The Raymer enterprise., 1914-01-29

| itVm my ictudI sy " Hntcu III q lew
minutes heard sound like the ciang
OF iron on iron; man cutting st the
lanyards OF the forerigging with an az
had hit the iron strap of the deadeye.
There is somebody outside |
said. shaking Sam.
But he showed no interest.
Its only something washing about
the hold" he answered.
Let's shout. anyway" | said, and
yelled as hard as | could:
Help, Help! Helpl'
Over my head there was an answer
Ing yell Of startled fright, then foot
steps pounding aft and a voice cry
ing:
She's 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
tonishment. they grew ashamed Of
themselves and came back.
Meantime | had got hold OF stick
and was rapping against the side.
Soon ] heard raps on the outside. I
gave three raps and there were three
raps in answer. We kept that up for
a few minutes Then we heard 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 II 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
hole to get at us. When they broke
through. the eruption OF imprisoned
air acted like whirlwind. and the
water Ieaped through the hole in a
solid stream fifty feet into the air.
Small sticks which had been floating
in the forecastle whizzed by our
heads. One man was knocked over as
II by an explosion. They told US af-
terward that the released air gave of
a sicRening 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. | stuck. Four men got hold
OF me and pulled. and at last when
thought l 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 now
almost bottom-up. lying with her keel
six feet above the water and her
weather rail nearly a wash. Her
mainmast was broken of and, far be-
low the surface. could see a faint
shadow OF canvas. We thought then
we were the only survivors
Was 1t any wonder | thanked God
for my deliverance?
Capt. o'Dor said, Come. my boy.
let me help you to the boat" and took
me by the arm. thought could
walk. took step and went tumbling.
II 1t hadn't been for the captain
would have slid into the sea.
Aboard the Ohio they had made
ready for US. The cabin table was
loaded with everything to eat, But
we weren't interested In food; We
wanted water by the. e.bucketful. They
gave US teaspoonful. and that only
put an agonizing edge on our thirst
We pleaded wildly for more.
But they had realized our condition,
and kept us waiting for about fifteen
minutes. and then only gave us an.
other spoonful. After what seemed
ages of raging agony they began to
give us a spoonful every Ave minutes
Needless to say. when was carried
home my parents were beside them
selves with JOY. As they expressed 1t,
] was as one risen from the dead. The
news OF our rescue spread up and
down the shore, and was generally re-
ceived with unbelief. Many people
would not believe we had managed
TO live so long in the capsized vessel,
and hundreds came long distances to
see US.
After reached home | developed a
high fever and my feet began to pain
me. had no desire for food; In fact
scarcely touched food for two days.
But was still raging with thirst.
wanted water all the time-milk or tea
was no good. was allowed a glass Of
water every half hour, bus 1t was four
days from the time we we're rescued
before got over that awful thirst.
But my sufferings were, not over