Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-05
Heroic Conduct.
Extract Of q letter 10 fke Bosfsa Hrapsllrr.

BRooKLYS, Nov. 90, 1886.
have been somewhat surprised reading the
counts Of the Ices Of tho Atlantic in the papers Of New
York, to mention made OF those few noble hearts.
who. in tho midst Of the terrible scenes which
them forgot all personal their exeons to
save and render assistance the helpless and unprotected
was not in the Atlantic myself but New London
at the time Of the disaster and when tho surviving pasen
gers were brought spoke many Of them on the
subject of the wreck nearly all OF whom loud their
praises OF the noble conduct OF Lieut. Maynard and Dr.
Hassser OF the navy, aud VIM. Edwards.
was tod that when the boat dragging so rapidly on
shc on Thursday. and all obeying the first law Of
nature sell preservation these two officers might be
looking solely 10 the Of the aud chill
dren, Bringing them Of the cabin and searg each one
the boats they had already prepared for thcm aud placed
near the gangway. that they mJh have trouble
fusion when the final should take place. Old Mr..
Walton placed tho bak head cabin his wife ard
al his he chdicn ringed along by his side, the little one
seated on the dors that mad been prepared Tor hem long
sngs attached, with hole In the end, for their arms 10
through, that tho floats might pull them ushore. Their
heads were thea lied up by Lieut. NJ. keep them from
i'etzng wh0n overheard lie would then along
teng each one against rushing 10 the gangway when the
tons
Blu, there was Mrs Thompson on board with little
child about Is monhs 3D. entirely alone aud unprotected
and apparently very feeble health IL Lieut. Ms at
teaton to this poor and child, that passenger from
Massachusetts informed that he had beheld
noble and affecting TO him with the greatest
tenderness, kneelng down deck, tying up Ilc head
10 Protect 1t from cold, and getting ready lash to his
own body when the boat shogl strike, ard pledgng him
sell 10 the mother 10 it at the peril OF he e and
be Al hand - counsel and her and thea her looks
81 deep gratitude this sell devotion and kindness Of an
entire sSugcrhor hands casPcd, aud tears streaming
iron her eyes; her heart full speak. w God
forget acts Ike JhcseI Never never. Bat all their no.
bic plans destined be unavan for the ship not
going on shore expected when she common
eed dragging, all of them, learn, left tho stations
signed isom and one by dropped off in the cabin and
went To sleep, and were in this position when she struck
on the rocks and then there time them for
the cabin was Instantly swept from the deck and every
in il lost
Poor Hasslor persisted among the FIRST but Maynard got
on shore where him again, fastening up
ENJOY the comforts Of house and Ere, but standing the
mids OF the boiling surge with another kindred heart Ed
wards, noby rskng their lives to rescue others from
sea- but recovering themselves would again suike out TO
save hsr ieiow-men. And understood, at New Lon.
doa, rom Captains Cuum aud Stewart of the army that
they had, in this way pulled Of the water less thsn
twenty or thirty All saved from the wreck
but two, club-ooed boy and the second pilot and Ed
wards beginning 10 freeze advised by 1t 70 up
aud get TO hSc, promising thit he would leave the
water until all were saved; and when Mr. Winthrop, the
owner OF the Island, with got down. they found
hm alone IN the sl struggling 10 from the wreck
these men.
But his work stopped here, for when hear of him
agan he Is secn with the assistance Of Mr. Tarbox, Of
New York, staggering under the weight Of the chief cng
q oer whom hey found freezing death the road side
hese incidents, Mr. Editor, have put together from
dcry6d om several passengers and learn that Captains
Suum and Stewart OF the army and several passengers
al Ne" London, are preparing narrative Of that sad at
lair al the request OF the citizens Of that place.