The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-06-30


the female had heen seen cast upwardm earnest sup
plicalon, and those who caught neRtarY glimpse
oritsaid that it was lhatOfa young and beautiful girl
But what could be done for herl The frenzy Of the
gale forbade any attempt to her by descending
the cliff and it was certain that she could not live
Ill morning exposed TO the drying snow, the intense
cod :he washing of the SURF and the fierce eddes Of
the gale around the precpic The spectators looked
at each other in dismay. And when, in ulI of the
hurricane. that cry agony came again 20 their ears,
cold shiver ran through their frames, .-s...
Meantime, the cliffs were becoming crowded with
people, who, appzed the wreck Oy the signal guns
she had fred poured forth from their houses der
what assistance possible to the sufferers. fire
was kndled the verge ofthe precipce for all
though at first the kissing snow fakes almost extin.
gushed the flames, the efforts fthe warm hearted adj
yenturers st length famed the fire into vigorous exs
ylence and the laTd volume sireamed up steadily into
the Storm nared. to and fo in the stronger puf Of
the tempest. As the fire flung its light across the
tenances Of tho group which had gathered around it,
there might be traced, in every face, expression Of
the most anxious concern while each spectator gazed
out toward the ocean, striving CATCH through The flee
cy storm, sight the cliff to discover the exact posi-
ton of the sufferer below and whether not any
succor could be afforded her. During all this time per"
had been arriving at the Of disaster, brings
ing ropes, tackle. and other appliances by which aid
nigh be rendered to the and passengers of the
dismantled ship. At length the fire fed by renewed h-
e bazed high up into the air and fling its ruddy blaze
far and wide around. enabled the spectators catch
menlary CLEANS of the wreck. She appeared to be
lin of baoy h,J. h;oh ,ho
rocks that she stuck there mpaled her stern fall
ling offseawar6, while her bows overhung the boiling
vortex the land side Of the sharp rock On which she
lay The racking of the had by this time broken
her hull in two, and the forward part crowded with
living beings, fell away into The guph below, just
the ruddy blaze ofthe flames bed the spectators to
catch their first glimpse of The wreck 1t was heart
rending sight. At The very moment when the beacon
FIRE informed the sufferers that was at hand Just
when hope began again to brighten in their darkened
bosolns, they were swept away into the raging vortex
poweress and hopeless, before the agonized eyes of
those who were powerless as the victimsi One wild
shrek rose all The uproar Of the galo-and then a
silence, fsence there could bo amid that hurricane,
fell on the scene.
God Almighty said the pastor of the nsighboring
Villages have mercy their souIs-surely he is the
LORD, for the deep owned his powell
That deep hush unbroken save by this ejaculation,
continued for several minutes, during which every eye
strained to detect if possible single struggling
form in the wild vortex below. Bu: whether the faint
ofthe light forbade it, wholher the sufferers
confounded with the foam below not solitary living
being was ever afer seen of all those who had stood
on the orecastle ofthe wreck. Minute after minute
elapsed, and still the spectators gaged curiousy into
the darkDeSS, but, as the moments slipped away hope
grew fainter until at length it ceased altogether. At
length one spoke
"There's not soul left alive. Nor does there seem
to be any the stern Of the vessel fear the suf-
fercr below is the sole survivor. Can nothing be done
10 rescue herl
For rsevera minutes there was reply; but each per-
gazed into his neighbor's face with sad, hope
less look that told too plainly what thought. Many
shook their heads and several turned away as fonger
delay the spot was useless But when the silence had
regnod for some time, the young man who in the inn.
had been the first to hear the signal gun stepped out and
said,
"The only hope is in descending to her aid. I will
try il with a rope-so help me Godr ...
1T were Madness said one.
You will never live to get hal: way down said ano'
ther
cannot die in holier cause, answered the young
man. E..-
.Noby spoken, my son, said the PASTOR and may
God be with you in your attempt He who guided the
children ofsrael through the DESERT and maintained tho
holy martyrs amid the fires ofpersecuiion will not de-
ssrt US in this extremity su ... ...
The words OF the venerable man had an invgora.
ting effect the listeners, and infused new hope into
their bosoms The tackle speedily rigged, the fire
was repenshed and then The advsnturer stood on the
edge of the cliff awaiting lull in the gale. ..,...
The attempt now to be made was one Of the most
perious nature, and certain death would be to
yertake the advenurer, if his nerve should fail him. or
his path become immersed in darkness during his de-
SCENT The side ofthe precpice was nearly pepeudic
Llar but shelved in perhaps few yards il its de-
scent, while its surface was broken every where with
ISSUES and uing crags, against The latter Of which
person descending its side with rope would run
constant peril of being flung by the violence ofhe gale,
0scating the rope and fro. The only possible
by which the foot of the precipiOe could be reachad
would be by the aid ofa pole, used with quick eye
and steady nerve, to fend of the advenurer from the
side of the cliff. Even in the day time and during
calm the descent would have been an exploit that few
persons would have coveted; but with violent wind
beating against the ace of the cliff and whling in ed.
dies around tho broken surface the attempt was pro.
ducve almost certainly Of DEATH and only to be ustI-