The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-21
ANOTHER HERO GONE.
Death 81 POOR JACK COLE, .. S. n.
Full Particulars OF the Decense OF the
Jeannette's Insane Boatswain-His
Adventurous Career and the Mall
ady Which Carried Him on.
IN. Y. Herald

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In the Beach Ward. at tho Government
ASYLUM for the Insane. near washington.
d. C.. moor Jack Cole. boatswain,s mate on
the IJnited states exn,orino steomor lean.
nette. died recent,v aged fiftv.f .fopr vaars
He baa been nm inmote of this nsvlum
since June Q. 1882. and during the two wears
had received every attention II was possi.
bile for the skilled pbvsicians 70 give him.
From the date Of his admission 10 the mo.
ment Of his death his mind and bodv were
beinp consumed bv his Irrational condi.
ton. AT one time DR.. Goddinr. the su.
perintendent Of the asvlum. Thought n san
vovage would bava been benefleial To tbe
patient. but the opportunitv 10 send him
abroad did not offer. an 4. SO his life was
nassed I'm sinrinp songs and drawing
charts of the Arctic regions. He was n
powerful man. as several OF the attendants
can testify who accompnnied him on his
daily walks about tho grounds. Once
when Lieuthnant Danenhower and The
Chinainan who was on the Jennnette
called TO soc moor Jack he rava Them both
friendly evidence of his skill as a purilis,.
About ten davs ago, DIR. Godding saws, his
condition beran 10 demaud closer atlen.
ton, and he was urged TO take some rest
but The advice was useless. So lo1y as he
could find his clothes he was up and about,
and even TO the last insisted mon sitting
upright in His bed. He did not appear 10
have at any time durin., his conanamgnt
saws the doctor. n rational moment Con.
slant oxcitement, incnberent remarks
singing aud drawing briefly toll the
history of tho last sad dovs OF
this Arctic seaman. On wednesday
svening, April %, ho suffered from
severe attack OF Indigestion, but nsife
nom the enfeoblenent consequent mon
such seizures there was nothing serious in
tho case until heart complicatious were
manifest and his sudden demise wes prob.
ably caused by cardiac dropsy. John Cole
was born at Queenstown, ireland. ia l83).
When about thirteen years old he went 20
sea ana an apprenticeship in the
merchant service, sailing from his native
town. He aftorwarl shipped on board the
n. r. NctcaIf, Of Dainariscotta. Me. m +
! vith her made severnl VOYAGES 10 tho p,
| ,ae Ocean. In 1873 he shinpcd ON tbe
Upit,d s.o.os s4nop,o, Harrios Tono co,.
| 81, u,,,.,,., ,,ioh 80. -. =. A.. p...Ff
'V'N Pai IA 'io ara
su'y e1pedl ION, ana on his return was
| rromo'ed 20 tho post OF quartermaster. He
n rtmaiiod on th, ii lrriet Lane until 1891
and was pr,,,nt n. tbe r,inforre,nen. n
| G.. e,',,....,.,.', - .t.I...IsI ~
vo.D '''4'i'ei anu n'so "0 'no p1'Vio u ~ .
toint, near NorlolI, whero' several ON
ooarl wore wounded, some of them fasai-
v, uo pnrt.cipated i'm Tho tal,ins, of For.
Ho,.oros ,,.bcra tbo IIt,-.iht Tsno ,ro,,
| - 80
i9uoIe' hs'e no ula'l'iSul9neu MN
SELF by saving, NJ the peril OF his lie,
| ihe crow OF a boat which had been
,ap,ized I'm the breskers. About October.
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CaP''ih fauhce' he optalheu posltlon on
NE yacht henrietin. he remainoI on her
while she was In the Government service
| iuriny the 0nr II, vvas orl.r,yorJ nro.
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r'OV1N W " p"a.' .,u' ""t '"Usefuensiy
nhde maze Oh tbe Henrietta, and In this
| position participated In several races run
by that yncht, including the ocean race.
ghen sbo solIo1 ,oirst tba veto onJ
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! ~, ,sN4'S' i'"5 U,'' "inVsI III "nich
! me henrietta was lald up at Cowes, Cole
remained on board until he was ordered to
| this city 90 join the yacht Dauntless as
mate. He continued IN that position until
no was mustered in for service as boat.
swain on board the Jeannctte. "Poor
Jack" said an Arctic explorer, a warm
friend OF The deceased, became insane
l.,om tho harlships endured after tho
wreck Of tile Jeanette, during tho retreat
by Captain Dc Long over the ice and in
ITO whale oa' during the gale which sepa.
rated the three boats. Up to September 10
he was in apparently good health, and was
always ready 10 do his or more than his
share of the work. In the whaleboat,
being an experienced seaman, he was
eisen the rudder; but neither Melville