The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-14

savages who from the woods, and by the time we
wit: tho boat. Captain Harrington ordered the men men
with er 70 @ ed OFT b 9e @ sbos at their disposal
to excellent advantage Some spears we're tnrowHH'
hut afoa
Weary, almost tagged, we began to row, keeping @
in case the natives should follow us. Once, after
rowing f about hour and seeing no sign OF hui human an
fH Iap band f natives issued from the wood One
of the men. / have forgotten his name. was eft on
tho beach with an arrow through his heart "hen "e
regained the boat
1t seemed as though it would be best to land and
fight it Death might at least como suddenly that
taliziug since knew and food to be had with
in easy reach Finally, after what seemed days Of
Not sign of other land had we seen and sail had
we sighted Opposite the nns & aes 5ems we Of nsS se 1rSa
slept think than the thirst we endured,
About noon the torment Of it all became msdden-
ing, and Captain Harrington asked the men IT they
grave seemed better in anticipation than the awful
cCreg heat a of the sun m and ho the o Sd of h Sd Not @
susei Aa But again VIC We're disappointed We met
with the repulse at the previous landing
though this time we were fortunate enough to escape
Captain Harrington unable to resist the temp
tat,on to fire into the mass of running black bodies
left us three charges of powder and IT was imperative
to preserve them The captain stopped one Of the
took the little pouch of powder in his own charge He
sss t @ dSwp S BY his failure to - the he Other
careful. 1t lucky that he was
How long drfted back and forth off that little
cove do not know 1t seemed days and nights, but
sleep. Another rolled and moaned in the bottom of
stuck close to Captain Harrington. finding my soace
and comfort in his companionship- Some way he
It must have been abou. eight bells when suddenly
claimed;
Alloy! There be ship. Blast me, but she's
bearin' down us''
feet and followed the direction of his trembling
f9refipgeg Sure enough Just rounded the point OF
toward us If she held TO her course she would pass
TIE captain da noy. was al IA setign The % instant
few & more pulls lads an we have duff an grog
The men responded as best they could, though two
eighth of mile when the schooner brought about and
Three times the captain fired into the air Il used
ms last gram OF powder and we all strained over the
on ,nh the e. shln For few seconds, which told all
she ud Captain harrington w %ao ' throughout rough! hsd
me ne'd the TO 9,s 6ygas told us that man was running
from the vessels deck, and we knew that we were
saved. fs. She put about again and toward
was great and we Law there in the tide cue wam
FOR FOR, our reseuers Some of cried. a few prayed
hssds and hceed then sank back exhausted with ng Ghe
ne UffS o US ho"gSt on II. the 5ppEs
nfed meTs by M % MYSTERIOUS feeling Of curiosity see once
hleaGhed to the turned and glanced toward tbe
beach astern of us IVA" 'H0
.oAo cry of horror broke from me- From little cove
WneFc Il Talr sized stream empticd into the sea num
per OF long swift manned by six or ejobt
Ny cry attracted the others and all attention was
asaln agar eenercd on the savages We sprang to the
pushed the boat through the quiet water bnt tSe
M g" @ canoes ever gained on us The stakes were life
ou' T% we entered the race cruelty handicapped
:, mere was not charge for of the pistols The
useless pr we carried were knives, Which were
close enough to use eutasse At the oars 4sy fs
men men moaned and murmured incoherent sentences and
dragging asterp of us My head felt like to burst
The of had evident seea SS oGr my GiT E
@ iof we & could see them sc9rrying about The deck
of arnother element of danger. 10
& The vessel might not be able to run in close enough
my shoulder the ship bearing ever coser ssTnfe e
us. AT last she hove to, think mile away, and the
spears No bad the vessel uffed than h"t
@ ut OH ana the crew rowed franticaly in our direc
81, The sayages began 20 burl their weapons which
to the mark. '' ou lie" Always nearer
SHa%e1y S 1S SoPi SqPtaS h. anstqg 1ad A scheme
the starboard side. "6aiAs'
The canoes Of the enemy were a little TO tbe star.
board OF us, and the captains idea was TO cbangc
our con1se enough TO give the in the shin boat
chance to use their firearms. He Accomplished his
purpose, FOR IN few moments there was a rattle of
shots Dark bodies plunged from the pursuing canoes
rud or two sank As the rescuers drew closer
he fire became rapid and the water was
lotted with the ns,strcken natives swimming for
'horc ard sifetY. The canoes which had not been
sunk overturned headed for the beach.
ot how reached the ship do not remember
some OF taken into the other boat and
some of their men came into ours to to the
ship which turned out to be Dutch trader which
vas slightly armed.
One of the men -Bozer-died, as much from
)osure. think. from bis wounds.
The Dutch ship. which had been to Ceylon and
stopped ut ports i'll the China
,ound Dutch Guiana. We carried TO Para
naribo and thence shipped 10 Boston