tales-of-Fogo-Island

One year, a schooner was goin' on the Labrador. Something 'come over'two of the men on board and they died. The rest of the crew wanted toget the bodies off the boat. They was afraid they would catch something.Anyway, while sailing through Stag Harbour run, the ship landed in acove and the crew buried the two bodies. This is how Dead Man's Covegot its name. But that's not the best of it!On the day of the earthquake, this feller was cutting wood near thegraves. He was limbing out trees when he felt the ground tremble underhis feet. He did not know it was because of the earthquake. He thoughtfor sure that he had upset the spirits of the dead men. He turned aroundand took off fer the harbour. When the fellers down here seen himcoming, they said he was as white as a ghost and sweating like a horse!He was in some tizzy. He left his grub box, his axe and the works back inthe cove!The earthquake of 1929 was a strange event that made a lot of people 'shake'in their boots!Questions to think and write about:1. Why did it take so long for the men in the lumber woods to hear what reallyhappened?2. The man cutting wood in Dead Man's Cove also got a scare. How did helook to the other men when they saw him coming?