The Forrest City times., 1896-01-17

played sad havoc win the sails ant spars, and the lusty seas which aros, in their wrath ate big chunks out O the decks, their fixtures, and the hull itself.
 Then the food gave out, as was pre- dicted, and dark looks were flashed al Harry. The butter, milk and sugal had been exhausted some time wher the news was passed around that tn, flour had given out. The growing be came general then, and even the greet hands turned up their noses every tim, Harry put in an appearance. Some thing had to be done. The last few pounds of four had been used one Sun day, when Capt. Young thought 0, some old wheat, the sweepings of thal famous cargo which was slowed il the lower hold forward. This wheal the hens on board had previously re bilgelike color. How to get it was the thing that troubled Capt Young most, for he knew that hungry meI would not refuse it even if chickens would.
 There was only one thing to do, anG that was to break out the cargo slowed under the fore hatch It was a long and difficult job, and the deck of the ship was like huge dry goods estab lishment while it was in progress, bu it was gotten at iast, the green hands working harder than anybody else their appetites urging them on, per haps. Once on deck the wheat wal ground in the coffee mill and the stew ard converted it into what Henrietta describes as "good bread and pan cakes.' It could not last forever though, and finally it gave out, too Then the last remaining stores were taken in hand. These consisted of peas and beans, and Mate Harris thought them so valuable just then that he had them counted as prelude to distribu ton.
 Harry, who was primarily responsi ble for all the trouble, did not suffer from hunger as much as did the other men. A worse fate was reserved fol him. The Reaper was about q month
 
 terrific storm that lasted three days and nights.
 There was an old man in the crew who had made several voyages in the ship before and who was as capable a sailor ae ever let go and hauled. To ward miutig ght on the second day oi the storm this old man was struck by a sea which came on board, and the ship being well heeled over was being rapidly carried over the side, when Harry, who was passing, grabbed him In doing so the lad fell and succeed. ing wave caught him, and, picking him up much as it would a straw, tossed him into the dim, dark sea alongside
 The cry of man overboard." brought all hands to the deck, and the roars of the mates could be heard above the bowling of the wind and .he painful creaking of the spars. An attempt was made in response to an order tc get the ship around, and though the helm was hard to weather, all efforts to get the vessel before the wind proved unavailing. Harry was never seen again. There was great gloom among the hands after that, and Mate Harris that night read from Brainard, where he says:
 " At the piping af all lands,
 When the judt~F | signals spread
 When the islanas and the lands
 And the seas give u, the dead,
 And the south and the north shall come:
 When the sinner is dismay'd,
 And the just man is afraid,
 Then Heaven bc thy aid,
 Poor Tom"
 The Reaper was nearly 200 days on the passage, and was more like wreck than her old self when she reached portland.-N. Y. Mail and Express.