The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-02-15
A TaIc Of True IEerolsm.


man, from Morehead City, bound to
New York, grounded on Romer Shoals.
Nine O'clock on Tuesday morning
found the propeller in the same fear
ful position, aud the sea breaking over
her.
There were on board of the propel-
lcr'at this time, twenty-three men and
one woman, and death seemed newt
able to all of them, when in the dis
tance was deserted a small row boat,
belonging to the pilot boat Isaac Webb,
making for her. In the small boat
there We're only two persons-pilOts
Henry Seguine and Stephen II. Jones,
who had determined to save all on
board the ill-fatcd vessel, or perish in
the attempt.
Pilot Seguinc, the moment he dis
covered the perilous situation of the
propeller, Immediately Jumped into
the small rOw-boat of the Webb and
called for volunteers from his brother
pilots to join him. The weather was
so terribly cold, the sea so rough and
the wind blowing such a gale, that it
tempt to reach the propeller. Under
all the circumstances it is not ut all sur
prising that the call of the pilot Sc
guine was not responded to- as prompt
ly as he desired, but when he made an
earnest appeal to pilot Jones, the lat
ter could not resist the appeal, and,
jumping from the pilOt-bOat to the row.
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peller, and, after very toilsome work
in which they became completely en-
cased in ice and almost exhausted
they reached the vessel, and immedi-
ately began to make preparations Ia
save those on board.
The row boat was two hours in
reaching the propeller, the sea dashing
her off; but still the pilots pcrscyered
and succeeded.
Previous to the discovery Of the CON
dition of the propeller, the steamer
Charles Chamberlain, Captain David
Bird, attempted to render assistance to
her, but after making repeated and
fruitless efforts to get to her, Captain
Bird determined to go to the city and
get surf boat and return with it 50
as to enable him to reach her. He re-
turned in about five hours with the
surf boat, but even with this he could
not reach the propeller, the sea dash
ing the boat away ut every attempt to
do so.
At this time pilots Seguine and
Jones, with their little row-boat and
four passengers, whom, after great
trouble and eXertiOn, they had res
cued from the propeller, were seen
nearing the Chamberlain, and when
they reached her the four passengers
had to be hauled on board of her with
ropes, as it was utterly impossible to
get them on board in safety in any
other way.
The two pilots then made two more
trips to the propeller, and rescued eight
more of the passengers, who were also
hauled on board of the Chamberlain
by ropes.
BY this time the little row-boat had
become so clOgged with ice as to render
her useless, and pilots Seguine and
Jones had to be hauled out of her to
the Chamberlain by ropes, completely
worn out with the labor and suffering
they had undergone.
There We're still twelve passengers
on boardof the propeller to be saved
Pilot Seguine again called for volun.
teers to go in the surf boat. The cal
was responded to by two of the crew
of the Chamberlain and two of the
saved passengers, who made their way
to the propeller and rescued nine mOrt
persons. Pilots Seguine and Jone,
did not go in the surf-boat, being too
exhausted and benumbed with cold tC
do so, but the former mounted into the
pilot house of the Chamberlain anC
gave directions from it to those whC
: manned the surf-boat.
i There yet remained three Others OF
board of the propeller, and these were
saved by one of Francis's metallic life
boats, belonging to the Boardman
which previously was swamped, bu
which the three remaining passenger
managed to secure as she came alOn,
side the vessel, after great deal Of de
lay and toll, and save themselves, un
der directions from Pilot Seguine, who's
clear ringing voice could be heard from
the pilot house of the Chamberlain
; giving directions for the management
of the boat.
The greatest credit is due to Can't
Bird, Of the Chamberlain, and his men
for their efforts to rescue those Ol
board of the BOardman, and also TO
r their kindness and attention. to then
after they had been placed in safety OF
board of his steamer.
Captain Jourdan, Of the Mary 4
Boanlman, presented the ensign of hi
4, vessel, which had been flying with tn
!, Union down, to Pilot Seguine, as a
mcmento of the terrible scene he ha,
so successfully passed through.
No words can express the gratitud
that is due to pilots Seguine and Jones
y for their noble and self-sacrificing el
) forts to save the lives of all on boar,
the Mary A. Boardman. Such deed
: of heroism as they performed are sci
dom recorded, and they deserve no
fonly the thanks and praise of ever
true and good citizen, but aksO the earn
, est, hearty and warm applause of In
: Humane Society of the wOrld.--[ \
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