The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-03-16
BATTLING WITH THE OCEAN.
4 Village or Heroes Ncu and WomcI
saving Lives,


saving Lives.
The following account is quoted by
the London Times from the Stockholm
paper, tho DOgcns Nyhetcr, Of Il cour-
ageous act performed by the fishing
hamlet of Cresswcll, on the coast OF
northumberland, in rcscuing the crew
of the Gustavc Swedish steamer;
On the 9th Of january Iast, at five in
the morning, the steamer Gustayc, Capt.
A. q, Anderson, went ashore, in consc-
qucncc of the fog and the set of the cur
rent, at the little village of Crcsswell, ON
the coast Of Northumberland, five Eng
lish miles north of the town of Ncwbig.
gin, The sea was breaking heavily, and
the vessel struck violently at every
wave, The discharge pipe burst very
shortly, and the vessel driftcd hclplcssly
among the breakers, which now broke
over her, Two of the boats were stove
at the outset, and the third, which it
was contriycd to launch, and in which
three men were lowered, was in.
iurcd and cast away by sea and cast
ashore in the midst Of the breakers
Every one in this little village men,
women and ChildrCn-hastCncd, ON wit
Messing the misfortune, down to the life
boat station, and at three O'Clock the
iichoat was got ahoat and manned by
thirteen out Of the fifteen Only two
old fishermen were now on the shore,
and the women, who had to wade out
into the water to get the Iilcboat aiIoat.
After an hours iruitIcss cndcayor to
get on board, the lifcboat had to come
on shore again, and message was sent
to the nearest licbOat station, NCwhig
gin, to fetch rocket apparatus with
which to attempt the rescue of the crew,
The tide was rising, and at l:3O the life
boat was launched once more and at
Iast succeeded in getting alongside of the
steamer and saving the crew. Several
of the men had by this time been injured
by the breakers, but all were able to get
into the liicboNt, and the last Of alI the
master, who left his fine and hitherto
fortunate steamer with deep emotion,
On shore the shipwreckcd men were re.
crivcd in the most friendly manner;
whatever the poor people had they
placed at their disposal; the crew were
sheltered in the tishcrmcn'S huts, and |
the owner of a ncighboring estate, Crcss
well Hall, invited all the crew to dinner |
Later in the day the crews things were
saved, but much injured by the water
A touching incident in the shipwrcck
deserves especial mention. The writer
Of this heard Of it ON the following day,
and was attracted to the spot toy cries for
help and of pain. On hurryne to the
place whence the cries proceeded, he was
received by venerable coupIc-stccrs
man of the liicboat and his wife. ats
poor Bella he said "shc was not salts
fled with being in the water like the
others at night She was wet through for
six hours, and has now got one Of her
attacks of cramp on returning from New.
biggn,' II was this little pal" fisher
girl who, wet through, ON cold night in
January, had rushed along the beach, |
wadng through several bays by the way, |
md at length had reached the next life
boat station to claim assistance for the
people, and to accomplish
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his feat she had been compelled to 90
en- English miles Who those ship
wrecked people were was unknown to
lcr; to what country they belonged was
I'll the same to her; it was a question OF
human life that might he rescued by her
means. opened the family Bible the
olc ornament Of that unasSuming room,
md there read the name " Isabella |
Brown, born in 1853" On the wall
,angs a silver medal, awarded to the
athcr for saving life. Everything in
he little hamlet bore witness to Il long
struggle anuinst the ocean.
Fortunate the country which possesses
men and women like those who, on that |
icy January night, flew to the rescue of |
the Swedish steamer Gustavc and its
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