The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-22

,hdt, oI thought. l don't know what they are. But one thing do know. and that Is something good many people that know lot more than I do poohpooh. know these things that influences us are there. Can't nobody Tool me on that point. and why I know 1t Is this:
 The biggest thing ever was let into was the hurricane that swept Calves ton in 1893. happened to be in Chi cago during the great fire of 1871. as I was there running a tug on the river ana lake, but 1t was nothing but stage spectacle show compared with the Gal weston flood. I'm not going to tell about that, only an incident that oc cured in connection with 1t which has made me dead sure ever since that something or other we don't see often steps in and gives us pointer.
 We were some time getting our bearings after the storm was over. and It was week before we began to rec onnoiter the gulf to find out what wreckage from the harbor might be floating around there. I was part own CT of trim little steamer that wasn't wrecked. and 1 decided to go out to see what I could find There was a good chance for salvage, though if one saved anything there was no money left to pay us for doing it. Anyway, wanted to see what was out there.
 The water was full of driftwood and wreckage, but there was nothing of any value, for most everything had been split into kindling wood. Most of the stuff we saw was wreckage from cabins that had lined the shore. Pret- ty soon one of the men sighted d gov ernment buoy over to the southwest. It was out in deep water and had evi- dently broken loose from it's moor ings. The man who discovered it. and the others, for that matter, thought we might turn an honest penny by going for it and towing it in.
 Now, they were right about it. We might go farther and fare worse There wasn't any sense in letting go of g haul that was sure pay to hunt for something that probably wouldn't pay at all. The government was the only owner that could be counted on Nevertheless I refused to go for the buoy "Keep her straight ahead" said. and why said it I don't know. As I have remarked, the thing to have done was the other thing.
 r. u-ocp't Io,r hoforo vx,o covr a,,,opr the wreckage dead ahead something that looked like raft. I brought a glass to bear on 1t, and after examin- ing 1t awhile I concluded 1t was the floor of some cabin that the storm had wrecked But what startled me was a head hanging down on his breast, clutching the blanks with his hands. ran up to within sixty yards of the raft The boy didn't change his posi- ton, and I didn't krow whether he was dead or asleep till rang the bell to stop her. Then he strengthened up and stared at us with his hollow, hun gry eyes. He had on no clothing but a shirt, indicating that he was in bed when the storm swept down on him, and was either alone or the others with him had been lost He sat there without change of position. staring at us while we lowered a boat and pulled for him. When we reached him he had strength enough to climb into the boat, but be- fore we could get him into the ship he fainted.
 Not having morsel of food aboard. I headed for land. On the way we hailed fruiter and got some brandy and a can of condensed milk. A few spoonfuls of the milk had very strengthening effect on the boy. This sufficed till we reached quarantine, where I turned him over to the doc tor. In week he was all right again. Then. his peoIAe having been discov- cred and notified, an uncle came for him and took him away.
 He was the son of an oysterman who lived on Grand isle end when the storm came was alone in E fathers cabin It tore the hut to pieces, but left the boy on the floor unhurt. Then