Joking at Death.
One of the three survivors of the wreck of the American ship Atlanta says the lost men met their death with remarkable bravery and lightheartedness. While hanging on to the rigging, expecting at any moment to be swept to destruction, they bantered one another with astonishing levity. One man was hanging on to a davit, and was being submerged by, nearly every wave, while the others laughed at his predicament and joked with him as to the poor chance he had of escapting. He replied, " Yes, I know this is uo crow's nest ; but I will be hanging here after you have gone to the bottom." His prediction was almost verified, for he outlasted all of them except the three who were saved in the lifeboat. Finally he dropped exhausted into the sea.
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Manawatu Herald, 10 January 1899, Page 2
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136Joking at Death. Manawatu Herald, 10 January 1899, Page 2
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