The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-21
4 TACHT RACE TICTIM.
The Man Who Got Mixed as to whether the
Land or Sea Was Rolling.

STEADY 'er! Steady er! Say, iimmny crick-
cts, can't ye hold er steady minute" said man
who came Keeling into the Old Slip Station where
Acting Sergeant Wilbur was at the desk early
one morning last week. Say, Captain, can't you
make er rock to,her way-fore n aN-Ah h-h!
Ic dare it, whereupOn the visitor slammed up
against the rail in front Of the desk in way that
made it crack and rattle
We'll, old man, what is III" asked Wilbur.
"What is IL, What is IT," the man fairly yelled
"Dd New York City ever rock like this in storm
before? Did the ship Manhattan ever rock so?
| What business you got at the wheel il We don't
| know a storm when We see it? Say, will ye an
| swer that now? Look out! Here comes big
| un-Woosh!"
The man climbed up on top OF the desk and
then sptawed back again to the rail.
| Been over on the starboard side Of the city
| since first come aboard. Thought ID get washed
away, the seas breaking there so heavy. Never
| seen such Why say everybody what
come of had to come on rope ladder the gang
| plank being no use whatever Careful! Whoa!
All right old man. guess I'll get my sea legs after
a while"
Il s'posc you know how il happened don't yc?
Me and another fellow come down from the big
| lakes 10 see the yacht races and we went with
some friends out in Of those pretty little yachts
| till one day it begun to roll and rock in a way
| that 'stonishing, fact Never such a
| thing before Up up up! Down she goes Up
up, up Ah.h. Better tic yourself fast old man
or you'll roll overheard sang out the Capt'n, and
we tied, BY and by We went down into the cabin
and had a-what's that bell. Capn?"
Wilbur who had gone to the telephone box said
Eh WHAT'S t'st that? the man asked Been some
casualties eh Well, say, better tell the doctor
the saloon. he way did or he get carried over.
Well, as was SAYING we rolled and tossed, every;
sprawied out with their arms round the smoke
si nS the fence post, and the snubhn hfsns
| up In the stools and chairs in the cabin praying
| for Just one minutes peace. And goried in the
| clements me and some others, till We came TO run
Ne upper Bay then say, there were some curinuser
Things there than out 10 sea for Staten Island was
| her cargo every minute same way with Brooklyn.
We could see that there wasn't any mast left
on Manhattan-b broke off short and here and there
| bits OF the canvas flying from spnters Some
tunnels were clearly shaking themselves out their
settings while up The East River the smoke stacks
were pouring out smoke under forced draught
and all boilers hooked up trying to keep Brooklyn
from edEing in on Manhattan;
good weather Of it. riding the crests " ths, shook
the land easily and though the screws were out OF
water quite bit it really was most enjoyable
street cleared away the launch TO try and gel
aboard the land 1t twas just rs easy in the launch
| as II ~ Ildu Dttn u SuOCk We were uOdllue
We didn't realize how terrible the till most
| TO land then -why. words cannot tell how the
piers pitched and tossed in tho swell for the wind
| had died down leaving Just the swell
After while we managed TO get Il line, and
watching, our chance got ashore Then hung
on sdclight pole to watch the launch it Wen
as even could be- for there wasn't ripple oil
the swell. although it almost threw the shore or
| its beam ends | managed to make my way to a
| statcrOOm and had the waiter serve il hot ant
| often, | not liking the chill sea air and fearing
the effects Of the water on my system II was al
| right captain: yes, sir.
Everything rolled so couldn't sleep. | wen
| 70 bed, and first thing knew came up with a
bang against the far side of the room skated d9wr
to the legs Of my bunk. The waiter and som,
others came along just then, and when said tn,
pitching Of the land threw me out my berth
they, laughed. and suggested that they tie me in
but said No guessed would go take look
| at the weat Their"
Very we'll said Wilbur This is my friend
| the doctor from the Hudson Street Hospital
| Wouldn't You like 10 take ride With
Not with me, but with the man frow Bellevue
| broke in the doctor. who had sized the visitor up
So Wilbur sent TO Gouverneur Hospital, which Il
| a branch Of Bellevue. and the cops on rcserv,
| heard the rest of the story,