Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

foam Our boat was filed with wss<s
and we were thrown on the beach
Fortunately no enc wss hurt and
the boat WAS rot injured The sudden
ness Of IL all for ii happened IN very
short time. rather dszed rs. but We
were thankful for having landed -
EASILY.
We bailed the boat out and soon had
her ready for launching again But
now came the question. How can We ger
her OF? We could not row. as the
blades Of the oars would not catch On
the rocks They slipped over the shiny
surface and gave Us no purchase. We
could not remain indecisive. as the ride
was rising and the beach would soon DO
covered. We placed the shipwrecked
crew in the boat and endeavored to
launch her. using the cars 10 pole her
of. but the water soon deepened and
we were thrown back on the beach.
Three times we launched the boat, and
each time We were thrown back on the
beach.
by this time we were wet through
and through Our clothes were frozen
and stiff as boards. We were dis
couraged, cold and exhausted. Ii was
evident that the sea must go down be-
fore we could launch our boat and get
away. But the tide was rising. The
small beach would soon be covered and
we should have 70 retreat up the cliffs
and leave the boat. our only means OF
escape. TO be dashed to pieces on the
rocks. What were we to do? Here We
were on bare rock which was covered
of warming our almost frozen bodies.
Nothing but death in . horrible form
was before MS.
THE cold was intense. and we were
becoming numb. In order to warm our
blood served out big drink OF whisky
all around. This seemed to start our
blood moving once moro, but it failed to
raise our spirits. ! thought Of my wife
and babies at home. What would they
do when was gomez ! thought, too. Of
the warm FIRE, the dry clothes and the
comfortable bed at the station. reused
myself, for it would not do to give up.
We must get OF. but nobody could think
of any way.
AS ! thought, became very much
worked up, and looked around for some
one on whom to vent my rage. saw
Harry sitting in Q crevice OF the cliff.
calmly putting away at his pipe. This
somehow aggravated me. ! walked
over to him, and asked him II he was
going to sit there like q blooming idiot
and not do anything to help save him.
self and the rest Of u.s.
HE stood up and his face turned
pale, for said great deal more than
have told you about. but let that pass
He looked me all over. | thought he
was going to strike me. Then, walking
toward the boat, he said, as he passed me.
III get you ont Of this scrape, but he
was going to say something more, but
evidently changed his mind. On reach
ing the boat he made q bovine on tho
end Of the line, and throwing it over his
head and right arm started for the reef.
Before reaching it he turned and said,
Jerry. when get ont there and wave
my hand. launch your boat and warp
her OFT with this line
without another word he began
crawling out on the reef. We thought
each wave would sweep him of. But
after each one had passed over him we
would see him crawl ont q little farther.
Slowly and steadily he cyawled to tho
outer point aud signnled- Then. throw
ing himself on his face. he dug his hands
and feet in the crevices and braced hum
self for the strain. The tide had risen
and he was now under water almost all
tho time.
Eve launched the boat and the first
time we tried we warped her out far
enough to use our oars. but it took time
to do it.
when we got to Harry we tried to
draw him to the boat. but we could not
move him. We shouted and told him
to let go, bat he did not move. It was
not until We pulled on him sideways
that we got him to the boat.
"The fact was-he was ad."-Lieu-
tenant j. H. Scott. U. s. R. NJ. in
Romance.