The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-09-25

'eiS"A A"ise, succeeueu ny an lnnnlt
variety of shrieking and crying, and
continuous movement of feet overhead
| When he heard the
RUSHING OF WATERS
lie spraug from his bunk and fel
around the cabin, which was pitch darl
and seemed uninhabited. His excite
ment was so great that he searche
frnitlessly for his clothes, and the men
tai strain becoming more and more III
tense, he rushed from the cabin Wit
nothing on but an undershirt. H
found the officers of the boat giving or
ders quietly, and he was ordered t.
lower the boat. He went at once t,
the davits. While he was lowering
three of the deck hands jumped int,
the boat and were lowered with her,
The men lowering swore at them t,
get out, but thep didn't bulge an inch
except to cover down in the bottom
At this moment the rope gave way ant
the boat hung stern downwarls, ani
THE CowARDs,
in spite of their efforts to cling on
were thrown into the sea and drowned
The boat was righted, and was soor
filled with men, women and children
One OF two deck hands also got into
her, and she was showed off from the
vessel. Some frantically endeavored
to throw themselves into the boat al
she was making off, but fell short, and
no one could rescue them. Mccullough
then ran towards the bow of the steam.
err, where crowd had collected
There seemed no means Of saving the
passengers by the boats. He told them
they had better get hold of something
and throw themselves into the water
He seized large spar lying near the
bow, rugged rope to it, and lowered
10 into the sea. He then told woman
who was standing near to catch hold oil
the rope and lower herself. She offer
ed some resistance, but he made her
do it. Then he saw o woman with a
child in her arms, which she was press
ing to her bosom. She appeared
HALF DEAD WITH FRIGHT
and did not make movement to save
herself. He caught hold of her and
forced her near the ropes. When he
wanted to lower her, and endeavored
to hold the child to help her, she pro-
tested she would not 60 without her
child. Mccullough succeeded finally
in lowering her with the child by sup
porting them. Underneath them a
man and woman jumped down on tie
spar and he pushed OFF from tho ship.
He got the two women he had lowered
together on the middle of the spar and
held the baby himself. 1t was all he
could do to keep himself on, for the
spar would instantly turn around as
the waves broke against it. Once he
let so, still having hold of the child, and
WENT DOWN.
Being good swimmer, he came to the
surface and caught the spar once more,
md thus they succeeded in keeping
'fioat; at one lurch OF the spar, the
man and wife, who were on one end of
t, let go and were drowned. As day.
light drew apace he saw the beach not
ar off, and that he was nearing it. He
still held the baby-when the spar gave
mother lurch, and lie for the second
line lost bis hold, lie let go the baby
o save himself. He regained the spar
without it. The mother saw that he
lad lost her child, and it was only by
folding tightly to her that he made her
emain. Both women were exhausted
IS the spar neared the shore, and could
lot have held on much longer. When
he all at once touched ground, he says
'e never had such feeling of joy in
lis life. He then told the woman to
;eep hold of the spar and to wade to
hore. Sometimes the violence of the
waves would make them lose their feet.
'ut they kept good hold, and at last
we're rescued by people on the shore
rom their perilous position.
A FAITHFUL LovER.-The most