The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . mitted to the care of five virgins, prepared for thatpurpose to restore to life again. The term required for thiswould be uncertain, from six to forty-eight hours; during whichtime the dance must be kept up. When he was restored hewould tell, that, he had been carried in a large thing high up inthe air, where he came to a great company of white people,with whom he had interceded hard to have the distemperlayed; and gen
The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . mitted to the care of five virgins, prepared for thatpurpose to restore to life again. The term required for thiswould be uncertain, from six to forty-eight hours; during whichtime the dance must be kept up. When he was restored hewould tell, that, he had been carried in a large thing high up inthe air, where he came to a great company of white people,with whom he had interceded hard to have the distemperlayed; and generally after much persuasion, would obtain apromise, or answer of peace, which never failed of laying thedistemper. WRECK OF THE CITY OF unfortunate side of Gay Head is under water—theDevils Bridge and lesser reefs and rocks left by the v/ashingaway of the clifts, that make navigation of this coast most terrible disaster here was the destruction of the Cityof Columbus, January i8. 1884. It was one of those unfortu-nate errors that should never have happened. The night wasunusually clear, but at 3:45 Friday morning the man at the GAY HEAD. 217. wheel heard the orderhard a-port, and a mo-ment later the vesselstruck on the rocks. Sheimmediately filled for-ward, careened towardthe port side, leaving herbow out of water. Asthe passengers rushedon deck they were sweptoff by the waves, for ahurricane was blowingthough the moon shonebrilliantly. The sea wasmaking a clean sweepover the ship. Only oneships boat, and that con-taining but four men, succeeded in reaching the shore after battling with the wavesfrom 4 oclock until nearly 7, and one of these men died fromexposure before landing, and only one was able to crawl to thenearest house and send help to the others. The wreck was not discovered from shore until 5 Horatio N. Pease, keeper of the light, called for volun-teers, of which there was no lack. A crew in a whaleboat at-tempted to rescue
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