Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-10-19
MAJOR JACK DOWN.
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The New York Express of July 90,
(cvening edition. announces the highly
CRAFTY ing intelligence oi the safe arrival
Of Major Do~n'ng-ihe peoples friend
and his country's admiration. The Ex-
press snys:-"We never believed the
story Of his Death his last otfcinl Let
ier was dated at Paris, Is, February,
4 1895, and is numbered XIV. in Har-
pcr's edition Of his Letters. This leli
him bus,ly Engaged in arranging the
French question of indemnity, now all
happily settled What he has since
been engaged in, or where he has been,
we know not, but presume we shall learn
all in good time" The particulars Of
his arrival are announced IN the follow
ing letter from the correspondent of the
Express, at Rockaway.
MARINE PAvIILoN, RockAwAr. l.. l.
July "a, 1897.
DEAR SIR-Just after daylight this morn
inr ] took a stroll, as has been my custom
for some days past,aong the beach; the wind
was blowing very fresh from =. ). w. and
morning mist cleared away, ] saw an eastern
built schooner close IN shore, in tho act of
tacking, and evidently nearer the breakers
than was safe. She missed stays, owing To
the high seas over her and a split in her
mainsnil, and with desperate struggle up
helm, filed away directly on shore. selecting,
in her course through the outer breakers, the
safest passage To land on.
| lost M time in UivinU ntpliOCnce 70 tho
proprietor of the 'Wrecker's Danghter'-tle.
lite boat lying in front Of the Marine Pavil-
IlOn-and to the inmates of the latter, and in
the course of half an hour every assistance
was at hand. by this time the vessel had
struck on the outer breakers, and her fore
mast and mnintopniast had gone over her
sides. The life bont-the Wrcckcr's Daugh-
ter-was instantly manned and gallantly
pushed off to the relief Of the sufferers. Her
first return brought lohd of packages and
parcels. addressed to various individuals.
among which we diSccrned some addressed
to The General and others 'lur Aunt Nab
by Uncle Joshua Ezekiel Bigelow.' and
other distinguished and endearlng names, an
axe, a cooked hat and a suit of regimrntals
tied up in a cotton pocket handkerchief, and
snndry other items too numerous to mention.
| We anXiously inquired regarding the crew
and passengers, and We're told by ',he wreck
ers' that not one would leave the schooner
till all on board worth Swing was safely land
cd. ihnt the schooner was THE Two Pollirs
of Downngville,' Captain Solomon Jumper,
master, from IIavre, bound TO New York aud
that Major Downing was on board. passen-
ger. You may readily conceive that this an
nounccmcni furnished the Wrecker's Daugh-
ter full cargo back to the wreck: for nearly
every man on the beach insisted on going cH
to lend hand in saving the most rati'abie
articles on board. After two or three tips,
the captain, crew and passengers were safely
landed and immediately conducted tn the Pa
Ivillion, where every comfort was furnished
them. The Major, on landing, introduced
Capt. Jumper to the crew. and Capt. Jumper
in turn introduced Major Downing to snrh as
had not before seen him-and such n shaking
of hands and huzzaing was never seen or
heard of since the Grand Toner times. L
ON happy tn inform you tha, the Major is in
perfect health-and though he landed "a wet
as dock rat, is as ha py as a bird. lie is
now very mneh engaged in arranging his
packages and parcels. and lending his aid to
Captain Jumper and the crew, and nhabitnnts
generally, in getting the Two Pollies afloat:
and as all Rockaway join in this lnndable cf-
fort, j nave no doubt the vcSScI VIII De saved
and gotten off .H fide-her hull is sound,
though she has lost most Of her sails and
running rigging.
II is said The Major and Capt. Jumper had
some words on board few hours before she
strnck-and being desirous to learn some
thing regarding this matter, to communicate
to you for thc benefit Of underwriters and all
Iconcerned,' asked the Major-hnt his an
swer hushed mo up in moment. Says he
this is no time to talk about hop we got into
a snarl-let every man turn to and get the
Two Pollies off shorc-wc shall have time
hereafter to settle other matters, and show
if need be, how we got her there lie re-
quests me to tell you to send all his letters
and papers down hero without loss of time
He asks all manner Of questions bnt answers
none-so can give you no information about
European news ar any thing further regard
ing him, only that he is well and looks as
natural (now that he is in his old trim) as he
did VIXEN he came on this way with the Gen.
eral on the Grand Tower. He directs most
Of his inquiries to one of the proprietors Of
this House, who is Down Easter and
knows every body from this to sun rise. We
are all very happy here on this interesting
event, and have no doubt you will be so also.
Your obd'nt servant,
JABEZ +. BlSSELL, Agent