The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

But 1t was too steep, and too near Its
fellow wave for the ship to ride 1t
safely. She had glided swiftly down
from the smaller, and the larger caught
her at a disadvantage.
AS the stern began to rise, the top Of
the swell broke over the taffrail. 1t
came with inconceivable force upon the
poop deck, which was seven feet high,
and under which was the cabin. The
boat which hung at the stern was stove,
the pinnacle broken, the compass
smashed, and the mizzen mast carried
by the board.
Roaring forward, from the taffrail TO
the bowsprit, went the prodigious inun-
dation, filling the decks to the top of the
rail. staving great hole in the house
forward, where it deluged all the berths
of the sailors, and tearing away many
of the bulwark boards.
Our captain, together with the doctor
and his wife, had darted into the cabin
under the poop, while the rest of US ran
up the fore and main rigging, there be-
ing at the time no one at the helm on ac-
count Of the calm.
The poor peacock and his mate went
out in their cage over the forward bull
warks. and the cat with them, and all
this while there was not breath Of air.
But what a sight the cabin presented
The water had entered it to depth OF
three or four feet, and gone smashing
from side to side till it swept down all
the bird cages, besides half drowning
the captain and the two passengers.
However, as the floor was on level with
the main deck, the flood soon abated.
We cleared the wreck with all pos
sible haste, and had just completed the
work when the great East Indian hurri-
cane, Of which the waves we had seen
had been the advance guard, struck us
with terrible fury. 1t had somewhere
been circling around for many hours,
although making no very rapid head
way in direct line, hence the mighty
swells that swept far out into the calm.
For the rest Of that day and all the fol-
lowing night the roar Of the wind was
awful. Our two remaining masts were
whirled out of the ship, as If they had
been only dry twigs, while the forward
house was carried overheard with ali
our sea chests and mattresses. A msu
could not stand for a moment without
grasping some object to support him.
Soon after daylight the hurricane on
a sudden died away, and an hour later
the ship, which had been driven to all
points of the compass by the circling
wind, struck on the island of Singapore,
and a spot about five miles from the
city.
An enormously high tide carried her
sheer over the seashore rocks, and into
the edge of a swampy forest which lined
the low bank. yet she was drawing at
the time 1S feet of water.
Here the old Lion stuck fast, a per
feet wreck. and when the tide went
down, she was high and dry, with
"windrows" Of great trees lying about
her, looking as If some terrific cythe
had cut them down.
In the afternoon we made our way on
foot along the island shore toward the
city.
When half the distance had been ac-
complished, It became necessary to pass
over piece of broken and difficult
ground, where we came upon the dead
body Of tiger, which had been crushed
by the fall of tree.
Pausing to examine the grim but still
handsome creature, we began to hear,
close to US, low, deep sound, resem-
bling the just perceptible roll of very
distant thunder. Everyone started, and
the Doctors wife turned pale with af-
fright.
"Hist!" exclaimed the captain, point
ing to spot not more than 20 yards of,
where there was low, fiat rock, par
TALLY hidden by a treetop which had
fallen across It. We fixed our gaze
upon the place, and sharp thrill passed
through us. There, croucbed upon the
rock, growing in suppressed manner
and with its flaming eyes intently
watching us, was another tiger, and In
the full possession Of life and strength
There is but one way" said the cap
tain. Eve must step back as gently az
we can. It is just possible that he may
Aot spring upon u.s."
He was large and fierce enough tc
gave been able to kill 20 human being,
as many minutes, but perhaps tn,
terror inspired by the hurricane had moi
Eet left him.
We drew slowly away from the dan
ger, the tiger all the while watching III
with those terrible eyes, but remaining
MS motionless as the rock on which h,
lay. 1 remember distinctly the blacl
stripes that marked the orange GROUND
Of his face and shoulders as he croucheC
there looking at us.
Our retreat, however, was effected IL
safety, and never were people NOR
grateful for happy deliverance from
most appalling danger than were we.
Reaching the city of Singapore, W,
found that the damage to its building
and shipping had been immense. M,
tarry at the spot was not long. 1 wa
placed with the other foremast hand
on board a steamer, and we went up t.
Calcutta.
The captain remained for awhile long
, er at Singapore, but the doctor and hi
wife accompanied us to the great CAPT
tai of Hindostan, where they fixed thei
residence.-Golden Days.
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