The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-12-14

convention last Tuesday night
theold creased slate was showed
through. It viii be called the
Straight Democratic ticket, Vet
there appear omit the names OF
men formerly recognized as
Republicans We Do not believe
that Messrs. D. W. Boughner,
w. R. Alexander and Others can
beinduced to desert their aag at
this time, and we feel confident
that they win not permit the old
Democratic town ring 10 use them
as tools for carrying out their
purpose. Many Democrats are
disguised with what their party
calls a Democratic ticket. and
it is evident that they will not
support il. Now is the time for
the Republicans Of Clarksburg to
stand together and elect their
ticket, I feel conndent that it
can be done
AMERIcUs.
'Cla1RzbuTg, ". r. Dee. I!g. 1891.
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PIERCED BY a swuRpFisH.
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Captain OF Norwegian Bark Tells
How His Boat Sprung a Leak.
As the credibility Of the story
relative TO the piercing Of tie huh
Of the Norwegian bark Lorenzo by. 4
swordtish while On route 10 Pcusa
cola has been attacked by many IN
credulous persons, the captain Of
the vessel has furnished the FELLOW:
ing statement, says the Jacksonville
Ola Citizen:
Toward evening on the 9th Of
October, 1894, in latitude % degrees
north and longitude 80 degrees west
it was found that the vessel must
suddenly have received acoasider-
able leak, as the water had com.
menced 10 show itself through the
flooring and ballast. aea this. al
though the weather. was fine, with
only a slight swell fro;n the north
west. This surprised Is consider
ably Is The y9ssel - been pssfspt-
| Is tight Up % the a6oVd d.fEe, n
though we had experienced heavy
weather from September 16 to Oc-
tober |.
The crew was Immediately called
to the pumps, and on Sunday morn
ing, October {, it was found that
the water had again increased so as
to show itself above the Gcor, but
by pumping every six hours during
the rest Of the voyage We succeeded
in keeping the water from iacrcas.
ing on US.
II then went down in the hold and
examined and listened at the air
ports, but could not hear the rush
ing Of the water, through the tiabers
when the vessel rolled. On the 9th
of October l deemed it necessary to
cut the ceiling planks in different
parts of the vessel, commencing
about two feet above the floor for
ward, to discover, if possible, where
the leak was situated, and this work
was continued on both sides OF the
vessel, until finally water was dis
covered coming in from about four
feet below the water line.
After tearing the planks of, we
found an object, in appearance very
| like a very thick stearine candle,
penetrating the vessels side from
the outside, having gone through
the metal shcathing, six inches of
planking, grazing the timber and
going three inches into the inside
ceiling, splitting the outside plank
and allowing the water to flow in
very freely, although the object was
as solid and fast in the wood as an
iron bolt.
''rhc object, or rather sword, is
Of oval shape, circumference two
and one. half inches at the point and
five inches at the large end where it
had broken of, and must be about
twenty inches long.
Fortunately the vessel was ia.
ballast. Had she been loaded, and
consequently impossible to get at
the leak, it is hard to state what
might have been our fate.