Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-21
TWICE ADRIFT AT SEA.
MRS. sAuLTER'S TERRIBLE EN-
PERlENcES.
VIE aud Child saved by h".oa""
sacrifice -tll-Treated BY brn'a' 'AP
taIns and suffering for Food aud Wa'er
Brave Henry saulter

! tnlns aud suffering TOT h""N 80"
| Braye Henry saulter.
Three wears ago Fila Way, an up.
country girl became infatuated WIN
Henry Saulter, mate Of the whaling
schooner Iapwing, sailing from New
London, Conn. The girls parents
objected TO their daughter marrying
Saulter. but the girl refused 70 listen
TO their argument, and ran away
from home. Tho couple were mar
rled secretly, ana when the l.apWlng
sailed on three-years trip y th'
south Atlantic Saulter took his Mlie
along as assistant cook
Saultcr was very eonsideratf q
his wife, but the captain of the lap
wing insisted on the woman per
forming all the druusery q lho
cooks galley aud the cabin Inc
mato frequently demonstrated, but
the captain threatened hm with pan.
ishment for characterization and mu-
tiny. and, fearing that this would
result iii greater hardship for hl5
wife, h5 dcslsted When the child
was born the captain insisted thar
she take ii into the tureca-tle, De'
cause its crying disturbed him HE
sailors permitted this cncfoachnent
Ga their territory aith tll grace, but
thu mate was popular with them and
they concealed theic d!sapprOydl ~
the captains order as mucn rs pos
slbtc. Whom the child was TWO
weeks old the captain insisted ga the
woman returning % work. anl .hc
did ii. although her strength had
bat partially returned
A little less than a year ago the
Lapwlng coIlided with q dereE.ct
aud was % badly wrecked that shc
sprung a leak. II was found that the
pumps would not keep tho vessel
clear 81 water aad The captain Of
dared the men into ths boats tinl
Ing that there Mas seanl room tpr
the mate5 wife ana child tho cop
tain brutallv suggested that they ~
left to 20 down with She vessel
The mate said that he would stag
with Bis wife ANA child The cap,
tain urged him q .easc shrm I'D.
the man was LOYAL d Wiz family. aud
refused. Cur,ing him rOuudly !or
bis weakness. the captain ordered
the men 70 pull away Bound t1
make q brave light for existence Tao
mate made d raft % .par- and lashad
his wife and child % Cd llr know
thar Il was question " but few
hours when the lapwing aouId 70
down Securing what food ana water
ho could, be calmly Uaised i0r the
laundering ofthe vessel Some time
In the middle % tho night hg Lap
wing Iurchcl ahoal aud went duwn
The raft was icariully wFcuchgi by
the vortex but ii stond tho strain
aud buoyantiy upheld shs three per
sons lasncd ID n
During the night the raft drllted
against tho dcroltct with which shu
Lapwiug had coltded. and There VA
danger oIits going to pieces Saul
ter decided % got aboard ~ tho
wreck y hG could II sould prUba
bly, last longer than the rafE iIi4
efforts we're not successful until dag
Hight came Then 81 managed n
throw moose over stump %
broken mast ana hau.ed tho raft
alongside of the wreck IT. man.
aged TO transfer his wIig aud child
10 tho deck
For three day the castawaya
rolled about the ocean 81 the deck
ot the wreck Fortunately the
weather vas favorable ana ths ocean
was calm On the morning n the
fourth day a sail vas sewn some ais.
lance away The three persons md
boon without food or water twenty
four hours, and, 70 render tho situa.
tlon donbly trying. the child vaa
dclirions with fever that had snd
denly attacked it The mother was
50 weak that She couldn't rise ID her
feet Frantic. Saultcr swun, hls
coat into the air, md al last ~ hnd
the satisfaction u seeing tho vessel
turn her nose toward tho wreck.
The vessel proved 10 he Wcst
India trader manned by Portuguese
crew The castaways were takeu
aboard and uouriahing iood hnd tbs
effect Of curing the child and
strengthening The mother. saulto
was pressed into service a. Quo IN
the crew. 10 his surprise whom M.
vessel made port. 10 aud liz VIVA
and child were kept IN The cabin ~
I'll the vessel was at sea again. Sanl.
ter asked the captain the reason vhy
he was imprisoned al such timos
Inc captain gave him an ovaNvs
reply.
When Saultcr had becn on board
the Portuguese craft two month. IN
noticed that tho captain was ~,
ceedtngly kind and attentive 10 NJ,
wife About this time Mrs. Saultor
complained 10 her husband thnt NM.
captains bearing toward her nv
not that Of mere acquaintance /,
suddenly dawned on Saultor thai M
captain had a personal intore.t n
keeping them on board Ma vo.saI
lie had become infatuated with MI
Saulter. .''s,
The captains attitude toward n.
woman finally became 50 dtstrcs.,,.
to nor that her husband planned e
leave the vessel in an open boat ana
take the chance OF being ptekeamn
by some craft that would AL AJAX