The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15
,rHE TURNING TRANSPORT.
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aAnd she interceded so eloquently In
Dur behalf that my Susan mlgnt accom-
pany me-" murmured the s0ldler, IN an
aand{hIe tone. as ne resumed his seat and |
his former burden, on the pallid brow |
of which he pressed fond kiss, adding: |
IsNJy moor wife! Would to heaven you |
had Remained with my parents; you
Would have escaped this suffering, and,
parhaps, deathp And the gallant tel-
low bowed his head, cOncealing his race
in his hands, probably to hide the tears
which were an honor to MS mahhOou,
since called forth by the suffering ana
probable fate of one who had tersaken
friends and home to follow Ing uncer-
tain fortunes.
a minute later we rounded to under
the counter of, and received line from
the Delmar transport, alongside OF and
into which one boat was already dis
charging her freight of rescued.
"Ship ahOyl Can you accommodate
twenty moreP" demanded, as my bow
man made fast the line.
''Ah, my lad, hundredv' was the trum-
pet toned reply. Haul up, haul up at
once, and clear the track for Others!
We Obeyed, gaining with difficulty,
position beneath the gangway, when the
debarkatiOn of our freight commenced,
the insensible wife of the young soldier
DelnQ the ufSI dIldcueu " IuO "lAP "
which the helpless were taken on DOaTu.
Mrs. Clifford was the second, the soldier
having devoted himself to her as soon as
he beheld his wife in safety; WhlIe L,
seiZing upon the first opportunity,
bounded into the Delmar's main chains,
and gained her deck at the moment the
beTeaved mother was relieved from the
whip, when, recognizing me, she rushed
to my side, and, grasping my arm, eX-
claimed: what shall | do? How shall
| discover the fate Of my husband ana
child?" ,,
''You must be quiet, madam" respond
ed |, gently. 1T is impossible TO learn
ANYTHING regarding them just now, or
indeed before this gale subsidies, when
have no doubt you will find them safe
and sound. They may have reached some
than probable they have done so, since
to my certain knowledge but few OF the
WelleSl ley'S company are lost,
"BIess yOur' said she. MAY heaven
bless YOU for your cOnsOling words! Yet
i appTehend the worst. DO you thlnK
that they have reached this vessel!
Probably, madam, but Will ascer-
tain" l replied: and, advancing few
PAGES with the trembling mother stlil
clihging to my arm, l was about TO ask
if any of the rescued answered do the
name of Captain Clifford, when the young
soldier elbOWed his way through the
crowd, exclaiming: Mrs. Clifford! Mrs.
Clifford! have found him"
"FCund whom she demanded, wildly.
'"WhOm have you foundF ,a,,
Captain Clifford, your husband,
ma'am-" N c-,-,
"And my child-my Edward? Speak!
What of him? But lead me to my hus-
band, he will tell me all"
The Young soldier guided her through
the crowd in silence; while deeply IN
terested in the meeting about TO take
place, followed to where gentleman
in the undress of an infantTp officer lay
partially supported by half naked SOL
der, his cOuntenance expressing at once
the keenest physical anguish and su-
preme degree of mental happiness,
Thank heaven you are safe my beloved
Lucy; but where is" ,
Edward! Oh, Father of MeTcles! !
came to you, my husband, for tldlngs OF
our boy. Can it be that you are as lg'
nOTant as myself?'
81 never saw him but once after the
alarm, Lucy, and then he was in the
nurses arms, She was seeking you; and
/. deeming him safe with her-Oh! my
child, my child! and disabled, and can
not search for him?
''In the nurses armsp repeated the
Young soldier. "Why, that was Susan.
bid you mean" said he, ''yOu saw Master
Edward with my wife, Captain
GAY, Hunter" was the reply. where
is you wife? The child must be with
her."
"AIas, no sir. My wife is here. See
she is insensible," said the young sol
der; and as he spoke he bent over the
form had failed TO observe, adding, Il
found her beneath a prOstrate spar, by
which she had been struck down, and,
wrenching it aside, grasped the precious
.spufden, and escaped with 1t, as you
see.
"Then, Lucy, darling, our child is
IOstp murmured the stricken officer,
pentIy'drawinglthe crOuching fOrmOf his
wife to his breast, where she tainted,
while the young soldier, bounding to
his feet, exclaimed: Not yeti no, no
not yet; not yet! know the spot where
Susan lay. The fire has not reached 1t
vet, and Master Edward must be there,
if not among the rescued. Who'll go
with me to the burning wreck" :,
EI will, my manp | shouted, seized
with a wild ambition to aid him in re-
storing the child to its parents; and,
praspfng his arm, fairly dragged him
to the rail, on which leaped, shouting:
"VOlunteers for the wreck! SoVereigns,
a child is left in yOnder burning shipr
Who will follow me to the rescueP"
The demand was instantly responded
TO by the unanimous shout Oflthe launchs
crew, "SOyereign's to the rescuep'
when turned inboaTd, shouting, "a
lighter boat! In heavens name, let US
have lighter boat"
Lower away the gigp' shouted some
one on deck, when, pausing no longer, l
leaped from the rail into the launch, fol-
lowed by the intrepid soldier.
Scarce a minute elapsed ere the Del
mars gig was down, and five of my men,
the soldier and myself, safely seated on
her thwarts, when an unrestrained use
of our knees severed the daVit-tackles,
and we we're free.
''Bear her off with your oars and ship
all, my ladsp' exclaimed, Vainly en-
deavoring to find the rudder, when
abandoning the search, l grasped the
loom of the after oar, which the soldier
had secured, land lent my strength toward
the impulsfon of the buOyant Graf
through or over the madden billOws
while from the Delmar's deck came {
cheering shout:
''Give way, my lads, my noble hearts
and may heaven speed your
We did give way, each stroke of th
oars making the little boat fairly leal