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

weasel, eawed by hunger. tortured
10y thirst STEPPED In a horror OF help
Bossnoss. racked by a black. blind.
sDooflcss a OF resentment against
4Ate. ] knew fear. the fear that makes
abe hair bristic. the saliva In the
r.o4A urn salt and bitter. the perspi-
ragiop come out In clammy beads on
the forehead, the heart almost stop
bealing." Then Mr.. Smith told this
sale.
Ga Wednesday. May .. 1877, the
schooner cod-seeker. bound from Hal
Ajax 10 harrington. was running be
fore an easteny gale. Her master
was phiilp Brown: her crew num-
Dercd fourteen hands all told.
A while before nine O'Clock the
aookout reported breakers ahead.
Capt Brown claimed that the white
spaces see we're only the reflections
of the Cape Light upon the waves:
and he kept her going. though some
Of the older men criticized him sharp
~ Tor doing 40. didn't like the look
OF things. but I was little more than
N WI tAfhf
The schooner stormed along. grow
ing wilder in her motions. but as moth
fng happened I soon went down in
90 the ~forecastle for a drink.
Before I could raise the dipper TO
any Lips the schooner gave a wild
Surch and lung over on her beam
ends. and | went sliding to leeward.
The schooner lay OF her side, with
oer spars FIAT on the sea. and the wa
ter roared into her through hatch
ssys and companions. Getting to
xny feet hauled myself up toward the
companion. and tried 10 get out. |
might as well have tried to crawl
through a slaice-gate. The rush OF
abe water splayed my fingers apart.
Soon the bows plunged downward.
n the water whelming In with great.
er force swept me out OF the compan-
son.
fell down on a heap OF wreckage
on the side OF the ship. struck my
head against something and was
stunned for a space. When | got
my wits / was standing up with my
feet In the mouth OF a berth and
against the ships side. and the water
up 20 my tfrn,pits and a rafne II float
fng wrsciaee about me.
In a few seconds more | was strug
giins iR a whirlpool OF icy waters
beating fhy hands against the notsau
OF the ~forecsstie, unable TO see any
ching or Go get a footing. As the shiI
moved. the flood IN the ~forecastle
rising rapidly, surged back and forth
and once ] became ~entangled In som,
half floating blankets and nearly sue
ceeded In drowning myself. Like al
fishing vessels she had a large fore
castle down In the bows OF her. In thu
after darkness l could not tell m,
whereabouts.
imprisoned In capslzcd Schooner.
For a time ! was too frantic will
fright to think OF getting hold OF any
thing ] only thought OF keeping IN.
head above water.
But presently the ship seemed 4
grow quiet for a little, and | though
OF getting a grip on something. Stril
ing out ran against a wall with a
under slope. felt around. realized tina
A was the deck and, as there wa
nothing 10 hold there. l turned abou
and al TO the other side.
padded about for quite a time
But at last. stretching my hands gu
OF the water. / managed to catch hol
hold OF the edge OF a board-the fac,
board OF n OF the weather bunk
As ] held IN. taking breath, the WI
ter nose and lifted my head and shou
ders into the mouth OF the bertl
hastily scrambled on TO the lime
side. her the top side. OF the fac,
board.
While ! waited appalled,. for I kne'
not what, | became aware OF a moaI
tng sound. and cried out. who
shatg"
Ia Was San Atwood. a young fello'
about my own age. lie was lying o
his stomach on the inner or top sid
OF the faceboard OF what had bee
= lower bunk. When the schoone
Was hove down he bad been aslee
IN his bunk. but somehow he ha
managed to cling to the face-boar,
slough the mattress and bottoi
boards had been rolled out into IN
f~0recAstle. A man can face deaf
better with a friend near him. I gre
composed and began 10 take stock {
abr situation.
The schooner had settled as the WI
Ter got In her and. happily for us. Oh
bows were the highest part OF he
Ne learned afterwRrd that she ma
drowned two men Ia the after cabll
The way she lay. the round OF N
tarboard bow was the highest pal
OF her. and we were IN the after a,
Of hunks. built against the bulge +,
the bow But our position was pr
car'ous enough, and neither dry ne
ecufortable
siugglshly she rose aud fell to n
neave OF the swell. and We were ARA
she would sink OF turn turtle alt
Sether.
After a time she seemed to brir
APP against something with a yiolei