The Winslow mail., 1898-07-30

smashed, and he mizaen mast carried
by he board.
Rearing forward. from he tafTrail to
the bowsprit, went the rroGigious mum
dation, filing the decks 10 the top Of the
rail. staying great hole in the house
forward, wherG il deluged all the berths
OF the sailors, and tearing away many
of the bulwarlz boards.
Our captain, together with the doctor
and his wife, had daried into the cabin
under the poop, while the rest Of us ran
up the fore and main rigging, there be-
irg at the time no one at the nelm on ac-
count Of the calm.
Tie poor peacock and his mate went
out in their cage over the forward bull
warEs, AID the cat with them, ard all
this while there was not a breath Of air.
But what sight the cabin presented!
The water had entered it toa 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 i level with
the main deck, he flood soon abated.
We cared the wreck with all pos
sibie haste, and had just completed thc
work when the great East Indian hrrri-
cane, Of which the waves we had seer
had been the advance guard. struck us
with terrible fury. 1t had somewhere
been circlirg around for many hours,
although making TO very rapid head
way in direct line, hence the mighty
swells that swept far cut into the calm.
For the rest CT that day and all the fol
lowing night the roar of the wind was
awful. Our two remaining nlasts were
whirled out CT tho ship, as If they had
been only dry twigs, while the forward
house was carried overheard with al!
our sea chests and mattresses. A man
could not stand fer moment without
grasping some object to support him.
Soon after daylight the hurricane or
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 or the island Of Singapore,
and q spot about five miles from the
city.
An enorm ously high tide carried her
sheer over the seaShore rocks, and into
the edge of q swampy forest which lined
the low bank, yet she was drawing a.
the time 18 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 scpthe
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-
ccmplished, it became necessary to pass
over a 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, rcsem-
bling the just perceptible roll of very
distant thunder, Everyone started, and
the doctors wife turned pale with af-
fright.
''lIist!" exclaimed the captain, point
ing to spot not more than 20 yards off.
where there was a low, flat rock, par
tally hidden by treetop which had
fallen across it, We fixed our gaze
upon the place, and sharp thrill passed
through us. There, crouche1 upon the
rock, growing in a 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 as
we can. Ii is just possible that he may
not spring upon U.s.
He was large and fierce enough to
have been able to kill &c human beings
in as many minutes, but perhaps the
terrcr inspired by the hurricane had not
yet left him.
We drew slowly away from the dan
ger, the tiger all the while watching us
with those terrible eyes, but remaining
as notionless as the rock on which he
lay. l remember distinctly the black
stripes that marked the orange ground
Of his face and shoulders as he croucAed
there looking at us.
Our retreat, however, was effected in
safety, and never were people more
grateful for happy deliverance from
most appalling danger than were we.
Reaching TIE city of Singapore, we
found that the damage to its buildings
and shipping had been immense. My
tarry at the spot was not long. was
placed with the ether foremast hands
On board steamer, ard we went up to
Calcutta.
The captain remained for awhile long
or at Singapore, but the doctor and his
wife accompanied Us to the great capt
tai Of Hirdostan, where they fixed their
esidence.-Golden Days.
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