The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-10-27
HerOism ON the High Sea.

rom the New ork Herald, Oct. IL.
! The Wisconsin, Un'ed States mail steam
ship of the Guion line, which arrived a,
this port last night, left Queenstown Oh
Friday evening, Sept. 80, and for a single
day proceeded quietly on her way, making
excellent time. But upon Saturday mig mt
| a storm arose. which seemed to increase in
fury during the six following days.
Upon Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 'clook a.
NJ, when We were in latitude so degrees
2l minutes north, and longitude 3S de-
grees II minutes west, we saw sailing
ship in the distance, With her mainnast
gone and the signal of distress raised In
a short time she raised the numbers indicat-
ing that she was sinking Captain Will
hams Immediately changed the course of
the Wisconsin and put in the direction of
the sinking ship. which proved to be the
}. S. De Wolf, of st. Johns, N. B., Capt
John Spain commanding. She was load
ed with general cargo, sailing fron Liv>
erpool to Philadelphia. Her mainmast
was carried away at about mid night, and
at 2 O'Clock in the morning, shipping a
heavy sea, her deck was broken entirely
IN; thus all hopes of saving her we're gone
1ter lite boats were broken and rendered
useless.
Capt Spain considered bis case perfect
iy hopeless, because he thought that, even
should he fall in with some ship disposed
TO be friendly, it would be impossible to
man and lower a life boat upon such an
angry sea and in the midst of such fright
ful storm. But there was stuff on board
the Wisconsin out of which heroes are
made, -CfR44KlGs. yNaDer@ai caiho 1or~eo1
unteers to 90 with him to the rescue of
the sinking crew. Inspired by the exams
pie of their noble officer, six men promptly
manned the life boat, and their napes are
worthy of mention in roll of honor
james Lamb, Josiah Manchester, John
b. Lewis, David Owens, Thomas MeEvoy,
and John Rees As the boat was lowered
seSseffSS ngaat,e gMaat,er "a and yas tossed like feather
anxiety for the fate of the seven men who
we're dignifying manhood by their deed OF
noble daring.
In just an hours time the lite boat re-
turned with eight of the crew of the sink
ing ship. and they being hauled on board
the steamship, the lifeboat again put out
and though the wreck was now distant
more than a mile, returned With the re-
naming eleven of the crew of the J. s.
De Wolf And thus, without loss Of life
or injury to sny one, nineteen lives were
rescued from imminent and certain death
by the cool. determined, but modest
bravery of officer Charles McDermott and
his six noble seamen. Sure it is, that if
the fifty cabin passengers Of the hisconsin
in this voy age could promote this officer, he
would soon take step higher in the ser
! vice which he honors and this not only ior
the single act here recounted, but for the
true merit Of which this one act is but an
iddex. ...
Upon Tuesday, Oct IL, TT O'Clock p
m., the officers and crew, the cabin and
steeragc passengers, and the rescued mcr
assembled on deck, and Judge Pierce, Of
Philadelphia, on behalf of the passengers
addressed these seven men of the liie-b boal
in appropriate and appreciative terms and
presented them with a purse raised by The
passengers as an evidence of the regard
they had for their valor.