Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-07-08

gsAogkboA We didn't know
" i9ahy Aibs sngTa box many men
..t.i tE1n uR against and, all the
a tihN II was inst about as
4 MtNfe@ing as you would
,ug VI anywhere, outside of
veaturN.story
has not been enjoying our
iltS&l&g eHough to h~rethe new
rsofl, when our lookout in the bow
i Sare "a Mr.. Burns, the first lieu
ii (" BakAJike signal light on
y lrbeaFd quarter, sirY of course
\ II strained OF eyes over in that
sec NunS and sure enough, in, few
filntes x s5ghds fire flashed out for
fsr. seeaHEds. Was then obscured, and
St 10 assfres followed in rapid |
'seess grA Che Signal looked like it |
as va ew4r in Haiti. We changed |
hi couH sd started off toward the |
glks 3tstAabout that time, we no.
ed aHstA s*ignal light over ON the
q Il6rAngd side of the boundary
~ that signal looked only a
hie rssc way, we turned around
gaill4 At' fted off again at a good
Fir for EEie 1lew signal, We were
6thl "a y enough to it to distinguish
lt,sAC a dozen men around a fire,
IS .fl wR& evidently being obscured
4, sone%S SMoy6ble screen, and then
bs fora long interval. We were
4 sosgreaN5 Interested in watching
6s&e ii.ea alsf@their signal light, that
he eil n = or the launch let the en-
IIlaes speed sr@ a little too much, We
"a mAn &ing. the depth of water
,utsne haaA1ust reported no bottom
when, Wifi Z jar, and crunch, and a
prg .s.t,fis "a sound, and bump,
yuis3n lln1sp = our propeller pound
II itA Ibut on the corral reef upon
VII ID grounded. Get out
s,ur,op. Ald boat hooks boys, and
Ets a eer off We'd be in pretty
baasfix Iliy of our friends got at us
noW. ssooner were the words out
Df the hieutenant's mouth than a
la5ge scEsseAr's sails loomed ont Of
the darkass only few feet away.
81 was sEifting right down on us,
TO-. and course, we couldn't t do a
thing tsg5t away from her path. As
She capA along side, we saw that she
was fillsdsto the gunnels with natives.
. = Fix bayD1efs Load Aim' The
comualAs came in quick tones from
Mr.. Buias We had our men covered
with bur rifles by the time she bump
ea Iptons. Our lieutenant knew sons
Spanish, + when the crew of thu
schoonH realized that they were ''ul
against the real thing he asked wha
they SsfreD doing The answer tina
.thuy WA9 taking bananas to Mont
Christie dn't ssand right, 50 Will
seven. of osr men kept the crew cover
ed by tRe %ns, the other three made
thorough search for fire arms. In th
hold wHAfound ten cases Of rifles an
about tgH thousand round of ammuni
tion That looked good to us, so W
concluded we would sac where the
came frolns AS our launch was har
and fastsground, ana had nice larg
hole in Yer bottom, we concluded
would be a good job to transfer th
natives iAtG the disabled launch,
keep thnp STE until morning and tax
Etha sdkeaiief, with her pilot, to fn
! tbs: 4stDf the arms and ammunition
| 80, without any fuss, we transfer
/ ed the NATIVES, at the month of OF
4 cans, Of course, to the launch, the
/ Climbed one 10y one into the schoone
cast OF and started for Haiti.
Fwas perfectly safe to leave the natiy
4 in the launch as she was too firm
agroun1 to sink. AT first the nati'
4 tilot ~ of the fishermen, of Cal
] Haitits did not want to tell us whe
] to search. Vat we concluded it won
I be wise to steer toward the signal, '
Z had seen Ia Haiti, In the mealtiI
!. we told the Haitien we would gi
him Fifty dollars to tell us where
find the rifles. At first he would !
!, ten to none of it at all, but finally
: offer of the actual cash made him
icide to help MS out. After he h
8 .proniise1 to take us to the stora
Z place; we let him steer, but two
! erlr men took soundings right alor
TO Keep him from putting us agrou
, again
RI Tia wihd was Just whisper, y
fimghh say, so we forged ahead "
e4 slowly, Ant nevertheless surely
! ward tse pcation of the signal lii
u 4.we had fifst seen. This light had Il
! since reased to wink but whenw
ally laaded in little sheltered c,
s well within the Haitien waters,
!, knew thatsthe signal fire must h,
a been very close to that place.
= schooner pfounded gently on the san
y leach, and all hands jumped ashC
I, 50 quietly that the little rasp as
k coat was,beached was the only son
ie lone, sdnId hear. The pilot (who,
II the wis groved faithful in every '
a 30 cuT interests and his fifty dollai
b Jheae "a ihland. In a few minutes
ot ssw< little cabin ahead of MS, tow
t. which Qpr guide pointed with his q
! er fngetoIp his lips. At a silent