The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-19

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| phatic. hairy nod followed tie inter.
ruptfon.
n y was tie artt V saen Gre, con
tinued the other. -ca1l Il what hour 20
Ike gave the alarm and all hands
turned % with hoses and buckets But
there was deal Of Oh IN thc hold, and
the ships planiks was thick with grease
besides and that gave rs no chance.
By ten o'clock in the morning the
flames had burstcd through and was
shooting mp mast high. and then We
ealcnlated Il was time 70 look 70 TIE
boafSn
The others stood listening with hard,
solid. Ieatfcry faces. generally gazing
with steadfaft eyes az the speaker. hut
sometimes CHANGING aslrant AZ the cap
tain and the crowd Of others which
stsod around
There was q tarnation ngly sea run
ming, The man went on, 'sand. the
wheel being dcsarted. the ship had
fallen on and lay 10 the trough, and the
/ lowering Of the stern boats, whaieFnen
though they was who had the handling
Of 'ern. cost our company Of twenty
eight souls the loss Of all hands, "a wing
them a. stand aforc ye
"a bad Job A measly. cruel. bad
tobF here broke In a long jasved man.
/ Whose brow and eyes were almost con-
cealed By quantity o. coarse red hair
Well, MS eight men got away Ia the
boat, proceeded the spokesman.
bringing along with Us nothIn' but D
small bag of bread and about SIX gal
Ions of fresh water We've been wash-
Ing about since Tuesday, and now. the
Lord be praised. here We BE-. with e
chance of getting something 10 eat,
and. what's more pleasureabie sim 10
our feelings the opportunity Of com
fortably turning In :
A murmur Of pity ran among the pas
sengers, several Of whom were ladies.
and there was more than one somewhat
loud whisper 70 the effect that the cap
tain ought really 70 send the poor crea-
tnrcs forward at once to get some
breakfast instead 81 holding them
starving and dry with thirst 70 talk
The eaRie-eyed skipper, however,
asked several questions before dis
missing them
Since, then, BY their own corfes.
sion, the fire gave them plenty time
70 escape from the bark, how was It
they had left her 50 ill-proyisioned Is
they represcnted7p
This was most satisfactorily account
ed for. other inquiries Of q like nature
were responded to with alacrity and in
telligence. Every sentence that one or
another Of them let fall was cor
roborated by the rest Their tale Of
suffering. indeed, in the open boat
was almost narrowing, and the cap
tain. with the first note Of sympathy
that his voice bad taken. ordered them
% go forward, adding that after good
hot meal bad been served them they
might turn In and sleep for the rest III
Tie day wherever they could make
SO bed.
Al the breakfast In the saloon moth
ing was talked about but tie American
whaler that had been consumed by Are,
the dreadful drowning Of some two
thirds of her crew and the miraculous
deliyerance of the survivors from the
inexpressible perils and horrors Of an
open boat In the solitude Of the
stormicst part OF ocean the wide world
over. A benevolent gentleman pro
posed q subscription Before the
luncheon bell was rung q sum Of thirty
pounds sterling had been collected.
Tho incident was q break ii the mo
notony, and when the eight men reap
peared on deck during the afternoon
they were promptly approached by the
passengers, who obliged them 10 recite
again and yet again their melancholy
story Of maritime disaster
On the morning Of the third day fol-
lowing the date OF this rescue a ship
was sighted almost directly in d line
with the vessels course AS she was
neared she was seen to be rugged with
stump or Cape Horn topgallant nasts;
she was also under very easy canvas.
which gave her a very short-handed
look In that quiet sea Great wooden
dayits oyerhung her sides, from which
dangled number OF boats. She pre-
scented very grimy, worn aspect, and
had manifestly kept the sea for months.
It was observed by the chief officer.
standing on the bridge Of the steamer,
that the eight rescued men, who we're
looking at the sail ahead. along with
some Of the crew and steerage passen.
gers, disclosed several symptoms OF
uneasiness and even Of agitation. Sud
| denly the stripes and stars, with the
stars inverted. were run aloft to the
peak end signal Of distress. The
engines were slowed and the steamers
head put 50 as to pass the vessel within
easy tfailing distance. man aboard
the bark stood In the mizzen rigging
steamer ahoyI" he ronred
tIIello."
Fl have lost boat and eight u my
men. Have you seen anything OF her?'.
The captain, who had gained the
bridge, lifted his hand.
Bark ahoyi' he cried. what bark
Is that?"
THE George Washington, whaler, Of
Boston. one hundred and eighty -four
days out /"
The captain Of the steamship con-
cealed a sour grin
How came you 70 lose your boat and
the men?''
They stole her one middle watch
and sneaked away from the ship.
The captainof the steamship laughed.
We have your men safe here, he
shouted; glad to learn that Ycu are
not burned down to the waters edge,
and that the rest Of your crew look
brisk, considering that they are
drowned men Send boat and you