Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-29

jagged fangs across the sky. IN.
crew on shore made hasty prepara-
tioas to put out There were still
many people aboard the wreck a
number of them women and children.
Bud was the first one in the boat
Come out of that youngster,n said
sailor. "Be quick with your
Pm goin'," cried the boy "Tve
got to see Carleton-rve got to, tell
your
The sailors hand was on his collar,
but Bud chung to his seat with desper-
alton, the muscles of his little hands
standing out like a gladiator's,
I've got to get something for thu
paper" and his voice rose to a shrill
scream.
The man lifted him out, sat him.
not urgently, down on the wet sand
and pushed off the boat. With a fierce
cry the boy was after him, clinging
like monkey to its side. The sailor
loosened the boys hands and he
dropped backward into the water.
He scrambled to the shore and stood
choking with impotent rage, strange
oaths pouring from his lips and his
frail hands beating at the air
The wind increased in violence The
thunder was terrific, and the heavens
were cut with broad, white blades.
The night grew ever blacker, but he
could see by the flashes that the life
boat rolled heavily and seemed in dis
tress. He sank down and dug his
hands deep into the sand. All ut once
q peal of thunder shook the solid
earth; a fash of lightning leaped
down AMI seemed to lap up the sea
and ships Bud uncovered his eyes,
and in moment his shrill voice was
added to the chorus of agony sent up
from the flames of the fated steamer.
lightning had struck her, and the
boy had heard the sailors say that
She carried consignment of coal oil.
The light was bright enough now
and the watchers could see a small,
dark object leave her luminous side
and head toward shore. 1t was
the small boat. Bud screamed in
scstacy as he saw man. Carleton.
work at the oars. The time seemed
N eternity, and the boat, over.
crowded as it was with women and
children, seemed to make no progress.
Il was in danger of swapping. How
long before the explosion must oceur2
The boy threw himself face down.
ward upon the beach and waited.
Presently he lifted his eyes and saw
the man in the boat rise and gently
put back the hands that were ex-
tended toward him, as If in entreaty,
and then with long leap spring into
the ocean. Bud saw him strike out
with strong, confident strokes, while
the boat, relieved of its weight, made
= leap forward. Then there was a
sudden darkening Of the sky, as the
danes swirled downward followed
by long. reverberating shock and
roar; glare that turned the heavens
into fire, while the waves Kissed
around the scene with the foam at
their lips stained red. There was a
nurrying back and forth along the
shore; the whirling of long ropes
iasso-like, over the waters, and, after
4 while, a few charred, blackened
shapes upon the beach.
Bud opened the office door at 2:3O.
This is nice time for you to show
up growled the city editor. where's
Carleton? Did You get that copy?"
Bud approached the table SLOWLY,
fumbling in his coat with trembling
hands.
I've brought the copy" he said
his lips drawn and ashen. Its lit
tie wet cause twas in his pocket,
an" the boy put his hand up to his
throat and sobbed hoarsely-.syou
see, he-got drowned