American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-02-12

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ITS only something washing ABOUT
the hold" he answered.
Lets shout. anyway" SAID, d
yelled as hard as | could;
"Helpl Help Helpl"
over my head there was an answer
inc veil OF startled fright, then foot-
steps pounding aft and a voice cry
ing:
shes haunted. Get into the boat
for sake!' !
And that chap so frightened the
others that they piled into the boat
and started to pull away. But, after
recovering from their fright and as
constituent, they grew ashamed OF
themselves and came back.
Meantime | had got hold of a stick
and was rapping against the side.
Soon | heard raps OF the outside.
gave three raps and there we're three
rsps in answer. We kept that up for
a few minutes. Then we heard a man
walking forward on the outside, and
soon a voice called:
"In the name of God, are you ghosts.
living men or the devil?"
We shouted that we were living
men, and asked them to get us out,
or we would not be living men very
long. The voice asked no questions
for a few minutes as If incredulous,
and then some Of them got to work
with axes over our heads, while the
boat went back to the Ohio for more
men and axes.
They worked like Trojans, and cut
right through a frame bolt to make
a hole to get at us. When they broke
through, the eruption of imprisoned
air acted like a whirlwind, and the
water leaped through the hole in a
solid stream fifty feet into the air.
Small sticks which had been floating
in the forecastle whizzed by Aur
heads. One man was knocked over al
If by an explosion. They told us af-
terward that the released air gave off
a sickening stencil.
The schooner settled two or three
feet, lurching as if she would turn tur-
tie completely, and the men chopped
away with redoubled energy. They
soon had a hole about nine inches by
eleven inches.
Rescue at Last.
Atwood, being slim, was pulled
through without trouble, but when l
got my head and one shoulder
through, l stuck. Four men got hold
of me and pulled, and at last when
thought | would be pulled apart
came through, minus my vest and sew
eral strips of skin.
The schooner which four days be
fore had been taut and trim was nov
almost bottom-up, lying with her kee
six feet above the water and hel
weather rail nearly a wash. Hei
mainmast was broken off and, far be
low the surface, l could see a faini
shadow Of canvas We thought Their
we were the only survivors.
Was 1t any wonder | thanked Coz
for my deliverance?
Capt. O'Dor said, Come, my boy
let A IN help you to the boat" and tool
me by the arm | thought | coul,
walk, took a step and went tumbline
If 1t hadn't been for the captain
would have slid into the sea.
Aboard the Ohio they had mad
ready for us. The cabin table wa
loaded with everything to eat. Blu
we weren't interested in food; w
wanted water by the bucketful. The,
gave us a t%easpoonful, and that onl-
put an agonizing edge on our thirst
We pleaded wildly for more.
But they had realized our condition
and kept us waiting for about 6ftee,
minutes, and then only gave us al
other spoonful. After what seeme,
ages Of raging agony they began I
give us a spoonful every five minute
Needless to say. when | was carrie,
nome my parents were beside them
selves with joy. AS they expressed II
| was as one risen from the dead Tn.
news OF our rescue spread up an,
down the shore, and was generally re
ceived with unbelief. MANY neonI,
would not believe we had manage,
to live so long in the capsized vessel
n hundreds came long distances +,
e US.
After reached hor' | 4 ~eyeloned
high fever and my feet began 10 NOT,
me. had no desire for food: in fac
scarcely touched food for two davs
But l was still raging with thirst
wanted water all the time-milk or 20,
was no good. was allowed a g,ass =
water every half hour, but it was fon,
days from the time we were ros.,sI
before got over that awful tb,rst
But my sufferings were not oro.
then. My feet panied me terr,hlv a..
couldn't sleep without a narcotic an'
then only for a short time. DIR C,ar,
who attended me said ten drops - 81
narcotic would kill the devil ~.
was so crazy with pain and ,,o,-
sleep that used to cry for a hIy A.
every few hours. JUS
And one afternoon. when roo,.
was out and the spasms OF main w
wracking me, l crawled on nv r.
and knees, got up on a chair. tool ~
bottle OF narcotic from the sbaIs ~