New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-03-07

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Of ma, as I Thought they couldn't 30
me il the darkness.
The ship drew nearer and nearer, the
captain keeping me on the starboardi
hand. ALI the men had gathered at the
starboard rail, and as the ship passed me
they hove lines and buoys to me and
shouted to me to keep up heart. was
once within half q fathom Of the star
board rail when sea swept me forward
and clear around the bow on the port
side. was away astern in the darkness
before the ship could be stopped, and
almost lost hope again. But kept sing
ing out and could hear the voice Of the
captain and the cheers of the men COM
ing down on the wind.
''The captain couldn't see me, but he
took my bearings from the sound of my
voice by star, and coming around he
steamed down toward me, and going
around me came up on my starboard.
was full of salt water and SO played out
and cold that hadn't much strength
left when l saw all the men gathered
along the port rail waiting to save me.
The mate threw a life buoy and a line,
and caught it and put it on. Icaught
,, another line, too, fearing the first one
might be carried away, and that's all
! remember clearly until heard all the
men cheering Up to then l thought I
was still in the sea-
The captain was in his cabin taking
his tea, as he puts it, when man rushed
to the top of the companion way and
shouted, ''Man overheard, sir!' The
captain had just poised piece of meat
| on his fork and was about to put it in
| his mouth. Some shippers might have
serenely finished the meal. But Captain
Innes got up the companion way and on
deck as if his own son were the man
who was overheard. He dimly saw the
boatswain sweeping astern. Ashe passed
the engine room on his way to the bridge
| he shouted to the engineer. '.Stand by
to stop those engines
| Then he flew to the bridge and laid his
right hand on the telegraph"
''Stop and reverse" were flashed to the
engine room, and the captains voice
rang out, 'sAll hands to starboard with
lines and buoys!" All hands were there
even before the summons came.
"Our only hope in saving him lay in
picking him up with the ship" said the
captain, :'for no boat could live in the
sea that was running. have seldom
seen anything like it. The gale was SC
high that it combed down the crests, and
all the water we shipped was solid green
When I backed the ship down to the
bo's'n, I saw him struggling bravely in
the seas. He had the life buoy that the
second officer threw to him under his
arms, and his body was we'll out of wa
ter. I determined to save him if hi
could hold out until I could fetch hin
alongside. We missed him the first time
and he was carried forward around the
bow to the port side. He kept up a lusty
shouting, and we answered back.
''We were going ahead bit, when h,
was whirled around to starboard, and a
the night had we'll set in, and I could no
see half a ships length away, we 500,
lost him. But I turned on the bridg
and got the bearing Of his voice by ;
star, and kept that Star in sight when
put the helm hard a-starboard and Dor
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had lost his voice altogether, but as W.
steamed toward the star we heard
family over the rush of the wind and tn
sWash of the seas. We caught sight O
him too late to pick him up as W.
steamed past, so we came up with tn
wind again, with the bo's'n on our Dor
hand.
1--WE steamed slowly, so the me,
ranged along the port rail, each with :
line or buoy, had chance at him.
knew by the cheer that went up that h,
was saved, and felt like cheering my
self. He was just half an hour in til,
water, and if he hadn't been a pluck,
man he would be there now. The poo]
fellow didn't know he was safe for a min
ute or so after he was hauled aboard. HI
chung to the rail so tightly that the mel
had to break his grip. He shook with
the cold like leaf I took him below
and gave him three glasses of brand,
and some hot coffee. Then the steward
rubbed him down with whisky, and he
was good for work next morning. Eek
change.
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