Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-09-27
A REAL HERO-PASS ROUND Ills NAME.

IN hLhu uEnU-IdSO NUUND Hin MAMIE,
Liverpool correspondent of the New Yorl,
Courier, who was passenger in the packet shin
'New World" gives thrilling description of the
burning of the Ocean Monarch, in the course of
which he thus chronicles the conduct of real hero,
who is an honor to his country and to human ma
ture:
"We then hauled of, leaving about twenty on
the wreck-persons who were SO frightened that,
except for wild and almost gibberng gestures to us,
they might have passed for statues; their faces
were of the greenish pale color and their eyes look
ed large and hollow. They chung to the wreck
and refused (by utter non. compance,) every en-
deaver TO induce them to jump for the boats At
this time-wI it be believed some passengers
and the captain (probably suggested by the latter)
urged that we could do no more good and that we
had better proceed on our voyage! shall ever feel
gratihed that human nature redeemed isef-the
proposition was received with horror. | spoke but
few words: 'When we saw this ship first, the
captain said, all who aboard must either have
perlshed OF been taken off, and therefore, he did
not wish 10 bear down-we came and have saved
at least ten. | say let us stay by her, no matter
how long 1t may be, there is living thing a.
board her. Look at that little child cnoing to the
boom-'will you leave % A groan and a 'Nev-
err! was answered from all save two or three
The captain appeared vexed He turned our boat.
|
helmsmen TO run us close alongside He had re-
fused TO do this three four hours before when there
was little or no danger-now ii was expected that
the whole head Of the burning ship would fall and
the experiment to be really dangerous. Some who
| had advocated it before, now demurred but the
more bold declared they would run the risk, and
the voice of fear was stfed. | give our captain
credit here-it was trying time--my heart flut-
tered, for was afraid but still could not look at
that child which for hours had seen hanging
with the mute determination of despair, without
| resolving every risk rather than no rescue
'And there close into the head, was an old gray
haired man with an infant in his arms! He sat
there with perfect ease, apparently unconscious of
| the particulars of the scene about him. We back
ed down within about ten yards, and then was per-
formed an act of heroism the memory Of which
| should be undyng the reward must be eternal
Frederick Jerome, Of 343 Water street, New York
a sailor belonging to the ship New World, volun-
| teered TO board the wreck, and declared he would
not leave her until he had saved them all. He
stripped, passing hauling line around his body.
and was pulled in boat close in to the wreck aoi
the" jumped overheard. e~a'n under her bows,
caught by the hanging rigging, and, by climbing
and SHINING, got up to the head. The loose sticks
the risk of being struck by which imminent
and remember that we all looked momentarily
for the falling away of the head, bowsprit passen
gers and all-and you may conceive the noble spir-
1t, the only one out of the hundreds around, that
dared venture his life for the salvaM of his fellow
creatures weep at the recollection.
CATER attaining his position, one by he fixed
line around them, took turn with it and lower
ed them away-they were then hauled by the 9TH
er end of the line close to the boat and picked out
of the water into it. The little child 10 which |
have before alluded, was not more than five years
old 1t chung TO its hold, resisting him with des
perate and extraordinary strength; when lowering
1t had got well down, the little creature grasped a
rope and chung to it, while the sea, large and
w m Sat1
Jerome compelled by main strength TO tear it
away and lower 1t swiftly to prevent ii seizing
other hold. 1t saved, after having chung to its
one position for at least three hours. The old man
who had the little infant, was the last, (the infant
had been sent before) he refused to let go, and it
required great deal of threatening and some slight
force to clear him. At last he was got off. Jerome
having performed his promise, that he would no:
; leave the wreck till he had saved them ALL after
being in imminent peril for half three quarters of
an hour, lowered himself, sprang off into the sea,
and was picked up and brought on board our ship.
A collection was made on board and given to him,
which there were but few cabin passengers, and
none of them very well provided land he was
compelled to hurry to his own ship. did moi amount
to much He will be in New York SOON in the
New World. New York should do something for
him. | can assure you, /, as New Yorker was
proud when heard where he hailed from. Some
body said that re was bora in Portsmouth, Eng
land but he called himself from New York. He
Ill 49, ~ similar feat he had once preserv
ed the lives of near 500 people"
''The summer is no time To try the strength OF
Affection, said Mrs. Darlington, ''though it is pref
ty well to sing love songs beneath window al
midnight in rain storm, stand billing and COO
ing on the door step till two o'clock in the morn
|; ing. The winter season is the time. Many's the
, time my poor Paul has rid five miles to see me,
the coolest weather; and often the dear crctur has
been found in the morning, fast asleep in the mid
die of the cow yard, with the saddle ON his own
shoulders, from the fatigue Of counting me and ri
ding hard troitn' horse. There was devotion
never see cow without thinking Of poor Paul y
r and saying which the old lady hobbled TO bed.
, Judge Cone has made statement in the Georgia
papers Of the rencontre. and provocaon thereto
between the Hon. a. ii. Stephens aud himself
; lie says:
"'Thc fact that he had threatened to slap my
? jaws, the conternptuous blow across my face will
the walking stick caused feeling 10 come over mn
S which deprived me Of the power of reason aud re
Election, and caused me to do an act which shall
J regret as long as live.
An exchange says there have been many deini
. tons Of gentleman" but the prettest and mos
II poetic is that given by girl in New York: 81
l.. gentleman" said she, els human being, cornbr
y ing woman's tenderness with mans courage"
Il "You couldn't get along without my pvGs,' a
the engine said to the steamboat.