Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-03-23

pause-thc engine stopped-(a hush of
dread throughout the ship)--it worked
again-another heavy lurching and quiv-
ering of the ship-again the engine stop.
rcd. We were aground on Frying Pan
shoals fifteen miles from shore; the coast
held by the enemy; four or five small
boats. and sixteen hundred people on
board. Brains and hands worked,
busily devising and executing ways to get
her off, and men watched for sails at eve
ry point, for there, in truth, was almost
our only hope AT last one appeared in
sight. Signals were hoisted. ct was
proposed to hoist it with the union down.
! Not so said Gen. Butler, let the union
go up.,) Guns were fred to show our
distress, though apprehensive she might
prove rebel steamer, and we be forced to
fight in our crippled state, or yield, inglo-
rious prisoners. She proved
friend. 1t was now late in the afternoon.
We ran on at full tide, and must wait
until it returned, at seven in the evening,
before we could hope to pull her off. A
hawser was stretched to the other vessel,
and the soldiers moved double quick fore
and aft, to loosen her from the sand.
They labored and pulled, but failed to
lift her; the tide was not yet full. Two
or three hundred men were already sent
to the Mount Vernon. The wind began
to rise, and the waves to swell into the
heavy seas, that looked so dark and wrath
full General Butler came to me and said,
You must make ready to 60 in few
minutes Capt. Glisson was about to
return to his own vessel, and would take
me with him. The generals duty would
! be to remain until every man was safe, or
while the ship held together. This was
enough and only said, Il would rather
remain here if you are wiling | know
not why, but felt more safety where I
was than in that little boat tossing below
iu the mad waves, or in the strange vessel
in the distance Why do you think of
such thing?' he said: Are you mad
that you would risk to the children the
loss of both 2 j will CO. answered.
when the captain is ready Gen. Butler
went away to the pilot-house. The ship
was beating heavily in the surf, and mems
hearts beat heavier still as, the night
swept toward US. The deck was crowded
with men,. Major Bell gave me his arm.
There was move-a make ready for
: Mrs. Butler. was helped over the rail-
ing. Zone man spoke out, We'll, if a
!. woman can keep cool. it will be strange if
we can't.0 Capt. Glisson preceded me
down the side of the ship, and aided as
much as possible. The boat was tossing
like a nut shell, far below, as down the
unsteady ladder we slipped. When near
ly at the bottom the captain said, jump,
r. Madam-we'll catch you and down 1
went into the boat. Pull men--be live
ly' the captain called out every few min
utes. A wave leaped up and drenched
the man at the tillef; be shrank from it,
. but the captain urged the greater speed.
) In quarter Of an hour we were aboard
= the Mount Vernon"
j This is soldiers wife, and might be o
sailors. Such woman is in the way Of
&c nobodys work. but is helper and a
\ counsellor Her simple heroism in this
d case was worthy of the hour and Of hel
- husband. The Mississippi was got off
,f and she returned to it, and by her pres
.. ence and GOODNESS greatly reassured thu
endangered and unaccustomed soldiers
!, during the rest Of the voyage.
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