The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-08

suffering and privation, with their at
PENDANT virtues Of fortitude and heroism
are Z. ice-told tales In connection with
records Of the sea. We cannot recall a
winter IN which there have been NOR
stories of marine disaster TO chronicle
than the last one. The wreck AZ An ocean
steamer and the loss of many lives be-
comes a public calamity. and stirs the feel
ings OF the whole world. But The simple.
almost eommon-place story OF the bark
Polly. brings home 10 us IN "A vivid man.
ner the strength ofhuman endurance. and
the force of those bonds OF sympathy
which unite mankind in the hour OF dan.
ger and disaster.
The Polly was wooden bark of 6-l
tons. bnilt In Quebec in ISIS. OF LATE
years she had been engaged in carving
pltcil-pine from Pensacola 10 Swansea
Wales. In September last she left Swan
sea with crew of sixteen hands, all told.
The voyage was speedy and uneventful.
AT Pensacola a cargo consisting of $50
loads OF sawed pitch-pine was slowed away
IN The hold OF the vessel. and on the 18th OF
December she started for home. Up TO
Christmas morning the weather was propi-
nous. Tn Christmas morning the wealth
or became rough, and toward noon a gale
sci In from the east. Before night came
the gale had increased in terrific SQUALLS
which buried the ships lee rails under
water. The ship was put before the wind.
the pumps were sounded. and six feet of
water found In the hold. All hands work
eel al The pumps during Christmas night.
ana nearly the whole of the next day. Al
4 O'Clock on the afternoon OF the 2lth the
sails We're blown away by terrific hurri-
cane. The heavy seas breaking over the
snip prevented the men working M the
pumps. and at length. finding
that she was getting water-logged
snip, the captain gave orders 10 cut away
the masts. Heavy showers Of rain fell.
he men were now able 10 unlash them
selves, ana Stacked their thirst by sucking
lhe rsiiil-water from each others clothes.
Another search was made for fosd. and
although il was known that an ample snn-
ply was on board, not even a biscuit could
be- obtained. On the morning of the 3lsf
a vessel hove In sight. This afterward
proved 10 be the Rosa B.. am Italian bark.
signals OF distress We're made with torn
pieces OF canvas, and. with scarcely any
hope OF being seen, the seven poor
"retches waited. The vessel slowly an
preached. and when within about three
hundred yards of the wreck was about To
,hange her course, when she observed the
signals OF distress for the first time. The
sroAen nast>, With seven almost lifeleSs
orms clinging TO them. were all that could
y seen of the Polly. The Rosa Il. imme-
lately lowered boat with crew of six
men and the first mate. leaving only the
aptain and two boys 10 guard the ship.
heavy sea was running all this time il
vas nightfall. and the water covered with
'roken spars and floating timber. The
Iangers encountered by the rcscuers under
ne circumstances were enormous. Ten
unsuccessful attempts were made to take
III the sufferers before they were at last
aid IN the bottom of the boat and carried
n board the Rosa b. The Italian sailors.
hough unable To speak the language Of the
uryiyorS, treated them with great kind
ess. and when the latter al last arrived
ome they spoke of the gentieness. the
outrage and devotion of their reScuers in
lowing and affecting language. This lit
le history was first made public nc the
'oard of Trade inquiry few-weeks ago.
nd We are glad to say that, ia addition to
he eulogy passed upon the rescuers. the
wners OF the Polly gave them sum OF
money a. deserved award for their hero
I'M and humanity.-Netc FORK 7Yplss.