Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-04-08

man anu BOY. Inc sea bad be-
come so rough that the boats could
not venture near us. Soon the boy
was washed of, but be swan gal
lantly and reached one of the boats.
| got firm bold of the woman and
secured Der in the rigging. | could
see the people on shore aud in the |
boats, aud could bail them, but they |
were unable TO help Us. Al o'clock |
IN the afternoon, after we had been
in the rigging ten hours, the Rev |
Mr. Ancient, a Church Of England |
clergyman whose noble conduct | |
can never forget while | live, got a
crew Of four men to row him out TO |
the wreck. He got into the main
rigging and procured line. He
then advanced as far cas- he coald to-
ward me and then threw it TO me.
caught il, made it fast to my body,
and then jumped clear A sea swept
me of the wreck, but Mr.. Ancient
held fast to the line, pulled me back
and got me safely in the boat
was then so exhausted and benu NIB
ed that 1 was hardly able to do any
thing for myself, and but for the cler-
gyman's gallant conduct | must have
persisted soon. The woman, after
bearing up with remarkable strength
under her great trials, had died two
hours before Mr.. Ancient a,riv ed.
Her hali-nude body was still fast 10
the rigging, her eyes protruding, her
mouth foaming, terribly CHASTITY
spectacle, rendered more CHASTITY by
contrast with the jewels which SPAR
killed. on her hands. We had to leave
her body there, and it is probably
there yet. The scene at the wreck
was an awful one, such as | had nov
% before Witnessed aud hope never
~ Ntnos- ngaiH. Compare lively
rev bodies drited ashore hoet "a
tbom, with such articles or cane Uut
OF the ship while was on her, were
carried to sea.
A Boys FRANTIC STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
The little fellow, the only child
saved from the wreck, ran upon deck
with a stream of passengers when
the first alarm was given. His par
ents and other members of the fami
ly were still below, and evidently
persisted when the ship filled and fell
over oR her side Huddled about
among that struggling mass OF excit-
cd humanity the piteOus screams OF
the poor little fellow went TO the
stoutest heart. He had leaped upon
the back of one of the men in hopes
OF saving himself, but 10 that fright
ful crisis when every body was in.
tent upon saving himself. Few paid
attention TO the waits of tho boy and
man upon whose back he was cling
ing as if for dear life. lie made sew
eral Intellectual attempts TO shake the
the boy off. The cries of the boy at
last attracted the Captain, who, per-
ceiving the tenacious manner 10
which be was struggling for life, call
ed out TO the men who were sur
rounding the lines that led TO the
rock aud eafety to endeavor if pOssi-
Die TO save the boy, and the poor ut
LiO ALltOH w 1D HGooCh
over the beads Of the struggling
mass of beings, and placed in the
boat. Men who were exertipg
themselves to save their own and
other lives wept almost for joy az
they saw the brave little lad safely
landed on shore"
Foxley, the chief engineer, who re
manned on The rock for several hours
assisting passengers to land from the
ship, says it was extremely barrow
ing u behold the suffering of the un-
-. ......i-- n"4"t",;;aa o""%c ef'Ar ihAu
were rescued. Many OF them be-
came insane, frothed at the mouth,
and topped off the rock into the wa.
ter and were drowned, while others
were so chilled and exhausted with
the cold that they laid down and
died. They would wander about al
most incapabiesof elping themselves
and perish Some died after they
bad been taken 70 the maitland All
.ue iaoao gers speak ~ the highest
terms of the gallant conduct of the
third officer and first engineer in par.
ticular, who remained on the wreck
for hours assisting the passengers to
reach The rock. Two lady passen-
engers came on deck in great ex-
element, and were standing near
the wheeihouse; they hesitated
m o. .rt a. parc stricken, and re-.
urut5 i1 tue com a.9lyn AZ y
okltA Tor seh hnE, the0 came
out and endeavored 80 reach the iol
ward part OF the ship, where the
passengers were sent ashore on lines.
At that moment huge wave swept
over the ships quarter; the men
cliDging to the rigging, heard two
heart-rendering shrieks, and when
they looked again the women had
disappeared.
INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTER.
Some incidents Of the disaster as
related by the survivors are harrow
ing. AT one time during the weary
watch before the fcreboom brok q
loose from its fastenings and, swing
ing around, instantly crushed to
NS""h "pNNe ~OV 'OASObo SabucIeu on
deck. Several passengers are res
por ed drowned by tho life. boats
which, not being properly managed,
overturned and drowned the unfor.
tunates before assistance could DO
rendered. Some who had life buovs.
and endeavored to reach the rock by
means OF the line from the vessel,
not having been properly adjusted.
but on the lower part of their bodies,
were floating with their heads down:
and in this way many were drowned
before reaching the rock. One
young man, with no clothing save
shirt and vest, and two llfe-buoys
fastened around his body, leaped in.
to the water and attempted to reach
the rock. The passengers who gave
this statement say they endeavored
TO dis-uade him from the attempt but