The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-03-16
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eiutehing the shrouls and Delaying
pins.
] rushed below and brought mp n
blanket and great coat TO wrap him
in' and he was promptly swung over
INTO the boat. whore Carlton received
and supported him.
Three bars Of bread. with tarpauiin
to cover them. two kegs Of rum. four
casks Of water. with oars. sails and
blankets, were thrown poll-moll into
the boat A Ratchet and a bundle Of
spun-yard completed our stores.
The comnasses were considered now
TO be useless, or were omitted. for.
get which.
The wind stlll amounted TO a gale.
though less violent. and II famed the
growing flames. 30 that the fatod brig
burned fast The lightning still fash
cd, but at the horizon, and the thun-
der was heard TO grumblc above the
hiss Of the sea; yet wo needed them
not, though they added to the terror
and the grandeur Of the scene; and.
most proyidentially for Us. the fury OF
the storm was past.
Iattoocd Tom was the last man WIN
LETT the brig, and the moment he was
In the boat he exclaimed, with loud
voice. that rang above the roaring Of
the flames, which now gushcd through
every hatchway and aperture. above
the bowling OF the wind and the break
inE Of the frothy sea-
Shove off!-out oars. there. to star
board-pull round her stcrn-pull with
viii TO windward-kcep the boats
bow TO the break Of the seal"
We pulled silently and vigorously.
and soon got clear OF the brig. through
the four stern windows Of which four
lines Of light glarod redly on the ocean.
All our strength was required to
achieve this. for the brig being the
larger body. attracted the boat toward
her. However we got safely TO wind
ward, which was absolutely necessary.
Tor 10 leoward there fell kissing into
the sea torrent OF sparks and burn
ing brands from the rigging. which was
all In flames now
Resting upon our oars. or only using
them to keep the boats head TO tho
break OF the sea. and to prevent her
being Bwampod-an operation during
which they were na often nourlshod In
the air on In the ocean. when we rose
on the crest Of one vast, hcavlng wave,
or sank into the dark vale Of water
between two-rcating thus. we gnzed
IN silence ana with achlng hoarta at
the destruction OF our homo upon the
sea.
We could feel the heat OF the con-
! nagratlon even to windward. In quar-
ter OF an hour she was onvolopcd from
stem TO stern In sheet OF fro that
rose skyward In the form OF a pyra-
mid. by this time every vestigo OF
her Hpars, sails and rigging had dis
appeared.
The entire deck had been consumed
the bulwarks and nodded pank-sheai
rapidly followed. and through the
flames that roarod forcoly from thu
hollow OF her hull We could see IN,
black tlmberheads standing upwar,
like row OF fangs.
Rents appeared next In her sides n
the flames burst through the inner ant
outer ahehthlng, and with hissinl
sound as they met the waves OF tn
briny sea. Then salt steam rose
and It's strange odor. with that o
the burning wood. was waited at time
toward MS.
AZ last she gave n sudden heel 4
atarboard. and with sound uniilS
anything ! ever heard bcforo-a dolug
OF water extingulshing n mighty fire.
the waves rushed tumultuoualy In OF
all sides. She vanished from our sigh
In mist and obscurlty. and n heav,
: darkness suddenly replaced the glar
that for time had III up the heavin
:, sea, dazzling our eyes and slekenln
:, our hearts.
). Ito be contlnued)