Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10

Some of 'em are maxim signals
"All right-come down. Well run up the
flag to let EN- know they are seen, and then
well bear down and pick EN- up. Nancy,
you look as If you needed bowl or catnlp
tea What in the name of liberty are we
goin' to do with all those people?"
Wen make room fur EN- somehow,
Elisha" she answered. Il told you it was
a dream, but l believe it was vision sent
from heaven. Look at the sky and the sea!
In two hours from this no boat can live.
The Mary Ann changed her course, and In
half an hour was up with the first boat.
The five were strung out for a distance of
mile, and it was the work of true sailor
to get them under his lee and the people on
board in safety. 1t took three hours to ac-
complish it, as eight women and six chill
dren and two wounded men had to come up
in sling, and there were SiXty-two people
in all AS the last boat was cleared of her
last occupant and set adrift the seas were
running wild and hungry and the brig
pitching bows under.
You may have read the story in part. The
Bombay ship Eastern Star homeward
bound, had been d.SmaSted three days be-
fore in hurricane While she was still a
wreck, though wind and had abated, a
Portuguese pirate had laid himself alongside
and there fight lasting for hours. The
merchantmen was Armed. and right we'll
were her guns served, and in the end, after
a frightful loss of life, she beat the rover
Off few hours later it was discovered
that she must soon founder, and the people
were got lHtO the DOdtS. SH6 carried uOWn d
score of wounded men. but two of the Of
iicers who had received serious hurts were
brought away. The boats We're terribly
crowded, and there was shortage of water
and provisions in each one, and but for the
appearance of the Mary Ann there must
have been great suffering, even if the gale
mad spared them.
BY Josh and by Josh, but how on earth
are we to feed and sleep emp exclaimed
Captain Elisha as he hunted up Nancy in
the crowded cabin.
Don't worry, Elisha. she calmly replied.
We can manage somehow"
1t had been the first idea to put in to the
nearest port, but the captain and passengers
of the Eastern Star prevailed upon Captain
HopeWell to make for England. He would
be short of provisions and water, and all
must suffer discomforts, but the grateful
people expressed a Willingness to put up
with anything rather than be landed among
people who would have no welcome for
them, even as victims of misfortune A true
course was laid for the English channel.
After midnight the wind began to lose
strength and by sunrise there was only
moderate breeze. Breakfast had been served
after a fashion, when a sail sighted to
the east. But little attention was paid to
the stranger until 1T was realized that he
was making a course to head the brig. Then
he was given careful looking over and it
was the captain of the lost Bombay ship
who finally said:
Captain Horewell, that chap is pirate
the same one who attacked me. 1 can
make out where he has patched the shot
holes drilled in his canvas, and he's made
a rough job of repairing his hull
The news that another pirate had been
sighted flashed through the brig, and men
began cursirg and women lamenting. So
far as could be judged the rover was the
swifter craft.
There isn't any show for u.s. said the
British captain, as he noted that the pirate
was making more sail We must stand
with folded arms to have our throats cut"
Then. by Josh. but we WON'T exclaimed
Captain Hopewell, as he looked around on
the pale-faced men. IF that pirate cap
lures the Mary Ann it will be only after a
fight that he'll long remember. Who's with
me to hold out to the last?"
Everybody here is willing to fight an
swered the other captain, but you have
neither cannon nor muskets."
Lets all go into the cabin and talk it
over with Nancy. If there's a way to
dodge or beat this pirate she'll tell US in
five minutes"
There was a council of war in the cabin,
and II Nancy didn't preside she was at
least given chance to state her views
Her views led up to a plan which was
speedily put into execution. Among the
rescued passengers We're four or five pistols
but these We're not to be depended on in
comparison with muscle The women ard
children. We're to remain in the ca bin, and
every able man was to keep the deck and
fight for his life. With the crew of the