The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-18

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But the truth is, that but for his oourses
and endurance, the death list Of the At
lantic would have been greater by SCORES.
survivors, heard "the sailor, passenger"
repeatedly spoken Of as having saved
many lives. and thought if;woyth while5
to seek him ont. A gathering OF threB
or four intelligent.looking feilowS was
approached, with the remark: Fl am
trying to find the man they call 'the sailor
passenger. Quick as thought, two OF
the men started up, and their eyes glist-
ened and their voices shook as they ex.
claimed, together: "Hesaved my fifei'
SHe saved my iiieii. TT: tho sailor pas.
sengernn was soon found, by the assistance
OF these men, who, in their gratitude,
were eager that his brave deeds should
be recorded. His name is William Hoys,
and he is native OF County Antrim, Iro-
land, although he has been in America
several years. being employed as q sailor
upon our lakes. He is about thirty-five
years old, we'll built, but not appearing
to be remarkably strong. In CONVERSE
ton, he shows himself 70 be an unedn.
Gated but Rood-natured fellow, having
strong sympathies for his fellow-men,
but entirely unassuming, and not dis
posed to talk Of what he had done.
"Why," said he, II saw them drowning,
and thought I would save some i; I
could" Hoys CROSSED by the rope from
the ship to the rock, and had great diff.
Guilty in clambering up it's treacherous,
slippery sides. he saw others attempt
it, only TO fall back into the water and
drown. The men were hurried on to the
rope by the captain, who was on the
hip, and many had not the strength to
each the rock, and were drowned ON the
way; others reached it, only to meet
death with safety at their fingers ends
| much man might do in assisting those
who got across. and, although suffering
greatly with cold-he had been for hours
exposed on che ship, and had no clothes
but his shirt and pantaloons-he under
| took the work himself. He lay down
upon the top OF the rock and reached
| over lta precipitous side, and as the men
came across, he caught them by their
upraised arms, their clothing, their hair
--wherever he could get holland
pulled them up to place where they
could stand. It was hard work, and
every time he pulled man up, he took
the risk of being himself pulled down.
Thus he worked until his hands became
so cold and numb that they refused to
do further service. and then, instead of
abandoning his self-chosen post, he Just
reached his body further over the dan
gerous eide of that rock, and set his
teeth into the coats of the men and drew
himself back until they could hold on for
themselves. More than 100 men did
brave Bill Hoys, the ''seilor passenger,
lift from the death below over that peril.
GUS way TO the safety above, and it is
enough to set ones heart a-throbbing to
hear some OF these men express in their
odd ways the gratitude they feel to their
preserver. 1t made no difference who
the men were-whether from the cabin,
the steerage or tho crew, Hoys lent his
strength to all who cams, and never
stopped in his work until utterly ex-
| hausted. Hoys thinks that more might
have been saved if the captain had not
hurried the men over the rope 80 fast,
but believes he acted according to his
best judgment. In common with the
rest Of the steerage passengers he COM
plains Of the fare during the voyage.
Condensed water, lie Gays, was almost
invariably used in cooking. and the cof-
fee, the bread and the pudding (the one
time it Was served) we're 80 salt that they
"S'o loI luo uost puFL thrown OyesDOaru
to make the sea salter.
Another brave fellow is Joseph Kelly,
also an Irishman, who, like Hoys, pulled
many up from the rock to the rope. He,
too, used his teeth when his hands be-
came useless from cold. and succeeded in
saving good many. "When I saw
them drowning" said he, II thought of
the devil, and felt as though I must save
some if could" And he did, and
showed himself. too, to be of the stuff
that heroes ore made Of. Kelly SAYS
there was one girl, though, whom he
wishes he could have saved. She was on
Irish girl. and he was to care for her
when che arrived in New York. Her
father was very poor, and after her pass.
ago had been paid, in order that she
might have littlo money. her father
sold his pig and gave her tho proceeds, a
paltry eight shillings. "My Godr' said
Kelly, "if could only have saved her!
l could have got money in New York
md paid her board until she had got a
situation. But she is drowned in her
bed, and I shall never see herl'' And
the brave. simple-hearted fellow fairly
broke down while talking Of her. Kelly
joins in the general complaint of bad
food in the steerage. Boston american.