Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-15

swell favoring us, we were soon cose
TO the wreck. The girl, as ] now per-
ceived she was. waved her handker-
chief wildly as we approached.
waved my hat to the poor girl to
let her know that we saw her and had
come TO save her, and stcered the boat
right around the wreck that / might
observe the most practical point for
boarding her.
She appeared TO be a vessel Of about
seven hundred tons. The falling of
her masts had crushed her port bul-
warks level with the deck, and part OF
her starboard bulwarks was also
smashed TO pieces. Her wheel was
gone, and the heavy seas that swept
her deck had carried away capstans,
pinnacle, hatchway gratings, pumps
every thing, in snort, but the deck
house and the remnants OF the galley
] particularly noticed strong iron
boats davit twisted up like cork
screw. She was full Of water, and lay
rs deep rs her main-chains, but her
bows stood high, and her fore-chains
were out OF the sea. II was miraculous
TO see her keep anoat as the long swell
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cession Of waves.
1t was not without much difficulty
that | succeeded in bringing our boat
along side the wreck In such manner
that / could leap on board. When !
had done SO / sprung with all my
strength, and got well upon the deck,
but fell heavily rs reached II. How.
ever, was up again In moment, and
ran forward out Of the water.
Here was n heap OF gear-staysail,
and iib-halliards and other ropes, some
OF the ends swarming overheard.
hauled in one OF these ends. but found
! could not clear the rattle; but, look
ing round, | perceived couple Of colls
Of line-spare stun sail tacks or hal.
lizards took them TO be-lying close
against the foot of the bowsprit i'm.
mediately seized the end OF one Of these
coils and flung il into the boat, telling
them to drop clear Of the wreck asterni
and when they had backed as far as
the length Of the line permitted, bent
on the end of the other coil and paid
that out until the boat was some faith,
oms astcrn. then made my end fast,
and sung out to one of the men to get
on board by the starboard mizzen'
chains, aud 10 bring the end OF tho line
with him. After waiting few min
utcs, the boat being hidden, saw the
fellow come scrambling over the side
with red face, his clothes and haiI
streaming, he having fallen overheard.
He shook himself like a dog, and
crawled with the line, on his hands and
knees, u short distance forward, then
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