The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-21

pumps daily had hitherto kept her free.
and. though the carpenter hal been
most assiduous in Il search for the
leaks and had stepped as many as he
had been able TO come at. some of
them could MOI be found. The weather
had steadily changed for the worse MS
they had reached higher ATTITUDES. and
1t was now Geld. rainy and very threat
ening. The captain ana his officers
We're filed with anxiety and forebol-
ing. Katharine kept sedulously in her
cabin, devoured by grief and despair.
and the once CHEEKY colonel. full of
deep sympathy for his unfortunate
daughter. went about softly aid sadly
during the long days.
The day broke ~gloonlily on one GER
tain unfortunate morning. They had
not seen the sun for FIVE days. nor did
they see II then. No gladstone light
flooded the heavens and awoke the sea.
The sky was deeply overcast with
cold, dull. leaden clouds that hung low
and heavy over the mighty ship: Il lor-
ror of darkness c~nsilroude1 the ocean.
Away off on the horizon to the north
east the sky WIS bisck with great
masses of friehtful looking clouds.
Through the glass the -atchful officers
saw that rain was falling in torrents
from them. while the vivid lightning
played necessarily through them.
Where the ship was it had fallen sui
denly calm. and she Icy gently rolling
and rocking i'll the moderate swell.
But they could see the hurricane driv-
Ing down upon them. coming ut light
ming speed. standing like a solid wall
and fattening the waves by sheer
weight. All hands Ind been called on
deck at once at the first glimpse of the
coming hurricane.
Desborough had the trumpet. The
clert and eager topnen were sent aloft
to strip the ship of the little canvas
the heavy weather and weakened spars
had permitted them to show. 1t was 4
race between them and the coming
storm. The men worked desperately,
mad!y. Some CT them lad not yet
reached the deck when the rain and
Tie ~ind were upon them. BY the
captains direction the colonel had
brought Katharine from below. and
: was standing on the quarter deck
sheltered by tie overhang of the poop
above. ~listlessly watching. DesJor-
ough lad made no progress in his love
affairs. He Lad too much tact>and del
icacy to press lis suit under the pres
ent untoward circumstances and in
deed bad been too necessarily occupied
with the pressing ~cxigencies of the
shattered ship ana the duties of his
responsible position thereon to have
any time 10 spare for more than the
coramrn courtesics.
The awful storm was at last upon
them. \ sudden change in its direc-
ton caused the first fierce blow TO fall
fairly rpon the starboard side of the
ship. 1t pressed her down on her
beam ends. Over ana over she went.
down. down. Would she ever right
again? All. the spliced .shrouds and
stays on the weather side. which had
leen that attacked by the Randolph.
finally gave way. the mainmast went
by the hoard about half way below the
top, the foremost ut the cap and the
iitl-L.il lOlliiOSt lDO. ltfftApu Vi tlliS
enormous mass Of heavy top hamper.
the ship slowly righted herself. The
immense mass of wreckage beat ana
thundered against the port side. 1t
was n fearful situation. but all was
rot yet lost.
Calamity led by Desboroush himself.
who saw in one sweeping glance that
Katharine was still safe. the men,
with axes and knives. hacked through
the rigging which held the wreck OF
the giant spars to the ship. and after a
few moments of sickenihg suspense
she driftel clear. A bit of storm can
vas was spread forward on the wreck
Of the foremost. and the ship got be-
fore the wind and drove on. laboring
ana pitching in the heavy sen.
The decks wee cleared. and indeed
there was little left TO clear. the waves
having broken over her several times
when she lay in the trough of the sea.
sweeping everything out with them.
ana the vessel was 4 total wreck. the
spars gone. rails ana bulwarks batter
cd ii and smashed. boats lost. the bat.
tiN iANt44> tNFNt cAN0 AibtNt WI INT Sttli-
board size and the wreck and the sea
the others. Stop, There was one boat
left a%miCships. a launch capable of
holding about forty persons in Il pinch.
and still seaworthy. 1t was. by The
captains order, promptly made us serv-
iceable ms possible in view of the prob
able emergency.
About 1 O'Clock in the afternoon the
carpenter came aft With the soundin.
rod of the well in his hand. The strain
had been too much for her: some of
tie weakened timbers had given away.
or some of the seams had opened. or
perhaps Il butt Lad started. for the ship
was leaking badly. St.il those daunt
less men Gil not deslair. The crew
we're told of il lnngi TO work. and all
night the clanE. c.ank Of the pumps
WAS heard. Katharine dutifuily laid
down It's sic was b!dden. But there