The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-12
ed his noble parpose. and mother and child fauod

e' nus "oo'e pnrpose, and mother and child found
! wstery grave.
When the vessel struck. Lieut.. NJ. was sitting
near the ladies' cabin with hia fellow officers his
thoughts upon the child he had vowed To save
me Keel Of the boat resting on the rocks, the
neck careened at a sharp angle. SEWARD. and the
Mav' that stranded her. in it's ebh swept DR.
Hassler and Lieut.. Norton inrn the ocean. Lien,
M. sprang Ia the door of the ladies' cabin, bn, eel,
the cabin itself giving wav. and as he dashed him
sell ron " To 3 more position on the slo.
ping and slippery deck. it was swept against the
rocks win every soul IL contained. With dffi
Guilty he gained posti"n on the guard near the
wheel house. and leaped thence into the water.
and swan to the rucky shore. Blu, two had pre-.
ceded him.
This was the scene Of his heroic efforts. Lien,
M and William Edwards. and they alone. re-
manned IN The water more than two huurs. aiding
and resc1ing person after another until all bu,
TWO. (wh" would nut leap from the wreck were
saved. And for three fnur,hs of an hour he re
manned endeavorng by every means 10 induce
them To escape from freezing by jumping into tho
sea, with the assurance tina; he would rescue them
when the daylight dawned he left the wreck.
and IN company with Mr. Tarbox. whom he found
| on the rocks. sympaih,zng with his effrts. pro
ceeded toward Mr.. Wintrop's house on the dish
rr's) Island On their way they found the engi
neer of The boat blind and nearly fruzen. mu,,er
VI.
Tor TWO hours. proposed la stay by the poor man,
while his companion should seek help al the house
me man beiug too heavy Tor them to carry
Fearing at last that Mr.. T. had lost his w ay, he
Piled up rocks for landmarks and ran To the house
which MIR. i. had reached before him. They re
turned and the man wassaved. aa.
Two little circumstances are worth noticing
Lieut. M. had taken the precauinn To roll his bank
notes very closely. and put them ntu his wallet
u" consequence of his long stay IN the water. those
bills became worthless puip-aoi a wnrd couI,i he
ne'ipher"s ct the mass. and MT dollar recovered
A"d ms imbs bear the marks of bruises from fiat,
ing u"hrIs which we're constantly tossed against
HIN. When he NJ last reached he house, what
was The reception OF the preserver Of many life Z?
u Is stated thar he could moi gain place a, the
hre Ia 'haw fr"zen f"nt. aud that he VAS rudely
rePnlsrd by one individual To whom he turned
with the enquiry. =" Are you not the the man I
pulled out at the wafer this morning" NJ"
was the gruff reply. Yes sir" said Nj 81
remeinher y"u, and he assured il is the most I'm
satisfactory part "f my mornings work" With
'hiS he turned. and sought, by walking and run
ning, to resiore the citcula ion in his mns
u was Lieut. M. " h" discovered in The lament
ed Dr. Armstrong his pastor 10 Virginia, when
child. The tunes of his vuice in prayer and the
expression of his cnunle nanre while speaking in
the meeting on Thursday fnrenoun, revealed him
lie sought him out; conversed with him; and ad
Jnsted his lille preservers; bandaged his head and
did all IN his pnwer for his comfort and preserva
ton. fle parted with DR.. A. abuut Is minutes
before the wreck took place He WAS calm and
composed, but solemn and thougtful Eternity
seemed near To his vision. and he was gathering
strength fnr his last conflict
Lieut.. M. seeks and needs no other reward for
his heroIsm than the consciousness of having done
something tor humanity To lis extremity. But we
would suggest whether such deeds do not entille
public servants to promotion in their profession at
the hands OF the Government, as much as heroic
acts in sea fights and battle ields-JournaI of
Commerce.