Evening journal., 1898-08-01
&XREsc0E AT SEA:
Ani old Fishing Schooner Puts Out 10
Sea In n Terrific storm to Save
/ n steamers Crew.

On the night of December 81, 1896,
the British steamer Warwick, from
Glasgow to st. John, N. B., drove at
full speed against the Yellow Muir
ledge, Grand Manan. After futile at
tempts to save themselves in the howl
ing gale, the crew, numbering SO souls,
launched the two remaining boats
the next morning at daylight, crowd.
ed into them, and left the wreck. Ever
drenched, ever bailing for dear life,
in momentary peril of capsizing, be-
coming more numbed and discour-
sged, drifting further from land, fall
ing off into deeper troughs of the
.heaving seas, the poor men finally
gave up hope, for survival was only o
question OF minutes, or, ut most, OF
hours. At that crisis, when the tenn
pest was at its height, out of the scud,
the seas, and the foam, out Of the
hurricane, there appeared d savior
The 81 frozen men thought the ma
FERTILIZATION q miracle.
A few days before when the gale was
rising, the George S. Boutwell,. fish
ing schooner from the port Of Glouces
ter, anchored in o little sheltered
spot called Seal cove. The Boutwell,
was launched In 1869. and had beer
racked md tossed since the day Of hel
birth. She was old and feeble, an6
her skipper, Zacharie surette, waI
easing her up the coast. She had beer
creeping from shelter TO shelter, es
Gaping the winter storms. When thii
furry arose, Capt. Surette congratu
lated himself on his own safety, fol
the vessel was light, and to risk hel
In such storm was sheer suicide, ant
he knew it. During lull In the blow
the keeper of the North Head light no
ticed the steamer grinding on thl
rocks. The Boutwell, was the onl.
vessel within 90 miles or more. TIL,
keeper ran down TO tho cove, jumpe'
into d frail dinghy, and rowed out
with great danger to himself, and toll
the captain what he had seen. Their
was not On instdnt's hesitation amonl
skipper and crew.
"Don't wait to haul her up, boys
Buoy that anchorI Sharp, nowl Lasl
the Jumbo down. Three reefs In he
mainsail, and let her gol"
Not O man on deck but knew 1t nigh
be his last voyage. 1t was bad enougl
loaded-but light A single cross SCI
would open her ancient seams. Al
unpropitioua comber might sweel
her clean. A chance squan wouli
heave thebght thing down. But Capt
SuTette-the Same man who playe'
his grim joke on the life-boat crew
stood BIZ his wheel. and, regardless 0
the old vessels groans and protesto
tlons, Whipped her on. He was as care
lesa of the Furnishing elements as th
soldier who hUriously, amid shrapne
spurs bis jaded horse into the er
emy's trenches.
Steadily blown to leeYard, az sc
the two boat loads made preparation
to perish Suddenly the Boutwel
like q huge gull, bore down upon then
Fearing she would go BY, not know
ing thee she came TO save, the me
/, in the boats stood up, extending thel
hands and shouting madiy. 1t too
no little seamanship 20 shoot up nea
the first boat, which, but for Its ali
tanks. would have long since swampeS
Ropes With slip-pooses were throw
aud the men, one after another, wer
drawn t6 tho Boutwell'5 deck. and in
mediatety slowed below. Then cam
another three-mile battle for the sec
opd boat, and another rescue, that
simple enough to mention. but har
TO accomplish aud describe. Now th
! Boutwell,, never before so laden, wit
her 62 saved on board, made a del
perate fight TO get under the lea shor'
and for safety, 10 miles away.-Hel
bert ID. Ward, in Century.