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WILSON
WHISkEY
That's All!
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others had the worst experience OF the lot.
for they were eleven days in that whale
boat before they reached Dominica. They
had but little food and the water was hard
ly ut to drink, as / know
When We sighted the steamer Borderer
Captain Dalton. bound from Baltimore 10
Chile. on the morning OF the 18th OF March
Mr.. Nichols said that We might all have a
good drink of water. I had some but N
tasted yeasty, the steward having taken
the jugs that contained yeast. poured out
their contents and filled them with water
without rinsinE them. Then in a can which
contained water / could see kerosene float
ing around on top.
Captain Dalton did everything he could
10 make us comfortable. and he spent the
whole day looking for Mr.. Veira's boat IL
was lucky thing for US that he was try
ing an experiment in courses or we would
all have had the fearful experience which
Mr.. Neira's crew had.
The usual track OF freight steamers 4.
farther TO the eastward. but he was try
ing 10 see IL he could not make quicker time
by sailing a westward course. We were in
latitude % longitude 81 when picked up
and we ran across the school of wales the
DAY before on what Is called the l2-40
grounds. Some of the crew think that they
raised the whale that sunk the ship a few
DAYS before. but when the boat started out
the big fellow had disappeared.
i must say that Captain Dalton treated
US splendidly," said Mrs. Jenkins. He
forced us 10 accept a loan OF $50 from him
that we might not be without money. He
did not want 10 take a receipt for il either.
but Captain Jenkins persuaded him 10 do
so, for We told him that we might not get
home safely and il he had the receipt he
could collect the money from our estates
lie was going around the Horn. but he
dropped US into the ocean a few miles from
Pernambuco. | think II we had hired a
room there and put ourselves on exhibition
we could have raised money enough to
make up our losses, for We were looked
upon by everybody as famous shipwrecked
Some of the crews OF the boats tina; did
not return TO the ship lost all their worldly
possessions. Mr.. Veira left considerable
money in his chest and the other men lost
money and their watches. August. the
cabin boy. left his fathers watch and SIS in
gold In my trunk. His father had died jus 81
before he shipped, and the watch and
money constituted the great part OF the
estate. He was going 10 divide the prop
erty with his two brothers when he reached
home, and he gave il TO me TO keep for
MIN. told him 10 go 10 the cabin and get
II from the trunk. but he preferred TO part
with IL rather than endanger himself
The Kthleen had always been considered
lucky ship, but since her recent expert
ences i guess she will be called Jonah.
For twenty days after we started last Oc-
tooer we had continuous gale. and part OF
the time we sailed before Ii with nothing
but the masts sticking up. not an inch OF
canaVs spread. / was rather nervous be-
cause OF the experience she had been
through few months before when under
And / remembered also some OF the re-
marks some OF my friends made before
sailed. One woman said that IL was nice
10 be able 10 go with my husband. for II
] one goes down YOU will both GO This wa :
not very consoling thing 10 have ringing
In my ears during a terrific gale. Another
woman considered IL a foolhardy thing 20
| go on the trip. Just think she remarked.
! of being in midocean with nothing but a
! plank between you and eternity
Mr.. Nichols, the first mate. and Mr.
! Vera, who was I'm command of the boat
! that sailed l,le0 miles 10 Dominica, are
! both In the city preparing 10 go again soon
/ in pursuit of whales
Mr.. Nichols was mate OF the Kathleen
| last fall when 10 save her from rolling
| over IL was necessary 70 cut away the
masts- This was the worst experience he
! ever had I'm his fourteen years OF whaling,
! but he shipped again when the bark was
| reftted last October. lie has been on ex-
| cursions enough. he says, and now he Is
| whaling cruise and return TO port with
| everything full