The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26
<1-BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT.

ship. The men in the boat have come
with the same intention-that of join
ing you if you will permit them"
Although Philip would have wished
it had been otherwise, he could not
we'll refuse to receive Krantz under the
circumstances of the case. He was
very partial to him, and to save his
life, which certainly was in danger, he
would have done much more. He de-
sired that the boats crew should re-
turn; but when Krantz had stated to
him what had occurred on board the
Lion, and the crew earnestly begged
him not to send them back to almost
certain death, which their having eff
fected the escape of Krantz would
have assured, Philip reluctantly allow
ed them to remain.
The night was tempestuous, but the
wind being now off short, the water
was not rough. The crew of the bort,
under the direction of Philip and
Krantz, succeeded in tightening the
vessel so much during the night, that
the next morning they were able to-
haul her off, and found that her bot
tom had receive no serious injury. 1t
was fortunate for them that they had
not discontinued their eXertions, for
the wind shifted few hours before
sunrise, and by the time that they had
shipped their rudder, it came on to
blow fresh down the Straits, the wind
being accompanied with heavy swell.
The admiral's ship lay aground, and
apparently no exertions were used to
get her off. Philip was much puzzled
how to act; leave the crew of the Lion
he could not; nor indeed could he re-
fuse, nor did he wish to refuse the ad-
miral, if he proposed coming on board;
but he now made that it should only
be as a passenger, and that he would
himself retain the command. At pres
ent he contented himself with dropping
his anchor outside, clear Of the reef,
where he was sheltered by bluff cape,
under which the water was smooth,
about a mile distant from where the
admiral's ship lay on shore; and he
employed his crew in replenishing his
water-casks from a riyulet close to
where the ship was anchored He
waited to see if the other vessel got
off, being convinced if she did not,
some communication must soon take
place. AS soon as the water was COM
plete, he sent one of his boats to the
place where the commodore had been
landed, having resolved to take him on
board if they could find him; but the
boat returned without having seen
anything of him, although the men had
clambered over the hills to a consid-
cradle distance.
On the second morning after Philip
had hauled his vessel off, they observed
| that the boats of the admiraPs ship
were passing and repassing from the
shore, landing her stores and pro-
visions; and the next day, from the
tents pitched on shore, it was evident
that she was abandoned, although the
boats were still engaged in taking ar
ticles out of her. That night it blew
fresh, and the sea was heavy; the next
morning the masts were gone, and she
| turned on her broadside; she was evil
IDENTIFY a wreck, and Philip now con,
| suited with Krantz how to act. TIC
leave the crew of the Lion on shore
was impossible; they must all perish
when the winter set in upon such q
desolate coast. On the whole, it was
considered advisable that the first
communication should come from the
other party, and Philip resolved to re-
main quietly at anchor.
1t was very plain that there was NJ
longer any subordination among tht
crew of the Lion who were to be seen
in the daytime climbing over thu
rocks in every direction, and at night
when their large fires were lighted
csrousing and drinking. This waste o
provisions was subject of much vex
alton to Philip. He had not more thai
sufficient for his own crew, and he tool
it Tor granted that, as soon as wha
they had taken on shore should be ex
pended, the crew of the Lion would
ask to be received on board OF thu
bort.
For more than week did affair
continue in this state, when one morn
ing a boat was seen pulling TOWARD
the ship and in the stern-sheets Philll
recognized the officer who had beel
sent on board to put him under ar
rest. When the officer came on decl
he took off his hat to Philip.
"You do, then, acknowledge me a
in commando" observed Philip.
Eyes, sir, most certainly; you wer
second in command, but now you ar
first-for the admiral is dead"
Dead" exclaimed Philip; "an'
howl"
"EIe was found dead on the beacl
under a high cliff, and the body Of tn
commodore was in his arms; indeed
they we're both grappled together. l
is supposed that in his walk up to tn
top of the hill, which he used to TAX
every day, to see If any vessels nigh
be in the Straits, he fell in with tn
COMMONWEALTH they had come t
contention, and had both fallen owe
the precipice together. No one saw
the meeting, but they must have fallel
over the rocks, as the bodies are dread