Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-22

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This article WAS sirnpiy . block % cork
covered With canvas and . stout strap
made fast At either end. Two Of them
always hung within reach Of the man At
the wheel.
The life Ereservsr must have fallen
eloss % me. Cor when got tho water out
OF my eyes IL Wa close az hand Irec-
ognizod the <quall ss che Of those sudden
pafIs rightly named Bengal terror"
They ~ hike an arrow discharged from
. mighty bow. and a. their approach 10
unseen and unherzlded many . good ship
has been wrecked sloft while sailing
peacefully over placid SEA fully az
p-cted 70 % picked mp after the equal
had pazsrd and was not bat worried. -
got the life pre~rver under my chest
aud made the straps fast The squAll
did not last three minutes. but it had no
sooner passed than the wind. which bad
hitherto been from the north. whisked
into the west and began blowing gale.
The sun was cbscufed. the 80 got up
wonderfully quick. and the last saw Of
the bark everything was confusion
aboard. and both topsallant nasts were
gone. Five minutes after abe was our
q nght realized that was doomed
Hal she suffered no damage BY tho
siuafi. she would nsver lower boat IN
the face OF that piping gale and frothing
ga 60 hunt for boy who might reason
abr b. looked npon A. drowned within
three minutes after striking the water.
u course had no idea % the position
q the bark when the accident happened.
I simply knew. a. did AL the other hands
forward. that We were pretty well up 10
the coast % Sunlatra and that two days
Of fair saihng would see as around Ach-
ern Head. Irdses.. didn't bother about
the position. but - soon a. the bark was
cat q sight gave up all hops Of being
savel Why the sharks didn't get me
during the next 90 hours has always
been a matter Of wonder. as the waters
Of the bay q Bsngal were swarming
with tbefn AZ thu time. had been drift
fng an bour OF Esors before thought Of
the monsters. and "a night came on dark
ard stormy I gpt 50 frightened AZ the
idea II beng seized that shouted for
help until hoarse and then became par
TALLY unconscious | remember very
hftie ahont the events q that night OF
ths sucreeting day.
Lookinx back TO it il Ike recalling n
dream Hunger. thirst. fright and ex-
posure keTe M IN . semiconscions state
no~t e the time. and Il was probably
better "a The gale lasted most n the
sight. aud ~ it fued down the next day
II stlli blsw from the same quarter. ~
that drove steadily Co the east from
the hour & falling overheard. I wa
net fsliy cerscious II ny surrounding
whea { Aearl the rosr q breakers. and
ia ma r-aiirs that was being drifted
sshere until wss carried in On . BIG
rniier IN ~ sandy beach for . mo.
ment aud then carried into the foam
.xain - the rnAsrtow.
TIE next tisae lslt toe sand under my
Tea. however. made sfrugxis Tor IL.
ard after h.ins hslf drowned found my.
SIT on a sandy beach beyond the reach
cf the wars 49, sick and weak and
threw myself ioTn en- TIE ground. and
whso 4 finally awoks from what wa Lin.
= frnnhissl sie~pa fnii noon Wa shining
m my face and the night wss half rone.
Lar sp and Iooksd around and dimly
r~shsed tat | hal drifted ashore. and
ten crauiinx On hands AMI knees an
dsr tlse sr~es I slept seain and Cd noi
ere1 uy eyes III ths san Wa an hour
hiea
hat nass@ = drift. - I sftrrvsrd
leara@f n shoot o. miles. AMI waves
and ri,le asa east me- ssbore en- the we<'
Esie e on> e the Bs,ti Islands. There
80 d tsissts ia rhis zroap. which lies
ct ~ eossf q eorasfrs. distant shout
- riil.s fee iarx-~t islsnt = about y
n,iiea ionx By "a hrs.a.i. sud scnscf them
j. 80 Permanently fahs oife<i Nest q
fhe -n1ssleF Ekansss sre sss~srl And
Westward q Re so one. and when
cane - ios< ar9und ~ 7 fcund hss
hfea 49, sshere ca q cis n lard cenl
prssinx aot ever 80 9r-s n fii at
tzre ~ eT-r an hour - wslk sround
n. md fisecvered shat a go srfirslT
covered with trees. csatRinrd TIE CT
ttrse frse srrinzs snd skat wss IN ~
~rve< r1aiss fr1.ra any otber ieiznsl A.
~ saeahl-s. there wsre orsfers elineinx
- t',e reeks ~ I3w tiil- nssrk. w,id irust.
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