The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-10-11
STORMY TRIP.
A Thrilling Story of a Voyage
in a Storm
GAVE UP HOPE ONCE.

GAVE ,UP HOPE ONCE.
But Anchor Held and Schooner and
Crew at Last Reached q Port.
Wind at Sea Made q
Playthlng of the Yes.
sci.
The Charleston Post says letter
has been received from James A. Deal,
son Of Capt. James O. Deal, 8 well
known pilot, telling Of howl the schoon'
er Laura B. Anderson, on which be
took passage north. weathered the
severe storm Of few week ago, which
brought great destruction to vessels
and caused loss of much life,
The letter gives an idea Of the ter.
rife force OF ehe wind and sea anu &C.
counts for the loss Of SO many vessels
of the North Carolina coast, several
OF which were In company with the
Laura B. Anderson, on the trip up
the coast from Charleston. The letter
Is IN interesting narrative Of trip,
which was especially eventful to the
young man, who was the GUEST Of Capt,
Thomas Higsbse on the passage to
New York, where be has since enter
ed the Patterson Nautical College,
having determined to follow the sea
as his profussion. The many frtends
of the young man will be interested In
the story, practically told IN bis own
words:
"We left Charleston on September
9, in tow of the tug Protector, and
when we got outside the bar, near
the Charleston lightship. the wind had
sled out. The next morning, we got
the ship under way in 9, hght wind
from the southwest, and with this
fair wind we spread on full sail to get
out into the gulf stream, where we
would have the benefit OF the current
north, running at the rata of two and
a half to three and half knots an
hour. We bept knocking about for tbs
next few days with unfavorable wir DIS
On Sunday, the l6;h, the Rind start
I'd to increase In velocity fron the
northeast. We were ia company With
several vessels, all bound northWHrd.
these being the boats, We believe,
which were subsequently, reported as
los5. Capt, HiRsbss deemed 1t SdvIs-
able to seek shelter, behind the a. d
the wind at that slime blowing cff the
land, and we anchored about forty Fl 'e
miles to the south OF Cape Lookout.
We out out both anchors. The SEA- Was
then running heavy and conditions
were growing worae all Of Sunday. At
2:3O o'clock on Monday morning the
vessel gave hard leap into the seG,
and out came her foretopmast and
j.booom at one snap, The stays hold
ing these two spars had to be hurried
IL cut, as there were fears Of their
knocking a hole into her bow.
THE sea was now lashed to Its
greatest fury. The wind had increased
to about ssventy-6ve miles about 5
o'clock, and just when matters looked
IS bad as they could bs, we parted the
starboard anchor, and then had to put
out 3 kedge and BOON Gfterward the
kedge also parted, and ": were depend
mt now solely upon the port anchor.
Our lives we're at stake. The partng
Of the lone ancnor meant our doom
acd as the mind blew and the sea roll
ed IN mountains, splashing and brelE
ing over u with rerrif5 free we idst
seemed to be awaiting rh2 momenT Of
desth. Al Of us gave up hope, aTe2
70 Capt. Hig6hee. We fell that W.
were to die, aDd 1t was only question
Of just when deaGh would come. Thr
anchor held, however, and, aftsr q
time, it vas apparent that the vino
vas sbatipg and we began TO take on
hopes OF saf zty. Monday afternoon tins
vind had diedout and We all felt bet
tor.
I'VE lay in onr position until Tu5s-
day iuorning about $50 O'Clock, whet
ne weighed anchor and started for
Cape Lookout Cove, arriving there OF
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'c'o:k.
Taers we remained until Saturday
$3.50 O'Clock, when We were taken In
wv by the tug l. j. MsrrIt6. We wers
o'ng up the est In tile style until
were struck by northenster oil
. iintcrQuar!er lightHhip, which mace
8 turn back ard 60 into Hampton
HJais on Monday night at 10 O'CLOCK
We started again on the following
Wednesday, morning for New Ymk,
aiuh the lug Rsscus In the lead, the
Merritt having left Us to pull on D
teamer which had grne ashore. We
finally reached our anchorage of Sandy
Hook, concluding an evenIful trip for
all Of US"
The thrilling experience OF M
D 81, the first Of the Kind that no b&s
lad, has nos danpsned bis interest /"
the SEA or caused him to tblnk less q
making it his vocation IN lie. On the
.Uptgary, he SAYS in his letter: !
would rather 60 to sea z thCusal d
.imcs tasn sGay on shove"
The young m2p is amottious 70 at
tain SUCCESS II lis chGEsn vocation 2nc
ne 10 now hald IT work, taxing the