New-York tribune., 1909-08-08
The Rock
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him. looking around u the prospect. Since
had gone aloft the wind had hauled 70 the north
ana died down T. 81 gentle breeze which barely
rltticd the very Sllght ground swell L Was not
the pressure - t.-~ wind that had driven the
ship over Tho rock until She hung. plyotcd, II q
point near the stern, Z W.> thc ship mo-
mentUm. The wind however. had swung her
head to the south and II was bringing down on
Us a cold. damp fog out ~ the north. which al
ready ha. shut out the moon and rendered in
distinct the forms al the men II work on the
boats I could see however that the bow had
settled nearly under. and knew that II was only
@ question al moments when the ship would
slide head tir~t down the declivItv / ran for
ward and 1uSt aS ! started "a report rang out
from the after companion and bullet turrowed
my hair had forgotten NacAl.n; but had
moved -usr N time.
Furious with anger and hatred. halted in
the .-ev and reached Tor my revolver but Il
was gone from r1r po, Eet--roltod out perhaps
as W. jumped The pop. :" left Macklin
T. hls oWD problem and 7olncd the men.
BE- There were TWO whalebcatS which We had
carried upside down on the forward house, and
when got there ] found that the men. sailors
al from head - foot. had turned them over
fitted IN the bottom plugs and bent long
painters that LED forward outside the rigging
There Wa- no time 20 ~ hoIstng tackles aloft
nor Was there need. q gang 10 each could
launch them bodily over. one on either side
Sailors al. from head - feet but wild
ktt Tef~ Nilo~t iltt rs were 4lrtf-A IN llltI
lalttrs' / co-l~lCtTc. my chance IN an open
boat with tha- crowd. and thought If my gun.
living ~oIueWhtr, at IN the nam deck Re
solved 10 rl~k another shot from Macklin rather
than my chance unarTned among The men. !
turned back. watching the cabin windows with
one, exc and ser, hing the deck with the other
hut ] saw no gt:n. and perhaps Macklin did not
see me for there VS. no more shooting
Giving i 1.r - last ! ran forward aS both
f,ttS went over the side and the men were tuIn-
Aling INTO them. As ran ! noticed the sleeper
incline % the deck. and that the torecaSte w.s-
submerged. but ] w. not prepared Tor TIT
sudden launch - The ship INTO The sea. nor th'
body WAS torn aWay, which drowned my
shouts 70 the men.
II q roaring ve4Stv frpth ot t-;multuous water
went under and when - last came = tt
--,rf4,, half drowned was alone On the sea
hidden from the boats by the thlek enEel"p q"
tar ! shouted. and w. answered family, rui
- .fl, - determine the dire f.1n the ~ouno
came from 2 could only shout ag.lln and tread
water hoping o. make sure.
- Bar I could not make sure; sound :
twisted around amazingly N log. and ltte 10y
little th, ,alS grew fainter Was tired "ut al
-,av md INV gs,lt~~ night ann .ehed Wlth tht
hard ti-..r, II had lately received In the neX'
, lew minutes WhIe my chm sank lower @no
1..yg,- IN th, w..t,r th.ught Il about eVert
incident .t 1uN life l-;t ruet a- the trst mouth
, f,ll xert down my throat rry Tlght f"'t ~
~lrneth.ne and the next moment was stand
: ING an r. hard. tr-n substance Which c'r4'
ia. nothing but TIE rock.
Ar ti-e- I fovnd difficulty N holding m
. footing. until ! realized that ! must breast I
.,,-r,.r,r II about hall "a knot. bat when IA,
J mastered tht. Erack found n" tT'uhie. 81
ilg ..r.fullv wiki NV ieet- ! explored -
2 ground ,.n5,rfoot. and following rise I" "feI