The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-27
COOP STORIES OF THE PRESENT DAT.
A Few or che Curious Thfnrs that Have
Hoppeued Mt f2~n.

topv'fohh 1870 ob t"n''e' IL h"i.
At 10 o'clock Of September evening twenty
years ago the brig Dolphin, bound from Dom
erara to Pernambuco was of the mouth OF the
Para River. and making about two knots an
hour In tho light breoze, when the Lookout re-
ported the hulk OF vessel dead ahcnd. lie
had not been keeping vigilant watch, or ne
would have seen the obstruction sooner. 1t
was not hulk. but tree with very large
top and before the holm could DO shifted the
brig ran slap into 1t. The collision was not
violent one and under ordinary circumstances
we should have bcen put to no more trouble
than using the axes for lew minutes All
OF US In the watch on deck at the tune
knew that 1t was tree we had run INTO.
and all were called forward TO eseis.
In clearing 1t away. only one man hau
reached the heel OF the bowsprit when
couple OF large tiger cats came over the BOWS
growing and splitting. and every man rusheu
ait We were thirty-hye miles OH shore' ana
had there been anything like breeze we
should have been In bad situation Every
body aboard was soon made acquainteo with
the state OF affairs, hut that didn't help the
case any lnere WASN'T even slhk'e-oe
relied pistol aboard. and 1t soon became evil
. aon' ma, n' W" - .ns,," -. .co.tt.,o ~
tors Ihey had prooeoly peen anon. W. vi
three days at the least for they were sansr Ing
WIN nuheer anu .n..s. "e. sos sn."t
fresh water in the scuttle butt atthe ioremas.
Oh biting
H,, iii. y, ~ a., toot 20 tho
rigging OF the mainmast the remainder found
'r T,,e ,a u ."e . .a' A., ,-,~ ,,ou,~
INC heim being deserted, the brig SLOWLY
broached TO. carrying the tree fast to her
bows, but as she was taken aback the obstruc-
ton wac cleared. we could not see nose
things from the cabin. but knew whom they
occurred Fortunately for us. the wind kept
falling ana the weather was STEADY. hao IL
breezed up smartly We should have met with
uisAs'ei a snip sou'..o Dus. y. " =. diSnot
Is as stoutly made as cider barrel. 1t dld not
take the tiger cats over quarter OF an hour to
ana as the so tSs
first taste 1t was good nall hour peiore
wsrs rea lS. to wA, around for some.
thiro "a .ot Th.v cama enirnnp and
.n,n. 10 et nn1, doors and suvigbt in
way 10 make our hair stand on ond. but they
go - aa. ~ ne Tba Dolnhin Ind a
~ pace o ueok c, sna M
ar%unh tne dec1s Sas pshea Snck
1he scent Of something attracted ted them; aRd
taee would have been taken but for the oour-
as Spy thSt thSs
rail- puiea 3m his oo0ts saa neh ran
h eipseo .ne nas.ssion ~ the dscIs AMI
Get THO 6ris out 81 her AZ, :. ...,-,.,
+nraS tha f,p.t t Eor ah"nt two Tomrs INV
kaut nm rue suca ' r,ctet tGst eysrv man was
i,a;g - trrnnd heut ~ the,r nuartar. tha cre%
edng turheo OUT OF Tteir uuaate' nhs
sfo 70 ua siaen We had no
ing our ana was 9a LAR h
ee9 csrris Sio ont bnt we had ettcr bavs
tried some ether syen to @apv.ng them n the the
70 castle. souiu nnu ne onSwno Woui ea ouy
LOT the services OF Six soIuieIs 20 MI tnem
nS e aead wore ge nan IN nte h
f9,oastls. When we had chance T to inspect the
w.rvthps u ahn n. hnddinU Spd ciGth
ins had Seen torn tori too to shreds and the four
missng airs b o, Poots s nave ave p zen
aetoureq Dy tne huhRry DoS s wh dfd tmey n[se
mere. In securing me claws as reites one o.
the men fece t oeep scr a on inc hann;
and resulted in his death: .,.,
hS d shs
for taa nj bs that hes
tn R9pS a. A. 49, oe ha M t
G Z Iiy, VINO teneVes IN the legend OF inc
:, LYING Duttahnman' put mere are num-
a. ous OIL ., tneih VINO nave Witnessed
b trAheey tnlnes n stIanee cr4it AZ
sea ne were on INC cohsu 81 Lioeria'
p1uno rom LitoIpoo! 70 GI Iaul ue Loahu9'
Mn9n raeu out On Watcii one nLknt AT iuiui,
IIsnC w were se4rl nink aione IKE iauIohu
IRAN Wnen GOT nan lrotn the lookou5. VINO
vas an oiaish man anu one 20 De depehuea On.
/ ven. iorward IN answer: anu ne io9kea 1901.
tsnn ahf be ad h s Ht ne
uEn' uo u1u SI9nt snIp = oau aHoau q US.
l. loon iong look win my giRsses; put n9tnihG
wa E !" ~ eeen. ~ masn otor teh iuinuocss
petoI . tne ihan haiieu iho asaih' anu IL tuFnsu
OF! hs peiore. , ..,, - .u
L IN sorry 10 haHe tt1uoIea YOU, OF. saiu
nv Lian ae he snaueu his eyes anu peeIeu lnlo
! nc eioom aheau: put On my honor was sure
1 mace OUT a Graz. aneau g.. IT.,
Ie was 10 10 coninehueu ior hls Neiiahce
Tather imam rsproyeu lor MS ueiu6ioI, Out
~ vertheless Wheh 1 went lorWaro IN response
10 MS tniru nan anu couiu SEQ nolhlns nc soL
u oIesSihg ihtsnueu 70 shatpeh MS ey esieht.
W was SUI spehnIhE Mneh d oarh suuuehly ap-
Pet[su ON our poIt poW apu not ceDIes
ishgth away LHerSthihG. from mastheads
GOWN 20 rail- was c!eAr enough 20 me hhkoI
eye. puH me uechs were shr9udeu III SOFT OF
ISHe lnrouGn my elnssee saw man " tne
Whte. IN oHSer WaiklhE me quarter decE,
y no man on the lookout, we gained on ner
lnot 10y loot. Sne was lusi OUT OF our ROAD put
wheh we came apreaSt OF nor she was not u
ii i,i 'eet away; hailou her .hree Imes,
Dut hot, one OF tne lEures on hcr uecks
turned ms lace our way. Foot oy foot
we ufbnncu neT uSIeTn. ana tnOuEn