The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-20
sHrrwRnoKrp ~ cALn WEATHER
An Upper Current of AIR Tore Down
the Rigging without seconds
Warning.

hAt anu htEalNuAAE AlH ANaAt she NstN
pretty we'll shoot TO pieces but snc vas
lucky that she do not 60 to the ground
already. We vas look cfery miuut 10 20
down und Il vas good laok that SHE vas
home again to-day"
Capt Hoover was standing on tho dock
and the subject OF his remark was the
German bark Pfuser which lay Qua In
Mission bag with hcr two mast gone and
the remaining one very crooked and woh-
bly,. on her deck There wete debris ant
broken ropes stacked up leaving only q
narrow path FOR the sixteen talors VINO
had had tho good fortune 70 come out Of
terrific typhoon alive ana Tor tha Ger
man sailors pet pig. which had shared
their periis.
Two weeks ago the little tuehoat sea
King puffed out through tnc Goiden Gate
steadily pulling ana trsIi.ns stout wire
cable behind. at the other end Of the Cn-
be was the stout bark Il &. FAuker. with
cargo OF 5000 bags " 1our on board.
bound for Queenstown. Sae was not de-
stined TO get there
We vas starr init O fine fresh breeze q"
says capt Hoover aud our hearts all
foil init 10Y because yp vas homsward
bound We did not know that the voyage
would be 40 short as IL become Afteeward =
The captain ~ hts pino and prepnlcd 90
spin his yarn, tho truth ~ which 81 nt-
tested by the dismantlcd bark out IN thc
bay and the verdict Of the German con-
sal that she came 90 ncr pre- emf state
Through the action OF violent typh on
az sea on the l2th day ~ july. a D. 1900
tFN he .F ~ Fffsa
south OF the port or san Francisco.
Veil" said he. Eve vas going along
fine. at 10 knots an hour II was about
: O'Clock Ia the morning and the Second
mate haf the watch. The eky vas lifsat
und only lettie fleece clouds. vat you
could brush away mi' "a fcadcr There
vas not Wind. not breath. nod8ng but
steady fresh breeze thaf send us along
all smooth and not sooapett 81 Che dam
ger. We vas steering south by west half
west and the yards vas braced up q bi.
All a. vounce. vile Mullcitner. the second
mate. on watch. vas standing at tine
quarterback, there vas q awful Noise aud
a crash louior as "a cannon shot Null
leituer he look up und see the mainmnFt
vas come toward him dropping. und ven
We rushed on board 90 vas 20 see the
whole works up aloft all twisting und
ftraiuing and flying away NIT Itself
making Noise like IL VAS thunder on
the deck there vas not any change uud
the breeze was not Increased. just "a
blowing steady und calm We stand there
und wonder. and the Wind not blow the
hats nor make 4 uneomforfatls-na.l-
ding. But up aloft Il vas h-l % n Wind
una & twist und pull and yank AZ the
sais uud the mast tiIl q vas an blow to
pieces and shake the hull like "a Lt.le
playthug The twist began az the gallant
rnet and sweep down mt the length uud
make loud noise witch ye Wonder az
und get ready TO say our prayer IN
the middle Of che noise like fhuu le~
there was n squvcaling und ou runs tho
ships pig vat you see the picture of
He vas tear w und down the deck uni
squaling all the time He V4s fenred uuj
think HE time vas COON. The mls's sas
falling und spl!nters vas flying 10 brif
the band. und he run und squveal likc
he vas mai.
I'VE vas nll feel like squealiug too. bot
We haf not the time I gif the order far
60 take out the hvehoats ana gee ready
for the bark 40 go 20 the ground. far 70
think sure she vas go % sink. Tho MAIN
mast vas fall IN the water along sidc. ard
vas bump into the boot oil tre time.
uud d look ike she make o hole iu t-e
hull The mlzzcnmast he COON down mit
a bang ind crash. und broke on just la
two. leanng the lower par; st8n@ una
the mainmast out Of iron. broke iu tNo
places below the deck 1t vas twisted %
hard. The two tcpsall yards came down
und the royal yard broke la Two und WIS
hanein' up a'on.
ut vas the dooce 90 pay, ana We thought
"a vas UP mid the Oh paurer. All this
damage took place no longer as man
can think about 90. ~ vas nos mo thtn
two seconds before IL vas ail a-g ing On
after It vas quviet as lamb. und IN
four minutes g. vas al quviet ar lamb
vonce more. uud the typho vas gone
But vat a condition n vas lefi us in!
Gott IN hinnmei' Tho Phuger look IKE
She vas been in a fight uud res 20 ar
blexus an Offer. Der malnmost vas bum
ing into the sides uud We have Won vetk
vobbly sail left 10 come btck 10 san
Francisco Tho worst danger vas from
Inc mast floating long Va. und efery N n
know no must work for our hffs. aud
eferv man ne work like he vas mad for
10 cut the wires uud ropes No' hold tHe
mast und yards 10 the bark. Una u VS.
tf.s DEVILS own work. The sea vas run
very high. und an the yards IND M e.
knocked against the ships sides o thai
a vas hard TO stay on foot nnl MT get
knocked down efery time. our axe VS.
hfupt ouvick. und We all think We NoHlt
the spars. und sink. II this va ne 30
=. ,s,r In n close fix. An our pumps vas
s,nssheB 20 pieces. und We mover vodl1
be able 10 get the water oud When she
starts leaking. ,s
we haf che livcboats ali feA"s' ~"
two on them vas smashed in. und we're
living IN pieces On the alteldetht A"t
,tva vons left we're staHding on the fo'chs-
10 urd Il vas hard work 10 swing them
QUA bv the broken ropes we're We eeu1a
Vet into them at efery moment. Ven, Ne
vork und We work. II vas nine noun
81 tuhuuaan work. una then We we're out on
danger and free from the masts una
su,rs nit der broken sail. The sea was
hahafe very badly. She hat keep the
de-x under the water all the time, una
now che quviet down bit ind leaf ua
lone so We see about sailing back. II
vas prettv slow work. We could not come
Tor san Francisco, "a vas too far. uud We
voula elf out. We get a start und then
the sea behafe bad again. und We glf her
: dose OF oil TO keep her quviet. Il vas
strange but the good. strong ship vas
nrrfectfv sound una haf no leaf after all
dat I believed al furst that her ruddsr
VAS hurt when 7 see Won or the yards
knock against Ii and heave the helmsm an
clear otter the wheel. Ia vas "A thousand
thanks 10 God that no Won lose Ibis I've
that day IN the accident. Well. We steer
for the nearest place We could reach, una
n vas santa Barbara on the Is July
We see Point Conception. on july %. "a
Won o'clock a. m. ve see the steam
schooner Greenwood. vlch bring ua into
g.. u.rfsn~. No foinwFnuh To san