New-York tribune., 1908-10-08


IN eranple H. Seeing the difficulty. she buoyed the
line and started towing it around us, but the eho
would always swing clear. as she manoeuVreu 81
slowly. -
In turn we sent galvanized iron buoy with a
line attached leeward. but the line parted ana
we lost IT, We sent Off another buoy of the same
kind with a buoyed line. but 1t proved of no ser
vice.
Boylston and I then got into the little dory we
had on deck with line attached and proceeueo "
drift down 10 leeward and get the end OF thelr
line This did not work. however, as the strain OF
the line from the dory TO the hayhower was SO
great that when II brought up In heavy sea II
nearly capszed US. We got back aboard with dif1-
Guilty.
clearing her leeward lifeboat to make another at
tempt to lower They swung her out, and with tle
crew In her started to lower 1t was a desperate
chance however for with the rolls of the steamer
the boat swung in against her side and bid fair to
smash up. Whether she did or not we could not
tell but they Immediately hoisted her in again.
This dashed another of our hopes to pieces
The Mayfower was lying badly and pounding
fearflly When was off in the dory could see
that all the seams under her counter were started
The paint worked off and the whole concern was
On it's last legs. So decided to take everything
out of her lazarette and throw it overheard An
iron winch several barrels of flour and beer. 10
the amount of nearly two tons, relieved ner III
We then rugged the foreboom up on the main
mast and set the remnant the trysail far aft
as possible in the hope that it would swing her
stern around, but it did little good Next we COM
menced taking the ballast out of the after state
room and carrying ii forward
Bv this time the Ran had circled us again with
line in tow and Noyes stripped and creased Win
OIL a lifebelt about his waist and the log hne at
tached swan the trailing line, made II fast 10
the buoy about his waist and was towed back
a1Ia1f as
foot shark was alongside.
The mere moral support Of having line 10 q
steamer cheered us up no end. We got II Forward
and made it fast, while they swung down across
our bow and took in the slack. We then began 10
take up anchor TO get enough line to
them when the light line caught in their pro-
peller and parted. With some difficulty they
cleared the ends and then pulled away TO the
westward. evidently discouraged with attempting
to get in such rough weather and determining
to hold off till it moderated.
Evidently there nothing left for us to do but
fall back up on our own resources. so the mate
commenced making proper sea anchor we ouil
a triangular frame covered II with canvas, weight
ed It and made it fast with three leads from
each vertex like the leads of a kite The rest OF
u.s. exhausted, lay down below and attempted to
get some rest.
Suddenly Noyes reported another steamer coming
I'D from the south. As she drew nearer we saw
that she was white, with buff top. and we immedi-
ately took her for a United States cruiser AGAIN
our hopes rose for though the new sea anchor
was making her lie well-so well that she oarey
pounded at all under the stern-we did not tdst
her for another night and we knew that United
States cruiser would get us off somehow, II they
lost their boat in the attempt.
She did not turn out to be cruiser, however
hut a fruiter-the Hippolyte Dumois. of the United
Fruit Company She circled around us twice
battenine down her matches that covered the
fruit and clearing away her rfeboats She was
evidently going to make attempt. But when she
was ready and swung out a boat the sea proved
too much for her and she hauled II IN again
Again our hopes, raised so high, were dashed.
Rut the Dumois wasted time. and before we
we'll know what had happened close along
side and had thrown line across our deck we
hauled it in and they payed out as stout ha"ser
as I ever saw-1t to tow US TO New horK for
the first time I felt that we were going 10 pun
through We got that hawser lashed around
the stump of the foremast and out through the
bits Then cut away our sea anchor ana the
Dumois towed US around till she was lying mead
TO the wind and In the trough OF the sea. 10
another small line they threw us was attached d
lifebuoy. We hauled it aboard
OVER INTO THE BOATS.
There was nothing now to do but start the men
over in it. John-the only man OF the crew WHO
ueakened-was the first 10 go. Into the water ne
t,,nad and avay the crew on the Dumois hauled
ttu thew had him up to the counter, we snup6lng
him from swinging in with one end OF the hne,
Ono b1, one the others went. we deciding 70 senu
the crew first The steward, a native OF New
Zealand padded over like a duck win sIFa"
hat on the back of his head.
The most humorous of all was the captain, who
came on deck in gray sack suit, black DERBY nat
life preserver about his waist and green grip
tied to his middle We got him into the beit'
dashed him and had TO finally shove him over
board He of course. got twisted and went over
mostly under water his black derby alone stick
ing out and that green grip trailing in his wake.
Guy Shell Boylston and myself we're the last
three to 60 and Boylstons departure was the
most dramatic Of all. All alone on deck. he
walked forward. climbed the stump of the fore
mast and took down the ensign. This he tied to
his waist and then clearing the line he got into
the belt and jumped off. With broad smile on
his face and the old flag trailing behind he was
pulled across and up the rail
No sense of relief satisfaction can I suppose.
equal the sensation that comes to shipwrecked
crew when il has been saved. Certainly there
never was a more delighted and relieved ship
wrecked crew than the one that pulled off it's wet
clothes in the comfortable cabin of the Dumois
and changed into dry that hospi-
tabIy piled up for us on the table. Captain
thing in their power to make comfortable. We
could only feel sorry for the two brave fellows
who were hurt in the attempt to lower away the
lifeboat.
The Dumois is bound for Baltimore and due
there Wednesday,