The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, November 15, 1894, Image 3

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foontaHiTAj' CHAPTER L On the 96th of May, 1887, t sat alone upon the.deck of the Sparhawk, a three- masted schooner, built, acoordlnir to a description In the cabin, at Backport, Me. I was not only alone on the deck, bnt 1 was alone on the ship. The Spar- hawk was a “derelicts-” that is, If a ves sel with a man on board of her can be said to be totally abandoned. I had now been on board the schooner for eight days. How long before that she had been drifting about at the mercy of the winds and currents I did not then know, but I discovered afterward that during a cyclone early in April she had been abandoned by her entire crew, and had since been reported five times to the hydrographic office of the Navy Department In Washington and her positions and probable courses dnly marked on the pilot chart She had now become one of that little fleet abandoned at sea for one cause or another and floating about this way and that as the wild winds blew or the ocean currents ran. Voyaging without pur pose, as if manned by the spirits of Ignorant landsmen, sometimes back ward and forward over comparatively small ocean spaces, and sometimes drifting for many months anA over thou sands of miles, these derelicts form at night and in fog one of the dangers most to be feared by those who sail upon the sea. As I said before, I came on board the a v 'ndoned Sparhawk on the 17th of Slay and very glad Indeed was I to get my feet again on solid planking. Three days previously the small steamer Thes- pla, from Havena to New York, on which I had been a passenger, had been burned at sea and all on board had left her in the boats. What became of the other boats I do not know, but the one In which I found myself In company with five other men, all Cuban cigar-maker^ was nearly up set by a heavy wave during the second night we were out, and we were all thrown Into the sea. As none of the Cubans could swim they were all lost, but I succeeded In reaching the boat, which had righted Itself, though half (nil of water. There was nothing in the boat but two oars which had not slipped out of their rowlocks, a leather scoop which had been tied to a thwart, and the afore-_ mentioned water. Before morning I had nearly baled out the boat, and fortunate it was for me that up to the time of the upset we had ban enough to eat and drink, for other wise 1 should not have had strength for that work and what followed. Not long after daybreak I sighted the Sparhawk, and immediately began to make such signals as I could. The ves sel appeared to be but a few miles dis tant and I could not determine whether she was approaching me or going away from me. I could see no sign that my Signals htd been noticed and began frantically to row towards her. After a quarter of an hour of violent exertion I did not appear to be much nearer to her, but, observing her more closely, I could , even with my landsman's eyes, that , I WAS HAIUtD VROM TH* STEAMEB. something was the matter with her. Portions of her mast and rigging were gone and one large sail at her stern ap peared to be fluttering in the wind. But it mattered not to me what had lhappenod to her, she was a ship afloat ana I must reach her. Tired, hungry and thirsty, I rowed and rowed, but It Iwasnot until long after noon that 1 Leached her. She must have been much “further from me than I had supposed. ! With a great deal of trouble I mam aged to olamber on board) sod found {the ship deserted. I hid suspected ithat this would be the case, for as I had drawn near 1 would have seen some sign that my approach was noticed had there been any body on board to pee Mire it. But I found av-ai and wa«ia, and when I waa no longer hungry or thiraty I threw myself in a berth and slept until the sun was high the next day. I had now been on this derelict vessel tor eight days. Why she had been de serted and left to her fate I waa not seamen enough to know. It is tame that be, mast* and rigging were In a doleful condition, but the did not appear to W leaking, and rod* well upon lb® There was plenty of food and water on board and comfortable accommodations. 1 afterwards learned that during the terrible cyclone whleh had overtaken W she b»d bent era her beam ends to, m boar before the new loll ber In the For the first d*T or * n " ro °1 m J sojourn ox the Sparhawk 1 was as happy ai a i could be under the circumstances. t thought myself to be perfectly safe and believed It could not be long before I would be picked up. Of course I did Hot know my latitude and longitude, bat I felt sure that the part of the At lantic In which I waa must be frequent ly crossed by steamers and other veseela. About the fourth day I began to feel mseesv. I had seen hot three sails, and £h*a* had taksn no notice of the signal «Uoh theAhaM M Ualtls Ibft nlffSA* mast ss l had aired to enmo. is was Indeed no wonder that the signal had at tracted no attention among the flutter ing shreds of sails about It I believe that one ship mast have ap proached quite near me. I had been below some time looking over the books In the captain's room, and when 1 came on deck I saw the stern of the ship, perhaps s mile or two distant and sail ing away. Of course my shouts and waving* were of no avail. She had prob ably recognised the derelict Sparhawk and had made a note of her present po sition In order to report It to the hydro graphic office. The weather had been fair for the most part of the time, the sea moderate ly smooth, and when the wind waa strong the great sail on the mtnen-mast, which remained hoisted and which I had tightened up a little, acted after the manner of the long end of a weather- vane and kept the ship's head to the sea. Thus It will be seen that I was not la a bad plight, bnt although I appreciated this I grew more and more troubled and uneasy. For several days I bad not seen s sail, and if I should see one how could I attract attention? It must be that the condition of the vessel indi cated that there wm no one on board. Had I known that the Sparhawk wm al ready entered upon the list of derelicts I should have been hopeless Indeed. At first I bung out s lantern as a night signal, bnt on the second night It was broken by the wind and I could find only one other In good condition. The ship's lights must have been blown away in the storm together with her boats and much of her rigging. I would not hang out the only lantern left me, for fear it should come to grief and that I should be left In the dark at night In that great vessel. Had I known that I wm on s vessel which had been regularly relegrated to the ranks of the forsaken I should better have appreciated the Im portance of allowing passing vessels to see that there wm a light on board the Sparhawk, and, therefore, in all prob ability a life. As day after day bad passed I hjd be come more and more disheartened. It seemed to me that 1 wm In a part of the great ocean avoided by vessels of every kind, that I wm not in the track of any thing going anywhere. Every day there seemed to be less and less wind, and when I had been on board a week the Sparhawk was gently rising and falling on a smooth sea In a dead calm. Honr after hour I swept the horlson with the captain's glaM, but only onoe did I see any thing to encourage me. This wm what appeared like a long line of black smoke against the distant sky, which might have been left by a passing steamer; but, were this the case, I never saw the steamer. Happily there were p'enty of pro visions on board of a plain kind. I fonnd spirits and wine, and even medi cines, and In the oaptain's room there were pipes, tobacco and some books. This comparative comfort gave me a new and strange kind of despair. I be gan to fear that I might become con tented to live out my life alone in the midst of this lonely ocean. In that case, what sort of a man should I be? It wm about half-pMt eight by the captain's chronometer when I came on deck on the morning of the 25th of May. I had become s late riser, for wbst wm the good of rising early when there wm nothing to rise for? 1 had scarcely raised my eyes above the rail of the ahlp when, to my utter amaiement, I per ceived a vessel not a mile away. The sight wm so unexpected and the sur prise was so great that my, heart almost stopped beating M I stood and gated at her. Sbe was a medium-sized Iron steamer and lay upon the sea In a peculiar fash ion, her head being much lower than her stern, the latter elevated so much that l could see part of the blades of her motioniess propeller. She presented the appearance of a ship which wm just shout to plunge, bow foremost. Into the depths of the ocean, or which had just risen, stern foremost, from thoss depths. With the exception of her position and the fact that no smoke-stack was visible, she seemed, to my eyes, to be in good enough trim. She had probably been In collision with something, and her forward compartments had filled. Deserted by her crew, she had become a derelict, and, drifting about In her desolation, had fallen In with another derelict as desolate as herself. The fact that I wm on board the Sparhawk did not, In my eyes, make that vessel any the less forsaken and forlorn. The coming of this steamer gave me no comfort. Two derelleta, In their saddening eflecta upon the splrita, would be twice m bad m one, sn4, more than that, there wm danger should a storm arise that they would da*b Into each other and both go to the bottom. Despairing M I had become, l did not want to go to the bottom. At I gased upon the steamer I could aee that she wm gradually approaching me. There wm a little breese this morning, and to much of her hun *w ’ out of the water that It caught a godd deal of the wind. The Sparhawk, on the contrary, wm bnt little affected by the breese, for apart from the fact that the great sail kept her head always to the wind, she wm heavily laden with sugar and molasses and Mt deep I* ‘J 1 ® water. The other wm net coming di rectly towards me, but would probably pass at a conalderable distsnoe. I did not at all dealre that sbe should come near the Sparhawk. Suddenly my heart gave a jump. I could distinctly see on the stern of the steamer the flutter of something white. It was waved. Somebody must be wav- ^Hitherto I had not thought of the spy* glass, for with my naked eyes I could gee all that I oared to see of the vesael, but »ow I dMhed below to get It When I brought It to bear upon the steamer 1 mw plainly that the white object wm waved by some one, and that some one wm a woman. I could see shove the rail the upper part of her body, her un covered head, her uplifted ant wildly the thought suddenly struox me taut, receiving no reepgnM, she had In de spair given up signaling. Cursing my stupidity I Jerked my handkerchief from my pocket and climbing a little way Into the rigging 1 began to wave It madly. Almost Instantly her waving recommenced J soon stopped signal ing and so did she. No more of that wm needed. 1 sprang to' the deck and took up the glia*. The woman was gone, bnt In a few moment* *he r .appeared armed with a glasa This action f 1 s’ me with amaze ment. Could It be possible that the wo.-an wm alone on the steamer and that there wm no one else to signal and to look out? The thing was Incredible, and yet. If there were men on board, why did they not show themselves? And why did not one of them wave the signal and nse the glass? The steamer was steadily but very slowly nearing the Sparhawk when the woman removed the glMS and stood np wslsthlgb above the rail of the stesmer. Now I could see her much better; I fancied I could almost discern her fest- urea. She was not olfl; she was well- * WMsutlv (be waving CtMCfl must have remained tor some minutes half lying, half seated, on the deck. I wt" nearly stuplfled by the statement X had heard. I will now My a few words conoern- Iflg Miss Berths Nugent Sbe was a lady whom I had known well In New York, and who, for more than a year, I had loved well, although I never told her so. Whether or not she suspected my psssion was a question about which I had never been able to Mtisfy myself. Sometimes I bad one opinion; some times another. Before 1 had taken any step to assure myself positively In ro- garu to this point Miss Nugent went abroad with a party of friends, and for eight months 1 bad neither seen nor beard from her. During that time I had not ceased to berate my eel/ for my InexonMble pro crastination. A* she went away with out knowing my feelings towards her, of course there could be no corre spondence. Whatever she might hare suspected, or whatever she might have expected, there wm nothing between us. But on my part my love for Bertha had grown day by day. Hating tha city and even the country where I had seen her and loved her and where now she wm not, I traveled here and there, and daring the winter went to the West In dies. There I had remained until the I TOOK THIXOS EAST. onapeu; ner blulsn-gray arezi her snugly. Holding the rail with one hand she stood up very erect, which must have been somewhat difficult, con sidering the inclination of the deck. For a moment I fended I had seen or known some one whose habit it was to stand np very erect m this woman stood npon the steamer. The notion was banished M absurd. Wondering what I.should do. what In stant action I should tal*v I laid down my glass, and as I did so the woman Immediately took up here. Her object wm plain enough; she wanted to ob serve me. which she ijould not well do when a view of my face waa obstructed by the glass and my outstretched arms. I wm sorry that I,bad not sooner given her that opportunity and foj some mo ments I stood and frfeed her, waving my hat m I did so. I was wild ^fth excitement What should I do? What could I do? There were no boats on the Sparhawk, and wbat had become of tbs one in which I reached her I did not know. Thinking of nothing bnt getting on board the ves sel, I had forgotten t< make the boat fast, and when I went to look for It a day or two afterwards it was gone. On the steamer, however, I saw a boat hanging from davits near the stern. There wm hope In th^t But there mi'ph* be no need for a boat. Under the Inflr *noe of the gentle breeze, the steamer we/, steadily drawing nearer ’Jo the Sparhawk. Fernsps they might to»w- e»°b other. Du; this Idea was qoon .Ispelled, for I could see that the .wind would qgrry the steamer past me, although, perhaps, at no great distance. Then my hopes sprang back to the boat hanging from her davits. But before these hopes oould take shape the woman and her glass died out of sight behind the rail of the steam er. In about a minute she reappeared, stood up erect, and applied a speaking trumpet to her mouth. It was possible that a high, shrill voice might have been heard from one vessel to the other, but It wm plain enough that this was a woman who took no useless chances. I, too, most be prepared to hall as well as to be hailed. Quickly I secured a speak ing trumpet from the captain's room and stood np st my post. Across the water came the monosylla ble “Hoi” and back I shouted “Hallol” Then came these words, as clear and distinct as any I ever beard In my life: "Are yon Mr, Rockwell?" This question almost took sway my senses. Wm this reality? or had a spirit risen from this lonely ocean to ajimmon me somewhere? Wm this the way people died? Rockwell? Yes, my name wm Rockwell. At least It had been. I wm sure of nothing now. Again came the voice across the sen "Why don't you answer?'' It said. I raised my trumpet to my lips. At first I could make no sound, but, con trolling my agitation a little, I shouted: “Y**!” Instantly the woman disappeared, and for ten minutes I saw her no morq. During that time I did nothing but stand and look at the steamer, which was moving more slowly than before for the reason that the wind was dying away. She was now, however, nearly opposite me, and so near that If the wind should cease entirely conversa tion might be held without the aid of trumpets. I earnestly hoped this might be the Cfso, for I had njp recov ered the possession of my senses and greatly desired to bear the natural voice of that young woman on the steamer. As soon m she reappeared I made a trial of the power of my voice. Laying down the trumpet I shouted: “Who are yon?" Back came the answer, clear, high and perfectly audiblei “I am Mary Phil- Mary Phillips! It seemed to me that I remembered the name. I wm certain ly familiar with (he erect attitude, and I fancied that I recognized the featured of the speaker. Bnt this wm all; I could not place her. Before I oould say any thing she hailed again: "Don't yon remember me?" she "cried; *T Uveu In Forty-second street" The middle of a wild and desolate ocean and a voice from Forty-second street! What manner of conjuncture wm this? I clasped my hsad in ny hands and trie! * think. Suddenly a memory came to me; a wild, surging, raging memor}. “With what perens did you live In Forty-second street?” I yelled across the ..ater. "Miss Berths Nugent," she replied. A fire seamed to blaze within me. Standing on tiptoe I fairly screamed: "Bertha Nugent! Where la she?" The answer came back; “Here!” And when I heard it my legs gave way beneath meaaAl toll 10 due dttk, l I SIGHT THE OCTET 1CT. weather bad become too warm for a longer sojourn, and then I had taken passage In the Thespis for New York. I knew that Bertha would probably re turn in the Rprlng or summer, and I must be In New York when »ho arrived. If when I met her I found her free, there would bo no more delay. My life thenceforth wou^l be black or white. And now here she was near me In a half-wrecked steamer on the wide At lantic, with no companion, m 1 knew, but her maid. Mary Phillips. [TO BB COHTIKIKI).] (i. s. iimi & m, Manulacturers —OF— * Diwrs, Sash, Blinds, TvioxjLDijsras —AND- Building Material, ESTABLISHED 1842 CHARLESTON, S. C. April, 2„ 1818- 1 ST A TE OF SO UTU CAROLINA. County of Darlington. Court of Common Pleas. Summons tor Relief. (Complaint not served.) S. D. Harrell, as Administrator with the will annexed of I. M. Harrell, deceased. Plaintiff against J. N. Parrott, Jno. Siskron, C. 8. McCul lough and J. C. Blackwell, trading as McCullough & Blackwell, T. A. Wilbur and T. Smith Wilbur, trad ing as T. A Wilbur & Son, Bettie J. Sandy. Ashley Phosphate Co., F. W. Wagener and Geo. A. Wag- ener, trading as F. W. Wagener & Son, and (J. W. Foster. Defendants. To the Defendants J. N. Parrott, Jno. Siskron, C. S. McCullough, J C. Blackwell, trading as Me, ullough & Blackwell, T. A. Wilbur and T. Smith Wilbur, trading as T. A. Wilbur & Son, Bettie J. Candy. AshleyP has- phate Co., F. W. Wagner and Geo. A. Wagner, trading as F. W. Wag ner & Co. and G. W. Foster, T on are hereby summoned and re- a uired to answer the eomplaint in lis action, which is tiled in the office of the clerk of the court of Common Pleas for the said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers, at their office at Darlington, 8. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the com- ? laint within the time aforesaid, the laintiff in this action will aptdy to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. WOODS & SPAIN. Plaintiff's Attorneys. Oct. S, 1894. R-E-HD WITT AT A. IDOIzIaAH AX7TT.T. 33TTY AT THE STORE OF BRUNSON, LUNN & CO. 20 Yards Good Standard Calico; 20 Yards Good Checked Homespun; 20 Yards 36 Inch Sea Island Homespon; 15 Yards 36 Inch Heavy Homespun; 8 Yards Good Pants Cloth; 4 Yards 36 Inch All Wool Flannel Dress Goods; 2 Dozen Spools of Thread; 100 Balls Sewing Cotton; 1 Pair of Lady’s Shoes; 1 Suit Boy’s Clothes; 1 Dress Hat for a Man; 40 Pounds of Good Flour; 5 Pounds Good Rio Coffee and many other things too numerous to mention. Sin ties i till icr tajliiig ya; mi; tley vill suit yet ietl as to QUKUTY To the Defendants above named; Yon will please take notice that the complaint in this action was dnly filed in tae office of the clerk of the court of Commou Pleas for Darling- tou county on the 9th. day of Octob er. 1894. WOODS & SPAIN, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Oct. ll-#t. -AND- TTARTSVILLE RAILROAD. June 8, If94. MIXED TRAIN Leave Hartsville 4.80 a m Jovann 4.46 a m Floyd’s 5.06 a in Darlington 6.28 a m Palmetto 5.40 a m Arrive Florence 6.00 a m Leave Florecee 7.36 p m Palmetto 7.60 p m Darlington 8.20 p m Floyds 8.35 p m Jovann 8.55 p n. Hartsville 9.10 pm J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. p.HARLESTON, SUMTER AND ^ NORTHERN RAILROAD CHARLES E. KIMBALL Reeetvar. NORTH. SOUTH. 9 8 P.M. P.M. Lv 4.C0 Charleston 2.80 Ar 5.20 Pregnall’s 1.10 7.25 Sumter 11.02 8.87 Darlington 9.50 9 29 Bennetteville 9.00 9.r>2 Gibson 8.87 Ar 10.20 Hamlet 8.10 Lv P.M A.M No. 9 connects at Hamlet with 8. A. L. Vestibule train for Raleigh. Rich mond, Washington, Baltimore, Phil adelphia and New York. No 8 connects with S. A. L. Vesti bule train from above named points. Trains run solid to and from Charles ton. C. MILLARD, Superintendent. Rice, Rice, Rice. W E solicit consignments of ROUGH RICE in any quan tity. All consignments milled and reshipped or sold promptly. Rates moderate. WEST POINT MILL CO., Sept. 87—2mo. 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The day has come when, to successfully cater to an intelligent people, it takes both BRAINS and CAPI TAL, as well as a thorough knowledge of your business. This we claim to have. WE DO NOT COME TO YOU WITH Jot Lots ud Auction Ws, But with as FINE A LINE OF DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING AS COULD BE BOUGHT FROM THE EASTERN MARKETS Bought late in the season, thus giving advantage of the low Pries that SPOT CASH can always command at the end of seasun. The verdict of the purchasing public has been extremely gratifying to us and our sales show that an intelligent people always appreciate High grade goods at low prices. We carry the finest Hue of ffry Goods, JVotions, Hats and Clothing ever brought to the Pee Dee section, and we respect fully ask an inspection of our stock before baying. We do not quote prices, but will save you at least 25 per cent, on your purchases. Yours for business, C. ft D. and C. ft S. RAILROADS. In effect June 8,1894. MIXED TRAIN Leave Wadesboro 2.00 p m Bennett's 2.25 p m Morven’s . 2.40 p m McFarland . 2 56 p m Cheraw — ... 8.45 p m Cash's 4 lOp n> Society Hill 4.40 p in Dove's 5.10 pm Floyd’s 5.30 pit Darlington 6.06 p m Palmetto Arrive Florence . 6.45 p m Leave Florence Palmetto «... 8.00 a m Darlington 3.35 a m Floyd’s 9.00 a m Dove's 9 15 a m Society Hill 9 45 a m Cheraw 11.00 a m McFarland 11.40 a m Morveu’s 11.55 a m Bennett's 12.10 a m Arrive Wadesboro 12.80 a m Local Freight. Leave Darlington 4 30 p m Palmetto 4.42 p m Arrive Florence 5.00 p m Leave Florence —. 8.80 a m Palmetto 8.50 a m Arrive Darlington 9 05 a in A. F. RAVENEL. President. N ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. In effect J une 3, 1894. SOUTH BOUND. Leave Florence Nr 85. ••••••••••••••• 8*10 8* ID Lanes 4.05 a m Arrive Charleston Leave Florence No. 98. Kingstree... lanes Arrive Charleeton. Leave Lanee Ne. 58. Arrive Charleston. NORTH BOUND. Leave Charleston.. No. 78. Lanes Kingstree... Arrive Florence.... Leave Charleeton. No. 89. Lanee Kingstree 8.67pm Arrive Florence 7.t* p in No. 89. Leave Charleeton 7.16 am Arrive Lanee 8.46 e at No. 89 rone through to Colombia via Central R. R. of 8. 0. Train Noe. 78 and 14 rone via Wileon and Fayetteville—Short Lina-and makes close connection for all points North. J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. 4M7 (LM1N8TON, f'f' A COLUMBIA ft AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effeet Jane 8,1894. SOUTH BOUND. No. 55. Leave Wilmington 8.40 p m Marlon Arrive Florence No. 60. Leave Florence Sumter .••••••••••••• 8.46 p m Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia. .... 10.10 p m No. 58. Leave Florence 8.15 am Arrive Sumter No. 58. Leave Snmter Arrive Columbia No. 52 runs through from Charles- n via Central Railroad: leaving Lanee 8-48 a m. Manning 9 88 a m. NORTH BOUND. Leave CoInmbU 4.80 am Sumter.... 5.58 am Arrive Florence 7.10 a m No.58. Leave Florence..—— 7.40 am M arion • 8.88 am Arrive Wilmington — .11.10 am No. as. Leave Columbia...... — 4.20 pm Arrive Sumter— 5.60 pm No. 59. Leave Columbia.. Sumter.... Arrive Florence.. . 8.56 p -n . 7.06 p HI sum an. No- 68 runs thiougu su vnarieafon via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 8.98 p m Lanee 7.08 p m, Charleeton8-40 pm. Trains on Manchester and Augusta B. R‘, leave Florence daily except Sun day, 8.15a. m., arrive Denmark 8.17 a. m. Returning leave Denmark 8.08 p. m., arrive Florence 7.06 p, m. Trains on Wilmington, Chad bourn and Conway Railroad leave Chad* bourn at 10.10 a m, arrive at Conway 18.80 p m, returning leave Conway at 840 p. m., arrive Chadbourn 4:80 p. m. Leave Chadbourn 6.85 p m arrive at Hub 8 80 p. m. Re turning leave Hub 8.15 a m, arrive at Chadbourn 9.00 a m. Daily 8 "ia» F.Dm2f*.Gv»19lfi,