Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-22

Emden's captain hoped that when day.
light came again he would be rid of
her. Unfortunately for the Emden the
night Was bright by the light of full
moon, So that she could be seen by her
pursuers.
The next morning at dawn Jack
Marston went on deck and at the first
break Of day deserted the British ship
somewhat nearer than the night before.
The Britisher must have discovered
the Emden at the same time, for q
dense cloud Of smoke issuing from her
stacks indicated that she was putting
fuel on her fires. The Emden followed
suit and made every effort to escape
For time it seemed that the English
man was gaining; then for an hour
she neither lost nor gained. Jack, who
was watching her closely, made up his
mind that she was slowly losing.
Now, the crew of the Sea Gull were
hoping that they would be rescued,
and when Jack told them that the
Br1tisher was slowly losing ground
they were much disappointed. Jack
determined to take an awful risk.
That was to get himself sewed up in
the burial bag and thrown overheard,
with the hope of being picked up by
the pursuing ship. He told his mates
of his plan and asked them to
help him. They looked upon his
scheme as foolhardy and tried to dis
suade him from it. But when they
found that this was impossible they
offered to do anything he suggested in
their power:
Jacks plan was this: The attention
Of the officers and crew Of the Emden
was confined to getting away from the
pursuing ship. The Sea Cults men
might steal the body Of their dead
comrade and hide it. They might then
sew Jack up in the burial bag and
heave him overheard without permits
sion. They might omit the shot usual
~ tied to the ankles for sinking pur-
poses, and Jack would not remain long
under water. On rising he would en-
deavor to attract the attention Of the
Britisher.
The crew Of the Sea Gull agreed to
do their part in the matter. If Jack
wished to commit suicide he might do
so. That was his lookout, not theirs.
So when every one of the Emden's
crew was intent on the pursuer they
took the body out of the burial bag,
and Jack got into it with pieces of
cork tied under his shoulders, some
provisions in rubber bag, bottle
of water, a knife and piece Of white
signal purposes.
It was decided to ask the captain of
the Emden for permission to bury
their dead companion. He was too
busy at the time to give any thought
to their request and granted it with q
nod of the head. Then the sailors car
ried Jack to the side of the ship and,
standing about him uncovered, slid him
overheard.
Jack did not mind being discovered
in the water by the Germans, for he
knew they would not think of stopping
to pick him up. He was not beloW the
surface more than twenty seconds, but
when he reappeared the cruiser was
going so fast that she was already
quite distance from him. The gaze
Of most Of them was in his direction,
but was fixed on the pursuing ship.
One man caught sight of him, but
Jack simply foated on the surface and
was probably supposed to be the corpse
that had been given burial. At any rate
no especial attention was paid to him
and he was being rapidly left astern.
Jacks main fear was that the Brit
Usher, being in a hurry, would fail to
pick him up even If he succeeded in
attracting her attention. He was di-
rectly in her line and with his white
flag would likely succeed in making
himself seen. She was nearly half an
hour behind the Emden and losing.
When few hundred yards from him
he waved his flag. He knew that he
was seen, for he saw several persons
pointing at him and evidently discuss
ing him.
But Jack was Mortified to see the
ship proceed on her way without stop
ping for him. She had gone nearly q
mile beyond him when a gladdening
sight met his view. There was q boat
being lowered. There were men in it,
and when in the water and loosened
from the ship they pulled toward him.
Jack was picked up, and the ship
waited for the return Of her boat. Her
commander was conscious of losing on
the Emden and had decided to save the
man In the water. When Jack was
taken aboard he was piled with ques-
lions as to the German cruiser, but
could only say that she was the EN-.
den and had aboard the crews of sew.
eral vessels she had sunk.
Jack was put ashore at q South
American port and determined that
when he committed himself again to
the deep he would 60 under the Amer
lean flag. After waiting some time he
found berth on a United States YES
sci and in due time turned up on his
native shore. He says he is quite con-
tent with his experience as sailor on
the ocean In wartime and has no de-
sire for any more Of It.
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