The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-03
REMARKABLE If TRUE.
The Li,tie One Tied TO an Airy Toy By a
North CaroIinian and IL Carried Far out
"a Sea-The Pursuit. by Sail.

The following, from M0rebcau lily, ~
C., TO the Philadelphia Press, is most re
markable, IL true: A thrilling episode II
this village Wednesday caused more excite
ment, CONSERVATION, and weeping among
the people than were ever known here pc
fore. The three-year-old daughter OF Mrs'
Robert Elliott was brought to the seaside
a month aco TO recover from q severe attack
of Texas fever. She became pet ana
fayorite at the Alabama Hotel. Yes
terday morning q strolling Italian mace
his appcarance in front OF the hotel
with a large cluster OF those red bladders
like toy balloons. Major Hawkins, OF Ala
hama. to amuse the child Birdie, whom he
Mt that time had in his arms, tied the cora
around her waist, and then, as is so OFTEN
done to amuse children, gave her q toss oil
five or six feet in the air and held out his
hands for her return. "Great God she
is gone,v cried the Major. as he saw her
rapidly going up, up, up. until she had
missed the house-tops. Floating In the
clouds with outstretchcd bands the little
angel could be heard distinctly calling,
"Mamma mamma mamma" until her
voice became drowned by the whistiing oil
the winds.
All to your boats I" ehouted old Cap
Tain Dixon, land never a son OF man
turn back until that child is brought to its
mammy!"
al, /, l." responded six OF as brave and
daring boatmen as ever reefed sail, and
all with boats seaworthy for any waters.
AYACHT IN PURSUIT.
Minu.cs appeared as hours, and the babe
was flying southeast like kite, and would
he out over the great Atlantic ocean IN less
than no time. Away went twenty or more
well.manned boats amidst the shouts OF men
and screams of women and children. These
boats were Joined by like number from
Beaufort, all of which kept as near under
the little angel in the cloud as possible.
MIR. Charles J. Voorhees,, OF the Southern
Express Company, with party OF gentle
men, were out taking sail. MIR. Noor-
hees is one of the most expert riflemen In
the country, and, as Providence had or
daiped 1t, lie had on board his smith q
Wesson rifle. He at once took in the still
alton, remarking, "Six miles out at sea
and going ut the rate OF ten miles an hour,
and now four hundreds yards high, and
every minute going higher. higher, higher.
/ can cut those balloons. and viii do 1t or
die. Steady the boat, throw her leeward
of the squadron, Squire Wade!"
"Let us all line in prayer before he
sboots,n said Steve Turner, the colored
minister and mail-carrier.
al don't put much confidence in 'ligion
when danger is about" said Mr.. Dixon.
Nv this time the boat had gotten in po-
sition to give her the NEST protection from
the stiff breeze then blowing.
"Now's your time," shouted PTer;
don't YOU see them two Off to themselves"
FIRING IN THE AIR.
"Bang - went the ri0e-but no change
In position. Again, again, and again-the
fifth shot one balloon disappeared amidst
the shouts OF the boatmen. AT the eighth
shot IL became evident that the balloons
could not longer carry the weight OF the
little floating angel, as she was gradually
descending, not in a straight line, but IN a
southeast direction, toward Harkers
Island. but whether dead OF alive none
could tell. Down, down, down she comes
as gentle as IL handled by human hands,
and to fall in cradle OF sand.
To land. TO land, and oil put 10 shore as
fast as the sails would propel the boats.
Before they reached land most OF them
Jumped overheard and waded ashore.
Then began the race for the babe, ana she
bad come down on sand bank only Few
hundred yards distant. With fear ana
trembling all ran up-Ben. Piver In front.
"Gentlemen," says he, "she's alive ana
kicking" There sat little Birdie playing
with lot of shells, and as she was picKed
mp she chung on TO hahdiul saying,
"DeSe sells for mamma
With the prize all returned 10 tne Doais'
There sat MIR. VOORHEES, with death-llke
naIlor ON his countenancc, and when told
that he had saved the babe unhurt, his ten
der heart gave way, and he wept like a
child g All aboard and back to More
beadiv shouts Captain Dixon. The boats
were rapidly gotten under way, and each
wanted 10 be the first to convey the glad
tidings. but they I'll ran near together,
,vr,b hats and handeerchiefs flying, amidst
the cheers and screams OF several hundred
people.
scrjntion. AT the wharf, after everything
seemed safe, then little Birdie came til,
nearest of losing her life. Colonel Whit.
ford, q man OF generous impulses, seized
the little angel in his arms, and at a light
ming speed started for its mother, who was
then lying IN an unconscious state under
the skilful care of Drs. Haywood, Aren-
dali, aud Kelly, Of Louisiana. But before
the kind-heaIted Colonel had gone far,
amidst the dense crowd and confusion, he
ran of the wharf into water over eight
feet deep. Several jumped overheard and
aided him in landing his prize. The child
was none the worse for the ducking.
BY 4 o'clock Mrs. Elliott became con-
. sclous. The guests Of the house assembled
In the ballroom at p. NJ. to return thanks
to Mr.. Voorhees, and the noble boatmen,
and express coincidence and sympathy for
Mrs. Elliott. Major Hawkins came for
ward and made few remarks, but was too
much excited to speak, but says he chad
that babe been lost py mind was made up
would have rested tonight with her in
the sea-" Thus ended day Of the most
intense excitement that the Oldest inhabit-