Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-19

On the Cherokee anxious eyes gazed with
CLEAN of hope at the struggling dory
| and half frozen arms were held out in
| wild appeal
The sturdy captain went right about his
business. When he had approached the
| ship as closely as the heavy sea running
would allow, he cast out a deep-sea anchor
and made ready to launch dory. The
moment OF heart-breaking anxiety had
| come.
Gould 1t do it?'' was the inarticulate
| question framed on every lip. In oilskins
Captain Casio took charge of the work.
Nelse and Musch. hardy men of the sea.
knowing their captain and trusting him,
STOOD by, clear-eyed and with steady nerves
and firm muscles. They tied life lines
around themselves first, then they swung
the dory to the sheer rail and waited a
/ favorable moment They carried another
line with them for the Cherokee to take on.
Like craven images the three brave sea-
| men in their oilskins stood by the dory.
With practised eye, Captain Caste watched
the great rolling waves and noted their
| direction. They were washing over his
| fragile little vessel and rolling on in great
masses and breaking and tumbing over the
Cherokee.
suddenly, one bigger, perhaps, than any of
| It's predecessors came along.
| Let gol" sang out the captain. The little
dory was thrust over the side of the
schooner. The three men themselves faced
downward in 1t and the great wave carried
it swiftly toward the Cherokee
| Just as the dory was swung by the wave
against the rail OF the Cherokee CAPTAIN
Casio and his two aids jumped from the
Cory toward the steamship. Willing hands
reached out and grabbed them and ropes
were thrown over. They caught hold of the
ropes and climbed up the woodwork With
an angry roar and hiss of receding waters
the great wave went on it's way, leaving the
three men to Chamber on the deck of the
vessel, while the little dory, shattered into
bits by it's collision with the staunch side
Of the Cherokee, foated of, a mass of
wreckage. its mission finished.
The arrival of Captain Casio and his men
on the vessel was greeted with mighty
cheer. Passengers and crew wanted to
wiring him by the hands but Caste had
no time for that He sought out Captain
Archibold OF the Cherokee, and at once
plans for getting the crew and passengers
OF were discussed
The rope carried BY Captain Caste, and
leading to the schooner Alberta, was made
fast, and at once Captain Archibold, Cap
tain Caste and fourteen members OF the
life saving crew, who had been marooned OH
the Cherokee on Friday afternoon. dis
cussed plans for the getting of of the pas
sengers and crew.
A big lifeboat, which had been carried to
the Cherokee on Friday by the lfe-saving
crew, but which they had been unable to
launch for fear OF smashing it, was on
deck, The rope between the Alberta and
the Cherokee was tested and found to be
firm,
Then the life-saving boat was prepared
for its work. sort Of pulley arrangement
was effected, whereby the line between the
Cherokee and the Alberta acted as a guide
rope, and conducted the life boat. When
this had been tested and found true, the life
boat was carried TO the side of the vessel
The two women on the vessel, the stew
ardess and Mrs Anna Aniars, with her two
children, were the first placed in the boat
Then the boat was flled by the other pas.
sengers Watching proptious moment
the boat was launched. II threaded It's
way through the rough safely. guided
by the protecting line. and finally got along
side the Alberta. Then Il worked its way
back under the guidance of Captain CASTE
and his aids.
| Twelve times this trip was repeated, until
the entire crew, the passengers. the four
teen marooned lite-saving crew and Captain
Casio. and also the United States mail,
and hand baggage and Captain Casto'i
two assistants were safe on the Alebrta
Then when all was snug the Alberta tool
up its deep sea anchor and put about for
the landing at the inlet. II worked its way
through the tumulous seas into the quietel
waters Of the inlet, and at O'Clock il came
alongside and the people were enabled &c
land. Ten thousand cheering people wei
| coined the rescuers and the rescued.