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TOWED BY A WHALE. 



the predicament of his companion. The men on board one of the 

 dories, which had just returned from visiting their trawls, had barely 

 time to make fast their painter ere the vessel started. Another do- 

 ry, with two men, was at some distance, also visiting their trawls. 

 The captain stood ready with axe in hand, in case of emergency, and 

 allowed the whale to tow them some distance ; but not wishing to 

 lose sight of the men in the doiy, was obliged to cut the cable 

 otherwise he might have succeeded in capturing the whale. The 

 above spirited picture gives a good idea of the Sultana in tow. It 

 was drawn by Rory McDonald, steward of the vessel. 



The schooner Sarah C. Pyle, Capt. Richard Warren, was struck by 

 a cross sea and capsized Jan. 30, 1870. The crew found safety by 

 -clinging to the sides of the vessel, until one of their number was able- 

 to cut away the main shrouds with a pocket-knife, when the vessel 

 righted, nearly full of water. The foremast was cut away and a jury 

 mast rigged with the foreboom, and such progress as was possible 

 was made in a westerly direction. For eight days the men were 

 obliged to cook their food in sea water, their water casks having 

 been lost, and to melt ice to furnish drink. At the end of that time 

 they encountered a vessel and were furnished with water and other 

 necessaries. Five of the crew were transferred to the vessel, but 

 the skipper and four men remained on the wreck, determined to- get 

 it into port. In this condition they encountered a terrific gale, of 

 three days' duration, and were blown off seawards a distance of two 

 hundred and forty-five miles. Even then they remained undaunted 



