The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-19

the sidewEeels OF the cutter began to
reVolye; 1t was moving out into the
stream. I measured my distance, made
a sudden sprint, and d leap, and was
abe ard.
Talk about cheers-they were deafen-
ing. Talk about mad collector-he was
| as mad as a hen after an involuntary
bath; there is not wealth Of words enough
in the English language to express his
dismay and discontinue. But I got my
story, and was saved from being badly
'scooped.'"
THAT was a timely leap" were the
| composite congratulations at the end OF
the story.
IF you care to listen, I will tell you"
he continued, 'the case of a 'scoop'-a
good one-and it happened about as many
years ago.
"A bark had been lost at sea in mid
winter. The captain and crew sought
to save themselves by taking to the life
boats. There were three boats and eleven
men in each. Two of the boats Were
never heard from. The third one was
seen by a passing vessel. Only one of
| the eleven men was alive, and he was
so badly frozen it was thought he could
not live. When the rescuing vessel
brought him into port he was, however,
on the way to recovery, but very weak
Slips were sent from the ship news Of
| fee to the various newspapers, ANNOUNCE
ing the fact of the lost ship and rescue
of one of the crew
''All the papers sent reporters to in
tervieW the survivor, who was aboard
the rescuing vessel, which had anchored.
off the Battery. None of the reporters
was satisfied with receiving the state
ment of the ships captain, but insisted
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he had rescued. He would not permit
this, and, because they were SO peremp-
tory in their demands, cut them off with
the slimmest details.
LAS luck would have (which shows
how often luck is the important factor in
securing SCOOP was the last re-
porter to board the vessel When the
captain explained the mans condition
expressed perfect willingness to accept
the statement he was willing to give
Z" See here, now,' said the captain you
are so decent about this you shall see
the man and have talk with him.
1t was a terrible story from a human
point of view, but a 'corker' from a
newspaper standpoint. l made four
column story-eVery word and line and
paragraph helping to make up the record
of an almost unparalleled tale Of storm
and shipWreCk and suffering at sea. the
rescued sailor naQ the I0gDOOK, giving
the entries up to the moment the lost
ship, in the darkness of the midnight
storm, sank into the depths of the cruel
and relentless sea. He described the ter
rors of that wintry nights storm, how
three men were sv ept overheard by the
wild fury Of the blast, how the survivors
hurried into the lifebo5ts with almost
certainty they would be speedily swamp
ed and not a nan left to tell the tale.
He knew the names of all the crew,
and gave them to me. He told of his
terrible sufferirgs during the seventeen
days he was in the open boat; how his
companions, one by one, succumbed to
cold, thirst and hunger; how they strain
ed their eyes to catch sight of passing
vessels; how at tin. es a vessel would
seem to be bearing down upon them and
then pass out of sight; how they con-
tinually waved signals Of distress: how
they screamed and shrieked until they
could scream and Shrek &c longer; now
some prayed and how the maddening
curses of others filled the air. But why
go OMIT was a gruesonae, blood curdling
recital but a mighty good scoop. New
York Times.