Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-05-30

to be blessing, as it allowed the vast
volume of water to flow freely off into
the sea.
Harry had been knocked senseless
over the wheel and there lay more dead
than alive.
But the captainl Where was her His
voice was silent.
The second mate, who with his watch
had been below, rushed affrighted from
the cabin through the after companion
way.
"For Gods sake, what has happenedr'
he exclaimed. "Have we been in col
Esion?'
But he received no answer, for there
was no one to reply.
By the feeble light of the stars, which
now began to twinkle forth, the officer
observed the boy where he had fallen,
and casting hasty glance at the pallid
features of the lad was convinced that
he was past all hope of recovery.
The second mate, then crawling along
the starboard rail to the "break of the
poop" looked down upon the main deck,
and to his horror, saw several bodies
washing back and forth among the
wreckage, to be swept, one after an
other, out through the riffs in the bull
warks.
"Are you all dead2" he at length
found voice to exclaim. "Am left
alone?"
But he was instantly glsddened by q
reply from forward, "The starb'd watch
is safe, sir"
"Thank heaveni" Then louder the
second officer called out, "Take look
at the long boat, and if it is not stove,
cast the lashipgs adrift, and make ready
TO launch her. We may have to leave
the bark"
| In a few moments the welcome re-
sponse came back, "She is all right, SIR"
"That's good. Hold her ready until
sound the pumps and see IL we have
sprung leak" He hurried to his room
and secured the sounding rod and line;
as most of the water had now rolled off
from the main deck he succeeded in
reaching the pump.
Quickly dropping the iron down the
tube until it reached the keelson, he
soon drew it up again.
"Six feet of water in the hold" he ex-
claimed. "Shell go down under us.
Launch the boat"-and as he again has
tened to the cabin, this time to procure
what provisions might be handy, one of
the men announced:
"The main hatch is stove in, and the
cargo is all a-wash."
This report had the effect of acceler-
| ating the officers movements, and seiz-
ing what few eatables were at hand in
the pantry he hastened to join his ship
mates, who had succeeded in getting the
boat afoat without damage.
Fearing to be in too close proximity
to the bark when she should founder,
they pulled rapidly away in the darkness,
and as day broke they found themselves
alone upon the ocean, but ere the sun
was an hour high the black smoke Of
steamer was deserted upon the horizon,
and before the great luminary had
reached the zenith they were safe on
board large vessel which was bound
to Baltimore.
The captain heard their story with
feelings of sadness and extended to the
shipwrecked mariners all the hospitali-
ty that lay in his power. When tho
steamer reached port the news of the
loss of the Beatrice was flashed from
city to city throughout the continent,
and many were the hearts made sorrow
full by the terrible tale.
But did the bark founder?
About an hour after the second mate
had SO hurriedly abandoned the sup
posed sinking craft, the boy, Harry, be-
gan to return to consciousness. Slowly
he raised his head and looked around.
The night was clear now, but strange
sounds fell upon his ear. 1t was the
thrashing and chatting of the tattered
sails and broken yards that still hung
from aloft.
Tottering to his feet, the lad became
aware that he was suffering most in
tense pain about the body and limbs,
but as he took few steps he was over
joyed to find that no bones had been
fractured and the pain was only from
external bruises.
Ao tuo yOuth was ouutdVOTllk W TO-
call the terrible scene through which he
had passed, he heard feeble moan is
suing from the port side of the after
house, and staggering to that portion Of
the vessel he was delighted to see the
beloved form of his benefactor, the cap
tain, who was vainly striving to drag
himself along the deck toward the
wheel.
As the master looked up he murmured
feebly:
"Ah, Harry, my boyl Has the good
Lord spared us?'
Eyes, sir. But l do not know how
many more are left"
"Go and see, boy, go and see. Some
may be suffering and need assistance"
"But you yourself, sir; can l not do
something for you, sir?'
"Never mind me. Look to your ship
mates" was the brave reply, though the
master with difficulty suppressed his