Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-19

could not remain indeciAyc, rs me tide \
was rising aud the beach would soon be
covered. We placed the. shipwrccked
crew In the boat aud cndoavored 20
launch her. using the oars TO pole her
of; but the water soon docponod AMI !
we were thrown back ON the beach
Three times we launched Che boat d. aud
each time We were thrown back un tho
beach.
"By this time wo were wet through
and through. Oar clothes wer0 frozen
and stiff 10 boirds We wcro di.
couragud. cold and exhausted. It was
evident that the scu muat go down be-.
fore we could launch our boat aud get
away. But tho tide was rising. The
email beach would su0n De- covered and
we should have to retreat mp the cliffs
and leave the boat. our only means %
escape, 10 be dashed 10 pieces ON the
rocks. What were we 90 do? Hero we
were ON % bare rocl; which WIS covered
with snow, without iiro or any means
Of warming our almost frozen bodies
| Nothing but death I'm horrible form
was before co..
Tho cold was intense. and we wero
becoming numb. IN order TO warm orr
~blood served ont big drink Of whisky
AN around. This seemed TO start our
blood moving once more. but It failed to
/ raise our spirits. ! thought Of my wife
/ aud babies az home. What would they
do when was gomez Thought, too, OF
] the warm Gre. tho dry clothes and the
comfortable bod ne the station. reused
myself for It would net do to give up
We must get OF, butt ECO think
Of amy way.
"As / Thought, became very much
worked up, and looked around Tor &c o
one ON whom 10 vent my rage.
Harry sitting tn croyico OF thoc (,
calmly putting away at his PIPE. Tiff
somehow aggravated mo ! walked
over TO him, aud asked him II he wis
going to dt there like a blooming idiot
aud OF do anything to help save hun
self aud the rest Of ne.
"Iio stood up and his face turned
palc, for ! said great deal more than
have told you about, but let that pass.
Ho looked mo all over. / thought he
was going TO strike me. Then, walking
lnNltN llN uNtlt nc Nflllls Us llN litT9'iA INV
III get you ont Of this scrapa, but ilc
was going to ray something more, but
evidently changed his mind. On rcacl,
ing tho boat ho malo bowliuo on tho
end Of the line, and throwing 1t over his
head and right arm started for tho reef.
Before reaching IL he turned and snid,
Jerry. when ! got ont there and waya
my hand, launch your boat aud warp
her out with this line
without another word no began
crawling out on the reef. We thought
each wave would sweep him of. But
after each ono had passed over him we
would SEQ him crawl out little farther.
Slowly aud steadily he crawled TO tho
outer point and sigualcd. Then, throw
ing himself on his face, ho dug his hands
aud foot In tho croyicos and bracod min'
self for tho strain. The tide had risg1
and no was now under water almost all
the time.
"Wo launched tho boat and the first
time we tried wo warped her ont fai
enough to use our oars, but 1t took tim,
to do IT,
"Whon we got 10 Harry we tried &c
draw him TO the boat, but we could moi
move him. Mo shouted and told hin
to let go. but no did not move. II wa
not until we pulled on him sidowayi
that we got him TO the boat.
"Tho fact wns-hc was dead. Lieu
tenant j. II. Scott, u. $. Il, Nj, ii
Romance.