The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-03-09
OFF CAPE HORN.
An Adventure That Boats Crew
Win Long Remember.

VIII Long HememDor.
The fog hung so thick over the sea
that one could cut II with knife.
Never before had seen anything like
It. There was sway in II too, for
felt IL strike my cheek like icioles, and
then fall of again until 1t was almost
warm. 10 came suddenly. The wind
had steadicd down since morning, till
now IL was paralyzed, or at most beat
family on the bank through which the
ship was slowly pushing her way
Above, the sails doomed out like huge
shadows; they seemed but darker
patches OF the impalpable vapor which
clothed all things. j could hear them
Zap loudly as the ship swayed her tall
hamper now this way, now that, reel
ing and tumbling about on the great
crestless seas which rolled up from the
westward. And the laundering OF the
rudder under tho round stern as IL felt
the weight Of the seas shook the ship 10
her center, and combined with the
music OF the canvas TO form u concert
TOO utterly abominable for seaman to
express.
ENtfN minute Lllt pllA III - - At~AAh
out It's brazen warning. IL was neces-
sary precaution, for any moment
vessel might have crashed into us
through the darkness.
~ can't understand the look OF
things" said Capt. hawkins, as he
came up the companion. 'The glass
IS steady, yet l don't like it, Mr..
Norris; don't like the weather at all. :"
sNor 1; it's unnatural" / said, and
trying 20 ones nerves, too"
IL remember" said the skipper,
steadying himself against the mizzcn-
mast, "when / was second OF the
Barney Ridge we were caught in a
hurricane, and IL commenced just like
this; but thon the glass spoke plain,
and we had everything of her."
"Well, the ships in good TRIM" re-
piled; lit would be change"
I'D like 20 take the extras OFT her,
he continued. without needing my re-
mark, and he cast his eyes aloft in a
critical fashion. But" lie never
finished the sentence.
MAN overheard, came in n scrcech
from the fo'c'sle head.
There is no cry SO instantly respond
ed 20 as this, nor one which at sea falls
30 coldly on seamans heart.
My first thought was to back the
mainyard So gave the order quick
and sharp, as IL my lungs were made
of steel. IL was good TO see how the
men took the order They sprang To
braces and pulled as IL their lives were
on il. The next instant i had run to
the lee taffrail, for instinct had told
me he had fallen 20 that side. found
the captain throwing the cold blight OF
the cross-iack clew line far out into
the mist where black object was vis-
lble. II fell short. The captain gave
Qroan and pulled In like mad for
another fling.
/ saw IL was useless. and with n cut
let 90 one Of the after lifebuoys aud
sang out 10 the man 90 make for IL.
Away the port quarter-boat!" roared
the skipper. running aweathcr, with n
face white as table napkin, for he
was n feeling man and took such an nc
cident Go heart.
GAY. ayr / Responded. And in /
hoped with some OF the old hands.
"stand byl let gol' and down dropped
the boat as the ship lurched heavily 70
windward. A few powerful strokes
took ms free OF the ship and the anxious
faces hanging over the side.
Away we sped over the great green
hills, trembling a moment ON their
tops and then gliding down. down into
the dark smother between them,
till again we reached the summit and
had more light; for the mist hung low
on the sea and IL was 80 chill that II
stuck % the bones.
had taken my bearings with con-
siderable care before leaving the ship,
for, although we had been quick IN
throwing the ship abaclS we had
drawn far past the man In doing so.
After pulling thus for some time Il
seemed To me that we must be near the
spot. Accordingly, ordered the men
20 lay on their oars. just then hail
came 10 us faint-liko out of the mist on
the starboard bow. II made the hesh
creep. felt little SILVER run down
my back.
"rrwas the cry Of a molly" l said
for i could sec tAe men were scared