Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-01-07
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harm TO be expected from small saiIin
schooner by blockade-runner. and Il
the Greyhound was looking for just sue
a vessel in order to get pilotage throug
the inlet across the sound. and up t
Jones Wharf. she came on hopefully an
foarlesSly. Her captain. however, wa
greatly pleased when he saw the privat
signal flying from the forptopmast hea
of the schooner. He Immediately set tn
answering signal in accordance with tn
agreement and having approached within
hailing distance he slowed down ant
stopped.
What schooner is that?" he called ont
The Confederate privateer schooner
Petrol" shouted Smith his Yoi2e thrill!n:
with excitement. What ship is that"
The blockade runner Greyhound' an
swered the captain of the other vessel.
Good We've been waiting for you
for nearly a week
Have you anything for u.s.
Yes" answered Smith, we're ready
to pilot you in"
"How's the Elem"
''She's in fine shape. answered Smith.
just then a woman stepped to the side
of the deck BY the captain.
One of the UpShurs boats had been
called away. Six men. all heavily armed.
dropped into it. In the stern sheets sat
MidShipman Brown. Midslipman Robin
son and Bob Gantlin were to remain in
charge of the schooner. As the Grey
hound approached, the tarpaulin covering
the long Tom on the forecastle of the
JpShur had been reno Ted. the gun had
been loaded. and everything made ready
for its instant discharge. The smaller
guns in broadside were also loaded and
lightly secured The men left on the
schooner had been instructed previously
just what to do in various contingencies
when Smith. in the uniform of a Confed
crate officer. stepped over the low rail and
sat down in the stern sheets of the boat.
In three minutes his boat was brought
to alongside the blockade The
English captain. whose name was Evers,
met him at the gangWay as he boarded
her
Captain Stanley, | believe he said,
extending his hand.
Stanley was the name of the Confeder-
ate captain of the Petrp for whom Evers |
was looking out.
THE same" said Smith gravely. mo-
tiQning his men to come on board
The first one had scarcely set his foot
on the battens on the side, however. when |
the woman who had stood by the side of |
the captain during the hailing, and had
kept back of him during the conversation |
at the gangway suddenly stepped into full |
view of the Greyhound's visitor. Smith |
turned at the same instant and the two
were face to face. The woman screamed.
"Mr Smith Captain Evers, you are
betrayed This is a Yankee ~
As soon as Ellen Jones had called out,
Captain Evers, who was a quick thinker,
for an Englishman, realized that some
thing was seriously wrong. He acted
with the promptness of sailor The
head of the first of the boats crew was
just peering through the gangway. With
out a seconds hesitation Evers, who was
a powerful man, seized him by the shoul-
der and heayed him overheard The man
in the bow of the boat below was so as
tonished that he let go the ring bolt with
his boat hook and a wave washed the bow
OF the boat few feet from the blockade
runner.
Brushing aside Ellen Jones as if she
had been a traw-indeed. his mpetuosity
almost threw her to the deck. for she reel
ed back against the rail-Smith ;
sprang at the captain The two were
locked in a desperate struggle in an in
stant.
-Four bells - shouted the captain,
straining like a mailman in the arms
of the American. Full speed ahead -
"On board here. everybody :" roared
Smith in the midst of the struggle.
Other officers on the Greyhound how
ever, had marked everything that hap n
pened. The first mate was a renegade
Yankee and as keen as they make them /
At the first indication of treachery he had
signalled the engine room. The screw "
was already in revolution and the Grey
hound began to forge through the water
Mr.. Brown here made a mistake He
started to pick up the man the captain !.
Of the blockade-runner had thrown over
board. BY the time he had the astonished ),
sailor sa fe in his boat the Greyhound was u
in rapid motion. and he could not over :
haul her
Meanwhile half a dozen sailors had
brown themselves upon Smith and had
dragged him from the captain. All was
not yet lost, however. Smith had pre-
pared for the contingency which had ars- v
IN by certain orders which he had given
o Midshipman Robinson. These orders !,
we're being carried out a hudde of men =
Onward on the Upshur were swinging the
ong thirty-two pound pivot Whitley. the
iankee was watching them, however q
Captain Evers.' he cried, they're 90 C
ng to fire on u.s.
1t happened that a couple OF rifles Law W
N the cuddy hatch cover aft Someone h
lad been shooting that morning Evers n
vas dead shot. He ran aft and picked \
Ip one of the weapons. The Greyhound
vas going faster every moment. The Sc Il
iousness of the emergency had been com n
nunicated to the engineers and they were
working for dear life Fast as they might +
%, however, they were still within easy 81
ange Of the thirty-two and would be for
ONE time. A well-placed shot would end ei
he usefulness of the Greyhound in short el
rider cl
Getting the thirty-two FOUNDER trained
o his satisfaction, Midshipman Robinson Il
quinted along the breech for a last nicely b.