The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-15

above high water.
salho tide had begun to run In, which
made II 40 much worse for tho boat In
Ia last position, aud Il anything could
DO done II would havo TO DO done
promptly MS II would soon DO high tide.
l wont over and hailed tho "Robinson
crusoe'--thnre was q party on board OF
her that had been sent down 10 wreck
no tunken boat previously referred 10.
Arrangements wGro mndo with them to
Try AMI got our boat In tho inlet ut high
lido, and shortly afterwards four Of them
wont aboard and with our own crew
CGorby tncluded) thoy mado tho ut.
tempt. 1t Is, OF course, needless to say
they succeeded otherwise l couldn't DO
on board OF hor at the present time.
But want to say right hore TINT It was
a pretty close call, md Ind It not boen
Tint tho parties thoroughly understood
Doth tho channel and their business we
would probably DO quarlorcd ut solao
hotel instead OF on our own boat.
lilo cabin doors wero nailed shut and
two men stood In tho stern with buck.
ots, battling hcr out ~ lust rs the
breakers would strlEc over her. Aitor
twenty TO thirty minutes of hard work
we saw her slowly making Roadway into
safer waters, aud when she finally an.
chorod safely In Lake Worth we wero uii
very much relieved. you may feel rs.
sured. Whom sho was in tho midst OF
tho heaviest breakers we saw her small
boat break loose. and, bottom upwards.
iioa. away. 1t looked worry much ~ il
Captain Cooks words, "Ii's goodbye,
Yankee Doodle" wero coming true,
sure enough.
On going aboard we found nearly n
foot Of water in tho cabin, aud We would
certainly have hal mice muss" il va
hadn't taken our luggage ashore. Az
1t was. tho mattresses aud supplies wore
pretty well soaked with salt water. Por.
sonally | don, object TO salt in tho pro.
visions, but rs some OF the party did
We threw such things as woro ruined
overheard aud eudeavorel to got things
ship.shApe again. About M hour after
wards a party looking like lot Of new.
ly arrived omigrants ut Castle Garden
were seen crossing the point OF land
whore We were anchored. and having
secured small boat, with our traps,
they were all brought aboard again.
and with them the crow who helped
bring the boat in. Tho reuniting OF our
party was an affecting scone, and would,
/ am snre, have brought tears to tho
eyes OF tho McLurc House gang could
they have witnessed il.
The next hour was devoted to serving
hot toddy. coffee and boiled eggs, and
when every one had had his "fill" We
set sail for West Palm Beach to find
accommodations Tor the night, rs
our boat was little too damp to spend
the night comfortably in.
The storm in which We got caught
was tine second serious ''norther' and
freeze they have had here this win ter
and what little was left in the way OF
plneapples and cocoanuts (everythinc
else seems to'have been killed by tho
laos treezel will, they say, all DO ruined
now.
We started to keep record OF the
Thermometer taken three times day
after leaving Iitusville. Il is rs follows:
January %, noon, rs; q p. M. 20; Janu-
airy 80, I a. IN, 65; l .. IN, IS; p. m,
"; January 81. a. IN, sc; p. NJ. Is;
6p, m. y; February l, ! a. m, 70.
On Feorus'y !, the thermometer was
knocked down and broken and since
then we have had miserable weather.
You OF course. would not ordinarily be.
lleve that such tri.ling matter, Us the
breakin. OF u thermometer, would 80
disastrously atIec; the climate OF the
hs.tn ; :.
have been too cold for comfort. pRrticu-
larry when q party has nothing but
their summer clothes along 1--WE left all
our heavy stuff in Titusville) and I'M
less there is very radical change soon
We will probably .es Wheeling again in
few days.
Our last letter lett va ut Indian river
inlet, making prepare .0n1 to dep!ete
the supply OF fish and game in south
ern lands and waters. We went out
the same evening and landed six feet
ten inches shark Jour scales were too
small to weigh HIM AZ 4 sort OF "appe.
tier" and being satisfied with the even.
ing's sport went to bed without our
usual game Of pedro. During tho next
few days we had iair fishing, landing
plenty OF sheepshCad trout, bluetish,
sea bass, grouper, sea perch, drum, ca.
valli aud few other Varieties unknown
to our party aud just to see how BIZ:
fishing would feel. another shark. Wo
didn't think much OF shark fishing after
catching the first one, rs he wa, pulled
in too easily. But since then we've
learned one thing both from the native,
and experience, and that is ii you hap
pen to get one headed your way and
pull him in before he has time to think
Il guass our frat ono was slow think
er) it il very easy. but then on the
other hand, if you don't get him coming
your way and keep him coming. he
gets contrary and imagine1 he has bust
ness in another section oil the country
altogether and from the way he starts
of to attend 10 it, ] guess he has. 1t
seems to me that Tarpon fishermen
could get plenty oil sport for n great deal
less money itthey would devote their
time TO catching shark With rod and
reel and beside You don't have 10 hunt
all over creation ior them.
In due time We resumed our journey
down the river. stopping mt ST. Lucie
inlet, st. Lucie river, and thon on down
through Jupiter narrows. 1t Ia impos.
sib!e to 90 through them with u sail
boat, except with fair wind and good
pilot, both OF which wo fortunately had,
aud an satisfied there Is not one OF our
party but ioeIs that tho day spont in
passing through them amply repaid
him for the trip to Florida. After
spending Two days ut Jupiter inlet,
fishing. we started down to Lake Worth
and wont thnnuch tho nxncricucn al.