Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-25

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6eoss neu ) sharp lookout that night
a tins Il @@a lasted too long | heard
issenss, *kln1er say 10 himself as no
never - b#ek 10 his cabin after an
mas e. II 5osk NJ the clear sky.
. ags lsss Ill hDur the uneasy feeling OF
s.insl = s5x&nsAsF was shared by every one
ild a.h H. ersw The men were lying
asshae Liza iii the shade on deck or
= " Msm4 aAelOw az the time. but In
~ sqs II mh5aa every man Jack OF them
Ala = MI And scanning the horizon.
40 "a tAm mAnd laughed at Us from the
sa *asA#. and the dancing blue waves
@KsA ~ our fears. the cause OF
1 III III man could explain. II was
s-Am 4nape feeling that because we
haA enod wind AMI weather SO
sAusashing was going 10 happen.
|Of Am MMNr before sunset We made
W XaslA bank OF blue aud white
al. eAAezsg@ buds just above the horizon
EFE IL NIL southeast This quickly
49,. aaA#sN be feeling OF uneasinesa
sslrusg iii u5estes after We made out the
( pamAs #z|. NxHk the lookout cried out 10
a. 4saM Loo therel loOkn
- #sa Mzl locked Ia tn direction he
~ B@sAaIng and near the middle
Ia SAN Nnnk 81 clouds we could
MAMgy A@S full rugged ship sailing
L #$ss al about the same speed as
n YxaM8*@ The clouds made dark
" sNkMesNha aud tho sails OF tho
!. 49, ~ zss saw ito0d Out white aud
- 8azA b could eco every spar and
L.~..a ~ pgainly as u tho vessel had
FQWk @@ Aa mile away. Only a
= ns&zaA ~ needed 70 show that II
- hsisAM mws h real shin Between tho
! coRatN Ana the horizon limo We could
..s. aAs&y a. out the lower edge Of
W. w ii alssa bank
~ WAs Afst the skipper aud the
sss &sas saln IL was n mirage, but 10
s,sts. MN mWN Eang until every man aboard
:. ~ Aem 9s1hi VIC wore looking nj a
,sssr hAAsNas ship. and lads who had
a.. sMMy MRinc looked death ia the
sfacfs gNs sssfncd pale hut lot a man
- aaN@ AfM*yes from tho strange sight
- y =. eseAlAN Flosor wo soon made out a
a. = yNM a@Fh object on tho deck Of tho
ls'gss haA58M ship. In shape IL was like
sssst . eaA1M bad Il seemed 70 To across
: a.ssl Ne S4Ae8 just before the mast II
~ - MHTB wero ans ghostiy sailors
ssas ass#s& sho phantom ship VIC could
.is 20 a#AB them out
-, ssNN nlmost half an hour tho
- = M erAii continued on straight
with all sails hlled. Then
- asArc wo saw tho sails begin 20
. ~ ANH y ar as II she vessel was in
: - Ne IN I'll Of gale Suddenly tho
"a ~ sg#AszsUH8f broke short OF and felt
q. "a H*e kRN aca Then the white ship
1Hwas RaEsse Hhoro 10 tho cloud bank be.
M M reel around ia a circle
n As#&'T every sail remaining was
IN assNsA nj shruds and all tho masts
r. ri The board. u was precisely
IN W n & NIL ship. sailing along with
81 M s#5 8pread OF canvas. had been
AssN# n sudden and terrific squall
Ri @A*Fnautlod before a single sail
u # g#s# ~ rccfod
h n NIL like a toy In tho grasp Of
s8 ssM PC saw tho dismantlcd ghost
Il III aNBn around and around for
L ssssss.gs In the grasp Of some invisi-
whirlpool. then, plunging for
" 80 - AEs'. went down bow Brst and
sssr #A# s~A@ to sight all but tho black
60 60 vssH ~ had seen on deck. That
Il q aaAAs''s on the cloud bank and with
51N saAApr little later passed out Of
~ ##aAF blow tho horizon.
did not have a praying crew,
sN@ lads talked in whispers that
h b@A@K ~ tho loved ones at home
roc nssssH times during the early watch
~ S1@ R%Rppcr gave out an extra allow
n Haa 81 brace up tho nerves of the
y BIT Every man was awake
VH deck all night but nothing
49, Aa0V~wed When morning came tho
- @zad Bad freshened bit. but sea
sFsa II.
S516 Fright was wearing OF by this
ms saf## And while some Of the lads
~ = sWfnNN In to got bit OF rost tho
80, 9s#f1sR'stor and his assistants came on
|~,fs WNN@ tpdo some work They brought
~Ash them from below tool box
y z. Apa pVt IL down on deck before tho
-. 3'AssH Suddenly one OF tho sailors
q. 90 9'@7RFeN startled cry and pointed TO
So sa*A eAfpentor's tool box. Tho box
|-IIaI. ##s painted black. and in shape and
I'm &a Was not unlike a small coffin.
@Hs sitting In the same place on
las aaek as the coffin we saw on the
- A*ntpm ship
ElgE @Dne OF the lads picked tho box
An1'Asp Apd were going TO pitch IL over
sils @@SF#s but the carpenter and tho
49, -. ''asa atoppod them But the pres
~. RnsN NJ that black box on board after
Fllls1# had seen that phantom craft
|f0p' sFpnsNd all the superstition OF tho
80 ssssFsens and not one OF them believed
q Fer many days that wo would ever
So saako port
Bot day after day went bv and
iii Z *asfo was not oven a squall In duo
W usnu We got into port. after tho
- s''A"oehest voyage | ever had. A
= 'sW wpeks later shipped as second
" amA6u on vessel going TO Calcutta.
Il was two years before | returned
IT, NO Foftland, and then the first thing