Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-14
on. He c.anos 'bous his ship or

The roeI IS 4ulbo WYNN eff-
distance new. The hands can 90 notn-
ing more, SO they gazs 1t the dancing
line Of phosphorescent atoms and curse
acknowledgement these may De
their last moments.
"All hands wear shipl" comes sharp
ly from Anderson
= you add your orders" CRIED
some one. ITO the boats, to the ooats!~
Although the Chryselite carried nve
boats, no less than four OF them were
unseaworthy. In those days the exam
inatiou Of an outward bound ship was
slurred over, with the natural conse-
ouence that the marine law was more
frequently broken than observed, Inc
only boat on board the Chrysoifte worth
launching was the lifebeat, which stooo
bottom upward between the main n
mizzen masts. At the cry ITO b
boats!" there was q rush for her. But
Anderson is first, He carries In his
hand q small axe, meant for cleaning
away light wreckage. With q vigorous
blow the lifeboat is stovo In. The men
stopped short, daunted. He turns ABOUT
and faces them, looking like an angry
Titan
NOW then, you hell hounds, wear
the ship or slnk!" They see he means
to be master to the end.
It is too late even for imprecation'
The men literally spring to their "ofK'
with an alacrity begot OF desperation
Every moment Is of the utmost value,
for the reef Is very close and the horrl-
BILE breakers are in all ears.
Capt. Anderson holds the wheel. de
has put the helm up, and soon the great
ship, with swelling sails, breaks out OF
the current. He feels the change on
the instant; the hands know 1t, too.
But the danger is not past. Leaving
the wheel to another, ne runs quickly
forward to lean over the weather
rail. As he passes through the
crowd on the fo'castle, the poor Fellows
cheer him rlngingly. The fine old sea-
man doffs his cap and max them q
grand manly bow.
He glances at the reef aud then NUT
ters quietly to himself" She will never
clear it, and God forgive me!' Then,
wheeling round, he gives a command.
"Let go both anchors. 1t Is our olly
chancel"
Many hearts sink at the order, but In
as few moments as possible the caoles
are smoking through the hawser pipes.
The anchors touch bottom and hold.
All hands clutch the stanchions or
shrouds in anticipation OF the shock. IL
comes. The ship, Facing on, is brought
I'D with a round TURF of such sudden
force as to shake every nail In her tim
bers. Aloft there Is crash upon crash,
and the lighter spars come showerinS
on to the deck, bringing along with
them ragged remnants OF canvas. One
man is struck down. the hawsers hum
with vibration. The timbers
at the bluff Of the bow crack almost
vertically, until the ships nose Is well
nigh torn out. The tension Is too great
and the port cable snaps. The star
board one is tougher. But were it never
so tough it will not save the ship, for It's
anchor is dragging. Back she says,
gathered into her doom by the whiten-
ing waters, until at length. thus lifted
along, her keel rests athwart the bank.
Here she heels over onto her side to take
a long repose--the very type OF o pictur-
esque wreck.
Il = y
About this time Messrs. Ruin & Ruin
we're more than usually Interested In
the shipping news, and one morning
they saw, under the heading OF wrecks
and Casualties" this:
"MINICoY, (MALDIvE IsLANDs.)-The
frigate Chrysolite OF London went ashore
Yesterday night on the southern reefs, and
Is now q total wreck. All hands saved ex-
cept John Anderson. master, who was Kill
ed by q falling SPAR"
The result of the whole business had
far exceeded the owners expectations.
1t had been so neatly done; and the
greatest comfort of all was that no one
was now left who would tell tales.
They did not exactly thank God, In so
many words, for the death OF their
faithful servant. That was very sad,
as Of course it should be. But they
thanked him 10 all humility for a cer-
tain sum of $4,000, which would have
gone elsewhere but for -. II he, An
derson, had had wife or children,
Messrs. Ruin Sc Ruin felt almost GER
tain they would have made provision
for them. But they thanked God again
that the Captain had never married.
All that was necessary to be done now
was to seed in a claim for the insurance
money, and. il well advised retire into
private life.
Messrs. Ruin & Ruin talked the mat
ter over between them, congratulated
themselves upon their prosperity, made
no eud OF choice little plans for the fu-
ture, and finally decided to forsake the
commercial profession. Aud, indeed,
they would have done so but that the
evening papers contained an item OF
startling intelligence, which, though
less expected, and therefore more start
ling, contained just as lively an interest
for them as the report Of the wreck. 1t
ran thus:
at is currently reported that the Jupiter
Insurance Company has failed heavily. and
is only able to meet Its Liabilities with a
composition of sixpence in the pound"
Messrs. Ruin 81 Ruin still carry on
business heal Billiter street, but their
offices are now on the top floor In a very
back alley.-From AdUdnce Sheets OF the
Gentlemdn's Magazine.
- -
N~eighbor-'T wish you would quit
making such an Internal and everlast-
ing racket with thas horn OF yours. It's
the rankest kind Of a nuisance"
Cornetist-"I wouid have you under
stand, sir, that / make 90 racket. That
l. .-,afo cir ~ q nngiRlQn WIN.