The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-08

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good -naturcd. together with the bel
lowing Of the wind. the tapping Of the
wettod canvas. the rattle Of the blocks
and cordage. and the laboring Of the
brig. which was 10 deeply laden that
every timber groaned. all gave such
indications Of n rough night that
sprang from my berth and proceeded
to dress again In haste.
To my antonlshment. at that mo-
mont ! heard tho hoarso rattle Of the
chain cable. ~ Il rushed with a ronr-
ing sodnd through the iron mouth Of
the hawao hole. then I was sensible Of
a violent shock. which made the brig
staFgcr. and tumbled mo headlong
against the panelod bulkhead which
separated the cabin from the after
| hold.
Hlalop. who had been doing on the
cabln-lockor In his storm jacket. start
ed up with alarm In his face.
Have we come 10 anchor1" I asked.
anchor In more than three hundred
fathoms OF watorl" he exclaimed. as
he rushed on deck, whittier followed.
and found that a very strange Incident
had occurred
In the murky obrcurlty o. tho stormy
night n large Dutch lugFcr. In ballast
apparently. and running right before
the wind. with steering canvas set.
came suddenly nthwart u.s. and hooked
the anchor from the cathoad on our
| larboard bow-by some unwonted neg
iect Il was not yet on board. nor had
the cable been unbont-with her star
board foro-rlEging. and thus bore away
with Il. until the chain came TO bear.
when there was tremendous shock.
| Several feet OF our bulwark were torn
away. and two seamen. Tattooed Tom.
and an old man-o'-war'a man named
Roberts. were nearly swept into tho
sea. where. In such night. and amid
the confusion OF such an Incident. they
would inevitably have porished I'M
aided.
Then we heard n shout. mingled with
crash upon the believing wind. az
the Dutchman's foromast snapped by
the board. and then. fortunately. our
anchor tumbled from his side into the
sea. where II swung at the whole
length OF the chain cable.
We manned both wlndlass and cap
stan-Eot the anchor. which was drift
Ing, reused 10 tho cathead, hoisted Il
on board. unhent the cable. and utowed
Il In the tier: but long ere all this was
done we had lost sight OF our lubberly
friend. who. whom last seen. was toss
ing about like a log In the darkness.
and drifting far astern OF US. But for
some defect in the pawls ana notches
OF the wlndlass collar. | anu doubtful
n the chain would have run out 30 free.
/ ly; but as to this cannot say.
We had hard squalls and a sea that
ran high until daybroak: there was
lightning. too; rod and dusly: II seem
ed at times to MI the whole horizon.
We could see for an instant the black
submits OF the wavoa as they rose and
fell between us and tho glare; and
when Il passed away, all again would
be obscurlty and gloom.
More canvas must be taken on the
brig. SIR" suggested Hialop. looking
aloit and then over the side. where the
foam-neeked sea whirled past us.
"Well, In with the trysall, foretop-
sail. and mAlntopsall." ordered Weston.
As the light OF dawn stole over tho
angry sea, through clouds OF mingled
mist and rain. the gale abated, and
all but the watch went below.
Calm weather aud heavy rains sue
eeeded the gale; but the Eugenie stead
lily kept her course. and two days after,
when spanking along before fine top
gallant breeze, we picked up n bottle.
which was described by the watch,
floating and bobbing In the water a
few fathoms distant from the brig. She
was at once hove In the wind. and His
lop went In the stern boat to bring the
bottle on board.
As the most trivial Incident becomes
OF interest on board OF ship. where tho
/ daily occurrences are 80 few. and tho
circle OF society so limited. consider
/ able concern was excited by the ap-
/ pearance OF this bottle. which seemed
TO have been freshly corked; and on It's
being broken. We found a scrap OF pa
/ per-torn apparently from a notebook
--whoreupon hurried and agltated
hand had penoiled tbs brief notice;
"The Mary, clipper ship, OF Boston.
goth Nov, 1861. momentarlly expected
20 go down-pumpa worn out. and the
leaks gaining Captain and frat mate.
with all the boats, washed away God
help usr
"Tho 20th Of November II was on
that night We encountered the heavy
gale" said Weston
We had been on the skirt OF the tenn
pest, as Hislop maintained, while tho
Yankee ship had probably suffered all
I the fury OF Il. From the mnln-cross-
trees Capt, Weston swept the sea with
his telescope, In vain. for any trace Of
herr 80 u that melancholy scrap OF pa
per told truth. all was doubtless over
long since with the Mary and her crew.
In the cabin that night a conversa-
tion on the probabilities OF her de-
structlon or escape led to recurrence
TO the miraculous manner In which the
unlucky Dutch schooner had fioated so
long with me; and mentioned to wes-
ton and Hislop the additional terrors