The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-25

-. fsfe-~she n srusnt trials ard trfou@
- = which poor Jack Is subjected.
- laxeiy arrived from Honolulu fn
~~nsf Mzrtpo~a- and had given to
.s~rseted hearers a recital Of the
- when I had suffered In the
- sbsp Garston on 6tarbucx island.
~~asns before. as also a brief detail
=. syraf disaster AZ Apiz. Samoa. In
= : had likewise been my misfortune
-.rs,<4pats. ia the early part OF the
Tnsa caused one OK the little group
..srn<rs to exeisim: why, ship
: xua must De q seritaoie Jonang'
z. seccse remark provoked good
- merrfment all around. When
-rxs>d 10 recount the sufferinss To
- re had been subtecsed after leaving
asrsson--cass away for twenty three
: q open boats, with scarcety any
~ watsr-and told how We finally
~rsni ia efTecting a landing on an
"a Of the Manihiki pronounced Nav
ls-k<y) group. where we lived among
sstfses until we were rescued By ths
- ssan-of-war Espeigie and taken 10
sx.sssa. noticed one member OF our
- rresins deeply Interested. and when
essb@d talking about Manihiki and lts
.rreps coral reefs. the person In ques-
* frfrBUUlEA ffia%@ef - NApts SAItt8
4uss. and informed me that soma
- ago he so0. had experienced dis
secs shipwreek. the vessel aboard
"a he vas serying--a pleasure yacht.
~ by a wealthy Aastraiisn--having
nsn q coral reef In the Manihiki group.
g turn felt deeply interested. OF
-, and az IL was getting rather late.
SUI little party began breaking np,
Is EsszT en-, al A.
,essei the next day. promising 10 tell
Of remarkable incident connected
4 bis adventure at Manihiki. / gladly
sgsed the proffersd invitation. and at
sppointed time duly presented my
aboard the Mol Wahine. a trim brig
he. lying alongside of Circular Quay.
vessel proved a regular beauty In
ays OF a sailor. rakishiy built. and OF
- proportions. She had only lately
zxaed from trading voyage to No1-
" New Caledonia. After pointing out
k just pride the various good qualities
be handsome craft. OF which he was
sole owner, my host conducted me to
smforIable cabin TO partake OF his
ssiality. During dinner / yentured to
safk about the vessels singular name
Wahine pronounced Moe Wa-he-
81 Which Is kanaka appeliation.
falag In English: Good Girl.
IA replied my host. smiling. you
BE- enlightened on that subject later
, then proceeded TO disclose TO me
following remarkable narrative, the
sAs Of which I will endeayor TO give
BE generous readers as nearly as pos
<ln his own words.
The Captains stery.
IL now about seven years Aimee firvt
- 10 Sydney from Shanghai, az second
81 10 one OF Gibbs. Bright 4 Co.'S. ves-
j had been taken i'll with fever dur
zAe voyage. and had 20 40 10 the hos
$ upon my arrival here. My vessel
"a again before / was conyaisscent.
Vi was paid of.
ssunny morning. after my recovery,
u me strolilng about at leisure in the
Hfai grounds OF the Botanic gardens
~ The weather was loveiy-It was
8 ssspring. and everything In full bloom.
81 VI stood watching the antics OF the
asssroos and wallabys in the paddock.
a~fved near BY. lady and gentle
-. who we're admiring oeyy OF young
MI swans that we're disporting upon
= adjac.nt lake. The gentleman address
i ssms trivial remark 10 me. and some
Of other We drifted Into mutual con-
sAtlon.
any surprise learned that the gentle
sss~Thorndyke was his name-was tho
sAsf Of a handsome steam yacht. which,
~ that very morning I had admired
asst stroliing along Circular quay here,
ny way towards the gardens. The
ssf BY his side was his wife. Let me
Apply remark here that she WAS beauu.
10 the true sense that the word Inn
- She was in delicate health. how
~ which was the reason her husband.
sealthy business man OF Sydney. had
Ssrsnlned 10 take her on a cruise around
= South Sea islands Ia his pleasure
ssst Fsramstta.
vii TO cut long story short. I receiv-
Afough Dir. Thorndyke an introduce
@ta Capt. Robert Watson. OF the yacht.
9 attained the position Of second officer
HesFa ef her
esrarted on our cruise early In Janu-
iss touching first al Auckland, and
= seine north 90 the Fijis. While In
aarbor Of Levuka MIR. Thofntyke's
e whom he loved tenderiy and for the
- OF whose health he had undertaken
Tip 20 the remote isles OF the South
vas taken seriously ili and died. Not
R1s after his sudden bereavement, TO
~ direct 20 sydney. Thorndyke deter
20 upon a trip TO San Francisco. and
~w way thithsr we called at Aria. Sa-
where a stay Of several weeks was
From there we shaped our course
81 aeroluiu. which Thorndyks intended
hag m en- route 20 "'frisco.'
8 = cloudy night not long after leaving
al stood by the Ninnaeie. pssring deep
'8 Z tae darkness The weather had been
n Nv FAY A. A.. .k1 ha
s sssrt rain squalls. Suddenly I saw
4 Hsgs the dim dusk-a spark Of Aght 10
veoard. As looked the light disap-
A~t-reappeared--a once more dtsap-
s'sd again. with a thrill OF sudden
- | knew tust what that meant. IL
sEs hsht OF fire IN some native VII
= 'ar We rad caught glimpse Of tho
Aeei groves Of 1'ahuac during the art
ao In second l realized To thu
What jeopardy We all stood. A reef
% close ahead. the vessel was In
rseksr. on our lser' shouted the man
ee lookout forward. Good heavens!
twenty yards on. siri''
20 The vessel rose ca the crest OF the
hSht shone from the island whfn
wax In the trough again the hght Was
fsd ey the vast wall OF surf. I saw
- flslAs sheer. Ike a white elf OF
Before as We were making
Asa' Zoe e. one moment mere ana
'easd ground and be swampsd hy "a.
sfu s-peTti" I shouted. and made q
t@ The pilot house 70 give TIRE signal
IL - INVERSION % the engine. But tire
1aad rang fast q second toe late. As
- short from my i'ps thrill crash
Vsag through the faramattas huu
ssEa 70 stern. The keel grated en-
barrier - coral rock underneath.
esaksTs srrsuE upoa her Ike a wiii
- a9es its prey. With horrible rapid
%aHprc r. two amidshipS. There
wy 81 terror. \ Wild sense OF dark
81 of rushing water: then We were
q - zach for hts own neck with huge
Il vat flung Is rvsistiesSly land
We were pounded like PEBBLES on
3s.se erach - white sand At that
II - sesf consciousness. The FarsmAtzs
-. % into shattered niarks and Trsg-
when morning broke calm and