Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-06-22

and to his horror, saw several bodies
washing back and forth among tina
| wreckage, to be swept, one after an
other. out through the riffs in the bull
warks.
Are you all dead?" he at length
found voice to exclaim. ''Am | letr
alone;'
But he was instantly gladdened by a
reply from forward, The starb'd watcr
Is safe, sir!'
"Thank heaven! Then louder the
second officer called out, Take look
81 the long boat, and if it is not stove,
cast the lashings adrift, and make ready
70 launch he-. we may have TO leave
the bark"
| In few moments the welcome re-
Spouse came back, "She is all right, sir"
That's good. Hold her ready until |
sound the pumps and see if we have
sprung a 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
coon drew it up again.
SIX feet Of water i'll the hold" he ex-
claimed. She'll 90 down under us.
| Launch the boa" and as he again has
tened to the cabin, this time to procure
what provisions might be handy, one of
the men amnomced:
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 FASTENED 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 All hour high the black smoke Of u
steamer was deserted upon the horizon,
and before the great luminary had
reached the zenith they We're safe on
board large vessel which was bound
to Baltimore.
L ne captain ifdlil iil'll SUI WIN
feelings Of sadness and extended TO the
shipwrecked mariners all the hospital
ty that lay in his power. When the
steamer reached port the news of the
loss of the Beatrice was flashed from
city To city throughout the continent
and mauywere the hearts made SORROW
ful by the terrible tale.
| Rut did The baCl, fnOu6pI%
About an hour after the second mate
had So huTiedly abandoned the sup
posed sinking craft, the boy. Harry, be
gan Ia 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,
lettering 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
ioyed To find that no bones had been
fractured and the pain was only from
external bruises.
As the youth was endeavoring to re.
call the terrible scene through which lie
had passed. he heard "a 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 locked mp he murmured
feebly;
"Ah Harry, my boy, Has the good
Lord spared u.s.
Yes, sir. But ! 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 | 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
groans.
Obeying the order Harry searched
the vessel. hut returned with the mourn
full reply that they two were alone.
well. ny lad, we must do the best
we can. was VI" ic0P'i90 VI WV '"P
tain.
When morning broke the practiced
eve of the captain discovered the alb
sence of the long boat.
Go forward, Harry, and see if the
craft has been stove in or launched
clear
The boy FASTENED to obey, and re-
turned with the report that the lsshings
had been cut.
Thank heaven murmured Captain
Bruce Some of our companions have
escaped and have taken to the boat fear,
| inc that the bark wOnld founder