The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-06

over. ont eeTore three cegrees-on TIE
compass card were tras ersed By the
lubber's point seeming thickensag q.
the darkness and fog ahead resulK ru
| itself into the square sails of a deep
laden ship crossing the Titan's bow
not half her length away.
H and d. grovled the first off
Ger Steady on your course. quarter
masterr' he shouted stand from IN
der on deck He turned a lever
which closed compartments. pushed a
button marked Captains Room and
crouched down. awaiting the crash
There was hardly a crash slight
Jar shook the forward end of the Titan.
and sliding down her fore topnast
stay and rafting on deck came show
er of small spars, sails. blocks aud
wire rope Then in the darkness TO
starboard and port two darker shapes
shot blythe two halves of the ship
she had cut through-and from one of
these shapes. where still burned bin
nacle light. was heard. high above the
confused murmur of shouts and
shrieks, saiIorly voice:
May the curse of God light on you
and your cheese knife. you brass
bound murderers"
The shapes were swallowed in the
blackness-astern. the cries were hush
ed by the elamor of the gale. and the
steamship Titan swung back to her
course The first officer had not turn
ed the lever of the engine room teie-
graph
| The boatswain bounded up the steps
| of the bridge for Instructions
Put men at the matches and doors.
Send every one who comes on deck to
the chart room. Tell the Waterman TO
| notice what the passengers have learn
ed and clear away that wreck for
ward as soon as possible" The voice
of the officer was hoarse and strained
as he gave these directions and the
AYE. aye, SIR" of the boatswain was
uttered in a gasp,
The crows nest lookout. sixty feet
| above the deck, had seen every detail
of the horror from the moment when
| the upper sails of the doomed ship
| the time when the last tanglo of
wreckage was cut away by his watch
! mates below When relieved at four
| bells he descended with as little
| strength in his limbs as was compati-
| BILE with safety in the rigging. AT the
| rail the boatswain met him.
Report your relief Rowland" he
said land go into the chart room"
| On the bridge. as he gave the name
| of his successor, the first officer seized
his hand. pressed it and repeated the
| beatswain's order. In the chart room
he found the captain of the Titan. pale
| faced and intense In manner seated
| at a table and grouped around him
| the whole of the watch on deck ex-
cept the officers. lookouts and quarter
| masters. The cabin watchmen were
| there and some Of the watch below.
| among whom We're stokers and coal
| passers. and also few of the idlers-
| lampmen yeomen and butchers-who.
| sleeping forward had been awakened
| by the terrible blow of the great hol-
low knife within which they lived
Three carpenters mates stood by the
| door with sounding rods In their hands.
which they had Just shown the cap
| tain--dry. Every face. from the cap
| tain'S down wore look of horror and
expectancy. A quartermaster followed
| Rowland in and said.
Engineer felt 10 jar in The engine
| room, sir. and there's no excitement in
the stokehold."
! And you watchmen report no alarm
| in the cabins. How about the steer
age? Is that man back?" asked the
captain. Another Waterman appeared
| as he spoke.
"All asleep in the steerage, SIR he
/ said Then a quartermaster entered
with the same report of the forecas-
| ties