The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-02
NEIAE NIIH IHE DEAD.
Icopyright, iBVa. - 6. .. Lewis.l

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digging my eyes and fighting away
sleep when Il curious sound from over
the bows caught my ear. 1t was a dark
night with not a star visible, and i
could not see beyond the end of the jib
boom. AS listened 10 the noise the
only thing could campare It 10 was
the noses Of sharks humping against d
small boat
1t would have been ridiculous to call
to the mate and give him any such ex.
planation, but finally reported the Gu
rious noises and left the cause for him
to find out He brought up and lighted.
a port fire, and the glare Illuminated
the sen for a hundred feet around, aud
the first thing we saw was a ships boat
within half a cables length;of us ON the
port bow. In the bottom OF the boat
were two human figures, and one Of
them was d woman. and all around the
boat the sen WINS alive with sharks.
They were diving under the craft, rum
ming their noses against It and seeking
in other ways TO upset 1t. Had 1t been
a shore boat 1t could not have with
stood their attacks.
As soon as we caught sight of the
boat the mate ran to call the captain.
BY the time he had arrived tile boat
hld drlfted right down against us, and
one Of the crew lowered himself down
and fastened the painter. Then got
down to assist him, and we passed up
the bodles-the man first. We might as
well have dropped him into the sea, for
lie had been dead 1T least twenty-four
hours. AS we lifted up the woman, hay
ing not doubt that she was also dead,
she moved and uttered groan and
gave US a great fright. We had her on
board in a couple Of minutes, and the
small boat, which was captains gig,
new and without name, was later
holsted up. We found the woman great.
~ exhausted through thirst and hun.
ger but with life enough to build hopes
on, and she was cared for SO well that
at the end of two or three hours 1t was
reported that she Ind fallen into a deep
sleep and would probably pull through.
1t may surprise you to learn how
long that castawdy female slept. AT
intervals the captain raised her bend
| to administer soup or drink, but not
actually to interrupt her sleep, and she
did not open her eyes till fifty hours
had passed. Then sleep had brought
her fully back TO life. 1t was two or
three days later, however, before we
heard her story, or, to our great
amazement, learned that there was no
story to tell. The woman could re-.
member nothing Of the past-not even
her name.
If you have read Clark Russell you
will remember two such incidents
in his books. You may lave set them
down as sailors yarns" but such
things have happened on land dozen
times over. The woman awoke TO
find herself aboard n strange ship,
with strange men about her. She was
handsome and well formed, English In
looks and speech, but she wore no
jewelry and had neither a purse nor d
cardcase. When asked how she came
to be at sea with the man in the gig
whether she had visited Madeira or
the Azores - whether she lived in
England or elsewhere-she could tell
absolutely nothing. She began n new
life as she opened her ewes III the cabin
of the TORNADO.
To add to the romance or. rather.
to make a romance of IL our CAPTAIN
fell in love with the woman, and she
returned the sentiment. She would
have married him nj the end of n few.
months hut he dared NOT chance n
he fully believed that she WINS already
| a wife and tint word must come from
her husband sooner or lotor AZ for
her the INST was dead II wos donht.
cd whether she would remember he,.
husband IF he came 10 claim ber She
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