Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-02-29
A NIGHT OF TERROR.
ny GEORGE II. HOSEA.


III ru.s ono 90, crew
"nen 40 go - .ta ,,ttIs os-ton
% 49, nsno,nant ,yh,ch law moored
.e" ,.s..,s, H., norrov,
~ aV 1880, ~. ;s,ands ~ Mophegan
s'r.n. po'"een ~ M m.r.ros, q
80 NJ aa,,.h .nd i. unobstructed
,.:,. 4. a. ,,c,.th the m asa oe e. barred
"'"'e " ~ 80. ~, c,,,,,tt,, No.a
py 'oNy ...rs,., Nonora Nv a mar.
ms - 'ep 49, 49,, ....s..rlv s,ds called
a aq" pa CT. The barbor il fairly
Dransen ,,hsn the wind Il
49, ~ son.hsost
~ :. .,a,,,;.,,t -, the morn,pg after our
-. I'y nr..h.nan there was n stiff
a 49,. 'n,,h vo;n from the southeast.
ia Nv noon n had risen to heavy
"n M An dov coasters. traders and
ash,,r vessels ran in till about 20 sail
s harhor when night fell.
III. 80 orcbored ss near together
" ha aud vet swing clear of
40 . ny, s.h.r This compact gathering
- ..,s ~. ,..a,, enough IN n smooth bar-
-. hnt on little Wonbeqan. exposed
~ -, ~ ,si,r h. With ni0bt conn
to- IN and The PROBABILITY of heavy
.eo RAINING into the strait, the prospect
$50, ,ea aar;ons should n vessel part
ooA -. d,,r ber anchors collision
ne. 49," - ~ ,ae,.a I'd 90 her would he
. WI and tba result Of collision
.',"D ,..aS.uo,,s
MI, IGN AZ NC sns,,nass came the oa,e,s fury
W. as Th.mnohstr,ct.d sca rolled
;n.a e .se ,'.rro,v harbor in hinge pillows
NJ sne ona;nst Manana or Smuttv
.ia' ''"sn.a 9 =. l,raakers on the reefs
VS.. Nss',. n.anssn Cut The -essels. ham
eoou' LIT. anohors and unable to
perez ~ ' .ha suroes strained Mt
rise irce,y on ,',o.;,sa "a ro,l;ng wild
,heir euo'es' Pu a, s ,.oys tonnled its
~ w'i''e le - -. -, event them
-, - .tor,
iroin eoen ~ ST. s,a,..,, ,,hsn Tho oale
Aoou' ~ az s.;n,,t ,;ttle craft that
see,neu ~ 10 ne ~, ~, ,,.t IN our
10 -, asorasd her anchors Her
I'o,. III .oTe others had sought
49, 49, lo,o before night.
S..,;nnr 10 orr broadside. she began
o"ne on.;nst ne and N break into
,,. .,onnod her bulwarks
n.i ~" si..and * bar masts went
~. 30 srroil A. last. plupging
w. ~ - t,;g sea we crashed
I'm WV 49, he- forward deck. Her
l,;tts rave xvav. md off she
" hmoods;de ~ the wind TN she was
49, - =, az ,,,ooro ond rain.
~ ...,s.i, ~. oroncbed nv the wind
~, c.,,to;n,, hand almost con-
a ,ass' 100 either one cable or the
- .hat no might detect the first
,,;hratorv motion Indicating that the
.nohors ,yers being dragged over the
,ocLv bottom. But they seemed to hold
.oomv.,,, Cur danger was of another
sort
wos ororcb,ng in the lee Of the fore
~ she,tar MYSELF from the wind
.n"S' ,.,hor + heard The cantain
5,,.i,,,, shou+.
a,, III, ,o, hovs ou,c,s,
49,, " Wy lite oo,,;ro ,;oh,
ihee ~
ZOE U.s. .
ih'o' e.. Wy "eSan,,ar s.arn frst Willy
came p's son ~ 49, .nn,,,;nn -,
s"'sne ~ ai,o,,,;na do,Yn IN ths
viee' nv" IL ,s,o,as a1,,,os4
no,'o" usp 5 har ,na;nhoon, free
foiie' un, ,,,.' arad rnod,v fro,,
i.vni ~. e'
siue =, s'uo. od;, t.o,, . roll.
'us1 US we VIZ .Ie e. 49, OIL
Ing s"en sne o Isl. IT, lbs -.
si'pPeu o"i po"eP '
square 'aa across our Ivy w.. -. .,o ~,,
S"ioN' i"''"'
crleo 'he cap'a'n'
In a moment ne sesereo po'i, caoics
at the "lhuiass' anu we were u,ii'i,e
with the gale. NO vessei iay uirecuy
asterh Oh us. Inc captain . nope was
'la. we nnsn. NV onis 81 o,e 800, ".
,o"',e'' wv W. 1pon NJ, " ,'..
Doa,n az VIC sn. =. IA ~, 10. -,o ~
'ne ieaso =. .no %" az t"s ST. - ny
VIM ~ u, ~ one So wv
uP % 'ie ioens ,ns'"u.
mere was SnocA' sl'u,ne o,aen
as sne s.iuoA' nen We see,neu ~ s.op'
anu .u, nov 'no eca pIoh, onvl US ~ iuly.
'no 49, ,oys' ~ 'onoo u.
wiz " ~ p'eoess snou'.u '''e captain
"ithou' ,huch uiiacui'y we goc tne
cory lnto tne wafer 10 ieewaro. JACK
my snipma,e, hung ms cio,nes pag INTO
'ne s'srn oi inc ooa', WINE Threw a
con OF SINAI, rope INTO ner ere tum-
pied III myscl1. lnere was Dut one pair
81 oars inesc .ne cap'aln 'ook' ana
began 70 pun towaru Manana.
away from the zee OF tne schooner we
were exposed 10 tne luii !ury OF inc
goie' anu 'ne course 10 whcn we were
comPelied KEPT US IN the trough OF the
seu' very moment u seemed as though
we ihus' DC swamped' ana IN spite OF all
.nat we couia DO we Were drifting rap
iuiy toward drunken dut'
Suddenly a tholepin broke. Before
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