Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-04-19

40 ,rl~ IS, clumsy t'5. De- could sc'ircr-
d. carr, 80. but Dee sieIIel ha.a iH Tie
wheel o. get START and. running Tor
wand. threw "a alaiu>t thc door ! ID"
tauh!e uak pauris cracked lel-ih"iee-
Three time, hc hurried ihe gathering
rtfs with his oWu weight behind H.
Al the fourth attempt the dor burst
inward and he fe,l uu his face.
sam he shouted "SIm. come on
Eui Hammond dill not answer. SHUT
lin. hss ewes aud holding his breath
BRADLEY descended the cabin stars
Hammond. was lying unconscious nj
their foot. The Junior partner drag
.cI him "a thr deck and away from
the smoke. Then he shook and pound
eel him sasa-ry. After 4 lit the Tel
low OPENED Dis eyes aud gasped.
Then BRADLEY LEFT him and ran TO
the main hatch one glance showed
him that the sch poner was doomed ana
that the dynamite might explode at
any moment. The thin bulkhrad was
wall Of flame ami was shaking Ike
a sheet of paper Ia the fierce DRAFT
Black smoke powdered with sparks
WAS vomiting from the fo.caStlc, The
Diving Bile was o. tire from stem 70
stern.
Hammond yelled wildly from the aft
or rail The dury's gone. he shout
ed. MY dory'S gone. Where's yourSf
Bradley had MT stopped TO faSten
the dory when hc boarded ihc Schoon-
or. and the Loaf hal driited away.
Hammond. half drunk when he left
the wharf had ban led the knot with
which his dory was la~te.ei. ana that,
too WAS gone.
Wen have To SWIM" cried Bradley.
lump quick! Shes going to blow
up
sam sohlcd in sheer terror. 81
can't make IT," he screamed. I'm toe
weak. III drown"
You've got 90 make II. Jump. I'll
keep close behind YOU"
Hammond caught at q Shrpud, step
ped upon the hulwark and stood there.
wr1u. "a white face first toward the
shore and then back NJ his companion.
There was mufled rumble from the
hold. The nUlEhcad had fallen.
Jump" shouted bradley. Jump"
sam threw up his arms and leaped
from the stern Bradley cast one
glance over the poor Diving Belle, ran
to the rlil by the forcmast and dived
into re water.
At thHt moment. before his head mp
pnarrd above the surface. there came
a dun roar from the schponcr's hold.
Size rocked Ike a rowhoat among
breakers \ name burst from her
matches ana fp'castIe ana strcamed to
the top of her rJrcmast every rope Of
which caught fire. Her entire bow
was great torch that dipped now this
way. ROW llat
Hammond swimming for his HE,
yelled with fright bradley, caught In
the waves made Ivy the rocking of the
/ Diving Relic was for q moment IN.
( able To make amy he'dway. VAGUELY
( he wondered Why he had not been
/ Killed, Ana then the Foremost swing
above his bend and the noisy hosting
block i'm tie Corcrfgajog snapped from
Its burning tackle. >h { ont into the
mir and fell. striking him Oh the foIr
head
( He remembered almost nothing Of
wuai happened afte nothing eX-
cept fighting 10 keep aiioat ANA the in
tense ,a.d OF the water
Captain TItcomA on the hill had
fought and struggled and pleaded u
/ be allowed To - t. his partners aid
. But Captain Taylor said, Better ole
/ thIu Two" and most OF tie others
agreed with him SQueaier" WiNuu
I was gong through the crowd. telling
all who would listen that If he had
not had some fellows at his house set
/ tin ~ playing cards the tire would
/ not have been discovered rs tie
blaze grew brighter ana Bradley coull
| be seen Running about the scuooncr's
! deck. Ajyin bearse volunteered t. 20
with his skipper and attempt Il RESCUE
but they would not let him try. In
! whispers people were asking one an
| other how ipu- ii would last
When Hammond appeared on deck
there WuS great cJmmutian. No one
knew who il WAS Eat when he stood
upon the rail. with the fire behind him,
a doIeA shouted his name Captain
Tltcoub shouted it aud SWore, \ mo
ment later came the explosion
Fllty men started for the whar? then
but the captain was far in the lead
lie leaped into Il doly and pushed OF
The hirbor WAS almost a. light as day.
In the ceatcr OF tAr light the two liz,
ureS ia the water We're spIashing sill
houetteS.
And suddenly the captain. rowing
trantically, WAS aware that another
boat was nearer the schooner than his
own. \ small sllif, ruWed 10y bare
headed girl had come trom behind the
point and was speeding with long. sure
strokes toward the swimmers.
Hammond saw it. Help" he shout
ed waving one arm. Help. I'm
drowning. Save me-
The skitf WAS almost upon him. He
reached ont to grasp its side But the
rover, though She turned and looked
directly into his face, did not stop.
She kept straight on, past him.
And Captain Titcomb as he seized
Sam Hammond by the coat collar saw
Gus Baker lean from her skiff and
drag to its low gunwale the helpless
form of Bradley Nickcrson.
Wit IA
great white 70 e of steam. the Diving