The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-09
Real Heroism.
TEE WRECK OF THE SCHOONER NIAGARA Ar PORT

Real Heroism.
TEE WRECK OF the SCHOONER NIAGARA ar PORT
HOPE, CANADA.
From the TorOato Col ast. Dec B.
rhe wreck OF ibis vessel "Wednesday last was At
tended With loss OF nfe under sngulAr painful clrcum
In cndeavosnR " make the haroor, she struck
The ,hca 10 the east OF Il and Immediately caresned
over Wa blowing terrific gne =. the une; and the
cUsa The hAnes frat took shelter usder toe bulwarxs
D the quarterback, nus these carried eway,
nd they obliged 70 take 70 the matnssh boom,
n Gu vas literally covered with ice. Hundreds upon
hundreds o. people looking from the shore at Port
Hope About t~o hundred yards distant the painful
desperate Struggle OF he cngirg n
svayed about ny the storm and washed by the
surf Al length jolly boat with Captain Woods, OF the
10 rescue the freczng and surf beaten cheer
icso from every voice a the boat gained the
waves TO reach The schooner. Blu. amer repeated
= snod supsrhuman Efforts 10 bring the boat along
de, ,Le obliged TO abandon tbs attempt, lest she
hould be swsmpcd. or dashed TO pieces against tie
vessel. Tears cimmed every eve the brave boat,
which had sgan and sgs7, until che was nearly died
with water. aud isrally covered with leo, endes
vored 70 " make fast /" making for land TIE
poor sailors who were motionless during the strug e
Of the boat TO reach them again waved their snds from
the BOOM 'o- last ersri 10 them. The feelings
hundreds Of SPECTATORS Ct this time wholly Ia
descrissbls In . short tine, however, another boat
mingled with the Wild Goriousy did they mount
the swels, which now threatened TO sweep ,he ooor
saIlo,s OF the boom. wave ater wave they crested -
hearts beat high that witnessed them. and ~ hops
sank and they disapPe&ref between and anon
rose above the swelis Al lessth they reached the
schooner, and vas, cheer heard - tbey made
fsss 10 the dsvits TIE OF the Boa with tae
cepton Of the men o~bed ,no the schooner help
tho half rcyc1 sailors OF the boom. One handed
down; but = second could DO lowered, fearfcl
swe almost bid tho boat; another came AMI s,e dissp
peared, and the pcor sailor Who had Dosn just handed
down IL what his last hope Of safety the only
" the three that seen He rose struggled
with the breakers, caught q rope was hauisf on the
deck Of tire schooner, and IN few minutes aiter
wards frozen 70 death CRY o; despair nov ross rom
every Inc brave C the boat a11ed 70 the
crew o. TIE schooner. and wid.- and waer ST.. RACED
the storm. From q pont or fsf above tho schooner .
oct adr n ire slender hope that night float
the Grand Trunk wharf whicn 70 the yini Tasf
II cir best boat also osec CT bot u fate IKE
their hopes-r suak. Al lass brave old skipper
boror 10 his and 20 bis teartssf be sodd make
attempt Taring ccsps ate "a wss the resolve hs boat
by sailors hthernen e ses0nss, ard
Literally amid caeer. and prayers tacy pushed nsr into
the boiling surf The previous boats having been TOO small
10 ve In the sca near the ,coper this large
and heavy boat; and FOR q ong tine was one deal
struggle 70 keep ther WITH her she nobly TO
the vAves: but fhe made Title Or no hesdrav. Every
nerve OF The brave crew vas s'rs1sd, bat they colh
only defy the storm. they cesld not gain upoa H. Al
last the cres OF tne trends OF those who were on
board the soho0ner we're growing wilder on the beech
and the poor sailors were seen reszrg 70 tbs BORN
there appeared hull a er soooad, and o1e vast eaort
enser rcse from her Men, and children
they lad All but heart broke out into Wild scream
OF ecsscy aEd hope Shore The frostbtos cree
safely handed down nt~ the boat aud she crested
e-ssves and bore them uuapaanty 70 TIE shore.
seemed II all human syn yaties absorbed In one
feeling Of sdmirAtan ~ those who nd behaved
vith al the generosity II saors and han the
bhity Of most The name OF the captain who oofn
nsnded the est boat stephen Woods, Of the Annie
Hsude. He and hs aeservc far more than this
trifns tribute 10 their bero.srn.