The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-11-30

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'srhs lady was seat into the cabin
as. and given stateroom ~her" sh'
could fix herr.lf up "a Bit" ha answsres
soberly. 'fhs other Teller had hear
Of lot TO say. an seemed to have
some sorter grudgs against you.
Aadn't any tine 10 listen to his yarn
~ I naturally turned him over TO IN,
boaufn. ter have thet eye dressed, Hi
must have got n peach o a s~ipe. air. >
II had TO hit him~yes: but We car
taik Of that later. Where Ia be now =
x sasa~a aas:@y7 MI mss=ses Atvss,,fs
heating some water. After they gel
bin fixed up. 10 hs TO 80 aft. or for
yariT ''.'''' '''''' % ''''' ''''a.'.'
"Aft, II you have room 90 spare h.
u no aailorman, but millionaire from
New York he has ypoasy 20 burn"
The fellow looked At me with hi
mouth wide open, his glIssening eyes
almost laaghabIe.
'srhs devil you say. sir he don't loos
tho part 10 my notion. You was nj
cart cf yacht partyY"
Yes, the Es,neraiia, a steam yacht
owned by Gerald Carringtoa OF New
York. We were run down about u
hundred miles eas, OF Man,auk by O
big liner. which must have been out Of
her course, She cut Va square In two
but, excepting us three, all living OF
board got away In the boats by acct
dent we were left. and escaped later In
the Dinghy"
"What became Ut the llnerr'
"she picked up the boats. and. think
Ing shay had all the survivors, went
on. She was mail boat. likely. The
yacht went down I've minutes after
we left her; we've been atloat evei
since. Now, MIR. Masters, that's oui
stcry Ia brief. What's tho trouhls
heswY'
4. Eth tell yrr enough 10 make II clear
dr." he said slowly. although there 1.
others ON board who can explain mors
/, h des&ilx tYau'rr q &~aasaG.neM wa4
sacs--so you'll see easily the sortcl
On we're In. I'm the only officer lief,
- the hooker. an I couldn't navigate
4 chip n yoa'd give Il TO rue. s'n onl,
~ chief engineer, an my assistant Il
- TIE fo'castle with a broken leg, Yor
- thet rite for~rar,i. sir, Well. Il
wu~ iightnIng did that. Two bolts. 81
10 crew says, fer l wus down below
~ never knew whut happened till the
slectrlcs oil went ont. Thea shut oh
steam. and clumh out Oh deck, Lord
but II wus black night. raining eats
and dogs. but no wind TO speak OF. II
WIS the rain What saved IN, for fire
&iartaA yaatias~zssr Gan soc. hsro n
buriHd hnt Il died out Of itself Wher
morulng come We saw what We was III
Kga'nst. II ttrcSAct II ttse ~'wsst ss~ses
then than It dees now. Thcm bolts OF
llgh,nlns he'd Knocked the forvmas a
intp smithrrcens ksleA tho ~heeis
man attsl fAit ie,a ,s1esS.as EeAE ,pii&s.ll
out q commission. fApa the top
mast an spars jGSt naturally wrecked
,hs bridge, suj cAarthtQse, an thu
waoie mass caught ttrr, the socoui
cf,scrr was In the whrvIhousP. sir. an
newer knew What biz h.ln, an beta tN,
cuptatn an the trSt olNctr WAS d
standta tergrther en the bridge IN,
top mast crushed. the life eGt ot 'ea
There wus six sailarmea huyr the samj
way, an four af em died II was th,
darndest mcss | ever saw at sea, str
NRaa enough. surely wAen did sht'
hsraenS"
Night stNce last; we've cleaned VI
BIT since. but the crew wont wor'
mueh under me an we're short
handed rigSed Up this wheel AFT, -
AZ IN aeep an eaSine gaang. aa3 hayl
aa. waiting for saaetaiag 10 turn NJ
There wa$nt nathlns else could do
ma prvsume not and nsy eye
rested thoushttully oa tho scene for
ward "Now Is the huli-soandf Ie'
s~~sn snna deeply"
That's carsn. SIR; fgll 10 th'
matches The Saip's dry ~ a bone
have had the well soundea every .srv,
hours"
And What shoa, the crew.
just ~, ~. crima brought then
aboard drunk. an we were not at 50,
long enough tex the mates 70 Will
then into shape whea this thles hap
pcned, Tn no teck Atheer Mr. Hollis
nna they dpat take agSiers t-aa 10,
very we'll. call 'em = id harN
lot"
| made nv ccrament. enleavortae |,
turn all these facts over in my a.sn,
aaa reach N,nse decision. II was evi
aast enough What vas wanted Nd,