tho life buoy
Captain McCullum threw 10 me.
am a good swimmer and managed 10
ride the big seas that came along bat
IL was terribly cold and my legs be-
gan To feel like lead. The water was
as black as ink. and when | sank
every now and again between two big
seas ] thought the big walls OF water
would meet over my head and never
let mo get 10 the top again.
lit was n good job for mo that the
water was SO black. think. or ! never
would have seen the white life-buoy as
| IL came TO me on the crest OF n big muir
| ky sea | reached out and rest
| ed my hands on it, and IL turned
over quite naturally and fell down on
my shoulders and got it under my
arms and stopped padding. IL came
none too soon. for | was tired out and
from the waist down felt like dead
man. / shouted as long as | could
but my voice grew husky and wasn't
able 10 make IA sound above whisper.
Then | heard big wings tapping
| over my head and knew that the al
batrossos and mollyhawks had found
me They swooped down again and
again. and l kept waving my arms
thinking every moment that one OF
them would drive its beak through my
skull
II lost all hopes OF being saved,
and thought OF my mother and sis
tiers In Glasgow. IL seemed 20 me
that / had been hours in the water,
and that the end must soon come.
| Then suddenly ! heard the splash OF
oars and there right on top OF a
tremendous sea was the white hull OF
the mates boat IL looked "a II il
was going 20 jump clear over rue. and
tried hard TO shout at them. They
heard me. and the boat dropped down
beside me and / was soon hauled on
board. ] could not bend my legs. bat
when wo reached the ship tho captain
gave me medicine and with plenty ol
warm blankets and hot coffee ! soon
began 10 feel myself again. ] was
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