The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-04-16

! M sEAin and tern turtle. yes they a
ne' dream ~ deyisigua hAtfes lavali
roA ihelr duties The sccaBS agfe,
weut ar 10 carr cot the captain
sasifnfiioas Cuurtrnay followed q
ue way, passing 70 leewArd o. u
Chart hoasc untii Ne reached bis 0w
quarters Therp was no doar ca iha
ssae' fui lighi STRAINED through a 90,
tie ~ large portfolios acfuss which "a
curtains had net bscn drawn n
looked ia Elsie was lcaniag agalus
The table 10 balance herself an the sloy
ing deck She held Joey Ia her arm,
She seemed 10 tc talking to the "a.
who answered IN his own way b. Try
lag 10 llck her face The glass was :
blurred that CoarieUay could 90, ~
that she was crying
BETTER walt" be mptiered and turn
cd hls gaze seward again Ycs. Their
could he 40 doubt that the almost uu
broken swell within half eahle,
lessih q the ship promised a posi-
biliiy OF escape There was no tell
Ing what dangers lay beyond 10 bis
reckoning, the nearest land was TWEEN
" miles distant, but the shoal water
might extend all the Way, and. viii a
falling wind. waves once dlslutegrnt
ed would not regnln any considerable
Size u was a throw Of the dice for
NE, but II must be taken. He lndulg.
ed Ia momentary thought as TO his
own course. Would be leave the ship
In the last boat5 Yes. II every wound.
cd man on board were taken or first.
and how could he entertain even a
shred OF hope that his cowardly crew
would preserve such discipline TO the
end as TO permit OF that being doneq
The answer TO hls mute question
came sooner than be expected. He
had been standing there alone about
five minutes, intently watching The SET
OF the sea. so as TO determine the best
time for lowering d boat when, amid
the sustained shrek OF the wind aud
the iashlng OF the spray, he heard
sounds which told him that the for.
ward port llfeboat was being swung
outward on the davits. The hurricane
deck was mass OF confused figures.
The two boats 10 starboard, lifeboat
and the jolly boat, had been carried
across the deck In readiness TO take the
places OF the port lIfeboats. A lands.
man might think that medley reigned
supreme, but II was not so. Sailor
like work was proceeding with the ut.
most speed and system when an acct.
dent happened. For some reason new.
er Qscertained, though It was believed
that the men In the leading boat were
too anxious 10 clear the falls and fail
ed TO take the proper precautions. the
heavy craft pitched sternforemost In.
10 the sea. She sank like stone, and
with her went number OF Chileans |
Their despairing yells. coming up from |
the churning froth, seemed to be
signal for the demonIac passions latent |
In the crew TO burst forth again, this
lime In consuming blaze that would
not be stayed Each man fought blind
y for himself, needless now OF all re-
,trictions.
The knowledge of this latest disaster
pread with amazing rapidity. Up
rom the salon came "A rush of stew.
rds and others. Overcome in the pan
C stricken fight, Gray, Tollemache,
the French count and the
cad steward, not knowing what new
threatened, brought Mr.
omerville and the almost inanlmate
women With them. leaving to their
lte those who, like Boyle, were una
lie to move. Some of the mob rushed
p the bridge companion; others made
Or the after ladders used only by sail
rs; others again swung themselves to
lie spar deck by the rails and awning
Iandards. Even before Courtenay
,uld reach the scene both the second
nd third officers were stabbed this
me mortally. He saw one Of the in
iriated mutineers heave the third Of
GERS body overheard, a final quit
Ince for some injury previously re.
lived.
He emptled his revolver into the
Imbling mass of men, but he was 6
yept aside by the fresh gang from 1
e salon and perhaps owed his '
cape from instant death by falling
J the slippery deck. He was up again, {
outing, entreating, striking right and I
IT. but he felt bitterly that bis eff
rts now were of no avail, and be be. n
ought him that there was only one l
source left These frenzled wretcbes q
ould destroy themselves and all 9th. II
s, so If he would save even a few q
the lives intrusted to his care at 81
lst one Of the boats must be pro.
cted. The struggle was fercest for ="
e possession of the two lfeboats. BY II
determined effort the jolly boat might U
secured. a.
So he ran to obtain help from the
" he could trust. from the tiny com. b