THE PRINCE OF SONQ.
HeM offered many poema
On melancholy themes.
Borne dealt with metaphysics,
- And some were ghostly dreams
On life and death and judgment.
And on the distant spheres;
dirge for one who went away
And left him all in tears.
Tb great world did not heed tfrraa
What cared it for his dole?
For sorrow, dark, obtrusive.
Is truest of every souL
His few sweet notes of love and faith
He sane the wavering throne:
lliey wove him fadeless chapleta.
And bailed him Prince of Son?.
Jerome Stockard In Kate Field's Wash
tntrtoo. '
TALBOPS LAST VOYAGE.
On a Barf fringed island of the Pacific,
"where the smoldering; twin volcanoes
frown . on flower strewn plains, and the
eocoannt palms nod drowsily to the
rhythm of ' the sea, there is set a memo-
rial tablet which bears the legend:
"Grreater love than this hath no man,
that he lay down his life for his friend,"
and the name above it is that of John G.
Talbot, of Kentacky.
His story is only one of duty done, and
therefore is lost to the great public, al
though it still lives in the memory of
him comrades and in the faithful records
of the navy department, but it has in it
-elements of such heroism and pathos
x&at it must tonch all hearts till Glory
forgets to honor Valor and Love lays
-mown bis golden rose.
He was a junior lieutenant in the
. TT " A 1 a .
W ... lVWA uiowo uatj, auu WOO JW3 UL tile
officers of the United States steamship
toaginaw at tne tune she broke her back
on the reef of Ocean island in the Oc
tober of 1870. which wreck was. curious
ly enough, the result of a bit of practi
cal Humanity on the part of her com
standing officer.
in me winter oi lees-a congress ap-
proved a bill for deepening the cut in the
-arbor of Midway island, and for more
than a twelvemonth after' the appropria
tion was made the work was carried on
by Capt. (now Commodore) Sicard and a
' large force of men. The task, however.
-was a very thankless one, and as the ap
propriation ran out before it was fin'
nweu, ana tne winter was setting m
early with unusually boisterous winds
and heavy rains, the dredges and cut
ting machinery were promptly taken np
and stowed, the engines fired and the
Saginaw's nose turned homeward. San
Francisco was the objective point, but
before shaping' a course for the Golden
Crate Capt. Sicard determined to run
down to a lonely island about seventy
miles to the .westward of Midway to
look np any castaways who might have
found refuge there. This island, or
rather coral reef, is so far out of the
' track of vessels that such visits are made
not only with the approval of the de
partment, but by its command, at inter
vals of as few years as is practicable.
lfaat the trip was fraught with the
wsnal dangers incident on navigating un
known waters is at once apparent, but
the first hour oat developed a new and
strange source of anxiety that proved
vaconquerable. The machinery piled
n deck affected the compass so sensibly
that no reliance could be had npon its
accuracy, and the stars went but so early
in the night that they had to run by
4ead reckoning.
. The sea was heavy and the set of the
current was so &n usual that the captain
Kave the strictest orders about the rate
tf speed and the lookout to be main
tained, and as the ship was due along
side the island about daybreak he took
the deck himself a t 2 a. m.
At this hour, the log showing a dis
tance of thirty-five miles made since 5
'clock of the afternoon preceding, he
ordered the mainsail close reefed and
the engines to be kept j ust turning over,
hnt as the dead reckoning shows twelve
inilea. still to run the topsails were left
atancung, ana tms unfortunately gave
the ship a decided headway, for she was
Tanning with the trade winds, and it was
s case of
TTie ship was lively and the wind was free.
Suddenly out of the night sprang a
joar under our very bows, and a wall of
white fire barred the way. High in the
air played a spray of phosphoric bright
'ess, and the 6ullen boom of the surf was
like the ominous detonations of a minute
.gun.
It was the reef!
. The shrill cry of the lookout, "Break
ers ahead!" seemed to deprive the men
of both speech and motion. They stood
as if naralvzed. and it was nnlv whm
the officers leaped to the ropes, tugging
like madmen, that they followed; and
even then they moved heavily "like in
a dream," the captain said; and though
they hauled and reefed, mechanically,
their eyes were fixed gloomily on the
line of leaping surf, and their ears were
filled with the sound of the death blows
saining on the ship's sides.
The engines were reversed on the echo
of that awful cry, the watch tumbled
np, and all hands struggled and strained
at the topsails, while the air resounded
with the hoarse voices of the officers giv
ing and transmitting orders, and the
piercing shriek of the boe'n's pipe cat
the air like a scimetar.
' For a few minutes the balance of
team was too light as against the pull
of the topsails, and just as the canvas
was clewed up she rose on the crest of a
great wave and fell on the ridge of the
reef.
In ten minutes she bilged she had
flooded her holds at once and yet so
good was the discipline that not only
was every soul landed safely on the isl
and, through wind and rain and snatch
ing seas, but a few stores were saved as
Here was a cruel reversal of situa
tions. From rescuers they were become
bjects of rescue, and of this last the
hances seemed too remote to be enter
tained, except as a hope.
: 'The island was absolutely sterile.
There was neither wood nor fresh water.
There was no place to shelter, and the
nearest attainable land was 1,600 milea
-away, Midway being impracticable for a
saQboat at that season on account of the
trade winds,
But all this had to be seen in glimpses
by the men, and recognized by the offi
cers only as it came up in the course of
official routine, for no sooner did day
dawn than the seamen were told off in
messes, water was distilled by means of
an old boiler, two boats' crews were de
tailed to travel between the wreck and
shore to save whatever they could, an
exploring party was sent out to do the
island, and charts were eagerly examined
by the officers.
The wind was squalling in gustily
from a flying sea, the rain added its
quota to the discomfort of all hajirfc;, and
just as Black Care was solidly mounted
on every man's shoulder, Talbot stepped
out on the beach, and with as cheerful
an air as if he were proposing a lark
ashore volunteered to take one of the
ship's boats, and attempt the trip to the
Hawaiian islands.
Think of it
But I believe if you give a sailor a sin
gle plank he will see material for
flotilla, and so, after a pause of a few
minutes a tribute to discipline the
young omcer was almost lost in the
wave of sailor men that surged around
him, asking, urging, pleading to go with
him, although every man jack of them
knew it was almost certain death he
volunteered for. And then, when the
choice fell on the coxswain Half ord and
three able seamen named Andrews,
Muir and Francis, the others almost
fought about it.
The crew picked, Talbot passed in re
view of all the boats that had survived
the wreck, selecting the whale boat.
which was raised on rude stocks made
from the Saginaw's drift and work be
gan on her that very day,
. The seals and otters, sole occupants of
the island for several peaceful years.
made off in dismay before the swarm of
two legged intruders, who brought such
active life and intolerable sounds to then
tranquil retreat; for not only did the
Hammers and caulker s mallets play on
the whale boat, but Sicard, to hearten up
tne men, set them to building a schooner
of the Saginaw s planks and beams in
which to sail to safety if Talbot's efforts
failed.
Through days of dreary weather the
work was pushed, and on the 17th of
November the whale boat was ready for
ner venture. She was well prepared as
far as the limited supplies of the ship
wrecked permitted, but, compared with
the elemental forces againpt which she
must battle, and considering the season
of the year, it seemed as though she could
not outlive the first day,
The gunwales were raised eight inches
and she was decked over: two masts
we're shipped and a bowsprit mounted
she had a full set of new sails and oars
from the ship's stores and was stocked
with canned goods,
In the choice of these latter they had
to be guided by guesswork entirely, for
ail tue labels had washed off in the
wreck, and although the best looking
ana tne largest were selected, and the
supply was lavish, the contents of many
of them proved so unsuitable for such a
journey that they not only jeopardized
its success, but actually precipitated the
disaster.
On the morning of the 18th of No
vember, for the first time since the ves
sel's loss, the sun shone on the cast
aways, lifting np their hearts and filling
both parting crew and those left behind
with an almost unreasonable joy and
hope.
The first hours of the day were occu
pied in giving the last touches to the
boat, and then Talbot stepped aside with
the captain to receive his final instruc
tions. These were :
"Beat up against the Trades, throagh
the Belt of Calms and the Variables, to
(a given) latitude east of the Hawaiian
islands, and thence run west with the
Trades."
This route was advised not only be
cause it was in the track of ships, but
also because the islands cover an area of
about a hundred miles, which greatly in
creased tne cnances or their being sight
ed, no-' matter . how the calculations
faulted, and that they would fault was
inevitable, for in a small boat the mo
tion is so very lively that an accurate
reckoning is almost impossible. Then,
too, the mountain peaks are lofty, and
the smoke of the twin volcanoes can be
Been long before the islands themselves
are raised.
A tracing of the chart and some navi
gation instruments were given him, and
then, in the sparkling light of full noon,
the little craft put out through the open
ing of the reef and danced joyously off
on her mission.
A deep throated cheer followed them.
and as its echoes pealed over the lonely
waters an answer came drifting back,
reedy and thin with distance, but keyed
to tne same exultant note of confidence.
That day's sunshine was like the rose
thrown to the martyr in the arena the
last token of friendship from the skies;
for, beginning with the next morning.
the little boat battled with storms until
the end came. The fifth day out the
waves, which had been snapping and
snarling at her heels since the second
day, rolled into mountains under the
fierce wind; the deck began to leak, the
cooking apparatus was washed over
board, the provisions already opened
were rained and they hove to with a sea
anchor.
Fancy a twenty foot boat hove to in
a November gale in midocean.
This was a specimen of the weather
they met. When the wind and the sea
were not actually grappling; in savage
conflict, doods obscured the son and
blotted oat the stars; the navigation in
struments proved absolutely useless, and
the dead reckoning was so faulty that it
was a miracle the island a were sighted
at all. In the second heavy gale the
sea anchor was lost, and a three oared
drag fetched away. In stOl another, a
square sail and two more . oars, with
which they had made a second drag,
and sncoessf ally clawed off the storm's
edge for three hours.
Flint, steel and matches were rained.
so fire was oat of the question, and the
raw food, exposure and cold soon
brought on grave physical disorders that
crippled the little crew by half. Muir
and Andrews were on the sick list for
three weeks. Talbot was also ill, but
his cheery spirit and powerful will kept
him about, and even when wrung blue
with anguish his courage was still strong
enough to hold up the fainting hands of
the men who prayed to heaven for help.
Once the sun shone for a ' few hours,
and by means of the lenses of an opera
glass they got a ligrht and built a fire
the first warmth of the journey. They
cooked some food, but - there was too lit
tlo of it to do much good, and the bois
terous waters 6till drenched them and a
keen wind searched their bones, and all
too soon a bursting roller quenched the
friendly blaze.
On the 16th of December j Friday, a
conical cloud rose on the horizon rose,
bat lay still instead of scudding away
with ruin in its breath as the others did.
Then Half ord shouted, "Land ho!"
He had been to the islands once be
fore, and recognized Kauhulnaa rock,
the most extreme southwestern point oi
the group.
As the boat rose and fell on the rollers
the misty smudge of Nihua and even
Kama hove in sight, but the wind shoul
dered the forlorn boat's crew back from
the shore, and beat and tack as they
would her head fell away again and
again, and the last they could do was to
hang quivering between hope and the
deep sea.
The tragedy now drew to a rapid close.
Sunday night they were off Hanelei
harbor, and still the wind with ita
mighty flail winnowed out their strength
and patience.
At midnight they hove to. Then the
slope of heaven touched 1 o'dock--the
last dav had come.
Two o'clock was marked by the wheel
ing stare nair-past, and then, like a
panther, the wind leaped out to sea, and,
crouching back of its quarry, blew in
shore as fiercely as it had before blown
seaward.
Dreading another change, they de
cided not to wait for morning, but to
make harbor at once, and when the
boat's head was put on Talbot drew hie
first breath of assured safety for those
in his charge and the shipmates left be
hind in the lonelv Pacific.
As the water shoaled toward the ricbre
Ji tne reer ttauora came np from below.
He says as he got in the cockpit a wave
uruao auaic, ana at Dot called out
"Steady, there. Bring her by the wind.'
Both Francis and Andrews Rnrarur tn
obey him, but a heavy wave burst
against the boat's side, tmsettine- her
and washing them both away to the
mysterious death of the sea. They were
ovr seen again.
Talbot managed to catch and chug to
the bilge of the boat as aha flrLsitWI
up, and Halford who was hanging to
mo stem ana casting on His clothing
called to him to come astern and climb
up on her. But, drowning his words,
came a third wave, and . when it passed
ne was aione.
In the pause of the gathering ma. tie
Bcramoiea on tne post's bottom, and
clinging there, rode naked through the
glittering ' death that beat and broke
about him. And the first line of break
era was passed in saf etv.
In the second the boat rolled owi- v.nt
righted herself head on to land, and
drifted ashore near Kilihi-Kai, five miles
from Hanelei.
As she drifted there rose groans from
the cockpit, and the sailor, Muir, who
had been below during ail thnn mu
came out on deck, a honelnaa masl-man
as tne boat touched the beach Hal
ford took what nanera ha tvmt un nrA
helped Muir ashore, then fell exhausted
anu steps or i am tea until aaybreas;.
When he awoke Muir was gone, and
he saw the' natives taking snmetrrinv
from the sea. Hnnini? it wma ii tioL-nrai
commander, he' dragged himself to the
BPOt: but the Parole facet. star-Knar Atro.
balls and foam covered lips were those
oi nis messmate, nomDle in death.
After securing tbn Wwifr. uil om-tjn
some food and clothing from the kindly
, , . ....
n.anasas ne Began to patrol the beach.
waiting to see whether the
si ae woaia give np its dead.
At 7 o clock the rollers heaved into
sight and tossed from crest to crest a
dark object, and rushing into the surf
Halford drew out Talbot's body; and al
though his reason told him it would be
useless, his love impelled him to work for
hours to revive him. When forced to
admit the futility of his efforts he rode
to Hanelei to deliver ut his frrnst amIt
burial for the dead and to beg the imme
diate aispatcn oi neip to Loose bis officer
had died to save.
On Christmas eve the relief steam
er was sent out, bat the young Ken
tuckiau, who had gained the battle, al
though he died before the strong wine
of victory touched his tin, hm t.Wn
slept five days in his foreign grave, and
this grave is the spot on which the tablet
stands. '
But his lov.il dust 1yna tha wvV w.
low under the green billows of his native
churchyard, and there may his rest be
sweet undl
The ffreat Captain Christ
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