The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-02

me, and where / resolved TO sit All
might.
went to the tree, and getting
up into It, endeavored to r'aeo MY
self so as that II | should sleep l
might not fall. Having been ex-
cessively fatigued. I soon fell fast
asleep.
When I walked 1t was broad day,
and the storm abatod. That which
surprised me most was, that the
ship was lifted Off I'm the night
from the sand and was driven far
In shore.
When l came down from the
tree, looked about me again, and
the first thing | found was the
boat, which lay as the sea had
tossed her up upon the land, about
two miles on my right hand.
| A little after noon / found the
sea very calm and the tide ebbed
so far out that could come with
In a quarter of mile of the ship.
I resolved. il possible, to get to the
ship; so ] pulled off my clothes
and took the water. When came
TO the ship, | spied small piece
of rope hanging down by the fore
chains. | got hold of ii and by
the help of that rope got up into
the forecastle of the ship.
| Here l found the ship had a
great deal of water in her hold,
but that she lay so on the side OF
a bank of hard sand that her stern
lay lifted up upon the bank. BY
this means all her quarter was
free and dry.
visions untouched by the water,
and being very we'll disposed to
eat, | filled my pockets with bis
cult, and ate 1t as | went about
other things. for | had no time to
lose. / also found some rum in
the great cabin, of which I took a
large dram, to spirit me for what
was before me. Now / wanted
nothing but boat to furnish my
self with many things which fore
saw would be very necessary to
me.
This extremity reused my appli-
cation. We had several spare
yards, and two or three large spars
of wood, and a spare topmast or
two in the ship. flung az many
of them overheard as | could man
age for their weight, tying every
one with a rope, that they might
not drive away. When this was
done I went down the ships side
and tied six of them fast together
at both ends In the form Of raft,
and laying two or three short
pieces of plank upon them cross
ways, | found that 1t was strong
, enough to bear any reasonable
weight. | first laid all the planks
or boards upon it that | could get,
and got three of the seamen's
chests, which | had broken open
and emptied, and lowered them
down upon my raft.
The first I filled with provisions
bread, rice, three Dutch
cheeses, five pieces of dried goat !
flesh, which we lived much upon,
and remainder Of European corn.
| "hllO was uoih8 l.
the tide began to flow, and | had
the modification to see my coat,
shirt and waistcoat, which | had
left upon the sand, swim away; as
: for my breeches, which were only
linen and open-kneed, I swan on
board in them and my stockings.
7 However, this put me on rum
maging for clothes, of which
found enough; and after a long
, search I found the carpenters
chest, which was much more valu-
; able than shipload Of gold would
have been at that time.
!. My next care was for some am
, munition and arms. There were
two very good fowling- pieces in the
cabin, and two pistols; these I Sc
cured, with some powder-horns.
. and a small bag of shot, and two
, old rusty swords. I knew there
: were three barrels of powder in the
, ship, and with much search found
them. Now thought myself pref
3 ty well freighted, and with this
/ cargo put to sea.
r TO BE COntinued.)