The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

awav. One dark green fsamless swell
in whole, huge mountains Of water, rose
and sank below; too much hurry, the
least delay, and lack OF coolness, OF
Judgment, of perception of the exactly
right thing to do, and 1t was a hundred
to one if the next minute did not see the
boat dashed into slaves and her crew
fouattering and drowning among the
fragments. The due command was duly
given: the sheaves of the fall blocks rat
tied on their pins and the boat sank
down to the waters edge. A vast swell
hove her high, almost to the level II the
spot where she had been hanging, and
quick as mortal hands can move, the
blocks were unhooked-but only just in
time. Then a strong shove drove ner
clear, and in moment she was heading
for The wreck-now vanishing as though
she had been wholly swallowed up by
the tall, green, sparkling ridge that rose
between her and the steamer, then
tossed like cork upon mountainous
pinnacle, with half her keel out of wa
ter. She had been we'll stocked with
lines and life buCy5, for it wGs clearly
seen that the pouring waters would neV
or permit her to come within pistol
shot of the bark, and the suspense
among the lasseDgers amounted to an
agony as they wondered within them
selves how those sailors would rescue
the poor helpless creatures who watched
them from the foamy decks of the al
most submerged wreck. They followed,
the boat vanishing and reappearing, the
yerv pulsation of their hearts almost ar
rested at moments when the little craft
made headlong, giddy swoop into a
prodigious hollow and lost to view, until
presently they perceived that the men
had ceased to row. 1t was then seen that
the third mate was haiing the crew of
the bark. Presently they saw one of the
shipwreCked sailors heave coil OF line
towards the boat; it was caught, life
buoy bent on to it and hauled aboar
the wreck. To this life buoy was attach
ed second line, the end of which was
retained by the people in the boat. One
of the men on the wreck put the life
buoy over his shoulders and in an in
stant flung himself INTO the sea and was
dragged smartly but carefully into the
boat The Parthia's passengers now un'
derstood how the men were to be saved.
One by one he shipwrecked seamen
leaped into the water, until eleven OF
them had been dragged into the Par
this's boat This number made load,
and, with a CHEEKY call to those who
we're to be left behind for a short whi e,
Mr.. Williams headed for the steamer,
The deep boat approached the Parthia
slowly, but, meanwhile Captain Nc
Kaye's foresight had provided for the
perilous and difficult job of getting the
rescued men on board the steamer. A
whip was rove at the forewart-arm, un.
der which the rising and falling boat was
stationed by means of her oars, one end
of the whip knotted into bow-line was
overhauled into the boat aud slipped
over the shoulders of man, and at a
signal dozen or more of the Parthia's
crew ran hi " 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 by
means of the buoys and lifelines and
hoisted, along with six of the Parthia'
men, out of the boat by the yard'arm
whip. But not yet was this perilous and
nobly-executed completed. There was
still the boat to run ur to the davits. All
the old fears recurred as she was bro't
alongside with Mr.. Williams and two
men in her. But Jack has marvellous
quick hand and steady pulse, The
blocks were hooked into the boat and
soon she scared like bird to the davits
under the strong running pull of num-
Der of men before the swell that follow.
ed her coald rise to the hight of the
Cham.plates.
To appreciate the pathos and pluck Of
an adventure of this kind, man must
have served as a spectator or actor in
come such scene. Words have but little
virtue when deeds are to be told whose
moving powers and ennobling ins ira.
tions lie in performance that may as
titly be described in one as in hun.
dred lines.-LOndOn Telegraph.