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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1893
Page
8
A fragmented, poetic landscape unfolds with rural imagery and old world cadence. The piece envisions a tranquil village scene where villagers bow, a horse shakes, a crook-wielding keeper and a belfry loom, and a timeless mood of peace pervades as London is evoked with longing.
The narrative recalls a long Atlantic voyage with light variable winds and a calm lasting two days. A sudden southward breeze returns just before midnight on the second day as clouds darken the horizon and the glass falls, while the crew watches the weather turn ominous and the ship loses steering momentum.
The crew describes three days of hurricane fury then a calm and a strange drift into a vast meadowlike sea of weeds and grass. The vessel scraped weed from its sides while the wind failed and a heavy stillness pressed on the men as they waited for a breeze.
The diary recounts a stranded crew facing dwindling food and water over fifty-three days. They tow their vessel through scarce air and weed-choked waters, bury a sick comrade at dawn, and brace for death while the captain urges onward in a battle against the elements.
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