The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-07
her carried away by the next sweeping

AovAl sAsuNo POWDER co., NEW YORK.
her carried away by the next sweeping
sea.
Her little girl. JEANNE, was left be-
hind, and had her passed on from hand
TO hand up to where was standing. so
as to be able to do what I could 10 pro-
tect and shelter her. 1 had myself been
washed away and swept along the deck
several times already. but, although
probably badly bruised and battered
about, do not remember feeling sensi-
bly, weakened up to that time: but be-
fore long another enormous green sea
caught Us all, and. it coming on me
solid fully as high as my shoulders, 1
was swept away with the child right up
to the forward end, and dashed with
fearful violence against the rail, only
there to be met by a wave from the
weather side, which cast US both back
again past all the rest TO about ten
yards lower down, leaving me lying on
the ex,reme edge against an open space.
where the rails mad been broken away,
and with little JEANNE about a yard
further on.
With both legs and feet torn and
bleeding, nose and forehead gashed. and
both lips badly cut, while scarcely a
breath remained in my body with the
awful violence from which I struck the
ratings, I distinctly remember, even
now. feeling that It was no use to try
and hold on against such odds; that
"a ~ N o.
Gle, and that it was easier far to be
there whera was and wait for the next
sea to wash me quietly overheard Truly
for me then the bitterness Of death was
passed, and / only felt the desire TO
keep my eyes on my wife and little
girl and see the last Of them ere of1at-
ing overheard. But missing me, after
saving herself and our child from the
effects OF those last dreadful seas. my
wife turned round and saw me lying
there, and, bidding our little Evelyn
to hold on tight, she rushed aft to me
and implored me to brace up. at the
same time throwing out both hands to
assist me- told her, sit was no Use;
but, as she begged and :mplored me,
I remember reaching oht one arm to
pull little JEANNE towards myself and
her, and finding just enough breath 10
| say, ''Help JEANNE, I'll come" With
the help Of iler other hand as she
srasped, the child managed to crawl
onto my knees. and eventually once
more regained our place OF Shelter.
Truly to tina. heroic act OF my dear wife
I owe my life at this moment, as by
| myself 1 should never have attempted
| a further struggle. Gradually recover
ing strength at the rails. I stood still,
endeavoring to shield between US the
poor little girl JEANNE. VINO was sob
bing pitifully; but her troubles were
soon over, as the next big sea that
struck US carried her away to join her
parents 1 have omitted to mention
that during this time my wife had been
carried away herself several times, and
once must have struck with fearful VIC
fence some iron loose on the deck, as,
on being helped back TO the rail by me,
she had felt horrible pain and saw blood
flowing at her feet, and. turning aside
the loose dressing-gown that she wore,
had discovered an awful cash fully three
inches long in one Of her legs. she
had turned CHASTITY pale, and semed like
w to fall Immediately away in a faint
ing condition.; but being implored on
both sides by Mrs. Pearce and myself to
brace I'D and hold on. she braveiy re-
sponded and succeeded in shaking of the
faintness.
Meanwhile. the captain had been sew
eral times washed about. although now
holding on when he could; but at last
a big sea coming over from behind US
carried away both himself and me. and,
after recovering from its effects found
| him lying a title distance off, sitting on
the deck. with mis- left leg broken, there
| being a horrible gash about three inches
wide in the forepart Of the leg above
the ankle through which the jagged end
OF the bone was protruding, While the
| foot hung loose in the retreatinS sea
He had no. lost consciousness. and call
ing on me by name asked me TO help
| him UP. az, of course. he could not stand
We were only able 10 drag him aft
to partial shelter, he easing himself
along on his hands and with the other
leg. We kept him there covered as far
as we could by our legs, but 1t was
| sopeIess 70 try and save him, as after
| ne mad been once or twice washed way
and brought back again. bigger sea
| ttan usual carried him right away from
US forward over the rail. and We never
sSw him more He stayed by his good
snip 10 the last. saying farewell 20 he-
| onS life fora.ner