| Show A ship goes onto lie rods his the sat tat charce and sas ahe laid of III on hoard cut be captain could sot be boad staf oarl S I 1 chronicle philadelphia nov 26 mate thomas 11 gibbs and eleven oi the crew of the bark willie and ida have been brought into port by the the etory told by is most singular and horrible the vessel was bound trim if ay ti when off the rocks of on the night of the gibbs baya A few after comine on deck the man on the lookout called out break era on the ice bow and land ahead the captain who had been drinking heavily ran to the lookout man and uttering a terrible oath said it is aone of your business if are breakers for once I 1 over stepped my authority bordered lor dered the man at the helm to put wheel up and keep chip on bhore and lie crew to lower the mainsail but captain miller furious at my interference countermanded term the order pushed the man at the wheel forcibly away and grasping the tiller in his hand put the wheel hard down and ordered the mainsail to be set again he steered straight for lie K dig which stood out of the water a few in front of ui A fearful scene the crew had all gathered on deck and were alternately praying aid calling on the captain for help then the cr ieh came and the heavier laden vessel baruck on the solid rock with canon ball force crew were swept to the edge 0 the vessel but they ea ed their lives by clutching at atie rail until the aea passed over then I 1 ordered the second mate to launch the life boat then I 1 went aft and told he captain hat the ship was on the rocks lie did not seem to recognize the fact so overcome was he with the rum he had drank to save your life said I 1 yon leave this ship she is goice to pieces but he stubbornly refu ed we got into a discussion and I 1 told him to get in eliat lifeboat or I 1 would throw him in without another word he left the helm and ran down into the cabin reappearing few later with a big revolver chii h lie pointed at me I 1 grabbed his before lie could shoot and wrenched it from him and threw it into the sea when all were in the boat I 1 went to the captain and told liim that he was a doomed man it he stayed on board for an answer he threw his arms around the wheel and paid he would never leave the ship we left him and boarded the boat after a terrible sl we pot out of the breakers rowed all niba and late next day we were picked ap the ship went to pieces and the captain was lost |
