Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-12

This was the first, but who should
be the next? a panic had seized upon
the men; tue cholera was with them,
aud none dared removed the form OF
theit dead shipmatc from his berth.
Night Approached and with II an al.
most dead calm, but the corpse still
remained In the forccastle, nor did the
men dare to 20 thither. Tho captain
urged that the longer presence VI the
body would breed more dangerous
cOnlagion, tut Tho only answer nc re-
ceived was n mOurnful shake VI the
heads about him.
AT length, fihding that all arguments
were useless, he turned TO his mate
aud asked him n ho would assist himself
III throwing the body OF thu dead man
overheard. The mate NJ fret hosltated
but In a moment slgniiled his c0ussnt,
and together himself anu the captain
went Down into the f0reUasllU. They
dared not remain long enough with
the corpse 10 sew II up, Dr oven - ~.
iach 10 II sinking weight, hut throw.
ing over ita single blanket they man.
aged 10 get 10 on dcSk ami lay 10 acrJga
~ bulwark OF the s,afbonfd bow. A
moment Captain johnson nesltated--
he Orengd his HIS, bronthed n prayer
for the soul Of the Departed and then,
while a shuddcr ran over his frame,
he lot the cold form OF young Walter
Addison slide into the blue water.
lnslinctivoly he cast his eye over the
side o. the deed wa, donr and Ivy the
TNc phosphorunt light he could lust
| zee the corpse siuK, then rlse aud sink
again, and then with heavy step aul
n Htill heavier heart he walked ait.
Tho iirst watch had been ret, bat thn
other watch dared not 90 below, and,
budding themselves beneath the long
boat, they sought the repJse which
they feared 10 seek where their con.
/ Ianions had died; but each seemed to
fear his nclghbOr, for none knew where
the coniagiDu might be-. AZ II O'Clock
tie slight bfcathings VI the air, which
seemed Tor the last few hours 20 have
no settled points, began to gather moro
force from the noTthwatI AMI west.
ward, nud Gro long good fresh breeze
| iillcd the ship. cAhvns and stattoi her
/ through the water. The wind cou'
| tinued 10 Increase, aud before midnight
all bands were called TO take Ia the
| ,Opgallhnt sails. At u O'Clock the
midwaich wgs set, aud all hnud8 were
for few mOmenis brought la contact
with each other. No further symp.
10 nig OF the dreaded postilouce had al.
peGred, and they began tn take hope.
a srEcrER on nokND.
II was 1881 O'Clock. IN old sea.
mhn named Ron Shipper had the
helm, while the remainder OF tho
watch were ia the gnngwhy or else
/ forward. The wiud continued fresh,
/ hut yet steady, ana the old ship was
close hauled upon u, lylng come two
/ points OH from her true course. The
ship bell was suspended over the bin.
uclc, and old Shippen reached over
and stuck the frst half hour after
midnight He had Just rctumed his
| position, and was gazing inienlly at
| the compass, whom he felt L hand laid
upon his shoulder. aud on turning
round he bvhrld by tho struggling
beams u tho pinnacle lamp the pale,
deathly features OF Walter Addison.
For an instant the ola sailor re.
mulned rooted to the spot, and then,
utteflng sharp cry Of fear, he let go
the helm aud darted forward. In
moment the ship began to fall oil, ana
NJ she brought the Hat surface Of can.
vas to the wind she keel,d over alarm.
ingly; but soon the pale spectre that
haI frightened the helrnsmau from his
post caught the wheel, AMI lali the
helm hard down, and ere long the ship
vas once more TO the wind.
ShipfHn's cry had started all hands
rom 3 listlessness, Tor they thought
the cxWefa ilcnd had nssailud him,
nut frIjm his broken calculations thvy
soon learned what was the matter, ani
In body they crowded aft, anu by the
I Its,lI 81 Al N.
spectre hplmsmau. Every knee trem.
Dled and every tongu, Glove 10 this
| roof OF its mouth. NJue dared 10 AZ.
proach him, nor did any move back.
At this juncture the captain came on
deck. His eyu caught the c0Tpus.likr
form that still held the wheel, aui he,
too, was rivetcd TO the spot where he
stood.
"Shipmates, relieve me from here
or shall faint. am cold anu
weak" at length came from the lips
Of the seeming speotor In faint agoniz
cd tones. Captain johnson hesitate1
al instant, and then ne rushed forward
AMI laid his hand upon the trembling
form before him. IL was cold and wet,
hut he knew that II was n living man.
| One alter another Of the men gathered
about, ami briOre long all knew that
young Walter Addison still lived.
The captain had him conveyed 10 the
cabin, where everything that could be
thought OF waR Administered for his
comfort, and II was not long before he
sufficiently revived to give an account
OF his strange escape from tue col 4,
deep grave to which he had been con.
signed.
1t seemed that young Addison had
fallen into that drAthlike letharyy
which not infrequen,ly results from
sudden Ch0lera, and which, ~ all who
are acquainted with the disease must
be aware, 70 nearly resembles death
that even the best physicians have
been deceived by II. The sud.
den immersion In the cold water
had r'v.'ed his dormant senses
aud ~ tbY ship had but slight mo.
ton at the timo he came TO a partial
realization OF his situation before she
had passed him, aud by considerable
eXertioD he managed , get hold OF thu
rudder chaiua. He tried 10 call foI
assistance, but his tongue was ~
swollen that he found II impossible,
aud after remaining Os the chains
long enough 10, regain more strength
lac worked his way up I'LL lie got h0ld
OF the lanyards Of the cabin headlight.
From there he reached tho lnshings
OF the stern boat, but hero weakness
again overpOwefod him, and after
working his way into the boat he re.
manned some time iDsenslole, but Mt
length revived and came on boari.