Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1876 — A Swimmer Five Heurs and a Half in a Stormy Sea. [ARTICLE]

A Swimmer Five Heurs and a Half in a Stormy Sea.

/Bhe Boston Traveller says while the ship Memnon, Capt. Baker, was beating down the Bay of Bengal, a seaman fell tCrom the'fore topsail yard while reefing. A life-buoy was cut adrift, the sailor reached it and, stripping himself, made fast to the buoy with his suspenders, for

the sea M*W very rough and .he was in beinff cramned if he held on ■ In 4hn meantime foe ship, Mier Mtt. wan. attest .to worir ; fo,foe iJwipdw^MJym. M W vain; after wearing several (riw would and loslng'siifttof hjm, he was given up nsa quii’Jg siiiT .T-sel-rtßoell . cry was heard ; Sccrr;a lead-line was anotlier lffe ? d preserver and thrown overboard. He noticed, this, strUk out was hauled on board., alter being in the wnterfiye'hqurf husbanded iris strength atad, 0s ihe water tris hbts colcl, Suffer much beyond