The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-01-19

big cloud should travel up against the
wind! And so, amid confused won
dcrmcnt she lapSCd into an uneasy
slumbcr, he. last senticnt thought be-
ing quiet thankfulncSS that the
screw went thud, thud, thud thud,
with such determination.
After the course was changed and
the Sirdar bore away toward the south
west the commander consulted the ba.
rometer each half hour The telltale
mercury had sunk over two inches In
twelve hours. The abnormally low
pressure quickly created dense clouds.
.aitimo. srul The engines thrust tue
,.nsscI forward like 4 lance into 'he
'.,t,,I, ~ thc storm. Wind and wave
,oa out of the vortex with impo-
tent fury. .,.,.,. ,ho h,.
,,,otor showed a slight upward move
mcnt. At 80 a. m. the chanso .;,,a
nronounccd SimultAneouSiy 'ie WHY.
swung round y point 10 tAe Wes.M"i ..;,,.
Then Captain Ross smiieu Mea' w..
. His face frightened. lie opeieu .,
, oilsl;in coat, glanced 1T inc eo.il,"S
, ard nodded approval. linen ie ~"
70 consult q chart. lie WAS Jo1neu
the chief officer. bo'h iiie''
c the chart in silence. o,o;,
I Contain Ross finally TOOK IL Pehe.''
!. He stabbed its point on the paper -,
thc ncighborhoou OF IL uesiee" Ao
:. and 112 degrees east.
"We are about there thlhh'
rho chief agreed. THAT was the 10.
n colitv I had in my mind. he oei'
n closer over the sheet. ,,.
-, ..EothinS in the way tonight Sill Nv
sc added. -. =
- .Eotbinn whatever 1t Is DIT
~ a, ,rc,, to meet such weather here
-, w. oon icon rs far south as we llk
I,o r,,u lovbrcak, and by that tinne
ed How did it look when you came III
yp "a trinc better. | think
81 have sent for some rcfrcshheht
,ed Tot us have another look peiore
tackle them" !,
tod uno two officers passed out into u
nth hurricane. Instantly the wihu ehu'a
no orol to tear the chart house lrpui
to tho dock. They looked aloft ana ahe'
e to rho officer on duty saw them ana III
Her 1cl silent comprehension. IL WAS u u
page loss TO attempt to speak. IRe "eu'i
gar was pcrccptibly clearer. .
At Tbcn all three peered ahead as.'
she They stood, pressing against the WI
was seeking to penetrate the murklness
ston- front Suddenly they were gaiVaih
ague into strenuous activity.
wild howl came from the iooA
need Coward The eyes of the three Il
Jury? r,orcd at huge dismasted chii'
forth iunk wallowing hclplessly III
man irouob of the sea dead under the DC
| for The captain sprang to the chart III
1t the and signaled in fierce pantomime
But the wheel should be put hara over.
cious- The officer in charge of the OF
lering pressed the telegraph lever 10
ties ord "full speed astern." While VIII
dlsengaced hand he pulled hara u
Cap siren cord. and raucous warming
peer stewards flying through the sh'
How close collision bulkhcad doors.
den in ..c,;of,' Iartcd to the port rail, 70
ain an sir6ors instant response to the
G pre- secmed to clear her nose IRON
ithout! Junk as if by magic
e COM It all happened so quickly tina.
under. thc boarse signal was still Vip
fore of through the ship the junk swep
{ wind bor ouortcr The chief officer
mage of now by the commander. iookeo
Il huge into the wretched craft lhey
sec her crew lashed in bunch
1t Ge- the capstan on her elevated pooi
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