The New York herald., 1875-09-11
DoYToNs EXPLOIT GREATER THAN THAT Oh
WEBB.
[From the Spirit of the Times. !

From the spirit OF the Times.
Greater than Webb's exploit the sublime and in
elligent daring OF Boyton's dauntless heart when,
black night 100 miles distant from the dreadful Irish
coast with all the elements moaning with pent up rage
he demanded of the captain of the which had
brought him from America, the fulment OF pledge TO
cast him into the The captain warned him against
the rising sto-m demonstrated then reiuscd but last
gave way TO the intrepid adventurcrs eBtreaties. The
came within hour. Increasing steadily it rose
to such pitch Of fury that in the middle OF the night,
the stout steamer, which had put him overheard, was
afraid against it's eliminated power and be-
took itself to the unusual Resource OF yingo till the
tempest should blow out its spite Not the little
human craft, which struggled with its fate amid the
black and ashing waves; flung alott with fearful
velocity into the roaring gale and anon sinking in thu
yawning centre, almost stied and drowned by the
drcnching mists alone There no yingto there;
attending boats To cheer him. and give an assurance
OF his saley-no boat could live There banking
OF the fires for more favorable hour. Within
its narrow casket burned the unquenchable fire OF
brave heart The sails of this undaunted ship
set and the busy paddle kept steadily going except
when at intervals the master struck light to consult
his compass, or TO send up rocket which might get
HIM a notice from some ship or from the shore Day
dawned amid the widest portion of the storm, and
the strange navigator found that greater danger than
the threatened him, in the form of "breakcr-
beaten coast" The went whoopng up among
the rocks hundreds of feet retiring with a velocity
that seemed without promise OF a hope He struck
the spike of his axe into a nest OF bouders, in
the hope to hold on but the retreatng cbb whrled him
out again, spinning HIM like cork; when happily, he
enabled to paddle sufficiently further on, to choose
new landing place in deep gulch, which appeared 10
have spot of beach. Here he submitted himself to
the next heave of the sea- and striking the sand amid
the pausng surf pulled himself to his feet gathered
his armor, and away from its retreat He sat down
safe, and looked the raging elements in the face
victor; and that, too, upon challenge which might
have seemed impious, but for the sublime pur.
pose which had animated HIM to the unequal
contest But while he thus breathed the
steamer yet at sea- and when she arrived
at her destination, much later the same day. her
anxious captain amazed to learn that the man,
whom all hands ON board were thinking OF lost, had
announced their arrival the coast upon the shipping
lists Of Liverpool and London. The initial but sug-
gestve result OF this great deed in the late
swimming spectacle upon the Thames, TO which we
have referred. Captain Webb is splendid heroic fellow,
whose lame Will stand single, the swimmer of the
British Channel probably forever but Paul Boyton II
of those exceptional men, who appearing but once
in a century, Lift the whole world forward in soma
special way, for fun hundred years.