The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-11 00:00:00

RESCUE BY A HERO.

The Gazette of Tuesday announces that the Queen
has conferred the decoration of the Albert Medal of
the second class on William Simpson, R.N., late
chief boatman in charge of the coastguard station,
at Bude, Cornwall, for his services during a heavy
gale on the 13th Sept., 1869, when the ship Avon-
more was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall, near
Bude. The rocket apparatus from Bude was taken
to the spot, and under Mr. Simpson's direction nina
of the crew were saved by it. Six still remained
on the wreck, one, with a broken limb, lying jam-
med among the broken parts of the vessel on the
deck. They could not be saved without direct as-
sistance, and although the ship was expected to break
up every moment Simpson determined to reach the
deck himself, if possible, by means of the gear. The
line became fast in the block, and he was hauled
through the water under the stern of the ship among
the floating wreckage, and with much risk he
succeeded in reaching the deck while the ship was
on her beam ends and without masts, the decks
being swept by the sea and the leeside under
water. When on board he saw that the gear,
which bad become choked by drift oakum, must
at once be cleared. This he set himself
to do with his teeth while he hell on
to the wreck with his hands. When the rocket
gear was restored to working order and got clear
of all obstacles, four other volunteers were hauled
on board from the shore to assist, and under
Simpson's direction the wounded man was extri-
cated, and the whole of the six remaining mem-
bers of the crew saved. Simpson was the last to
leave the wreck.

THE INDIAN PRINCES.—Their Highnesses the
Nawab Nazim of Bengal and his two sous, the Princes
Alee Kudr and Soliman Kudr, visited the studio of Mr.
John Watkins, in Parliament-street, yesterday, and
honoured him with sittings for their respective portraits.
The Princes wore their magnificent jewels and State
dresses on the occasion.

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