The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-10-12
STORMY TRIP
A Thrilling Story Of a Voyage
in Storm
GAYS UP HOPE ONCE.
But Anchor Held and schoonr ard
Grew at Last REACHED a Port.
Wind at Sea Made a
Playthlng Of The Y,s.

tt. $500 "~ f
sci.
The Charleston Post says a letter
has been received from James A. Deal,
son Of Capt. James O. Deal, u vel
known pilot, telling Of how the schoon
or Laura Il. Anderson, oil which be
took pass,ge north, weathersd the
severe storm If a few week ago, which
brought great destruction to vsss l.
and caused logs OF muoH life
The letter gives an idea OF the tor
rifo royc> OF the wind and sea and nc
counss Tor the loss Of ao many vessels
of the North Carolina coast, severa
Q f'which were in Company With tn,
Laura B Anderson. on tho trip ur
the coast f.om Charleston. The le' te,
Is an interesting narrative OF q trip
which was os especially eventtul to the
young man, wi o was the guest OF Capt.
Thomas Higsbae on the passage tC
New York, VIII re ha has since enter
ed the p tterson Nautical Collsge,
having detGinlntd to folio y The g.
as his PERCUSSION. mhe many friends
Of the youig man will be Interested III
the story, practically told in his own
wOf6s:
I'VE left Charleston on scptembsr
o. In tow Of the tug Protector, and
when we got outside the bar, near
the Charleston lightship. the wind bad
died out. Tho next morpirg, we 90
the ship under way In 8 light wind
from tho southwest, aud with this
fair wind we spread on full sail to get
u into the gulf stream, where we
would have the btnt fit Of the currens
north, running at the rate Of two and
q half to three and q half knots an
hour. We bept knocking about for tha
next few days witt unfavorable wi. DIS
"a sunday, the 16 b, the sind start
cd TO increase In V, l)city flo the
northeast. We were In company will,
several vcsiols, all bound nOrthWard.
these b!ing the boats, We believe,
which were subsequently reported as
lost. Capt. Higsbsa deemed 1t advis.
able to seek shelter, behind The LAND
the wind at that time blowing off the
land, and we anchored about forty fl i
miles to the south of Cape Lookout,
We put out both anchors, Tho sea. was
then running heavy and conditions
were growing worse all Of SUI day Al
2:3O O'clock on MCnsay morning the
vessel gave o hard leap Into the sea,
and cut came her forotopmast and
jibboom ut one snap, The stays hold
lng these two spRrs had 10 be hurried
~ cut, es there were fears Of their
Knocking q hole into her bow.
The sea wss now lashcd to It's
greatest fury. The wind had IT. creased
to abou6 s~eventy-6ve miles about G
O'Clock, and just when matters looked
as bad 81 they could be-, we parted the
starboard anchor, and then had to put
out 8 kedge and soon afterward the
kedge also parted, and we we're depend
n now solely upon the port anchor.
Our lives we're at stake. The parting
OF the lone anchor meant our doom
II rs the wind blew and the sea roll
cd In mountains. splaehing and hresk
Ing over US with terrfi f roe we lust
seemed 10 be waiting the moment OF
Death. All OF US gave up hope, eveD
TO CAPT. HiRsbee. We felt that we
were to die, ard It was only a question
Of just when death would come. The
anchor held, however, and, after q
time, 1t was apparent that the wind
was abat'ng and we began to take on
hopes OF safety. Monday afternoon the
wind had diedout and we all felt bet
tor.
We lay In orr position until Tues.
day morning about $50 O'Clock, whel
we weighed anchor and started tor
Oape Lookout Cove, arriving there OH
Wednesday afternoon at s O'Clock.
SThere we remained until Saturday.
$3.50 O'Clock, when we were taken ia
tow by the tug l. j. Merritt. We wer.
going up tho COST In fine style until
we were struck by a northeaater of
Wlntf rquarter lightshlp, which made
US turn back and go into Hampton
Roads ON Monday night at 10 O'Clock.
We started again on the following
Wednesday morning for New York.
with the Tug Rescue In the lead, the
Merritt having Left us to pull on a
steamer which had gone ashore. We
finally reached our anchorage of Sandy
HooB, concluding an ev0nlful trip Tor
all OF u.s."
The thrilling experience Of Mr..
ID al, the first If tine kind that he has
had, has not d&mpened his interest In
the SEA or caused him to think less Of
making 1T his vocation in life. On the
contrary, he says In his letter: 81
would rather go to sea 8 thousand
times than stay On shore"
The young man Ia ambitious to at.
Jain success In his chosen vocation and
he is now hard at work, taking the
course at the nautical college and
looking forward to his own ship and
put In the position Of mourning the
responsibility fer the safety of his yes.
BEL and those who may be committed
to his care.