The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20

on one shoulder, and three or four more trotting
round him. especially when they learned from the
officers that he relation of any of these children
The vessel far down the African coast before
event to disturb the and pleasant of
for five days the forward all kept below
When the gale abated somewhat aho she still roll
ing heavily the word passed down that hands
required deck help the sailors repair damages
but most of the emgrants Frustrated by illness
and confinement in the close air of the crowded cabin
that only few responded to the call Bob among
them and looking round as he gained the deck,
tonshed at the change that had taken place in the ap
pearance of the vessel. Her foremost gone, her
bulwarks carried away, and the deck swept
clear of seats and fixtures of sail kinds In spite of the
still heavy rolling of the ship the engaged in
rigging jurymast. Bob at went and seized hold
of a rope at which some seamen were hauling He con-
was it's place. dashed to old stump and strongly
stayed, and preparations made for hosting jb
eve seem to have had bad time of it,, Bob said
to old sailor who standing to him, and who
for moment unoccuped
3tYou right there lad,'' he replied. GIVE have
lost the frstnate and eight hands washed overboard
and if it hadn It been that the wind had gone down and
shifted bit, should have been ashore by this time.
We lost the foremost when the gale burst It rotten
at CORE could see by the break tho it did not
show the outside suppose nobody is to blame
it. Of course, when this done there beating
thing we could riding to the foremast and spars0they
make sort of floating anchor and kept her head up to
the wind Three hours ago made land out, and be-
gan getting jury mast tho you it has been
tough job rolling she is. But shall be able
get up little headsail and claw off, besde the wind
we safe if the wind doesn't back again, and
l don't any chance Of that
How far from land now9''
''About eight miles You it from the tops;
but the shore is low you cannot make it from
here
Whereabouts we?''
~ heard the BIO sun say that the officers reckoned
somewhere about 26 81 degrees south latitude
that is, so 100 miles north of the mouth of the
Orange river; but of they haven't been able
take any observations Like enough shall go in to
the riverthere is factory and settlement thereand
damages before farther This isn't the rig
that would about doubling the cape with
By this time the jib had been set from the stump of
the bowsprit which had also been broken the
mast and sail having been made the main and izzen
masts, the wreckage that had proved useful
away and the vessel headed south. It was dark now
and Bob and the rest Of the passengers
below.
cit is awfully hot down here'' Bob said. emo
wonder felt it It to there is smell Of
smoke.'
81 don't smell it, the said
ttI d. Bob replied, and turning round
up the deck again. AS he stepped from the
down Bob steadied himself he heard man say to
of the officers, ''The ships afre, sr!''
care you sure?'' the officer asked sharply.
eyes, sir the forecastle is full Of smoke. You see,
of have been in there since began getting
the mast
eco and tell the captain but don't any of the
passengers hear and the officer forward to the place
where the gathered round the hatch of the
forecast1e talking excitedly.
ttSteady, men, steady'' he said. ct expect it's
only something smoudering in here and will get
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