The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-16
REEFED SKIRTS AND SAILS.
SCHOONER UNDER BARE POLES SKIP
PER'S WIFE IN HIS WEDDING SUIT

She Sailed with Her Yankee BRIDEGROOM
for Kingston and LANDED mt Liverpool
Washed Overheard, but Rescued by the
I.ifo Line Fastened to Her Husband.
Capt. II b. Drisko OF Jonesport. Me-. was
married about three months ago to dark
eyed young woman whom he had courted
since his boyhood. He asked her IL she
wouldn't like to spend the honeymoon afloat
on the three masted schooner Drisko. Of
which the Yankee skipper was the chief
owner. She said she would and so she sailed
down to Charleston. s. c.. where the Drisko
took on cargo of lumber and shingles. and.
on Oct 8, set sail for Kingston. Jamaica.
When the South Carolina coast vanished
astern In the afternoon there was nothing to
mar the beauty OF sky and sea. At night.
however. when the young skipper looked at
his barometer. he found it scooting up to the
cyclone notch. and he set his crew to reenng
sail rain sQuall announced the approach
OF the big blow. The deck load Of shingles
and scantling was made fast by extra lash.
ings. and the vessel was hove to under close
reefed spanker and mainsail The shippers
bride stood by his side in fearful admiration
OF the tumult until midnight.
Then he sent her beloy. telling her to put on
his wedding suit and be prepared to abandon
ship ut any moment Sho objected at first to
putting on mems clothes. but consented to do
30 when her husband explained that skirts
would interfere with her chances OF salvation
in blow 1t was merely question OF reeflng.
the skipper said. and was perfectly proper &C.
cordine to the nautical code. Mrs. Drtsko went
suit. which was much too long in the legs and
almost twice too broad IN the shoulders. she
to stay below until she was called on deck by
her husband.
the bad been
blast. He took another look at the barometer.
written ali over it it was necessary, to furl
the D 5 scudded beiore the Wind The
seas rolled up aetern faster than the schooner
could get away from them. She began waving.
the starboard counter. she broa ched to. became
unmanaGeable. and was driven on her beam
4 piece Of scantlinc, loosensd by an ipvad;
ing sea; hit tn, the skipper on tho head and
Climbed. the slantlna deck. rushed down the
eompanionway. and brought his bride on deck.
The hws the
verbal orders even through q speaking
could uid' hear anything above the roar and rush
OF the storm. Tho skipper made signs to his
%ss does Ts msss ae BY
breaking Off short at the deck. and the schooner
EEhtedn IhH seas tR made clear breach over
Capt. Drlsko ordered all hands to lash them
selves to the after deck house. There was an
the deck house. and each man tied one end of
a line to his waist and made the other fast to
tho rail. Can't. DriSko fastened one end OF his
line to the rail. took a turn OF the line about
his waist, and tied the other end about his
wife.
great wave came aboard and washed Mrs.
Drisko into tho sea The skipper was made
aware Of the nature Of the accident by the
He had allowed his wife a little too much rope.
He tugeed on the line like Trojan and
again. bruised and bleeding. but not seriously
"a At midnight on Oct o the seas were higher
than ever. They fairly cleaned 10 their white
ness, in vivid contrast with the lowering sky.
At last. after four days, the sale died down
Ters sn hung s Before that they lad Deem
link mink about eating. A sailor volunteered to
dive into the hatch where the canned provi;
bis p5nS His sa
mates. who had hold OF the other end of the
line hauled him up on deck with g can OF
a sail or found n canvas. bag, containing the
a needle and thread and sewed all the bits OF
bunting together. making such flag as never
to sss land ad w fs1 tHs
steamship Mexico, Capt Alexander. came
All hands were taken aboard the Mexico. the
stewardess Of which gave Mrs. Dris clothing
more suitable to her sex IN time Of calm. The
were sent to this city on tho steamship Etrura
BY United States Consul James T. Neal. They
got here last Saturday. and left yesterday for
their home in Maine.
The Drisko was cut In two by the cruiser San
Francisco of thslFloridalcoast al out two weeks
ago. She was directly in the track Of naviga-
ton. and whom the San Francisc o's com lander
sighted her he sent out o launch to blow her
up with dynamite She resisted several ex-
blossoms. and then the cruiser backed of and
came at the derelict under good Roadway and
rammed her breaking her in hall. and scatter-
ing her cargo on the waves.