Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-05
HOW THE STEAMER SANK

W, took IN 1873 mail bags and Bi3
p,..enscr. az Queenstown, and there
IVA. good deal Of confusion as tho
steamer headed away to the west, Tor
we had shipped 500 passengers IN all at
1i,erpool and Il was q pretty tight nt
In tbo sipenrc staid on deck uu.
Al after II at night shes going It,"
/ aid by way Of opening - converse.
t.,n "Ycs. BY the hockey, she's doing
,i,,eens now. and u the wind only
como. around shc'll score cighteons like
,riptiner "lts rather thick 10 drive
her isnt itr "Thick bo blowcd.
Nyc Amt got to mind that much We
,ball slow her down n bit II we blum.
der into a regular fog, but she can't
,porc a yard. Reckon we shall aver.
nee soycntccns right across" Our talk
went on ill tue curtain OF midnight
was fairly folded around rs, aud then |
went aft to lend a hand with tho log
Sure enough we were going "siNtccns,"
and our progress was rather like that
OF a mackcrcl than a ship.
Tile enormous pulse Of tho engines
PINT great trcmors from stem to stern,
and at every wheeling lash Of the pro-
rellcr the boat thrust her way through
the black mountains that came down
ON her. tossing their savage white
cfcsts In the morning the gale blew
harder. and the decks were almost de
tcrtod save by tho few seasoned hands
who came up to smoke In the alloys.
j. was not ill the fourth day wo had q
fine spell Of sunshine aud from tho
fem hatch to tho sparo wheel the deck
was crammcd with iostlinR lines OF
pale but cheerful people. | did not
much Ike the appearance Of our Liver.
pool lot. ! had AN Intermediate ticket,
but | wandered among the stcerago
company without much interruption
until 1 happened to stumble against
one Of the English rouglis. | begged
pardon, but tho surly fellow Sdd:
"What bccyt moochn round here fort
Say, Curly, 500 this blank swine ma
form rounds iif tho place Belonged
tom. IN give you my toe, my Joker,
lore you can say knife II you como
that aginw | said; "Tyc asked your
pardon. my man, and | assure you It
was an accident. As for your toe |
advise you not to try Il on. / have n
full allowance Of toes aud boots 10
was fellow with that typo Of snake
head which denotes the lighting man;
III, iowl was vast. the point Of his jaw
was covered by the strained skin which
showed how he WIS clenching his
teeth, and his oyl littlo eyes looked
ycnomous uudcr his rugged, best.al
lrovs lie said; "Do you know who
ann I'm Jim Connick, and I'm
going out 20 spar with the Boston boy"
] was not much alarmed, though | slw
hI' ilst would marx me II lac got homo.
ills friends came around, and | un
bound 10 say that they woro a. uu.
pleasant lot as you can meet. Their,
vlsuo sign Of discipline among the
go storage passengers, though Il il
fir 60 say that tho Foreigners behaved
uIn.nhiy Wien n vessel hove up
tHa,c was a nasty rush to tho side
whore tho could DO soon, aud tho
Women had TO get ont Of tho way rs
h"t they could. Tho officers mi.
iu1ns cowci the most offensive OF the
rpWd.os, but l don't think thu terror
was very deep seated Tho after cabin
passenger were uico lot. and par.
t'uIhrly admired some of tho ladlo.
VINO came out IN sea rig and made
he deck gay One Euglishmun OF dis.
junction attracted me strangely. lilo
had bis wife aud family with him, and
more beautiful group never saw.
The eldest girl was a dark beauty
about eighteen years Of are, and It was
a pretty 'ghi 10 see her father beauing
her about The time went by pleas.
bnily enough with US all, but did
wish that some sort OF discipline could
ia'e been established among the more
u'''kgunrlly males, for their games
were senselcss aud offensive.
'On the tlfih night out the moon
Ahono beautifully, and we were sur.
rounded by iretwork Of silver |
e'uId not sleep for the very delight of
ANnH, aud | walked up aud down
grooming over old rhymes under the
gAd mystery Of the night. A sudden
heas prompted me to hoist myself up
nom the alley, aud | had look at
,'ur oil the bouts. The tholcpins wero
h'd ready, water casks were made fast
forward, oars dashed handily, plugs
Out ! counted the thwarts, and II
'"uck me that the other four boats
mus DO pretty big, for the four amid.
a'p' were certainly small enough. At
we lnish ! calculated that, by loading
an the eight boats down to the water,
edse and packing tho children along
'Ne bottom boards, we might accomo.
eale 59O people, We were carrying
BIG altogether
me next morning at . o'clock
I,' restless, 80 ! came up aud found
ula' we were lunging over a long, truo
",' mat moved in gray hillocks under
hlek haze. II was not exactly a fog
OUT u was puzlling. The lookout man
snS sArilIy Vessel away on the star
board bow, sir An right We
ueAlhed on and watched tho looming
9ho"s his green, sir, 'AI
'''"| a minute later the buatsw.in
'"h H"'1uy aft, and said softly Ia tha
o,'''f on the bridge; He's going
u''n'' slr. Did II I know what he
wants 10 do Wa last si,,bt 81 ,t,o ,.,,