Connecticut western news., 1892-10-06


 Fortunately no one was hurt and the boat was not injured. The sudden ness of it all, for it happened in a very short time, rather dazed us, but we were thankful for having landed so easily.
 ''We bailed the boat out and soon had her ready for launching again. But now came the question, How can we get her off? We could not row, as the blades of the oars would not catch on the rocks. They slipped over the slimy surface and gave us no purchase. We could not remain indecisive, as the tide was rising and the beach would soon be covered. We placed the shipwrecked crew in the boat and endeavored to launch her, using the oars to pole her off; but the water soon deepened and we were thrown back on the beach. Three times we launched the boat, and each time we were thrown back on the beach.
 ''By this time we were wet through and through. Our clothes were frozen and stiff as boards. We were dis couraged, cold and exhausted. It was evident that the sea must go down be- fore we could launch our boat and get away. But the tide was rising. The small beach would soon be covered and we should have to retreat up the cliffs and leave the boat, our only means of escape, to be dashed to pieces on the rocks. What were we to do? Here we were on bare rock which was covered with snow, without fire or any means of warming our almost frozen bodies Nothing but death in a horrible form was before us.
 ''The cold was intense, and we were becoming numb. In order to warm our blood served out big drink of whisky all around. This seemed to start our blood moving once more, but it failed to raise our spirits. I thought of my wife sand babies at home. What would they do when I was gone? I thought, too, of the warm fire, the dry clothes and the comfortable bed at the station. reused myself, for it would not do to give up We must get off, but nobody could think of any way.
 ''As I thought, became very much worked up, and looked around for some one on whom to vent my rage. 1 saw Harry sitting in crevice of the cliff, 1, calmly puffing away at his pipe. This somehow aggravated me. I walked over to him, and asked him if he was going to sit there like blooming idiot and not do anything to help save him. self and the rest of us. a....tlt
 "He stood up and his face turned pale, for I said great deal more than 1 have told you about, but let that pass. He looked me all over. 1 thought he was going to strike me. Then, walking toward the boat, he said, as he passed me, 'Tll get you out of this scrape, but He was going to say something more, but evidently changed his mind On reach ing the boat he made bowline on the end of the line, and throwing it over his head and right arm started for the reef. Before reaching it he turned and said, Jerry, when I get out there and wave my hand, launch your boat and warp her out with this line.
 Without another word he began crawling out on the reef. We thought each wave would sweep him off. But after each one had passed over him we would see him crawl out little farther. Slowly and steadily he crawled to the outer point and signaled. Then, throw ing himself on his face, he dug his hands and feet in the crevices and braced hlm- self for the strain. The tide had risen and he was now under water almost all the time.
 "We launched the boat and the first A.~s1 Eo~ enough to use our oars, but it took time to do it. ... ..H N
 ."When we got to Harry we tried to draw him to the boat, but we could not move him. We shouted and told him to let go, but he did not move. It was not until we pulled on him sideways that we got him to the boat.
 ''The fact was-he was dead. d."-Lieu. tenant J. H. Scott, U. s. R. M. in Romance. -.. -ss