American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-15

English colors, union down at the gaff
Her broadside drift was faster than
that of the dismasted craft riding to
her wreckage. and In a few hours she
was dangerously near, directly ahead.
rolling heavily In the trough of the sea.
"Wunner what's wrong wild her"
said the cook. Amos" lie called to
another, SIS her engine bus DOWN."
Dunno" answered Amos. "Steam's
all right. See the jet comm out O. the
stack There. she's turnin' ~Over-kick-
In ahead. Bout time If she wants to
clear US. She's signalin'. What's that
say, ElishaY"
The ensign was huttering down and
a string Of small flags going aloft to
the other part Of the signal halyards.
Elisha, the navigator, went below and
returned with a couple Of books. which
he consulted.
Her number" he said. She's the
Afghan Prince O. London" The flags
came down to be replaced by others.
"Rudder carried away" he read and
then looked with the glasses. "Rudder
seems all right. Must mean his steer
in gear. Why don't they rig mp suth-
in or a drag over the stern?"
Martin" said Elisha to the cook,
whats the matter with our bein' a
drag for herr"
Dead easy If we kin git his line an
he knows how to rig a Bride"
I'VE can show him If 1t comes to 1t.
What IN gou hnwuy - mo uto1r hnw
into port we're entitled to salvage
She's helpless; we're not, for we've got
a jury rig under the bows. Hello
What's he sayin' nowT' Other flags
had gone aloft on the steamer, which
asked for the longitude. Then follow.
ed others which said that the chronom-
eter IA broken.
"Better'n ever.' exclaimed Elisha ex
citedly. Cant navigate. Our chro
nometer's all right. We never needed
1t. and don't know but it's a big help In
a salvage claim. What ye say? Can't
we get our hemp cable to him with a
dory?"
Why not2 A dory was thrown over,
and Elisha and Amos pulled to the
steamer
Badly ratified" they reported on
their return. '@Tiller ropes parted, an
not a man aboard can put a long splice
in a wire rope, an. o. course. we said
We couldn't. They'll take u line, an
we're to chalk up the position an the
curse to New York. Clear case O sal
wage We furnish everything an sac
rifce our jury material to aid EN-
There's anywhere from one to two hun
dred thOusand-hull an cargO-that we
save. Wen get no less than a third
mebbe more"
They knotted four or five dory rod
lngs together, colled the long length Of
rope in the dory, unbent the end of
their water laid cable from the anchor
and waited until the wallowing steam
er had drifted far enough to leeward
to come within the steering are Of a
craft with no canvas, then they cut
away the wreck. crowded forward, all
hands spreading coats to the breeze
and when the schooner had paid of
stecred her down with the wind on the
quarter until almost near enough to
hail the steamer. where they rounded
ed to.
Soon the steamers crew had the end
Of the cable on board. The bride, two
heavy ropes leading from the after
winch out the opposite quarter chOcks
to the end of the cable, was quickly
rugged by the steamers crew.
With a warning tOot Of the whistle
she went ahead. and the long towline
swept the sea tops. tautened. strained
and creaked on the windlass bits and
settled down to its work, while the
schooner dropping into her wake, was
dragged westward at a ten knot rate.
This is bully said Elisha gleefully
Now I'll chalk out the position an
give her the course-magnetic, to make
sure"
He did so, and they held up in full
view of the steamers bridge a large
blackboard showing in six inch letters
the formula: Lat. 41-20 Lon. 69-1O
Mag. Co. W. half S"
A foot of the whistle thanked them
and they watched the steamer. who
had been heading a little to the soutl.
Of this course. painfully swing her
head up to It by hanging the schooner
to the %starboard leg of the bride. But
she did not stop At west-half-south, and
when she pointed Enthusiastically as high
as northwest. still dragging her tow
by the s%tarboard bride, a light broke
on them.
shes goin' on her way with us
said Elisha. mo, no; she can't She's
bound for London" be added. Hall
fax. mebbe"
They waved their hats to port and
shouted I'm chorus at the steamer. They
were answered by caps dourished to
starboard from the bridge and out
stretched arms which pointed across
the Atlantic ocean, while the course
changed slowly northeast.
1.-The rhumb course to the channel"
groaned Elisha wildly. An I'm sup.