The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
ONLY A CRY IN THE NIGHT.
SAILORS THOUGHT 1T WAS A VOICE
FROM THE DEAD.

| wrecked Seaman-Thc Humane In
stincf of Capt. Ramsey of the
Steamship Elton Resulted i'm the
Saving of a Life-The ships Cook
Had Jumped Overheard in That
Locality "a Year Before, and inc
Mate Thought the Cry Came From
Him-The New Steamship Cato
wrecked in the British Channel
Last Month.
Capt. Ramsey Of the British steamship
| Elton which arrived in port a few days
| ago, has an interesting story of marine
/ adventure as the result Of his last voy-
/ age. 1t is to Capt. Ramseys humanity
that Albert Cole, an English sailor, Is
still drawing the breath of life instead of
being at the bottom of the sea with others
of his comrades who were with him aboard
the British steamship Cato, which was
wrecked off the Cornish coast in the heavy
storm of last month
1t is not an unusual thing for the mas
ters of vessels to save lives and TO go to
considerable trouble in doing so, but there
were peculiar circumstances connected
with this rescue, which go to show the
superstition of the average seaman, as
well as the kindness and forethought of
| Capt Ramsey.
Just a year previous Capt. Ramsey was
ploughing through the British channel. off
| the coast of Cornwall, on the Elton. when
! the ships cook committed suicide by Jump
ing overheard The occurrence created
decided impression on the minds of all on
board, and was recalled year later in
a peculiar and startling manner.
The Elton left Cardiff on the morning
! OF April and that night a heavy gale
came up. II was all the vessel could do
to push ahead at half speed IN the face
| of the gale. The sea was running high
ana pig waves were breaking over the
! ship The situation was too dangerous
! TO admit of sleep, and captain and crew
were awake, Everything was as black
as midnight and the prospects of wealth
erlng the storm we're not any too bright
suddenly about O'Clock in the morning,
despairing cry rang out Save us! Save
US. For Gods sake. save u.s.!
The cry was heard clearly and distinct
! ~ above the roar of the storm and SEEM
ed to come from right under the ship it,
self.
did you hear that?" said Capt. Ram
sey 10 the second mate who was standing
by him.
My God, it's the cookr' exclaimed the
,,ear 400 >, 'o'iu iisnt mere
CAM Par,sa,, haa ~ a,,.L -.,.,-
btr,so,e 49, - -, - az ouoh supGrsV4tioh
rniobt 49, go o1,su, Soili1 u Hio crew
al bsnds a. ,.a,,,N.,. ~. ne nustsFsd
permit and found that all were present.
He knew then that some poor human was
| being tossed about on that black waste of
h,,,,, - -. - " ness anu win the
1.tS,, go 'i',e u was Impossible 10 do
| - > - ~, oHL'' ANaInseS ueter-
" w ia'eI' ne reasoned
,I1t nHoeEei gave that cry must nave
49, 49,. w. - =" "ua'' d O'neI"ise ne couid NOT
nav HNeu many minutes IN mat sea. The
mae was 50 overcome VAIN the idea that
me COOK hao called 10 ms Old shipmates
iIoii out ol tne storm that ne trembled
IiAT ieal aild hau 10 De administered sew
u a. sun u'ilhs 20 steauy ms nerves
ne Hlsht was pltterly cold, nevertheless
Wneh HlOfhlns came capt. Ramsey deter
nl-heu 10 make d search Tor those whom
ne peheVed 10 De IN distress and so turned
tne Nessei Oach on hef course. After pro-
ceedlng back some distance he passed
broken p'anks ana other wreckage, show
ing that vessel had gone to pieces, The
sea was SuH running high, and members
OF inc crew expressed the opinion that the
| shIpWreck0d persons mad been cltning to
the WfeckaSe and had succumbed to the
force OF the sea ana the cold.
The search seemed to be fruitless, but
AFTER awhile Capt Ramsey deserted an
object with the aid of his glasses which
looked like man up to his waist in water
On nearer approach it was seen that tha
man was in ships llfeboat, and was stiil
endeavorng to use pair of oars, though
the boat was nearly filled with water AS
the vessel approached the boat il was
seen that there was another man lying in
the bottom evidently dead. The rescue
was made easy by a heavy sea, which
pitched the lfeboat fairly upon the deck
of the Elton. Members of the crew lifted
The living man out of the boat Before
they had time to think of the dead man
another sea carried the body away with
the boat.
The poor fellow, who was rescued. was
nearly gone and could hardly have lasted
two hours longer. Hot coffee with a drop
IF brandy brOueht him aronnd ana o. -