The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-08-29
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL THURSDAY, AUGUST g 1912
water lay, just viii b method would suit

water lay, just viii h method would su;t
the particular case best. 800
IN some instances the engine rev rsed
would gradually work her off itself and
| we could sit down and look on at our ease
Wniie the rush of water from the nro.
Pelier secured the sand from under her
oilges. In others it would force her
aneao over lump; again we could helm
py getting up the sail and listing her
over; IN fact, we often found in yarions
rght places on the trip that combina-
tion OF san and power was mighty handy.
OFTEN falling back on the one when we
couldn't use the other. Pushing with
long poles was helpful at times, too. but
most often the "old reliable" and only
sure method was to run the cable out.
packed by the big anchor, or made fast
70 Tree trunk, and then to tug and haul
by main strength with tackle. The
myrtle, being so small, and a cat-boat,
with no room to work forward Of the
arms and backs had to take its place. If
the stern were caught we could helm her
to lift it by getting the tender on the
bow and filling it with water, and once
we had to pile the pig-head ballast ali up
in ''the eyes of her." and while one Of
us crawled in on top of it and got for
ward against the mast, and the other
stood watch on deck, waiting for the full
range of the flood tide, which here con-
sisted of but few inches, to lift her out
of the sand bar, on which she had gone
hard and fast under full sail and power.
| At the entrance to the Indian river.
as at several other places, we were able
to use the results of our experiences to
help others. We came across a partv
OF Italian singers and dancers here, hard
| and fast upon mussel bed, with a line
they had run out to an anchor astern
hopelessly twisted and fouled in their
propeller shaft, which they had mad
vertently started while the line was
hanging slack under the stern.
Their captain, and leader, who was ap-
parently also the bass singer and dancer
OF the troupe, was completely exhausted
and chilled through from futile attempts
to clear the propeller.
1t seems they had lowered him over
the side in his bathing suit and he had
tried to cut the line with knife, which
necessitated of course holding his head a
| foot or two under water as he worked.
AS we hove in sight they had him
stretched out in the cabin, and the en-
tire party, including two good-looking,
capable American women, with southern
accents, were working over him anxious
ly. When they heard the noise of our
engine they came on deck to hail us for
assistance. We lost no time, bringing
our gear, tackles and light anchors right
aboard of them. Then, after running
lines from both mastheads to anchors
dropped off their beam, and carried out
on our backs as we waded breast-deep,
by using the fore and main throat hal
yards, we hove her down fiat; then with
the line from the big anchor astern to
their windlass, and all hands pulling and
heaving, with the women to take in
slack, we worked her off, slick as a
whistle, into deep water, the women
quoting Longfellow and cheering as she
started. Then we went overheard
again and down under the boat, each
with long sailors knife in hand, and
cut away the line from the propeller and
cleared it.
incidentally, was interested in not
ing that Swede, or even an American,
could stand hard work under chilly water
better than a native of sunny Italy,
though this particular Italian was fine
specimen of man, with unusual muscu-
lar development and professional ath-
lete. He was versatile chap, too, hav-
ing designed, built, rugged and painted
the boat himself. She was a pretty,
schooner-rigged craft on the old Burgess
model, about As feet long, and with a
irst-class 40 horse power engine in her.
He was now on his way from Palm Beach
to Charleston, S. c., in her by the in
side route, and they were paying their
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built the boat-from money earned in CIV
winter resorts. Aboard were pictures
painted by the leader, and the women
assured me that the only thing they had
ever seen him unable to turn his hand to
successfully was working under water.
| should like to see more of him. He was
all right on the water himself, but his
crew were probably better singers than
sailors, and doubtless their we'll meaning
but instructed efforts had gotten him
into the scrape, and going into the cold
water, overheated from his Herculean
but practically sngle-handed efforts to
get out of it, had well-nigh finished him
when we came along. He revived rapid
lv, however, under the influence of some
coffee quickly made by one OF the women,
and as ! left him standing poised on the
bows, in his blue bathing trunks, the
muscles of his legs, arms and chest
standing out like cords of steel, his black,
waving hair blowing about his swarthy
temples, was impressed with his whole
personality, his activity of body and
mind, his versatility, and his bright,
alert eye, his sweet smile and soft Italian
voice. Instinctively hao feeling that
he must be somebody: at home; or
even, perhaps, was an artist or musician
of some note whom had failed to recog-
nize, and was in Florida for the winter
simply on a vacation, or a lark. Who
ever he is, | wish him luck. He certain
ly is equipped by Nature to enjoy life as
he goes through it, and is fulfilling his
destiny.
ITO be continued.
| INDIAN killed IN TRACK