The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

Mr.. William q. Uaa<rwpod. ~ Asrp
ic pi.o. 20 The sls fAisd s&oarasS 4 &.
~fhoan.liy. which barred a. tss wa,srs
edgo below Cairo la. Fst5sr svsaing.
resides n our SISTER c..y II NssPsgt.Aad
reached as homo % AonHsoash Szr~~,
Yesterday morning. DanuE he dsy -
~u called oa hg an Esgusrer Fcpovisv.
- whom hs gave tha following etas0-
useng a ~hai &c knes Ahoat ihs tarn-
iug ot the boat SAit be "Sho-ly
after ssgh. o'ciock Friday evenings heo
the Ionually wAs aS1ui srsca aaos IN
low Cairo, a: lslAnd NJ. !. an alarm e
fire was sounded. And I Naz ordered -
land the boat. We wrre thee ia th~
middle IT he vry. and ! Immediately
pulled for Tic kCatAcky SHORE The
night Vas very daFk And | could -. bas
. solitary star. and $500 The daskueas
was intensified by Tho dcass snAsko
which rolled up around isr p~tiothouse
and cnyIronei IL lka a BLACK clsat I
stayei Al the whccl a. long ~ ! csuli
withoa, choking. Aai while a. my p~s
| could hear the PasssngoTs cytng naos,
~p!ieouly, 'iaad hoF' iAnd hsg'' IA
o As ! was certain that the hps1 hal
struck the shore ! psllei The starerAri
engine-bcll and len Asican4c out %! y
piiothouse The smoke was ., thhck thai
! could hardly SEQ \ foot in trpai q rae.
managed Slsh officially a. gri over ;hc
texas - the wheel hou.c. aa4 ihonce
down the back steps ~ the ladies' cabin.
There | met ny partner. William N
,cnboruugh, AMI tSo chzgnasrasAds-
The fire was then spreading iast sai
had completely cut OF al passage to
The bow a the boat. ! Told my com
panions "a get life prcscrvcrs. and I ran
into the cabin la ~ one for myself. bJt
the SMOKE drove me back. l male =
second attempt. bu, I wAs again fo.led.
The chamhcrmaids wsre more tuFtIHAtc
and had secured pfsaorsers Told them
to Jump Into the river. Ons It them
said. "Grcat God! | am Ruue'' aai
then Fprang into the water. The ether
slid down the outside If tho wheolhouao
into the river. 30 h werr picked up -
ayawl. Mr.. Attenborough iampvi iaio
the riyer aud swaga ashore. waited
until the wheel quit turning before
really began Ia study how ] was - Kvt
ashore. IL hal been n long time since I
had been in the watcr and | dhi oct
know how Tar | could swim. wAs per
fectly cool, and after taking il the a.ta-
alton. I saw n driftpilc about ipy feet
OF. thought the current bal been cut
oil by the boats hOw, So | t,~k "a
my shoes and my oysrcoai and sprang
into the river. had hardly gpt mt,
the water before | found the current
very swift aud strong. and soon fcit that
1 was going under. just as | Was about
To sink the Waterman oi the b1af. Who
was on shore, ran "a - the edge of Tic
drift and con,tiyed "a reach me aai
pull me out 81 the water On Ia The ifit.
To this man ] am indebted for ny lie.
l had no sDDnsr gotten ON shore than =
crowd ~ people collected about mo tel
ling me that I had saved their liy-s aa1
10 know what they could fpr
me. | was So cold and chilled that
could scarcely speak, seeing which Ar.
Purcell. the second CLERK Il The
boat, anne forward and gave nae his
and shoes. What oil t1r the
boat wa. merely my duty, and ans o,hSr
pilot would ave done the same hal "a
been in my place"
Mr.. Underworld modcs'y 10 only
by bis bravery. and - trust
hat nj admirers ~ true manhood viii
see that his pluck snd devotion - duty
are properly recognized -Gtaeia9saH