The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27


saw no hope of outside rescue. sails of
passing vessels at great distances were
occasionally visible, but they never drew
near enough to be signaled. He was thrown
completely upon his own resources, and
such resources were assured.y as meager
as ever human man encountered before or
since
OF course. his battle for life was not
fought out in any regular order. He work
ed, here a little and there a little, as the
occasion served. IL will be best for us
to sum up the results he attained with
what frightful toiings. the dear Lord only
knows) in compact style.
Man requires a dwelling place to shield
him from the elements. Danny Hogan
built himself house-three or four OF
them. in fact. His houses were crevices
in the great rock, matched over with loose
stones and seaweed. His bedding was OF
the last named. He required so many
houses. and occupied them in accordance
with the direction of the varia Die winds
Danny needed tools with which TO work.
He made these. How? The granite of
which the Nova Scotian coast is mainly
composed is so hard that it breaks itself
To explain: Solids must contract and ex-
pand TO Il certain degree under changes
in the temperature. Granite is so closely
knit together that sometimes its particles
sequenly, the pressure increases some
thing has 10 give way. and the rock cracks
of it's own Volition. Along these cracks
slivers and pieces can be detached From
such slivers and pieces, by incessant rub
hing and pounding. Danny produced
knives. chisels. sledge hammers, avis.
saws, drills and other such needed ar
ticles. Crude as they were he accomplish
ed wonders with them.
10 ms Gil of
island domain rendered ingress and egress
to the shore line we'll nigh impossible. This
state of affairs was most Objectionable as
will be understood by what is to follow
With drills and hammers of its own mate
rial, he gouged holding places for hand
and foot at various points in its stony sur
face. BY means of these he was able to
readily descend and gather kelp and sea =
weed. as wei as to catch fish and build
| a vessel OF these anon.
! 1t can well be understood that the glare
of the sun by day and the GOODNESS of Its
absence by night made some sort of cloth
ing or covering most desirable, SO he
4 made himself a suit. The geuerous-sized
and tough leaves of the kelp furnished him
with material, strips of the same plant
main stem served for thread, and a sharp
pointed silver of granite used as an anvil
took the place of needles. A cap of the
same completed his costume.
| But, of course all the foregoing were
mere Injuries, or means 10 an end. Food
and drink are the only actual necessities
/ of life, aside from air, light, heat and other
bounteous gifts OF our Creator. OF drink,
water alone is amply sufficient Danny
| found a trifie of il in hollows; rain water
bCackish from the air, yet fresh enough TO
drink He obtained more bye constructing
miniature reservoirs, following out new
! nlaces or enIarging old ones The largest
Of his reservoirs probably held as much as
two quarts, most of them less than half
a pint If rain had hot come at frequent
intervals, he would surely have died from
thirst He would also have persisted in
the same frightful way If he had not made
new reservoirs. 1t was a combination OF
effort and chance.
AS to the food his bill of fare was
| quite extensive. For a whole month OF
more the sea gulls laid their eggs, anc
could themselves be captured. In this
season Danny may fairly be said to have
reve.ed in luxury. He also laid by some
store for future uses So much for his
game preserve. The shores of his demesn'
offered other opportunities. AT low tide
i periwinles, sea snaiIs and other shellfsl
could be found in good umbers, attached
to the exposed surfaces of the rock. Thu
former, boiled in their shells in salt wa
ter, and picked out with a needle or pin
at table. make a dish fit for kings anC
poets The other varieties are almos
equally attractive when properly cooked
and sauced. However, Danny ate then
all raw and was thankful. For anothe
course he had fish. How did he catch fist
thout either hook or line? He mad'
| these necessary articles. AT least, h
| made the latter and improvised the for