Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-17

a landsman. Lqrlug OF Che engineers.
CHAPTER xiv.
That was a wocful uirht on the fog
Fhroudcd Pacific. iu lees tulu ten mine
uics from the uuwnut loft tls crash the
iiah1s stern was ilft,d hlEn. than down
she diyud l1r her final bUfth. untold
flthoma underneath. her sloldla.i uap-
tain standing TO bis post til Ono usf
soul lcft the doomed and deserted
wreck
itw1s Gods mercy that limited the
passenger llat tu "a mDIu dozen iu the
first cnbiu ana less than 80 in the aeo-
uui. The boat with ul the women,
was pushed OF from the side, the urat
officer taking charge. Through tue fOs
they could dlmly see the others lower
3D. thon manned and laden. Discipline
hNd been restored. Water and bread
and blankets had been hastily 800. cd
90 the lonFb0at The puuor had found
time to dive into bis safe and to load
up with romd at loaHt tho valuable
contents Thero was cVou faint cheer
whom the steamer took the final plunge.
lluddlcd together many OF the woe
mon were weeping, ull were pale with
drcnd. but Lorlnr and She ships nWeor
budn them ho uf good cheer Even 10
they were not found by the Santiago
they were but q few miles from shore.
not dangerous They were sure OF maxi
Ing land by morning Hut thrrr warr
women who could not De- CUu,fOrtol.
Their husbands or brothers were NO the
two smaller boats, perhaps padding
about ln the darkness in vain search fHr
tho steamer that cut Thorn down. For
awhile There were answering Hhnuta
across the hclvinr wntcrs Thon for
half an hour Tho boat with the second
officer. Ur1mmod with male passengers
ana members ~ tho crew. Kept close
ulonrHllcatuu close. for some az tho
former scrambled into the bigger craft
md uthorH tried tn follow. 90 close Tint
~ YOUNG commander could muticr TO
'Thc captains boat o. oven fuller
than mine. Can't You tukc on half a
duzcn2'
Rut the fret oncc- hook his head.
III the worst comes they've Eot ITO
nrrervors 0ud can SWIM snld DE.
These women would Do helpless. exc
cont for what we can do FOR 'Dm."
For time thav shouted 100 hopes NJ
being board aboard tho SANTIAGO hut
only those who have tried It know that
it is r. matter ~ worHHt luck whom "a
steamer rounding 90 IN afog succeeds IN
finding or oven coming anywhere near
the SPOT whore sho was In collision not
ten minutes before.
The ennunr0's captain aworc rtnutiy
that though badly dlmarad and come
pellod 60 put back tu san Francisco. Tor
three mortal hours ttHy crulse1 about
The Fcyno. settling on rockets firing
guns sounding tho whistle. listening
intcntly FOR lowered boats. but never
heard "a sound from the wreck never
until two days after know tho fate OF
the vessel they had cut down.
At last the first officer fearful for his
precious freight. babe his four 11rHmpn
90 pull Tor shore hIs little pocket CONF
pass pointing tho way. AZ dawn they
heard the signals ot % steamer through
the dripping mist and raised their
voices IN o. prolonged shout. An hour
moro and they were lifted. numb and
wcnrlod. but, Oh. 80 thankful 60 the
deck of "a coaster creeping M from
Wilmington ana Santa H1rh1u, ana
were cpmforto1 with chocolate and c0r-
Zee. while Tor long long hours the
steamer crulsni up and down. 10 and
fro, seeking Tor their companions md
never dpFiHtiuF until again tho pail OF
nlght spread over the lc1don sea.
Late the following morning the f1g
rolled back before tho waking breeze.
ana the Frederick steamed hopefully
on Tor the Golden Gate. and by right
fan was mO1tCd nt her ncCuFt'Hue1
dock. there 10 Boz mot by tho tdings
that while tho second officer managed
90 beach his boat iu safety tho Clp-
tnin'a overloaded craft was swnmpod In
tho breakers on Point plnns and that
brave old Turuhull had lost his ITO.
drnggud under 10y drowning men. A.
Monterey the people thought tho long
boat, too. must have overturned. and
that nh the women had poriHhei. The
Santiago. nearly sinking had only Just
reached port. The beach above Point
pinoH was througod with people scnch-
INK lu the surf fOr the bodies NJ tho
victims, and Tho captain 0f tho Idaho
was hrukcn-hcurtod u not wcll nigh
cnzUd
The news N the sufsty Of tho women
flow from street Co street fast ore tho
papers could speed their extras. Loving
friends came pouring down % meet ana
care for the survivors ON the HroIgrlek
The owners of the Idaho hnatcuod 10
congratulate and commend thDlr first
officer and praise hiH NaUmunHhlp and
wisdom, Tho women were conveyed en-
carriages 90 tho homes M friends or
cared FOR bv Tho company and ufier "a
brief hand clasp ana parting word with
pnnch1, whose pathetic eyes haunted
him for days, &c. l"rlng took o. cab
and drove alnno 10 headquarters, Evil
IDENTIFY the story NJ tho panic ana its
prompt suppression had not yet boon
told
Ana thcr FOR at least i've days tho pa
pcra teeMcl with details pf that marine
disaster, ana public spirited citizens
started suhscrlptinn for prrscutn-
iInu 90 the nrst officer, through whose
hrroism aud determination was checked
what promised 90 be o mad scouc Of dis
order ana dlgmUy, such az cusucd when
the Arctic wont down ana TINT "Ftorn,
brave mate, G0urlay whom the sailors
were wont 10 obey" was not there 20
check the undlscipllncd rush TO tho
boats
FOR 4s hours md thereafter tho nrrt
officer mOdoat'v declared he hndo morr-
ly done his duty sir. and no good sea-
The debility of David Duggins has
been completely cured.
David Duggins lives In the town Of