Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-15

Il
fected ~ Influences VT don't see.
scne people calls EN- spirits; others
calls 'eni TRANSMISSION. or something Inc
that, of thought. | don't know what
they ara. But one thing l do know,
and that n something good many
people that know a lot more than do
Pcohpooh, / know these things that
Influences us are there. Can't nobody
fool me on that point. aud why | know
q h this
The biggest thing ever was let into
was the hurricane that swept Calves.
ton IN isaS happened TO be In Chi.
cago during the great Gre o. 1871, as /
was there running tug on the river
and lake, bat 4 was nothing but stage
spectacle show compared with the Gal
weston nocd. I'm not going 20 tell
about that, only an Incident that oc-
cured IN connection with Il which has
made me dead sure ever since that
something or other we don't sea often
steps I'm and gives M n pointer.
We were some time getting our
hearings after the storm waa over, ana
Il was a week before We began % rec
Oanolter the gslf 20 tnd out what
wreckage from the harhor might be
Seating around there | was part own
e. az trim little steamer that wasn't
wrecked. and I decided to no cut to
see what I could fnd. There was a
gocd chance for salvage. though n one
saved anything there was no money
left to pay rs fer doing Il. Anyway. I
wanted 10 see what was car there.
The water was fun of driftwood and
wreckage. but there was nothing Of
any value. for NEST everything had
been split into kidding wood. Nest oe
the stuW we saw was wFeckage from
cabins that had lined the shore. Pres-
y soon one % the men sighted q gov
eFnment buoy ever 20 the southwest
It was car h deep water and had evl.
IDENTITY broken loose from les moor
lngs TIE man who discovered II, and
the Others, Tor that matter, thought We
might turn an honest penAy By going
for ie and tawing Il in.
Now. they were right about Il. We
mlght R0 farther and fare worse
There wasn't any sense IN letting 60
az a haul that was sure pay 70 hunt
for something that probably wouldn't
pay a ALL The government was TIE
cnly owner that ccnld be counted On
Nevertheless ] refused % 30 for the
baOy. Keep her straight ahead" |
said and WAY I said Il I don't know,
A have remarked the thing 70 have
done was the ether thing.
IL wasn't long before we saw among
the wrcckage dead ahead something
tat looked like a rafs, I hrOught q
glass 10 bear ca 4. and after exAmin-
me e awhEae I concluded Il was the
nooP ~ some cabin that the storm had
wrecked But what startled ne was .
hoy en- h. He was sitting with his
bad hanging down On bis breast
eautching the planks with his hands.
ran up 20 within sixty yards q the
raft. The eoy dtdnt change his posi-
tion. ard l didn't know whether be
was dead or asleep TN I rang the bell
e step her. Then BE- xgralghsened un
ana stared az rs with his hollow. hun
Ry eyes he had On ~ eaothlng but
shlrt. Indicating that he was IN bed
when the storm SWEPT down On him.
ana was either alone or the others with
him had heen lost. He sat there without
change q position. staring az rs while
We lewered q beat and pulled for him.
when we reached hiFn be had streAgfh
eacuxh to climb into sae boat. bat -
eure ne could get hin int the ship ~
tainted.
Noa having a naorsel q food aboard.
headed for land On the way we
hailea q fruiter ana gOt some brandy
ana = can q ceoaensed Enk. A few
spocnfasR q the mKlk had a very
ssreaSshealaz eEect 81 the beg. Tbs
sz3ced tHi We rcachea quarantine.
where l tmEnea him ever % the doe-
80. In a week BE VAS an right AEain
T6en. his p@Cgae having bee1 diScOx-
ered and notiaed an uacse came eo@
hin and t.oek hin away
Tie was the son ef an cySesr1mAn !
wAo Nved On Grand tsie an whea ths [
storD cane was alane b HIS fatAeF'E |
eahan- n tore the hut 90 p8ece& but /
IN TIE hoy "a The aoor uahurs. TAe8 /
cane the waters and neate3 him On /
his raft Raf how O. wAea he drlfend 4
away ss . mystery. He cV1hd not /
hare been On the Fnrhzaess waves dur-
ag tie sso<a e ~ newer co1sd have ]
kePt his pa1cs- Bat thlak q TIE lixfla /
fellow drifting for screa days wfthozt /
aeod - water 81 tie merey Ct the ssa, 1
Tbere are nere tAlnES % be sxpaala-
81 b. tbs CASE than 2ny I have ever
1et vita How ga the bog cozae -
~ LETT 81 tie sccr q = cabin wrecked 1
srsr MS Aeso hg = hRExacz1et HOw
81 ~ eacspe tie frtEhrfal waves that i
Azrxsrane stirred ups HOw IA Ne
- le1E witAozs feoa or waes..
sAeloer e.. szr<avizE have gAe
sT~7Eth 70 ksaa On wATlR dAnred
Eke1x - to kalfs Tea nay saarxA
- ctther lasA e. 50 aiszEesr.
- b nestaer wsn yua f5a - rsaarA-
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