New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-05-28


only prospect with now and then distant san Oh
the horlzon-Grace Darling was shut out aa It were
rom tne active scenes Of life. and aebasssd non 81
me hh9ceht tenJoymenfs OF society and eDmpant01- n
snip, wnich, AZ tenaaie must have been deaf IA
her, unaccustonaed though she Mas w their fndTE
gence'
dent occurred which has made her name 30 urasex
sahy known. Inc ForIarsnMe steamer, 9 vessel -
aoout 5OO tuns burden under command o. L.
John Humble, sailed from Hull, on her voyage a
pundee, on the eve oI Wednesday September 5shs
1888, with yaluaple cargo of bale goods and sheet
ron, ana havIng on board sixty three souls. ln
consequence oI the very lneMcient STATE o. me
vessel, though only two years old, il soon became
unmanageable, and the tide setting strong 70 the
south, she proceeded m that direction. II rained
heavlly during the whole time, and the log Was 80
aense % u was lmpossinle % tel hsr situation. AZ
ana the Earoe i,ghts, which were nov visible, lsit
no doubt as to the imminent peril OF alt TIE crew
capt. Humble yainiy attempted 70 avert the eat6A
tfopne py running me vessel between me island
ana the mainland; sne would not anawer the heiuly
however, but was driven to and fro By the furious
sea. About half,past three IN the morning she
struck, with her oows foremost on the rock, the
ruggedness of which is such that at periods when
u - dry " y scarcely possible ior any one 70 atan
erect upon Il and the edge which met The tiiibcrs
9f ~ iiassd steamer descenda huadrsd fashoms
AT this crisis some OF the passengers intent only
on seEpreservation, lowered one o. the boats nnd
left the ship: The scene now presented on board
tAso-
despair were heard on every side from the women
and ch,dren--among them the captains wife, who
clinging To him, Tantically besonght that pr0teer
ton which alas II was not in his power to giye.
Very soon after the first shock powerful wave
struck the vessel, which raised her on the rock,
hut the next moment she was thrown with greater z
violence against the sharp edge Of the Cliff which
striking her about midship, broke her in two
pieces. The afterpart, containing the cabin, with
many Of the passengers, was instantly carried
of through tremendous current called the Pifa
weather, while the fore part remained On the rock
In the fore cabin, exposed To the fury Of the
waves, was Sarah Dawson, thu wife Of 4 weaver,
with two children. When relief came, life was
stiltrembling in the bosom Of the mother, but her
children lay cold IN death by her side The suffer-
ers, nine in number, remained in their dreadful
and perious situation till dawn fearing lest every
rising surge would sweep the fragments q wreck
| on which they stood into tho dark and f0aming
abyss beneath their feet. All
AS day brokes on the morning Of the 7th, they
4 We're deserted from the Longstone Lighthouse by
the Darlings, at nearly a miles distance. a mist
| hung over the island, and though the wifld had
somewhat abated, the sea, which even In the
between those iron panaciea, stii RACED fesrfaiy
A AT the lighthouse were only Mr.. and Mrs. Darling
and their heroic daughter Ihe buisteraus state vi
the sea y sufficiently proved BY the fact that at
later period in the day reward Of 60. offered by
MIR. Smedde, the steward Of Bamborough Castle,
could not induce party of fishermen to venture
off the mainland. 70 brave the perils Of that ter
Ir1ple paSShSe tneu, WOuiuf uANe aoHt tii6 hcss
honor to the weltried nerves Of even the stoutest
of the male sex. But what shall be said Of the err
rand of mercy being undertaken and accomplished
mainly through the strength of female heart and
arm? . n
i Through the dim mist, by the aid OF glass, the
figures Of the sufferers were seen cnging 70 the
wreck, But who would dare to tempt the raging
| waves that interFened with the nope of rescuing
thems 1t IS said that Mr.. Darling sarank from tne
attempt; not so his daughter. At her solicitation
the boat was launched with me help Of her mother.
ana fa1her and daughter enaered " easa lasing VI
Daring never nad occasion to asslst ID lne noss
previous TO TINS time, others ot the iamliy pens ~
ways at hand
In estimating the dangers which the heroic ad-
yenturers encountered, there is one circumstance
that ought not to be forgotten. Had it not been
ebb tide the boat could never have passed between
the islands, and Darling and bis daughter knew
that the tide would be flowing their return, when
their united strength would have been utterly m
sufficient to pull the boat back to the ghthouse 50
that, had they not obtained the assistance Ct the
survivors in rowing back, they themselves would
have been compelled to remain on the rock neslae
the wreck tiii the tide again ebbed. could only
nave been by great muscular power, as wen as ae-
termned courage, tnas inc Latner ana daugnter
carried the boat up to the rock, and when there,
danger greater even tnan tney 1aa ~ eloonnteIea II
apprpacnng " arose arom Ine dmcn'sy q steady.
sa ans sou M nv .ss -,
.hose S snp eases W 'he e'er-fes.leas neav'ns VI
.nS M oihoMs. 1--WE a
aa nns Of s ,s0 W.
e ,;., u she puof a r. y sf ~ q
Lst asea maa, III misa ssaIs: aaa s MN = ae..sLns
Mncn ~ s,Apsllsloea ~ sesg .ne noas
w aocK " y Y. Mni0a M
no lngussu uoala eApIcss WIZ ha M saw s1as olS
oI teir ueite1els Was ,elnae. tney Mefg ~ ~!
taken az once 70 the lgntnouse, Wnlen Was tner
only pace OF refuge az tne time. trace gave up
her ped TO poor MRS. Dawson and contensed her-
Nr ae,, 49, W." .yS ., uoM.a ~ ~ w .no s .ap1c.. :,
w soonet .,as WAS the crcumstancs SHOWN ,nfoggn
ns ne s.ds y9ang Rni lau 1nus lskea ner
lise t.an tnae oneiy ngntnouse oecome tne center
5l a.'fneoa ;a Y curious ana sympa,azing tnons.
aaus, M insSiuang lany oi tne Meatly ana .ne
grea., Wno IL mos. instances IesnIea, py snpslan,
nal tokens, lne ieeings WIN Whien lhey resarue9
s4e youIe nef911e. Ing LUXE aha pucuesS " "
sinw;cir Cas.is and nresantsd ' her With q aosJ
watch Tbs Hnmans Soc;etv sent ber n moat s6at-
terno vote of thanks and ti,e Presiiant gaye hep
\ hapasome s;lyar taannt nnhI;e srhsrr;rsic,, Ian
waa' aiso ro;sed .vhick amannteS II ahant f7na
! 10 such q mitch did the Enthusiasm rise that I
large nightly sum was offered her IL liz nronrie
tors Of the Metropolitan Theater, on condition tha
she would merely sit in hoHt during the perform
ance of piece in which her character bore 1
3 prominent part, but she declined all such offers.
Amidst all this applause, Grace never forgot tht
9 modest dignity Of conduct which became her ae,
and station. These many testimonials only seemei
| 70 prodnce IN Aer MIND feeHneS OF wonder AK