The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-06

Superstition has It that the appearance of the
phantom ship leads to certain and swift misfor
tune.
Old sailors will tell Of the ship Of the Flying
Dutchman bowling along In the very teeth OF
the wind and OF her overtaking their ship
which was beating to windward. Some OF them
say they have her sail clean through their
ship, the swrling films OF her sails and rigging
leaving cold clammy feeling like the touch Of
death.
Cornwall in the old days was remarkable for
its wreckers and its rock-bound coast the
scene OF many evil deeds The Priests Cove
wrecker during his evil life lured many vessels
to their doom upon the cruel shore by means Of
false light hung round the neck of hobbled
horse. To this day the good Cornish folk will
tell you OF the phantom of the wrecker seen when
the winds howl and the seas rage high, carried
clingng to log of wood upon the crests OF the
breaking seas. and how 1t is sent crashing upon
the rocks. where in the seething foam 1t disap-
pears from sight
The wide stretching sand-choked estuary of
the Solway has many ghost story and more
than phantom ship.
The Spectral Shallop' is the ghost of ferry
boat which wrecked by q rival ferryman while
carrying bridal party across the bay, The
ghosty boat is rowed by the skeleton OF the
cruel ferryman, and such ships un,
lucky as to encounter this CHASTITY pilot are
usually doomed to be wrecked upon the sands.
No money would tempt the Solway fishermen
to go out to meet the two Danish searovers
whose ships, upon clear nights. are seen gliding
up one OF the narrow channels which thread the
dred-out sands the hgh-curved prows and rows
of shields along the gunwale glittering in the
MOONLIGHT These two piratical ships, 1t seems.
ran into the Solway and dropped anchor there.
when sudden furious storm came up and the
ships. which heavily laden with plumber.
sank at their moorings with all tho villains
which composed their crews
Among the rocks upon tho rugged coast OF
Kerry found one winter morning early In
the eighteenth century. large galleon mastless
and deserted The Kerry wreckers crowded
aboard and wild their Joy. for the ship was
laden with ingots OF silver from the Spanish
Main. They gradually filled their boats until the
gunwales We're almost down to the waters edge
they might return for further ingots before the
shore a huge tidal wave broke over boats and
ship, and when the wave had passed the horri
fed women watching shore saw no sign re-
naming Of boats men or ship
Wild hosses would not ret a Kerry fisherman
To visit the scene of this disaster upon the ami
versary OF the gay the grim tragedy took place,
for only bad luck has come To those who have
seen the reenactment of the affair, which Kerry
folk believe takes place upon that day.
The Newhaven ghost ship sgnifled her own
doom. ship built at Newhaven In January
l647, having sailed away upon her maiden voy.
age, was thought TO have been lost at sea- when
one evening In June. during a furious thunder
storm. the weltknown ship was sighted sailing
into the river mouth-but straight into the eve
of the wind--unt she neared the town. when
slowly she faded from the sight OF the people
who crowded on shore 20 watch her. The ap