The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26

on ship The captain sent men 10 her
with a heavy oilskin coat and a common
sailors hat which she fastened 10 ner
head with a handkerchief.
Sarah was helped to the bridge, where
she stood clinging to The rail. Despite the
onskin coat she was soon drenched by ahe
spray. But she seemed not to mind 1t. and,
as the gale increased in violence, she in
dulged in all sorts of rhapsodies. She de-
cared that she loved the sea when 1t was
in such tempestuOus mood. She didn't
love il so well little later.
In an interval between the terrific peals
of thunder the duh boom of a cannon was
heard. 1t was a distress signal-a call for
hep when everything living or inammate
on the vast waste of waters was help-ess4y
at the mercy of the clements, Nine. Bern
hardt heard an officer on the bridge say
that God only could help a shipwrecked
crew in such a sea, and she knew then
that souls were perishing somewhere near.
She asked the captain If he could rot
go to the aid Of the imperiled ones. Inc
reply was that it was necessary 10 keep
his ship head on to the sea, that II the
course was varied the fraction OF a polnt
the ship might be swamped in an instant
and all on board lost
But is there not chance that you
could change the course safely?' the act
ress asked. t,
"A very small one" the captain replied
"Then for Gods sake, take it, Nine.
Bernhard pleaded Il am not atrald' ana
surely you ought not to be.
There is a difference between rear ana
prudence. Capt. Carey was brave, put ne
was also prudent and he was compelled
to refuse Mime. Bernhardts plea.
Presently a flash of lightning revealed
a dismantled hulk with number OF hu-
10 4 Ia rtc
Bernhardt saw the distressed spectacle,
and cried:
ooh. God! Can nothing be done?"
Nothing" the captain said simply.
Once more after that, by the lightning
aid. they saw the wreck. and then 1t was
gone. Sarah moaned in her pity Tor the
lost.
BY this time the gale was at its night,
and its ferocity astonished even the storm
seasoned seamen. AT times the ship was
| covered with water from stem to stern.
| Nine. Bernhardt's head covering had been
blown away. and her hair was streaming
out in the wind. Her eyes became infiam-
| ed by the spray, and she finally asked 70
be assisted back to her state-room.
| This was by no means easy of accom-
| plishment as every wave now almost
reached the bridge itself. Two sailors
| steadied her down the companionway and
| she had nearly reached her cabin door
when a mighty rush of water came over
! the bows. The sailors chung to Sarah
with one hand and to the iron guards or
| the deck house with the other When the
wave subsidized but one sailor was there
| "Where is the other MANI" was asked
"Ask Cod" was the reply.
| Nine Bernhardt for once in her life
at least. became hysterical. She was hur'
ried into her room and the door securely
closed. For an hour she could be heard
shrieklng anathemas upon the sea thai
a short time before she thought was sc
grand. and which she said she loved. Their
she went to bed.
Eight bells had just struck, when one o.
the heavy iron ventilators near the bow o.
the ship was torn away and went crashing
| through the front of Nine. Bernhard
cabin. The succeeding wave pouret
| through The rent and washed both Nine
Bernhard and Mile. Sara out of thei
| beds. almost drowning them. Thei
| shrieks could be heard on the bridge, ant
Capt. Carey at once sent men to the as
sistance of the divine Sarah and her maid
With much difficulty the women were con
veyed to the saloon, where they were mad
as comfortable as was possible.
The storm was one of unprecedented
duration. The ship made fair Roadway
however. until the first of the Sydney har
Dor lights was perceived off the starboar'
bow. AS the ship was pointed toward tn
entrance to the finest harbor in the world
she encountered the wind dead ahead
Against its violence she could make NJ
progress, even under forced draft.
The Mariposa's normal speed was abou
fourteen knots, and as she constantf
drifted to leeward, even when her screv
was revolving at it's utmost speed, the VIC
lence of the elements opposing her ma.
be imagined. For four terrible days an
nights she struggled to round the headlan
and get into the harbor During all thi
time the passengers were kept below deck
and were able to eat but little food becaus
of the pitching of the ship. Cradles 70
the dishes afforded no protection at all
Few of the passengers slept everybod
believing that the ship might go to piece
at any moment. There was a PAM
fresh every hour" as crashes came whei
ventilators broke loose and boats wer
stove and carried away.
But the gale abated at last, and the shi
found a safe haven in Sydney harboI
There fresh coal was taken aboard an
repairs were made, and the voyage wa
resumed.
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