Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-17

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81 will, my man |" I shouted, seized
with wild ambition to aid him in restor-
ing the child to its parents and, grasp
ing his arm, fairly dragged him to the
rail, on which leaped, shouting :
"Volunteers for the wreck Sovereigns,
child is left in yonder burning ship |!
Who will follow me to the rescue ?"
The demand was instantly responded
to by the unanimous shouts of the
launch's crew, Sovereigns to the res
cue!" when turned inboard, shouting.
GA lighter boat In heavens name.
let us have lighter boat /"
"Loweraway the gig !" shouted some
one on deck, when, pausing no longer,
leaped from the rail into the launch.
followed by the intrepid soldier.
Scarce 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 unrestraiaed use
of our knees served the davit tackles,
and we were free.
Bear her off with your oars and ship
all, my lads p 1 exclaimed, vainly en-.
deavoring to find the rudder, when,
loom of the after oar, which the soldier
had secured, and lent my strength
toward the impulsion OF the buoyant
craft through or over the maddened bill
lows, while from the Delmar's deck came
the cheering shout:
Give way, my lads, my noble hearts,
and may Heaven speed yon !"
We did give way, each stroke of the
oars making the little boat fairly leap
from the brine, while the life-boat model
On which she was constructed rendered
us secure from all danger of being
swamped. And it was fortunate for us
that her thwarts, stern-sheets and dais
were air-tight locked. Had they been
otherwise, nothing could have prevented
us from going down, inasmuch as we
were half-full of water ere we had ac-
complshed half the distance to the
wreck.
We had made the passage to the Del
mar in the short space of four minutes,
but our passage from her to the wreck
consumed four times that period and
tenfold The exertion, while in a few
words the young soldier informed me OF
the cause of his daring.
He had married without the consent
of his Colonel, and, the regiment being
soon after ordered or foreign service, lie
in vain besought permission for his wife
to accompany him. Col. Ross was mex
orable. until his daughter the Young
wife of Capt. Clifford espoused the
cause Of the anguish stricken Susan, and
ventured to intercede in her behalf. He
could deny his daughter nothing, SO he
consented, promising that she should
take Susan into her service, by which
means he would be spared the charge of
suspending an established rule in her
case. In this manner had the youthful
soldier and his young wife been spared
the pain OF separation, and in return for
that kind intercession he is now proving
his gratitude.
At length we reached the burning
wreck, when a new difficulty presented
itself. How were we to board it =? To
attempt such featto leeward was worse
than folly, for the wreck, relieved of its
top-hamper, rode partly to the ebb, heav-
ing the dismantled hull into the trough
Of the sea, which made frequent
breaches over her, retarding the prog
ress Of the flames and preserving almost
entire her starboard side.
An attempt to board to wiadwarG
would have been equal madness, and we
were debating upon the feasibility of an
attempt to board by the wreck of the
mizzen topmast, which hung dropping
to the surface from the stern, when
Hunter demanded
How near can you go with safety,
sir?"
Within two boats length" I re-
piled.
''Then sheer in" said he, "and I will
swim the rest"
Nonsense You couldn't !" respond
ed I, startled by the proposition.
Il have accomplished feats as danger
GUS for less 1nomentous object" said
he. I'll try it. can but fail"
"Give way gently, men !" said I,
avoiding reply for moment in order
to consider the proposal in all it's bear
ings, when the boat, losing Roadway and
being to the windward, began to close
with the wreck.
We were about three boats lengths
when he dropped his oars and was about
to spring, but [ restrained him, saying /:
Hold on you Will have a better
chance by that spar over the stern, but
how can you reach the boat if you are
fortunate enough to find the child -
"Let me but find it. he exclaimed,
"and I can afford to trust for safety in
Him who rules the wind and waves
We were stern to, and within boats
length OF the wreck at the moment.
when signing TO the crew to give way, I
exclaimed:
$50 then, in His name, and here's to
go with YOU
And the next instant we were both
struggling in the Kissing b.'ine.
A minute later and we were Chamber
ing up the top-mast, from which we
passed on deck, where we were obliged
to pause, our passage being cut off by
the destruction OF the main deck from
the main hatch aft, a portion of the
weather-side forward remaining un-
scathed.
eff the child lives, unrescued, it is
there, SIR" said Hunter, indicating
portion of the foremost, with heap of
smoking canvas which lay along the
weather-side, just forward the chesstree.
Follow me, then," said / briefly,
and. clamberinp over the uuarter-rail T