Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-05-06
NEW VOL. 27---NO. 80.

this - cried Adam X Vincent, mem-
Der of Congress.
A crowd of frightened women were
standing around, many on the verge
of mysteries. Children clung with
pale faces TO their mothers skirts,
fearing they knew not what. Men
were grouped with anxious faces
and the bluff old captain fronted
them all.
The meaning of all what. siry'
You know very well. What is the
meaning OF our turning round
1T means, sir, that the Adamant
has eightv-fve saloon passengers ana
nearly 500 intermediate and steerage
passengers " no are in the most dead
" danger. The cotton in the hold Is
on fire. and they have been lighting
it night aud day. 1t may break OUT
at anv moment. 1t means, then, sir,
that the Vulcan is going to stand by
the Adamaut.'
\ wall of anguish burst from the
friohted women at the awful fate
that might be in store for so many
human beings so near 10 them ana
they clung close TO their children ana
thanked God that no such danger
threatened them aud those dear 10
them.
why didn't they turn back, Cap
tain Flintg" asked Mrs. General Wei
Ter.
Because, madame, every moment
is of value in such a case, and we are
nearer Queenstown than We are New
York;
And so the two steamships, side by
side. worried their way toward the
east. alway within sight of each
other and with the rows Of lights in
each visible at night to the sympat-
netic souls on the other. The swell
tering men poured water into the
hold of the one and the pounding
pump poured water out OF the hold
of the other and thus they reached
Queenstown.
On board the tender that took the
passengers ashore at Queenstown
from both steamers two astonlshed
women met each other.
Why? Mrs. General Weller .!
You don't mean 10 say you were on
board that unfortunate Vulcan.
For the lands sake, Mrs. Assistant
Browning. Is that really your VIII
wonders never cease Unfortunate,
did YOU say? Mighty fortunate for
you, / think. Why weren't you just
frightened 10 death y'
Il was, but had no idea any one
knew was on board.
well, yoa were on board yourself.
That would have been enough to
have killed me
ION board myself? Why, what do
YOU mean? | wasn't on board the
Vulcan knew you might 90 down at
any moment!'
MY sakes, Jane, what are you
talking abouti Down at any mo
ment? 1t was you that might have
gone down at any moment, or, worse
still. have been burnt to death II the
fire had got ahead OF them. You
don't mean to say you didn't know
the Adamant was on fire most OF the
way acrossT
Mrs. Gerald Waller! There's
some horrible mistake. 1t was the
Vulcan Everything depended on
her bulkheads, the captain said.
There was a hole as big as a barn
door in the Vulcan. The pumps were
going night and day
Mrs. General looked at Mrs. Assis
tant as the light began to dawn on
both of them.
"Then it wasn't the engines, but the
pumps she said.
And it wasn't the steam, but the
fire, screamed Mrs Assistant. "Oh,
dear, how that captain lied, thought
him such n nice man too. Oh, ! shall
20 into Mysteries, know ! shall
Il wouldn't il were you said the
sensible Mrs. General, who was n
strong minded woman; besides, it II
too late We're all safe now.
think both captains were pretty sen
sible men. Evidently married, both
Of EN-.
Which was quite true.