The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-11-11
A HERO IN WANT.
The savior Of Over sir Hanar.a Per-
sens starving In His Osd sg..

Albany de Fonbianque, the British
Consul at New Orleans. writes as follows
to the Republican CT that city
''uu the 1th of October, 1859, the
British steamship connaught. 4 600 tons.
sprung ieak which gained upon her
50 rapidly that by the next morning
the water had extiHguished her engine
fires. leaving her coffin for DOL human
beings. sinking slowly, bat surely, Ia Il
heavy sea. la this condition. and while
one hundred and fifty miles from Bos-
ton harbor, fire (which had been snaoui-
dering for some days. unknown burst
out, aud doubled the chances for death.
She was an iron ship and soon i,-r
sides became 50 hon that they Kissed
aud steamed as she rolled. deeper and
deeper There was "a race between fire
and water for oil those lives, and do the
best they could the boats would not be
able 10 save a third OF them from one
death or the other The American brig.
Minnie Schaefer los tons, Captain John
Wilson, saw the blazing sinking steamer.
and hnre down to her assistance. So
sio~ and difficult was the labor of
getting the passengers into and out oi
the boats that only two hundreds could
be transferred 10 the brig ieioresuutlown
Then John Wilson said 1t Is nor
rible thing 10 see the san going down
and 50 many people vet on board tie
wreck, settling down and burning up.
will do ali in my power to save them.
IL nohiy kept his word. As good a
sailor As he was a man, he came down
70 the ieeward of the wreck. made fast
to her, and before midnight the IA;
man on her deuk-the eaptain-had
passed into the brig safely Try to pie
ture IL. y great ocean steamer, with
water pouring III from without To I'll
her up and hre roaring within to burn
her down. over four hundred lives IN
the balance, Any lurcl she made might
have been her last, and if She rolled
over and sunk-what hope for the little
brig She did not sink lust tlten. job y
Wilson lett her, sheet Of fame and
landed has priceless cargo safe at gen
erous Boston. In recognition of his
courage, humanity and good seaman
ship the British Government gave him
a gold watch and chain The company
10 which the Connaueht belonged pre-
scented him with fifteen hundred dollars.
Boston added a silver service and med
ais testimonials and subscriptions in
plenty came IN Nor were his crew
forgotten in the general enthusiasm.
Then came the war. Some sans
granted 10 hin were Withdrawn,
property in which he had in
vested his money was captured or des-
troyed By which side2 When state
that he Is now sixty -ionr years of age. is
disabled by failing eyesght from follow
/ ing his profession that all his testimo-
NAL gifts have been sold or leit in pledge
tor bread, and that this once self-reiian;
and always brave aud true man is utter
iy desiliute-~is it worth while to ask /?
When i!e made fast to the burning
| CoHuaught he said nothing about
politics. Humanity has no politics
Shall we not parapiirase his own
wonls and say This IS horrible az
far, to see the sun going down upon the
wreck with So much good vet on board
v will do all in our power 10 help him
Before make an appeal abroad for this
afflicted hero it Is only fair that his
eountrymen should be given the oppor-
tHnitE-l NAV almost say the privilege
--ol assisting him His residence is No
! $40 Franklin street. New Orleans, and
subscriptions may be sent 10 Mrs. Hill
Ne. 300 Baronue street. Mrs. Creepy,
! corner OF Union and Garondoiet streets,
or To your obediert servant,
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