The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-26

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sea. and with a crunch the boat would
crush alongside the vessel One after
another they tried 10 launch the boats.
ana cue after another | heard them
crushed ALONGSIDE.
Then the men came aft in confn-
sion 10 get away from the seas break
ing over u.s. | heard a voice cry. It's
no use. cap'n, Every man for himself
now,
Il began 10 wonder what I could do
for myself. and II the men would leave
me as | was in the cabin.
Don't you worry. Peter" sang out
the cap'n. down the companionway.
TN look out for YOU. said he, and !
knew him 10 be the kind Of man who
would do II to the last minute OF his
life.
"He came below. and standing beside
ne. calmly drank mug after mug OF
strong coffee before he said a word.
Then in his quiet way he said:
Peter, we're in bad place. was
away of my reckoning. You're here
helpless. and it's hard TO say what Is
best TO do for you. She's likely TO go
to pieces at any minute and
There came a terrific crash, and we
lurched ahead on a sea and brought
up with thump. Then back we shot
and struck bottom with a jolt that
made the Lucille culver from stem to
stern. over we listed to the weather
rail. broadside TO seas.
49, Go for the rigging while you can.
heard sung out overhead, and the
cap'n ran up to deck again.
sea after sea took us and back and
forth we slid and bumped on the rocks.
once We held for a second; then we
.wept along again on the top OF a
oomber. the booms and sail Stating
and thrashing about.
| Almost before | knew II the cap'n
was standing beside me again. Peter,
said he. L believe we're done for to a
man You might be just as well OFF
down here as anywhere. But If you're
on deck you'll have one possible chance
to get washed ashore, the chance we
all have BOW, and you won't get that
GOWN below The men have all gone
into the rigging or out on the bow
spirit. waiting for a chance TO jump
II you want me 10. III carry you up on
deck and get you into the RIGGING or
ans where else you wish. one place is
as good as another now. a. seems 10
ne
'The capn stood there calm and
quiet staring down at the floor, wait
ing for me TO decide | decided quick
If you can set me UP on deck and
anywhere above the seas. cap'n,' said
III. III be glad TO go and take my
chance. \ man surely has no chance
down here
He turned in a clock-tick Put or
my oil clothes, said he. stripping OF
his jacket
No. said I. III 90 as am.
STOPPING over. the big skippel
picked me up in his arms With M
splinted leg drawing along behind, al
we went through the narrow compan
ionway TO the deck.
Il heard a tremendous crash forward
just as we got on deck. and a sea came
sweeping ait that threw US in a heap
Hang on TO me. my boy gulpe'
the cap'n as We thumped and thrashe'
round the stern on the powerful sea
Il felt a rope swing across my face
and clutching it with all my might II
both hands. | hung on and thrashe'
about the wheel-box in the twirlinl
sen.
Il rose with a lunge Of the vessel
As fell back on deck. | realized tina
the cap'n's strong arms had let so thci
hold OF me
Capn. sung out with all m,
might; but never word came hac
, 10 me.
1T was so thick and black that
could not see the main rigging but
caught the voices OF the mel forward
| called out to them. but no answe
came back.
II heard terrible roar coming.
, Numbered nearer. drowning the con
tinnous roar beside us. On il came
the core OF the sea taking us fair in III
fore rigging. and the vessel rose u
before il. and with sweep bow frs
! drove in on the rocks.
Il reached up 10 tho nam door
above my head and found the top'n
) lift running along the boom. Bringin
all the strength | had TO bear on 1
and placing my sound foot upon tn
!. wheel-box, up climbed on the boon
9 drawing my splnted leg up behind m'
d out | climbed toward the end until
o struck the backsiay, and there huns
determined to hang on as long as
a could
I I'm the iull between seas | heard
| voice sing out. I'm ashore, boys
& gained little hope.
h But in the next instant the sam
d voice gulped, No. amt. Don't jump
IS zone little forerunner of the mel
sea slapped against the side OF the vel
q sel-then another. caught the SCUM
K, OF VOTES from away up aloft ia the rit
X cling; then on came the sea, tun
l. bling. roaring mountain of water. la
Le fiat on the boom and Rugged II wit
all my might. wondering how the way
AZ would strike us, and If this was TO
" the last.
\, .The vessel baaap 10 rise on the eds