The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16

"I think so, sir"
"Turn your wheel few points 10
port and bear down on her"
Johnson gave the necessary order
and the great ship veered around.
"aellol" cried Spinner, on deck.
Here's steamer l found her. She's
mine"
Then there was rush to the side Of
the ship. "a steamer in sight" was
the cry, and all books and magazines
at once lost interest. Even the placid,
| dignifed Englishman who was so un-
communicative rose from his chair and
sent his servant for his binoculars.
Children were held up and told to be
careful while they tried to see the dim
line of smoke so far ahead.
Talk about lane routes at sea, " cried
young Spinner, the knowing. "Bosh,
say. See! we're going directly for her.
Think what it might be in fog Lane
routes. Pure luck, l call it."
"Will we signal to her, Mr.. Spin
nero" gently naked the young lady from
Boston.
"Oh, certainly" answered young
Spinner See, there's our signal fly
ing from the masthead now. That
shows the IN what line we belong to-"
Dear me- how interesting" said the
young lady. you have crossed many
times, | suppose, Mr. Spinner"
"Oh, l know my way about" an
swered the modest Spinner.
The captain kept the glasses glued
to his eyes. Suddenly he almost let
them drop.
MY God! Johnson" he cried.
What is it, sir?"
"She'S flying a signal of distress, tool"
The two steamers slowly approached
each other and when nearly alongside
and about a mile apart the bell of the
Adamant rang to stop.
There, you see," said young Spin
ner to the Boston girl, "she is flying
the same flag at her masthead that we
are
Then she belongs to the same line
;ts this boat?"
"Oh, certainly" answered Mr.. Cock
Sure Spinner
'Oh look! look! loolkl" cried the en-
thusiastic indianapolis girl who was
going to take music in Germany.
Everyone looked aloft and saw rum
ming up to the masthead a long line of
fluttering, many-colored flags. They
in place for few moments
and then huttered down again, only to
give place to a different string. The
same thing was going on on the other
steamer
How just too interesting for any
thing" said Mrs. Assistant 81 am
just dying to know what it all means.
have read of it so often but never
saw it before. l wonder when the
captain will come down. What does it
all mean?" she asked the deck steward
They are signaling to each other,
madam"
"Oh, 1 know that. But what are they
81 don't know, madam"
"Oh, see! see" cried the Indianapo-
lis girl, clapping her hands with de.
light. THE other steamer is turning
round"
1t was indeed So The great ship
was thrashing the water with her
screw, and gradually the masts came
in line and then her PROV faced the
east again. When this had been slow
ly accomplished the bell on the Ada
mant rang full speed ahead, and then
the captain came slowly down the lad
der that led from the bridge.
''Oh, captain, what does it all mean?"
''ls she going back, captain? Moth
ing wrong, L hope"
What ship is it, captain?"
''She belongs to our line, doesn't
she?"
why is she going baclI?"
'"The ship" aid the captain, slowly,
SIS the Vulcan, of the Black Bowling
line, (which left Queenstown shortly af-
ter we left New York She has met with
an accident Ran into some wreck
age, it is thought, from the recent
storm. Anyhow there Is hole in her.
and wheth er she sees Queenstown or
not will depend great deal on what
we have and whether her
bulkheads hold out We will stand by
her till we reach Queenstown. >"
"Are there many on board, do you
thin K, captain?"
"There are thirty-seven cabin pas
sengers and over eight hundred steer
age passengers" answered the cap
tain.
"Why don't you take them on board,
put of danger, captain?"
"Ah, madam, there is no need to do |
hat. 1t would delay us, and time is
in a ca Sc like this. Besides,
they will have ample warning if she is
going down, and they will have time to |
get every ybody in the boats. We will |
stand by them, you know"
"Oh, the poor creatures" cried the |
sympathetic Mrs. Second.Adjutant. |
Think of their awful position. May
be engulfed at any moment. I suppose
they are all on their knees in the cabin.
How thankful they must have been to
see the Adamant"
On all sides tn ere was the profound
EST sympathy for the unfortunate pas
sengcrs of the Vulcan. Cheeks paled
1t the very thought of IL catastrophe
that might take place at any moment
within their own sight. 1t was a real
site object lesson of the ever present
hangers of the sea. While those on
leck looked with new interest at the
steamship plunging along within a
In!le OF Jhem, the captain slipped away |
o his room. AS he sat there there was
! tap at his door.
Come in" shouted the captain.
The silent Englishman slowly en-
tered.
What's wrong, captain?" he asked.
oh the Vulcan has had a hole stove
n her and | signal"
Yes, know all that, of course, but
what's wrong acih usY"
''With ueOu aoboad 4ba aou4;