Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-07-13

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succeeded !. reaching the ship; one after
another they Disappeared. >hricking. Miss
Mnir's face WIS oori,sc-likc in its %lallor.
and she leaned. lalf-fainting. on Dun
liorc's arm nS he drew her way.
At This moment Mr.. Cheats. the cugi-
ncet. came III, to them. and advised the
course best To he taken by all the sur
vivin: passengers.
VI fave made II laSty examination of
the ~ilijnrics sustained by the ship" said
he. "anl ann satisfied that She will re-
m;,iM ailoat for I'M hour OF so. l hope To
have II s%tauncl RAT, built in time. In the
meantime. get ready your vaiunhlcs and
such otlrr effects AIS WE shall bc able to
carry"
Tlr ru,le raft was AT last completed.
while gathered around it in mouinful
glnili,s were the survivors who We're to
trust their fortunes 10 lis frlil support.
TIA" o!!y passengers surviving besides
Miss Muir. Dunmorc. Eastwood. Mos
500. the Nrcnchman, and Mackenzie and
Iii son, were eight of the second cabin:
and. besides The second and third officers
AMIR the engineer. there We're hut seven
OF the crew remaining. including Mingo-
Tiiigo. who had worked very hard with
the resi- in the construction of the raft.
Tw%rniy-four in all out of IL ships popula-
tioi of one hundred and tifty-SiN. Such
WAS The awful footing mp within less
th:iir an hour succeeding tho culmiaaiion
of Wccms' fcndish plot.
Ii hcc:,mr very evident now that no
further time WAS To he lost in quitting
the snip. The raft was rough-built and
. cltn,sy, being about thirty feet long by
twenty-five broad. but it had been built
ON rollers. AT length ii fell into the
water with Il great splash; casks of water
and provisions were put ON board, to-
getiscr with such baggage belonging to
passengers rs it WAS deemed advisable to
carry: then II mast and some sails were
thrown on board. To be made use of after
the wreck should have been clcarcd: and
after this the survivors, one after an
Other, took their station on the raft.
which was then pushed OF by the sailors.
who furthermore fell 10 work with some
sweeps that had been provided. SO as to
he ut II safe distance nj such time as the
wreck should he ready to disappear.
.SgneS Muir WAS the only one of her sex
ON the frail raft. She sank into IL sitting
attitude. and fixed her eyes m%ournfully
on the wreck tlia; had beer quilted Il
fAw moments before. The little Scotch
Laos who had been commercially quiet
and fs,Ave during the ordeal OF th" oven
ing. crcpi to her side. but she only gath
cred him closer with her gentle arm. with
ont withdrawing her eyes from their oh
irct of contemplation. suddenly Dash
wood leaped to his feet. with Il muttcrcd
cath. pointing AT the water With II shud-
der. An enormous shark had risen from
the depths. Then, in an instant. the en-
,-m. ,,,,,,.- lf,,l,nl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., -,.,
the raft and the ship became alive with
sharks. their sharp fms making Il hissin.
sound as they dartcd swiftly here and
there, bur for the most part seeming 10
haunt the immediate vicinity of the
wreck.
It's Il sure sign-one that I've never
known to fall" said Mr.. Guy. in IL low
voice, to Dunmorc. The Scarborough
will make her plunge in less than five
minutes. See! She is now settling per
ceptibly.'
All eyes were soon turned iowArd the
doomed ship. which was observed to be
fast sinking. The sea WAS almost IL dead
calm. and vet she presently began 10 roll
uneasily. Then her torn and shattered
bows We're suddenly lifted high out of
the water. causing her bravcly gildcd
name TO glistcn brightly i'll the moon
light. Then she rolled again. then pitch
cd forward, and as, with Il great. groan-
Ing sound, she plunged hcadlong down
into the sea and disappeared. Il grooming
cry also arose from the miserable occu-
pants on the raft. while the sharks dis
appeared rs suddenly as they had APP
pcared. following their prey deep down
into the CLASSY abysscs. and once more
the momentarily disturbed ocean grew
peaceful and bright in the vivid moon
light.
In a few minutes one of the sailors
pointed 10 the spot where the ship had
disappeared. and called out:
Halo. there's one of the ships boats
come up from the wreck, and She doesn't
look disabled. either"
ut must he the port quartcr-boat.''
said MIR. Guy. examining the object
through his glass. "Sllc was cut loose
from the davits, but was hopelessly
stove"
. 1t was suggested by others. though,
that the boat might prove available. and.
the mast and sail having by this time
been rugged, Roadway was made in the
direction of the boat. which was soon
dragged ont of the water and inspected.
There was not Il plank in her that hadn't
been started by the shock of the eNplo-
sion. but a controversy Mt once arose rs
IL the use that might be made of her;
MIR. Guy and the engineer, with Il mum
: her of the passengers and crew contcnd-
ing that the boat was hopelessly worth
less. while Mr.. Scuddcr. with perhaps n
majority in his support. was of the opin-
ion that it could be made use of for the
purpose of relieving the raft of Il part OF
its occupants.
\ quarrel was almost the result, but Mt
length, chiefly through the intervention
of Dunmore, who sided personally with
Mr.. Guy, it was agreed that. if Scudder
should succeed i'll repairing the boat. lie.
with such others as might choose to ac-
company him, should be welcome to a
fair share of the fresh water and provis-
ions, together with such spars, canvas
and .as&ie as could be spared from the
:raft