The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-18

ruptlon.
81 was the frs4 to smell Are" CON
tinued the other, "ca1l II what hour ye
like. gave the alarm and all hands
turned to with hoses and bs1cketx But
there was deal o1 oil In the hold, and
the ships planks was thick with gresse
besides, and that gave US no chanca
BY ten o'clock in the morning the
flames had bursted Through and vas
shooting up mast high. and tti6n we
calculated II was time to look 70 tie
boats-" Ea
The others stood listening with hard,
solid, leathery faces, generally gazing
with steadfast eyes q the speaker, bot
sometimes glancing askant at the cap
tain and the crowd of others which
stood around 5sE.
There was tarnataou ugly sea run.
ming" the man went ON. ~and. the
wheel being desarted, the ship had
fallen off and lay In the trough, and the
lowering of the stern boats, whalemen
though they was who had the handling
eight souls the loss Of all hands, saving
them as stand sfore ye."
"a bad Job measly, cruel bad
jobr' here broke in q long -3asved man,
whose brow and eyes were shmost con
cealed by quantity Of coarse red hair.
We'll US eight men got away IN the
boat" proceeded the spokesman
bringing along with us nothin' but
small bag Of bread and about six gal
Ions of fresh water. We've been wash
ing about since Tuesday, and DOW, the
Lord be praised, here we be, with q
chance Of getting something 10 eat
end, what's more pleasureable still to
our feelings, the opportunity Of COM
fortably turning in"
A murmur of pity ran among the pas
sengers, several Of whom were ladies'.
and there was more than one somewhat
loud whisper TO the effect that the cap
tain ought really to send the poor crea-
lures forward at once to get some
breakfast instead of holding them
starving and dry with thirst TO talk.
The eagle-eyed skipper, however,
asked several questions before dis
missing them
"Since, then, by their own confess
sion, the fire gave them plenty time
to escape from the bark, how was It
they had left her 30 illprovisioued as
| they repfeSenceO?'
This was most satisfactorily account
ed for. Other inquiries of like nature
were responded to with alacrity and in
\ telligence- Every sentence that one OF
another of them let fall was cor
roborated by the rest Their tale of
suffering. indeed, in the open boat
was almost narrowing, and the cap
tain, with the first note OF sympathy
that his voice had taken ordered them
to go forward, adding that after good
hot meal had been served them they
might turn in and sleep for the rest oi
the day wherever they could mako
a bed
At the breakfast In the saloon moth,
ing was talked about bat the American
whaler that had been consumed by FIRE
the dreadful drowning OF some two
thirds of her crew aud the miraculous
deliverance Of the survivors from the
inexpressible perils and horrors OF an
stormiest part of ocean the wide world
over. A benevolent gentleman pro
posed subscription. Before the
luncheon bell was rung q sum OF thirty
pounds sterling had been collected
The incident was break IN the mo
notony, and when the eight men reap
peared on deck during the afternoon
they were promptly approached by the
passengers, who obliged them to recit<
again and yet aSaiu their melancholy
story of maritime disaster.
On the morning of the third day foi
) lowing the date Of this roscoe shiI
was sighted almost directly IN linz
with the vessels course. As she wal
neared she was seen to be rugged with
stump or Cape Horn topGallant nasts
she was also under very easy canvas
which gave her very short-hande<
look in that quiet sea Great woode1
} davits ovcrhung her sides, from whicl
dangled number Of boats. She pre-
sented a very grimy, worn aspect. au<
had manifestiy kept the SEQ for months
1t was observed by the chief ohiceu
standing ON the bridge of the steamer
that the eight rescued men, who wcr,
looking at the sail ahead. along Wit,
! some of the crew and steerage passen
, gers, disclosed several symptoms o
uneasiness aud even of agitation. Sud
/ denly the stripes and stars with III
; etars inverted we've run aloft to tn
peak end-e signal Of distress Tn
! engines were slowed and the steamer
> head put 80 .as to pass the vessel with
easy mailing distance A man aboa1,
the bark stood In the miz2en rigging.
3 Steamer ehoy!" he roared
"Hello!'
II have lost boat and eight of m
: men. Have you seen anything Of her?
/ The captain, who had gained th
a bridge, lifted his hand.
!. Bark ahoyi" he cried What bar
t is that?7
r 1.-THE George Washington, whaler, G
Boston, one hundred and eighty -fou
a days out"
h The captain of the steamship COT
cealed sour grin.