The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-26

gers, several of which were ladies. and
| there was more than one somewhat loud
| whisper TO the effect that the captain ought.
/ really to send the poor creatures 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 dlsmisslng
! them
"Since. by their own confession, the fire
| gave them plenty time to escape from the
bark, how was It they had left her SO ILL
| provisioned as they representedP
| This was most satisfactorily accounted
] for. Other inquiries of like nature were
responded to with alacrity and Intelligence.
| Every sentence that one or another of them
| left fall was corroborated by the rest.
Their tale Of suffering indeed, in the open
boat was almost harro wing, and the cap
tain, with the first note Of sympathy that
his voice had taken ordered them to go for
ward, adding that after a good hot meal
had been served them they might turn in
aud sleep for the rest Of the day wherever
they could make bed.
At The breakfast in the saloon nothing was
talked about but the American whaler that
had been consumed by fire, the dreadful
drowning of some two-thirds Of her crew
and the miraculous deliverance Of the sur
vivors from the inexDressible perils ana
horrors Of an open boat in the solicitude of
the stormiest part OF the ocean the wide
world over. A benevolent gentleman pro-
posed a subscription. Before the luncheon
bell was rung a sum Of ESQ had been coll
lected The incident was a break in the
monotony, and when the eight mon reap
pearsd on deck during the afternoon they
were promptly approached by the passeu-
gers, who obliged them to recite again and
yet again their melancholy story OF mari
time disaster.
On the morning of the third day follow
ing the date of this rescue a ship was sighted
almost directly In line with the vessels
course. AS she was neared she was seen to
be rugged with stump or Cape Horn top
gallant masts; she was also under very easy
canvas, which gave her a very short-handed
took Ia that quiet sea. Great wooden davits
overhung her sides, from which dangled a
number of boats. She presented very
grimy, worn aspect. aud had manifestly
kept the sea for months. 1t was observed
by the chief officer, standing on the bridge
of the steamer, that the eight rescued men,
who were looking at bhe sail ahead, along
with some of the crew and storage passen-
gers, discovered several symptoms of I'M
easiness aud even Of agitation. Suddenly
lhe stripes and stars, with the stars inverted,
were run alott 70 the peak end-a signal Of
distress. The engines were slowed and the
steamers head put so as to pass the vessel
within easy mailing distance. A man aboard
the bark stood in the mizzen rigging.
Steamer ahoyw he roared.
"Hellom
''I have lost a boat and eight of my men.
Have you seen anything of herY'
The captain. who had gained the bridge,
lifted his hand.
BARK ahoyp he cried. "What bark is
thatw
1.-THE George Washington, whaler. 1874
days out"
Tho captain OF the steamship concealed
sour grin.
How came you to lose your boat and the
menG"
"They stole her one middle watch and
sneaked away from the ship"
The captain Of the steamship laughed.
1--WE have your men safe here" he
shouted: "gad to learn that you are not
burned down to the waters edge, and that
the rest Of your crew look brisk, consider
ing that they ars drowned men. Send
boat and you shall have your sailors"
Twenty minutes later the eight whalemen
were being conveyed TO their bark in one
of their own boats, most of them grinning
as they looked up at the line OF heads which
decorated the steamers sides; and indeed
there was some excuse for their smiles, for
among them they were carrying away the
$50 which had been subscribed for them.
1t would be interesting to know what their
skipper said when he learned that they
had lost a fine boat for him; but ocean mail
liners have to keep time, and the steamer
could not wait 10 send a representative on
hoard the whaler to report the many ele-
gancies of Boston sea dialect, which we
may reasonably assume embellished her
skippe RS rhetoric.