The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-06

ham Williams, took his place IN the stern
sheets. Il IL one u those momeuw Wne"
the hsuvest man In the world
Will HOLD Hs sREAyw-
T,rre swung this bost's crew at The dav.
itss the ends OF the falls 10 the hauds OF men
waiting for the right second 10 sower Away
slRc dark-green foauless swch, 10 woo"'
huge mountains OF water rose ana sank pe.
low; too much hurry. tue keet oe'ay, any
tack OF cooIuess, Of judgment, OF pefcepe'o .n
II exac,k the right thing TO 40, ana wa
q Aundred to one II the next swnu'e u'u nos
see the boat dashed into slaves auo ne' s.."
so,attering and drowning among tue rag
mems. The due command wasrooiIy gwen !;
,be sbeayes OF the fall. blocks sattled on tneir
,sus. and the boat sank down 10 the water ;
sds,e. A vast swell hove her high, almost 10
ire level Of the spot where she had been
hxnrinv. and quick Us mortal hands can
moye the blocks were unliooled-out Only
Leaf In time. Tben strong shove drove
her clear. and lin a moment she'was heading
for The wreck---uow vanishing rs though sue
hsi been wholly swallowed up by the ta'',
green, sparkling ridge that rose between
her and The steamer, then tossed IKE cofh
upon mountainous pinnacle, with nan oe,
keel out OF water. She bsd been wen
Stocked with lines and 'life.buoys, Tor IL
WAS clearly seen that toe p"u''nS
waters would never permit her 70
come within a pistol shot OF the park
and The suspense among toe passen'
oers amounted to an agony rs tucy
wondered within themselves now those
sailors would rescue the poor, neip'
loss creatures who watched them from tne
soamy decks of the almost submergedwreek.
| They followed the boat, vanishing anu re-
anncarjne. the very puIsation OF theThearts
almost arrested at moments when toe litlle
craft made headIoDg, giddy swooP snto
nrodieiaus hollow and was lost 10 M'eW'
mill presently they perceived that the men
| had ceased TO row. II was then secs nla'
the third mate was haiiing the crew oi she
bark. Presently they saw one OF the ssSi'
wrecked sailors heave a coil of line TOWARDS
the boat: il was caught, a life.buoy Deates
| 70 1, and hauled aboard the wreck. TO tDie
life blIoy was attached second line, the eaG
of which was retained by the people III ,ie
beat. One OF the men on the wreck pun the
| lie. buoy over his shoulders and la an in'
slant flung himself into the sea ana was
dragged smarily bait carefully into Toe
boat. The Partbia's passengers now un'
derslOod how the Wen were 10 De sa'eo.
ore 10y one the shipwiecked se1men ieapeo
into The water, until eleven OF them mao
| been draggedinto the Paftbia's boat. IDS
number made load, aud, with n cheerv
call TO those who were TO be ie,t oe'
hind for short while Mr.. William
beaded for the steamer. The deep
boat approached the Parthia slowly
but meanwhile Captain Mchaye's lore,
sight had provided for the perllous ana
difficult job OF getting the rescued men
on board the steamer. A whip was rove al
the forwards arm under which tue risiOg
aud falling boat was stationed ny means oi
her oars: one end of the whip knotied INFO
bow.line was overhauled into the boat
and slipped over the shoulders OF man.
and at n signal a dozen or more OF the Par
,bia,s crew ran him up and swayed him IN.
In this way the eleven men were safely
landed on the deck OF The steamer. The boat
then returned TO the wreck, The rest OF The
crew were dragged from her Oy means
OF The bu0ys ana life.lines, and hosted.
along with six OF the Partbia's men. ont OF
the boat by the yard-afm whip. But not
set was this Derlous and nobly.eXecuted
mission completed. There was sun the
boat TO run up 10 the javiS. Alltbe ola feals
REQUIRED as she was brought alongside with
Mr. Williams aud Two men In her. but
Jack has marvelcu,ly. quick band and a
steady pulse. THE blocks were swiftly hook
ed into the boat. and soon she scared like a
bird TO the davits under the stlOng-running
pull of a number OF men before the swell
that followed her could rise to the height OF
the chain.plate.
To appreciate the paihos and pluck OF an
adventure OF this kind man must have
served as a spectator or actor in some such
scene Words have but little virtue when
deeds are TO be told whose moving powers
and ennobing inspirations lie in per-
torrance that may as ftly be described in
one as in a hundred lines.