The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-10-12
a SAILOR NAMED SAVAGE.
He Lived u Man and Died the Death of
Hero.

The Saracen was fine steam
packet of the early days, which car.
ried the mail between New York and
Liverpool She took first and second
cabin passengers. Immigrants and 4
general cargo, 1t was my first ex-
periencc as sailor, and l confess that
it did not come up to my eXpecta-
tiOns.
Every one seemed to take the
greatest pleasure in abusing me and
making my life miserable generally.
| wa, kicked and ordered about + ON
morning until night Every mental
service that could bc thought of i
was made to do
My greatest tormentor was the
second mate, man named Douglass
He was a good sailor, but 10y nature
he was a brute. Il coward, and 4 bully.
When we arrived at Liverpool my
work from experience had become
easier, and, as the men were fully en-
ployed on other mat tiers than bother
ing me, began to take some sort OF
interest in life.
One of the crew, DESERVING. was re-
placed by Il man named savage, who
was big, powerful fellow. with an
honest, upright face that attracted
rybody who met him.
Somehow he took Il fancy to me
| and after that nobody but the second
mate ever abused me. and by dint Of
caution managed to avoid him very
successfully.
We soon had our cargo below the
hatchers and after dropping down
| the stream the tender brought Off the
passengers and we got under way,
| homeward bound.
We had an ordinary. uncvcnttul
| passage until We arrived Off the
Grand banks. where we ran into a
dense fog ana the weather became
colder The fog was SO thick that it
clouds .nd the moisture dropped
from aioft like rain
\ restless and oppressive feeling
! seemed to ill the air. and the paSSen-
gers and crew paced silently up and
down the decks, pau>!nG every now
! and then as if they had heard some
strange sound.
Why we should have been so AZ
/. fectcd is more that l can explain.
/ was standing on deck and Savage
was passing me, when he stopped
and said: Il think there are bergs
around. Don't you feel it getting
| cU!ues:'
had felt it, and was asking him
questions about bcrgs. when the look
outs 10th cried. ''Starboard, sir. Ice
ahead.'
Before the ship could answer her
helm, | saw an immense shape OF
| white towering high above us, and
the next minute we crashed into 4
solid mass of ice, which looked like Il
mountain.
The shock was terrific and dis
lodged Il huge fragment, which fell
crashing through our decks, acd we
heard the rush OF the water, as the
vessel began to NIL and sink with in
credible rapidity.
AS soon as they could collect them
selves every one rushed to the boats
Savage and l managed To crowd into
the second cutter. She was soon
lowered away, and we shuveu of and
lay t. little distance from the ship.
We were packed in SO tightly that
it was next to impossible to even
turn around, and the gunwales were
barely awash. found that Mr..
Douglass had charge OF the boat, and
my heart sank with fear.
We saw two other boats get away
before the Saraccn. throwing hel
stern high in the air. ard, amid d
great rush of water sank from oul
sight.
One Of the other boats was caught
in the vortex and swamped. throwing
the occupants into the water The
suc:io drew our boat in among
them. Those who could grasped oul
Sunwales and endeavored to clml
aboard. but Mr.. Douglass drove then
back with blows from the tiller. ant
curSing Us for II cIumSlncsS babe u
get out the oars.
The boat was so greatly crowded
that this was difficult to accomplish
but after a good deal .! trouble W,
managed to ship them. aud had al
ready taken a str,ke when the gun
vale was grasped by a woman hold
ing a child in her arms.
Mr.. Douglass. with an oath, hi
her with the tilier. but. although sh'
groaned from the pain, she still hun,
On with grip like death.
He raise. the tiler to hit her agar
when Savage stood up from his oar
| saying: Hold on. sir. she can hav'
ny place" and without another wore
he Sid overheard and had moved tn
| woman IN among Us, before we hat
recovered from our establishment.
As he swan away l ca!ei him t
, come back, but he only turned an'
. waved his hand. and while we wer
gazing after him he disappeared il
the fog.
: The sea remained calm and tn
mkt morning we were picked up b