The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-30
CAPTAIN CHARLES ADAMS.

IL the 'eos that I shipped in the New Bed
\ whaling bark Othello, Captain johnson, for a
ears whaling voyage. She swung five boats
I was boat steerer for the second mate. It
! Monday morning that we were towed down
III pot buoy, at the mouth of the harbor, and
GOOD slant of wind, we dropped the tug and
Tsre to cruise off the northeast coast Of New
md few weeks before we arrived all hands
ing things in shape. taking the turns out Of
coiling them in the tubs and getting lances
Doons sharpened. At last everything was
d shipshape to lower al the first cry of whales,
csptain had just taken the sights on Sunday
and was closing his days work when the
lookout gave US the welcome cry:
a b low; there she whitewaters; there goes
boat steerers were the first in the boats and the
csews were soon tumbling in after us. The
of the pulleys in the davits told of the lower
he little feet of double enders, and we were
+ rhale was about two miles to leeward, so we
and started to sail down on him, the other
ing the same.
hip keepers had pointer. large hoop COW
ID canvas with which the lookout kept point
1o trick for US TO keep the run OF the whale
we're close enough to see him as we rode up
ives
hls was our first whale we were all doing our
Be the first boat to fasten to him You can
= man Jack helping to urge his boat along
be tricks known TO sailors. We had out our
as well as the sail. and our mate was dashing
the canvas to make the sail stiff as board
of : EroI -,
they drove their paddles into the water to
boat greater headway. In spite of this one
ther boats drew away from US and 1 had TO
soon after:
e FIRST mate IS fast sir!''
seen his boat steerer stand up and dart his
the whales side l glanced back at the ship
~ faint cry that / took for cheer for he
MS saw the pointer was directing us in an
,rter
ere must be more whales than one,' said, as
2head, but could not see what they were point.
ienly there was tremendous rush Of water
~ boats lengths ahead and monster head of
not up out Of the water. Several of our crew
/ once that he was coming our way. We were
~ feet in moment and expected to be en-
4 the cavernous mouth.
then the boat was swung clear by mighty
the steer oar, in the hands of our bucko mate
y iron poised as the rushing bulk of the whale
past and let him have it-bing, bing,-two
'ch struck him fair and square for good hold
Inc flew out all hands peaked oars and faced
Las away we few in the wake of the giant
4 is big fellow mistake, l said in a low
the second mate. Mr.. Brown, as we changed
Brown clasped my hand as he passed me. spear
and with a broad confident smile answered:
~ see what | can do. -
Fcre carrying the mall as the saving goes,
stroke oarsman watching the line, as the
ps running deep, All could see was the
ne flew along, 1t must have been all of an
ing at the rate Of twenty knots an hour, be-
+ef up, threw up his hukes and sounded
|tub and half out in jifTy. Then he slack
somewhere far beneath the surface, and we
Fu to haul line. as il came taking up on the
re rolling waves. 1t was not long before he
@{er ships length to windward. Mr. Brown
" at the same time;
ni line, boys, haul! Give me Il chance TO lance
you it was tough hauling BY degrees We got
*n Feet of him at last and before he could
AWAY again the whlz Of the lance went past