A ROMANCE OF THE SEA.
The romance of sea lif a haa nob altogether been swallowed up in steamer .moke, or the peril of it has not, at any late. Tbe a.s Bonningtou left Yokoham* on December 3rd la-it for Kobe. Nothing was heard of hei for six weeks, and her loss was regarded as certain. Two days after sailing she got into a typhoon. ■ Tlie funnel went overboard, the m.yin boiler broke adrifr, and tiie engineroom began lo lilt. The wea-.her moderated, aud the vessel pawed into the Pacific between the Bouniu Islands and the L»o Choo Ilea under sail. Tiie •• sail" e-m--i--i_d of l.ftip»ulms, carpets, and a*iybhin>,' t-bab conll be -.-ressa.l int> the sorvic, f»r- the canvas had all been mcd up iv s-vving tie ship's sides' frjm tha rolling boilw. xel und-r thw queer rii* tio _ was navigated fur 34 day.*-, covering 175- miles, uutil she wai aig-.usd by a _teaui-*r and towed to II -tig l_ mg. tf-u* beat d «,y's run under "canvas" was 57 miles.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9443, 15 June 1896, Page 4
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