The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-19

upon the shore and was grinding against
the rocky coast Waves four and five
feet high rolled against the ships side and
battered 1t against the coast. The RIGGING
had been blown overheard and 1t looked
each minute as If we would go to pieces.
All hands had to pile into the water and
work like TroJans pushing the boat Off the
beach.
1--WE finally succeeded in getting into
deep water and anchored far enough
away TO prevent being driven back upon
the shore The boat rolled and tossed as
II 1t would go over every minute and we
were kept up all night ready to swim for
shore
In the morning the wind lulled a little
and we were able to make the steamboat
landing at the cutoff. There we got
breakfast and spent little time looking
about In the storm a steamer and sew
eral boats had been driven against the
grade and wrecked The track across the
sink hole had sunken nearly six feet. The
timber dam had broken and the water
was filed with floating debris.
"At a. M, Sunday we set sail for Hat
island but were struck by another hur-
rieane at the south end of Darlington is
land. The storm came down upon us
without a moments warning and for
hours we worked with our hearts In our
throats, expecting to go overheard every
moment We finally worked to the lee of
Hat and Darlington islands and anchored
for the night In a bay at the south point
of Hat island. The stormed continued all
night and we pitched and tossed on the
crest Of waves. The hurricane was so fu-
rous that the ships boat was blown over
board and was lost About o'clock Mon
day morning the bay became so danger
Gus that we decided to make for the open
sea-
I'VE had gotten about half way between
Stansbury and Antelope Islands when the
hurricane increased in fury. We were
driven back to the west coast of Antelope
to North bay. Waves that threatened to
turn the boat completely over rolled
against us. throwing spray over every
thing and drenching every man on board.
We had to cling to the deck to prevent
being blown overheard.
1.-THE boat was driven into North bay
just above Rock point. The engine refused
to operate and the launch was cast upon
the rocky bar of the point. All hands
had to strip and go overheard into water
waist deep and push the boat off to pre-
vent it being wrecked on the submerged
rocks. When this had been done the boat
was anchored n the bay.
This was about / o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The sea was so rough In the
bay and the storm began increasing In
fury so that the party left the boat and
swan and waded to shore for safety. They
were forced to remain upon this wind
swept and desolate coast until o'clock in
the afternoon. The drinking supply had
run out in the morning and they were
forced to quench their thirst with what
bottled soda there was left. The food
supply had gotten down to sandwiches
that were salt soaked but the ship
wrecked mariners we're not particular
about this
THE storm did not abate any during
the afternoon" said Mr.. James, "but
rather than spend the night upon that
barren coast we decided to try the sea
again. Such course loked like counting
death, and Mr.. Kelsey. Mr.. Newman
Robert Folland and A. p. Kestler decided
to abandon the ship and go across the
island to White ranch They left us and
started on the long tramp. expecting to get
a rig at the ranch and drive into the city.
1--WE got out of the bay and rode into
saltair on the crest of the storm that had
veered to the north That part Of the trip
was without special event"
When the boat party arrived at Saltair
they were covered with salt from the
spray and showed plainly the hardships
they had endured. Mr.. Kelsey and his
party, after walking about twelve miles
across the island reached the ranch and
got rig that landed them home about
1890 Monday night. The safe return Of