Daily globe., 1882-09-17

uo Unoro, IL nO5- anIUuS uno rescueU.
Who'll go with me to the burning
wreck 2"
81 will, my man! !" / 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
rah, on which I leaped, shouting
Volunteers for the wreck Sovereigns,
a 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"
"Lower away the gig !" shouted some
one on deck, when, pausing no longer.
I leaped from the rail into the launch.
followed 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 served the. davit- it-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,
abandoning the search, l grasped the
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 you =
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 thwasts, stern-sheets and dais
were air-tght locked. Had they been
otherwise, nothing could have prevented
us from going down, inasmush as we
were half-full OF water ere we had ac-
complished halt the distance to the
wreck.
We had made she passage to- the Del
mar in the short space of four minutes,
but our passage from her to tie wreck
consumed four times that period and
tenfold The exer5ion, while IL q 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 hiza. Col. Ross was mex
orable. until his daughter the young
wife of Capt Ciifford-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 oi
suspending an established rule in hel
case In this manner had the youthful
soldier and his youlg wife been spared
the pain of separation, and in return fol
that kind intereession he is now proving
his gratitude.
At length we reached the burning
wreck, when new difficulty presented
itself. How were we to board it ? TX
attempt such featto leeward was worse
than folly, for the wreck, relieved of it,
top-hamper, rode partly to the ebb, heav
ing the dismantled hull into the trough
of the sea, which made frequen
breaches over her, retarding the prog
ress of the flames and preserving almos
entire her starboard side.
An attempt to board to wildwart
would have been equal madness, and w
were debating upon the feasibility OF a.
attempt to board by the wreck of th
mizzen topmast, which hung droopinl
to the surface from the stern, whe>
Hunter demanded ::
Chow near can you go with safety
sir?"
''Within two boats length" I re
piled.
"Then sheer in, said he, "and Wi
swim the rest"
"Nonsense You couldn't p respond
ed I, startled by the proposition.
81 have accomplished feats as danger
Gus for less 1nomentous object" sal
he. "I'll try it. can but fail"
"Give way gently, men" said
avoiding reply for a moment in Orde
to consider the proposal in all its bea
ings, when the boat, losing headway an
being to the windward, began to clos
with the wreck.
We were about three boats length
|, when no UrOppeu Ills OATS auu WAS dOOi
to spring, but I restrained him, sayinp,
"Hold on you will have bette
chance by that spar over the stern, br
how can you reach the boat if you a,
fortunate enough to find the child %
"Let me but find it, he exclaimed
: "and can afford to trust for safety
Him who rules the wind and waves"
We were stern to, and within boat
length of the wreck at the momen
| when signing to the crew to give way,
< exclaimed:
"Go then, in His name, and here's
go with you.
e And the next instant we were bot
struggling in the kissing bsine.
A minute later and we were ciambe
: ing up tine top.mast, from which v
passed on deck, where we were oblige
: to pause, our passage being cut off
the destruction OF the main deck fro
! the main hatch aft, portion Of Il
! weather-side forward remaining u
scathed.
b eff the child lives, unrescued, it
: there, sir, said Hunter, indicating
Il