Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-12-10

10 NlnuWhru showed signs uf gathering
storm. Professional pride told me to crowd
on all sail SO long as the wind continued
fair, but experience whispered that the
lives OF the ships crew, my wife and Miss
Burlingame depended to great extent
upon my seamanship and good judgment.
considered the matter a few minutes. aud
then, summoning the chief mate, said.
MIR Eyerson call all hands, take In the
light sail, send down the studdingsail
yards and booms. skysail. royal and top
gallant yards fore and aft, and close reef
the topsails and courses" !"
The mate. whose hair and beard were
whitened by the ocean blast OF 20 years.
regarded me in surprise for "A moment
then touched his cap and returned to the
waist. could see that the old salt doubt
ell the advisability Of the course was
pursuing
The orders for shortening sail were rap.
idly executed, and in less than twenty
minutes the Sorseman was all snug fore
and aft. In the meantime the horizon
had become overcast with heavy bank
Of copper colored clouds. in the thirty
years have followed the sea have never
seen the elements arrayed In more ter
rifle line Of battle than they were at $50
of the afternoon of Sept Is, 1863
Ht haNtHtS WtAS tAIsluli9
down and the watch sent below to secure
what rest they might, while paced the
quarter deck, restless and uneasy. The
breeze gradually died out and dead calm
ensned
The ladies came on deck and chaifed me
for shortening sail,
The barometer continued falling, and
again ordered all hands called A ling OF
foam was approaching on the starboard
beam.
Hard port!'
Hard port. siri'' responded the helms
man.
| seized the trumpet and gave my orders
Haul up the courses"
The command was promptly executed,
and the men started aloft to furl They
were too late.
Down for your lives! Down.
The tidal wave struck us on our port
quarter, breaking over the poop deck. ac.
| companied by "A fearful gust of wind Away
went our courses, and the topsails were
literally blown from the bolt ropes
| | looked for the ladies'. who had been
standing on the quarter deck Merciful
heavensl they had been washed overheard.
and saw their agonized faces half a ships
/ length to leeward
1
| boat plunged into the sea As | rose TO
| the surface heard cool voice beside me
Cheer up, Cap, we'll save them sure
| glanced over my shoulder and saw the
/ carpenters mate.
IL seemed as though Providence had In
| tervcned In our behalf for after the first
/ terrible gust the wind had subsidized We
reached the ladies and looked around for
the boat. II was coming the crew pulling
| like demons, while in the sheets sat Ever
son, urging them to greater exertion
By the time we returned to the ship the
| cyclone had broken upon us In all It's fury
and for three days we drifted at the mercy
Of the storm.
/ On the morning Of the fourth day the
wind and sea went down, the damage "a
the Norseman was quickly repaired and We
stood away for Melbourne
Upon our arrival Kenneth Gardner asked
for his discharge. which could not vel
refuse him. After the papers had beer
filled out | took occasion to thank Ihs
/ young man warmly in behalf of Mr.. bur
liHgame. and intimated that IL would bs
to his advantage TO return TO Liverpool a.
soon possible. giving him at the same
time letter of Introduction TO my EN-
ployer, which contained detailed descrip
saving Miss Evelyn's life
Tie ladies We're ashore, stopping at this
very hotel, and | y as to join them later in
the day appen ed about o'clock Mrs
Thornton was suffering from headache
and Miss Burlingame had gone for drive
The young lady came in half an hour
after, accompanied by Kenneth Gardner
After exchanging greetings, the latter
placed in my hands a document opened
It and was taken fiat aback at the contents
1t was n certificate signed by a leading
clergyman of Melbourne, stating thai
Hiram Holdsworth and Evelyn Burling
game hnd that day been united in mar
| rage.
OF course ! gave them my blessing.
couldn't help it. | believe ! kissed ths
bride several times, and would have con
tinned had not my wife objected
The next thing was 20 inform MIR Bur
lingame of the condition of affairs, and a.
gently as possible broke the news tha
his discharged clerk had rather played Il
on the old man. ! received his answer al
San Francisco In the person OF Capt
Gregson, who had been sent out to reliev,
me of the command of the Norseman, bu
the agents OF Burlingame & Co were In
structed to pay me full years salary
Burlingame died OF apoplexy, and a.
Evelyn was the only heir she inherited al
OF his vast wealth Today the firm OF Hi
ram Holdsworth g. Co own more tonnag,
than any other in the United kingdom =
Connell Taylor in Boston Globe.