The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-08
THE FOUNDEREDaLlEoK.,
i b yEATIEayY OHIsNEY AND
Z z ALIok MUNRO.
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reefs Then, heaving to again. the,
took the mainsail of her altogether an,
started sfresh under number three i'll
and cringle headed mizzen trysail TIL
fore staysail was on deck, banked, will
the halyards hooked and moused, read,
for instant hosting, 90 that, II 1t SHOULD
be required, the sail could be aloft il
1--WE seconds. But Captain Colepeppel
admitted that he did not expect to neet
II, unless, perhaps. for some suddcr
canting off by the head. ~
Tho slower, within reasonable limits
that the ketch forged along. the greater
would be her safety, and therefore thu
captain had taken the extra preeaution
Of getting the topsail and its yard bent
on to warp, ready to lower away
astern by way Of floating drag. if the
pace had to be still further retarded
When these various preparations had
been completed. way was got on the
Eureka again. She ceased bobbing lazily
over the swells and turned in toward
the reefs.
Captain Colepepper was at the tiller,
rssdv with 49, hand Ioo a. n.y. Iii,
was ,srch.a y, 49, nr"...ro o ~ Cn;y
I,sversha was m tha mi11en .hast
Hans no,,v .nd ,ha nndssarodnato
were all stationed ready for emergency
duty on the forecastle DR.. Tring as
pilot had taken up his position on the
bas, ~ ~. ho,rsr-;t .nS atona u,;.I' a wv
Glasses 10000 al. 49, ~. wv. ~
s.ad t,othn.n sr.n,ay..L ~ ,sss;. psA
ions,v a. ,ho 49, tar ahsoA s ~
The hrssra wss frn,n Tho .o,.hv.-a
and A. their corrsa ,av ,n,st,n .onrars
rorth than ovnsntaa ~ hnn@ = ga" g..
m,st - ~. t;r,a sr,ha sn,s.n.s - 49,
chsnra, nh;ch H. .1r,,n 49, s, ~ nv
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m;,.h w." M ~" :. ~o"p.o ,.a,n '" -
horndsr,a. stood ~, darLlv aao;ns. +hs
crnmhl;ng ,;nos - srrt Az .itbn. hnn NJ
Thev crsnt sIow,v intn MI. nass ana
worked tbair WOW csrafrilv ,ipnn ;;h1
inc frequently The Iead was kent n;np
constantly. but IL was in reality n loss
use than the sbsrn lookout wb,ch waa
kent nv tbe vonng eves Forward A.
this work the denth ~ watar c,n In
plumbed onicklv. and with n pood aaal
NJ accuracy nv no,e,v wotcbinp tha
color indications The f,;fferent denths
are shown hv d;f.eren, srrf,no t;nta
and with a l;tt,e evnsr;ercs T. ia as a.sv
TO read these 40 II wnnld ha to nr;cl nnt
a coursa On a shaded chsrt
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indications thew conld newer hava n;cLod
their vav along for many times rhsn
Henr;atts,s shr;,, vo;oo u,s on,,;,. ~.
.No hottomro tho dor,or w.s s;ns;no
mt for ..Down holm and hnra IN
sbestar, n .vo,a cow. nnvsrad ,o.,,
that rose shear m froy, tho d.an a;rant.
" ahead of h.r
Tbev hannen.d "a h. c,,,o =, nm. -
these hidden shoals whom n s.a hroLa
and q. tba kotrh sl;rns5 nu,r r,asa
hanled from .long ;+e 40 no,,, Ioel,.a
.u.u - 49,, 49,,
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~ ye' almost iearson'e III
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.went onar AZ an.o,,. as', $500. .?.e
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t tn ~ % .oai, sni'eh' so' Va ~
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III nv nsnS w'nseu sea io"i i"f away over
VIZ G;t. v"a A., ,' "..o. 10
nl''ie " niue tne EUREKA P!iot 1eH
.as way a:ons 'hioesn 'ne nna@es Oh inc
.ee.s, .wice grazing Inc ground
.nouen "i'nos' fortunately oo'hg any
~, ~ hei iapric' anu once eettihs
'ope1esAiy eiAoayeo III ehahue' wn'ch
slew narrower anu narrower az sne
"n ~ esseu aions H.
.no ~" ~. "as aeep ohoer her keei,
'ae 'ne ilhes VI SURF on either mana
Neie closihs H. Ane DOCTOR nalied inc
.as'neao ION JelIy keen eye eould
e. NJ aI way o s,, As isl az ne coa'a see
l',' en n nileo up aneau anu m
niie pecalns ,npassapie, inere migns
y enanes u ee'ung tnrougn' Out 70
al "ou'o W ia'sI 90 inc aoctor de-
70 le'lace MS s'epS "h''e sne
a ~ ye1 roo" 10 'urn'
.ne nc.n was pu' down. therefore,
NJ WIN neao Snests sackenea tne ke'ch
a y, round lnto INC w,no' ane enan-
81 was ,oo narrow ior ner 70 Deat out
. kease' winch lay on doSk ready
nac.leo' was 1umoieo over the BOWS
~ 'ne crew were plpeo oeio" ior
'st anu u'nnsr' ,
"a anorner nour tney turned TO work
gam. aon 's'ly' nsnristta' tne cap.
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