The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-30
ran I.shing the water with his fnkes We had


gan Isshine the water with his fukes We had
done nothing to arouse hin; bnt he probably
s sooa "a he is began wss a% 9Sus X ess ws p Sss,assss ours 4.
selSes fp S q calamity and It vas not long ddss. .
saye sarrS Mee 70 hs io nsa ' he sisN sI acre srcS ar m snS
headed straight for us. but miscalculated our
sDssssa and ID passed sst mo sstot t pS;th 0 as. f clearing a. the he
rushed away to leeward. swinging his head
and an un ,ITn ss M.r TIL no ws'eg. s I'VE l ssst. a sssTn
while | was watching the whale through the
t n,Ena sla' &ha ! , ihlpk fe he io raa f4 US S 81 slS SS,o of
sqanda r. SAW man ,S,. sS On w sayii but snm as b ne s oD tor
siip's head was brought due north again in
hopes TO ayoii him. but he changed his course
Be- Ssl Es,, t tnst e sSSfy u SSn IN i'm t Gss sh FRI aafhI II. syes
on the furious leyia,L,an as he came, bearing
along HE surface. and he left behind him, q
Hang, ,onl For your lives. hang onr'
Ing. IND aiteSn seconds ID later there was 2
doomed. She was heeleI to the starboard I'm:
No one gave the whale. further attention but
wind. Her decks were awash as the last one
W. r. cane + look LOOK sFoand isr wi SFsd
wh"lsr ever reported Seeing him after that. Il
has always been generally believed that he re.
picked up three days later by a Scotch whaier
none tho worse in health for our adventure.
mon fs1 h, s%s Z vd ior t I w mhD that ss,s sISh }s SsTsG
Ind Gono to the bottom Of the Atlantic. II was
Z 1anny coinGihenec mat at about that date an
he said the wh"is was sG as timid % as q hare a1 s" and
could not bc goaicd into taking the offensive
against its most relentless enemy-man.
Drawn by Lot.
The thirty Eight OF US were confined in a
large room. and It was the fourteenth day
after the Spanish gunboat captured our little
steamer before we received a hint OF what fate
had In store for us. Then an officer entered.
called on us to pay strict attention. and an
nounced that we were to be taken out and shot
on the morrow. An hour later he returned to
explain that he was mistaken. The gracious
and merciful Spanish Government would be
satisfied with six lives instead OF thirty ght.
We had killed six OF tho crew OF the gunboat
and it was to be u life for a life.
continued. Us he bowed and smiled on every
hand, and / am here to oversee the drawing.
s sns' six I b hsye on nsso / fH Mill PUT th Mn,' In q se cans
and each gentleman will step up and draw as
Whom he had announced that all were to be
shot heard no iamontine on the contrary.
ind men b %SHs sxp peSan sa ana ih ,nat VIZ I, w wss w die like ks
%sn n,i hi ia. Ser SS SiGm psw snno en, | o did not . see
die Thirty.two Would be sent to Prison. but
all would live to see home and friends again.
CHASTITY. In two minutes ali were trembling.
Mild:eyed men Glared about Thorn like Wild
which bled from the HARDEST testh. y
"GeptIemen; my clerk win can the roll. and
he made ready. Each man must show his
bean as he draws. and those who draw black
one, ones must g stand r.. eyer s. by the windows. Now
Tho clerk could speak and write English. |
The h tisst hI na o"s dniIeS w an shat az Anson oF asd
he h%esitated q fey seconds before advancing,
l believe that ever man OF US hoped SO! 1t
would better our own chances. The man
walked slowly forward. made a great effort to
control himself. and maCe his draw. 1t was q
Anderson came next. and he drew his death
it came my turn there we're 3 blacks and 10
expected my III luck from the start: but it hurt
blacks now to i whites: ne very mex, man
also drew q black bean. and there was a cheer.
it was a singular, fate which left that last
black bean in the hat. Twelve names were
aud each and all drew white. 1t was the death
warrant OF the only man who did not put his
was o 'a,9 the the f shiity AS s0o ior t. ans sFs sSoof
hands and congratulated each other and
s zitsf the sn ar :ss oSniiitio not 81 feeling wns s1 9hey n sa1ned
to- to give Ism us Their ,lo hea a5s rno symdESSt s1 Mou MH c wers
What were our feelings? The first sensaI
ton vas that Oh u man coming to alter a fal
not been ASLEEP and dreamed it all. After that
m. oun q "a r dnNvn ii N pnrnnr nnd uvanf
second Jay at fHIil length on the hoer. with his
face e the wall. A third cursed and inyelghed
four hours. there came a feeling Of exaitation.
| believe that every man who goes to the gal.
night. I was still sleeping when the soldiers
came to march the six OF us out to the execu.
only here and there did one OF the men trust
his voice to speak to us Th1se who were to
very pale. and their lips quivered.
Two by typ, with soldiers on every side. We
each oiher. there We're we're scores OF Citizens out
TO sec Us. but we kept our eyes to the front;
thassh w Of haze sSS six asA ct Ss s]ssn sFoSn ID front ! ee d
six new made graves; but there, were neither
G GseE to nSr sE a Srick T wnii. / rf no,ice u a ruth Eahd 9si
scars on that wall; and knew they had been
made on lust such occasions as this,
several men behind him.
four men forming up In front Of us-four to q
man, ,n For y, psshaGs ten see ; Q III | sh[ank at
au1s won % Of It. H Ms hsn aHss te .a 6 SG the h %aGs
bound. / said "Good:by," to each. and they
returned it. and heard the others
the last man walk away. when the last
victim hai beens blinded. heard the
platoon moving up nearer. L heard one
street boy shouting to another that the
soldiers We're about to fire. There was deep
silence for n few seconds, and then | heard
footsteps. Some one seized my
and was led away to the right and the
handkerchief removed. 1t was the officer
again, and he turned me over to two soldiers
with The remark:
mutes.. Take him back to prison."
l had. not gone 200 feet when there was q
crash Of musketry; and my fvs,, comrader lay
enough. no-not for hours, and
hours. had been SO near death that l was
dead TO myself and all around me-.