Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-03-25

81 can tell, if your honor pleases
dr." said the deep voice of Bentley.
Speak, man-speakv'
"It happened this way, sir: We were
or Cape Cod, heading northwest by
west for Boston. about week ago.
close hauled on the starboaTu tack in
q half gale OF wind. Your hoaor know !
what the starboard tack ISL
eyes. yes, certainly: go GU"
"When about three bells in the after
noon watch-yOur honor knows what
three bells Aye, aye. sir" continued
the seaman, noting the generals impa.
tent nod. well, sir, we spied large
sail coming down on us fast, We ran
en free. she following. Pretty soon we
made her oat fragate. heavy fri6ate
Of thirty six gums, and fast one, too
for she rapidly 0verhauled us. We
cracked ON sail, even setting the top
mast stsnsail. till it blew away. Then
No cut away bulwafks and rails, dat
toned the saais by jiggers ON the sheets
add halyaRtas until they Get like boards.
Dasaped her out; cut adr4ft the boats,
cut away anchors, but it wasn't any
use; she kept Assaining OF ud. By and
By we came to Georges sh0ai. extead-
ing about three leagues across oar
course to the southeast OF Cape Cod:
There Is. a pass through the .shoal.
Lieutenant Seymour knows it: we SUR.
veyed it this last summer. We brought
the ship to on the wind On the same
tack again, near the shoal. and ran
for the mouth OF the pass. The frigate
edged off to run us down. Lieutenant
Talbot broke out ieidpieee from the
hold and mounted it as stern chaser
en9 USED il ke9;@S lszzzsRnasE
"Good! Well doneF' said the general,
nodding approvingly on"
owe came to the mouth Of the pass.
The frigate fired a broadside. One
shot carried away the mizzen topgal-
liant mast; another sent shower of
splinters inboard, killing the man at
the wheel The ship falls off and en-
tiers the pass. I seize the helm. Mr..
Seymour conned us through. The
frigate chased madly after us. She
sees the breakers; she can't follow us,
draws too much water She makes an
effort to back off. 1t is too late; she
strikes. The wind rises to a heavy
gale. We see her go to pieces, and
never soul left to tell the story, never
plank of her that hangs together.
She's gone, and we go free. That's all,
your honor, and may God have mercy
on their souls, say l." added the sol
emn voice of the boatswain in the 81
lence.
"a frightful catastrophe, indeed, and
terrible one! 1 do not wonder at
your sadness. But, young gentlemen,
do not take it so to heart 1t is the
fate Of war, and war is always fright
full"
did you find out the name of the
ship, boatswain?" asked General
Greene.
eyes, your honor--the Radnor. thirty
SIX" M
"Could no one have been saved?1
queried General Knox.
''No one, sir. No boat could have
lived in that sea moment. We could
not put back, could do no good II we
had, and SO we came on to Philadel-
phia, and that's all"
"No, general" cried Seymour; ''ft's
not all! We will tell the general the
whole story, Talbot. You remember,
sir, the raid on the Wilton place and
the capture of the colonel and his
The general nodded.
''Well. sir, before the Ranger sailed
received note from Miss Wilton say
ing they were to be sent to England
I'm the RadnOr"
'You received the note? I thought !
she was Mr.. Talbot's betrothed. Mr..
Seymour"
."I thought SO. too. general, but it