Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-01


how slowed around under her bows,
and I'm certain that a whale is tang
led up therein | can see fecks of
foam as he churns away, and you can
hear ripple along our side from the
sea he kicks up"
The dog barked and howled by
turns, but we got no other answer to
our repeated shouts.
Men," said the captain, as the
wreck began moving slowly away,
tits our plain duty to board that
hulk. | could never forgive myself if
left any one to die of starvation. /
won't order any one to 60, but I'll
call for volunteers.
Not a sailor responded for min
ute. / waited to give the men
chance, and as they hesitated Ivolun-
teered. Two others then came for
ward and their action shamed the
mate into saying:
Very well, sir. I'll take Jones
and Harris and pull off and inyesti-
gate
Why he left me out do not know,
but | was quietly ignored, and the
two middle-aged men whose names l
had given, had the oars as the boat
moved away. The captain called af
ter the mate to be cure and board the
hulk, and if he found her in good
condition 20 cut the rattle loose and
report Tire wreck had baeh NOV
ing away from us pretty steadily
for ten minutes, and as the yawl left
US | could hardly make her out The
mate was te show a light when he
boarded her, and for the next half
hour we were straining our eyes to
catch it. Then we figured that he
had missed the hulk and was pulling
back to us, and although we had out
our regular lights, which could have
been seen for two or three miles, we
sent up several skyrockets and burned
flare as further guides. But the
/ hours wore on and brought no It'd
ings, and when daylight came we
swept the sea in vain for sight of
either hulk or boat
A breeze came with the sun. and
we began a search which lasted all
day without result There were only
two working hands, ana as meas
ure of safety we had to get the big
sails reefed against what might come.
The breeze was light, and as we were
under shortened sail we did not cover
any great distance during the day.
not over thirty miles. This satisfied
us, however, that calamity had oc-
CURED. The wreck could not have
been over half mile from us when
the yawl pulled away. 1t would not
take over ten minutes to pull to her.
What could have happened to the
boat? If not able to board, she
should have displayed light, as or
dered, and then return to report the
state of the wreck. The last ever
seen Of the three men was when they
pulled away from US. Not word
has been heard from them to this
day, nor will it ever be known how
they persisted
Night brought a calm again, and
was so tagged out with the heavy
Z work Of the day that | went to sleep
almost before had finished the cold
bite got from the pantry. We un
derstoOd from the captain that hC
should cruise about for day or two
more In hopes OF falling in with the
boat. but il was easy TO sc that hi
was badly upset and in the Afternoon
smelled liquor upon him verl
strong When he told US 10 go int
the pantry and forage for something
% eat, his voice was thick and hi
legs weak Ny mate was 30 stanC
watch the regular time and theI
awaken az. Some time In the nigh
1 was aroused bY something and sa
up and la0kcd about me The cain
continued, aud everything was qule
and SD lay down aud slept again.
IL vas daylight when awok
again, aud after wash | got sum
biscuit aad meat frum che pantry an'
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