The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-20

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we 80 frzntic wzssnx Of hats
sIheek Il searhosrd port fore ard
cru JACK oTaces- calls the skipper froE
TIE peop -Leave ne main yaras square
Til re Try her. Down NJ the wheel
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TIE yards until the ezzvas o. the rair u
2oacx. the hel1.sHaan is given e0arse
an1 tie ship IS tried A little naniru-
lation Of tie main yard satisiss the skip
per Fnd ne lie steady on the port how
Of the steamer. drifting bodily 10 lee
Sard. vita vicious Seas from squarely
abearn pounding our weather SIDE We
ara hove 60. with our starhoarl fore
ysr-aru directly over re boats ga thz
forward house skillful vancouver
bur ours Is q SkilifnI skipper.
-Ovsr With the boats =
They are already cleared away. turned
on their kesls, and the yarsiarn tackles
hooked TO the rinEbolts Tp they rise.
unlock and drop the boat hack to the
main channels. Outbound they swing.
until the two end tackles from the fore
and main yards can take their weight
and they descend 70 the water One at
time the three boats are launched TO
the tune Of the mates roaring orders.
and not q man IS hurt or 3 drop Of Wa
ter shipped. 4 skilfui job: hut he Is q
skilifHl mate.
Aft the ships boys. under the third
mate have lowered the lee quarttrboat
and are Of with hurrah. Just ahead OF
the first whalehoSts from forward. Then
follow the rest /: four boats crews are
racing TO lesward to save hfe-cheering
as they disappear in thick smudge OF
snow from which they NAV rot return.
As the third mate is in the quarter boat
the other three must be in charge Of the
second mate and the two boatswains.
leaving the first mate aboard: for I hear
again bis laundering voice from the
poop; Keep a good lookout for'ard
there.
| answer again. and watch in the d.
reetion OF the steamer. The towering
fame seems 70 cut the snow in a line
with nv eyes: for. though can see her
distinctly. and apparently can see the
crisping sea beneath nv line of sight
the boats are invisible. | look slowly
around az the inelosing wall OF gray. and
see nothing but our spars and deck fit
ting No PROMPT report from a lookout
could have ship hove to in this snow
should anything under sail or steam
come out of that gray wall: vet. I am
on the lookout and my duty is TO watch.
But | would now rather be in one OF
those boats. cheering with the rest as |
pull TO save life.
A rocket rises from amidships at regu-
lar intervals. We have a lazarette half
full and the carpenter does not spare
them. Up they go. whizzing and sput-
taring. high above the royal yards before
they turn down and burst 1t is this
bursting in midair that is depended upon
to show our direction TO the boats: it
can he seen through snow and fog that
would obscure the fierv line of ascent.
/ turn TO the burning steamer. She is
now on our starboard bow, drifting to
leeward at a lesser rate than ours: for
we are under sail. She is pointing our
wav. nearly end on. and the flames
amidships are tapping the bridge near
the foremast-this from the change of
head TO beam wind. The black thick
ening at the forward rail is now thick
and can plainly see little lots and spots
descending from it-people jumping.
probably into our boats.
This is soon con6remd. The dots and
spots cease dropping and a faint cheer
come over the sea. Rocket after rocket
goes aloft until rousing hail TO star
board indicates the return of the first
boat. 1t is the ouarterboat She comes
ghost-like and immense out of the snow.
and the third mate sings out:
Women and children. sir. Let's have
a bosun's-chair."