Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-12-05

WONDERFUL ESCAPE OF AN ENGLISH LAD
The Northern Ensign, IAN English paper) re-
lates the following adventure OF a boy named Da-
vid Waters, aged about l6 years, son of a widow
IN Louisburgh: 1t appears that he left his mo-
ther house Tor Moss Head. to catch cuddens, and
continued at place called the Hole of the Head
till the afternoon, when he assembled the rock and
prepared to return home. Observing a Staxigo
boat, he stood for short time the brink fthe
preelplce speaking to the crew, and, failing to re.
memper that he stood on a narrow neck, he gra-
dually walked backwards till he slipped over, being
caught in ledge Of the precipice about half way
down. The crew of the boat, who were rowing
away, heard some cries, and returned to the Hole
OF the Head, which was at some distance from the
spot where the boy had fallen, and as they cons-
quently saw nothing they proceeded homewards
The poor little fellow then attempted to climb
the rock, but found 1T beyond his power,
and, after waiting for some time, he threw off
portion OF his clothes and jumped into the sea, a
distance of many feet. Here he succeeded in
reaching safe point, Just as darkness was coming
on, and here he had to remain, wet, cold hungry,
partially naked, and parehed with thirst, during
long, dark, dreary night with a stormy sea be-.
fore him, bowling wind around him, and listin-
ing to these and the screeching of the wild fowl in
the inaccessible crags above him. AS night
came,on his non appearance at the usual hour ex-
clted hrst the surprise, then the anxiety, and Ill
umately the alarm ofhis friends, whose inquiries
at StaXgo, Moss Head, and other places regard
ing INN were truitless. BY daylight the following
morning number of individuals, including his
mother and aunt, proceeded to Moss Head, fearo
ing that the only traces of him would be his man
ged body, and continued the search for consid-
cradle time, until they reached opposite the spot
where he fell over, when his mother observed his
fishing rod and bag, with fish lying on the spot
from whence he first fell On observing these,
his mother and aunt, as might be expected were
greatly excited and cried out. The cries were
heard by the poor fellow below, who recognized
the voice OF his aunt, and exclaimed with all the
feeble strength which his exhausted energies
would permit of-"Oh! aunt, am here yet!''The
Joy OF the persons who were on the spot NAV be
imagined. a number of them ran to Staxigoand
haa boat manned; in the meanwhile, the keep
eTs OF Moss Head Lighthouse had some bread
and coat attached to a rope and sent down to
nm. lie, however, partoOk of very little being
much exhausted, and especially suffering from
thirst. The boat soon after reached opposite the
spot, but before he could be got on board two
ooys mad to strip and swim to him,and, by means
Ola rope tied around his body, he was dragged on
board, and soon after landed below the Field at
StaXlgo 1t is truly surprising that, notwith-
standing his suterings, having been, after Sc
nous fall, thus exposed for eighteen lhours he
was able to walk to Staxi9o and still more so that
the only external INJURY he received was a scratch
on one OF his legs. After being put to bed he
slept for several hours and was brought into town
IN the afternoon wonderfully well, considering the
ordeal through which he had to pass When
landed about 10 o'clock, he imagined it was about
IN the afternoon The boy, it would seem, had
acted Throughout with the greatest intrepidity-
thrice after dark did he attempt to scale
the rock, and, when parched with thirst, he
collected the droppngs of rain water falling from
insure IN the rock with his hands. In the
morning, he saw schooner passing, and his
cries attracted the notice of the crew. who hailed
MN IN return, but not observing him, they pass
ca on alter putting the vessel about several
times