Year: 1873

"' How did you learn that 9

 "' I heard him tell gentleman s

 last night in the What Cheer House.

 " 'Confound the fellows impudence

 Two or three days after a clerk i

 our consignees' office told me our car

 tain and the captain of the Sea Hors

 had met, and after chaffng one anothe

 in friendly manner, had finally eacl

 deposited five hundred dollars with ou

 consignees, the captain of the ship frs

 in dock at Liverpool to draw on them a

 sight for the whole amount-a thousan,

 dollars.

 "The report of an intended race iron San Francisco to Liverpool between al American and Scotch clipper soon go spread about the city, ana the amour of money staked on the result mus have had thousand added to it b, every person who repeated the report the dollars.

 "Both ships were finally ready fo: sea, and hauled out from the wharvel to be taken in tow by the tugs. A grea many people assembled to see us off and when we were fairly on our way ou of the harbor, both ships were greeted by cheers and steam whistles. The tugs cast us off when off the Farallones and under cloud of canvas, with fail wind, we started on Our long race. We parted company the first night out, an6 you may be sure there wasn't much rest for officers or men on board either shir at all events there wasn't on board the White Swallow. Capt. Adams carried sail very hard, night and day, and spent most of his time on deck not that he was afraid the mate or myself would shorten sail before it was necessary fol If we were not so much interested in beating the Sea Horse as he was, we wanted to do it for the honor of the ship and flag.

 ''I used to stand on deck and watch the little ship dive into the seas, and hold my breath as the drenching show CTS of spray came flying over the weather-rail; then, as soon as the salt water was out of my eyes, cast an anxious look aloft to seeif anything had started. It was fun to hear the crockery go tumbling about the stewards 8 pan try, and Captain Adams cheery- 'There goes another hole in my five hundred dollars, as some grand smash occurred.

 "We went tearing along with strong breezes and fair, never needing such small accidents as split sail or a sprung yard or two, only as they delayed us in replacing them. l never saw a crew in better spirits than ours no amount of work in their watch on deck or below made them growl, and at the first call to make or reduce sail they would come tumbling out of the fo'castle, laughing and making such remarks as, 'The Sea Horse may be 8 goer, but she can't fly, like the White Swallow

 " One morning, when we were in lati- tude about twenty degrees south, had the morning watch. The night had been fine, with strong breeze, and we were going free under a main royal and topmast stun sail but after I had been on deck about half an hour I noticed the wind got puffy, and each succeed ing puff stronger. l had hand by the main royal-halyards, and made up my mind that if l didn't take that sail off her, it would take itself off. Along came another puff, and sung out, Let go the main royal-halyards,' and started for the weather-brace just as the captain came on deck.

 "'Good morning, MT. Blue Jacket i; getting puffy, is it

 "' Yes, sir going to have more than we want, I reckon. Shall I furl that royal, sir?'

 "' Yes, think you'd better

 ''' Jump up there, two of you boys, and furl that main-royal.'

 Away aloft went the two apprentice boys belonging to my watch, and I that after getting on the yard, one looked to the windward and then seemed to say something to the other, then they grabbed up the sail, passed the yard-arm gaskets, and while onewas making fast the bunt gasket the other chap stood up on the yard, with one arm around the mast, looking to wind ward and presently he sung out, Sail ho!'

 "Where away ?"

 "On the weather quarter, sir.

 "Can you make her out?"

 Just then Captain Adams called out, "Point to it, my lad"

 "The moment the boy reported sail, the captain, thinking it the Sea Horse, had gone below to his room for his glass. After the boy had pointed in the direc- tion of the stranger, he swung himself on to the main-royal backstay, and came on deck by the run, rushed up to me with Q frightened look, and in hoarse whisper said It's 8 wreck, sir, with signal of distress flying

 ''I turned to report what the boy said to the captain,' and found him steadying his glass against the mizzen top-mast backstay without taking his eye from the glass, he said, Call all hands, MT. Blue Jacket in stun sail, mizzen-to-gallant-sail, and fying-jib, and single reef the top-sails we'll beat up to those poor fellows

 Out tumbled the watch below, and as soon as they heard there was wreck to windward I think each man did three mems work. When it was first discoy- cred we were going eleven knots, and must have run two or three miles before we got sail off the ship and hauled our wind. went aloft with a glass, and when I got on the main-topsail yard saw to windward, about eight miles dis tant, large ship, dismasted, and ap- parently water-logged. On spar of some kind was signal flying that had the appearance of being part of some light sail and on the poop could be seen what I took for group of people, huddled about the stump of the mizzen- mast. AS soon as we hauled on the wind we got the full force of the breeze, which increased to half a gale, but, if we carried sail before, you may be cer- tain we didn't take in any now that we thought stood the least chance of hang ing on. As the ship careened to the breeze she trembled like a frightened thing, but went flying through the wa ter, deluging her decks and throwing spray as high as the weather-leach of her topsails. The wreck was coming towards us with every heave of the sea, and when we had made two tracks, we could make out six people on top of her cabin, who didn't seemto notice us par ticularly.