Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-24

Nill EiN SAVED bh HIS liIiif WIZ
FLUck. THRILLING TALE or THE CAP
TAIN Oh TIE FoU>DEREp JOHN 6. FERRIS
oID SAILORS WEEP AT THE STORY or 4
NIGHT or AWFUL TERROR.
''She was the hravest woman | ever saw,
and little bit Of body, too. but if Il hadn't
ha been for her pluck and courage. God
knows what would have become of vs."
The speaker, one of the crew Of the III
fact schooner. John q. Ferris. was seated
on the deck Of the steamship Git, Of bur
ham, which was pioughing her wa, through
a heavy towards Boston Light. on the
morning Of Thursday last. The little kno,
of seamen who gathered about the wrecked
mariner asked eagerly for the story, and at
their request the following account was
given. Ii is here related for publication by
an officer Of the Durham, who was present
OF the rescue. He said
"Afer Captain Lund observed the signals
Of distress that we're displayed on Thursday
morning by schooner, which afterwards
turned out to be the Ferris, We were very
much perpleAed. because some hours before
'N" '"'iN ''' i'e"'
oia''' 1A>,eu " sA'''hg IN 'ne eNaet difec-
Noh Oh me oi''rss'eu vessel we we're
eiSh' "''eN a"a. al 'he time "heh me
'o""'''o' was u'se"Neieo. Inc moment Inc
captain saw the flag he gave orders to turn
me steamer IN Inc direction oi Inc SINKING
ship and 10 IRE up.
Inns was ABOUT > ciocN IN 'he morn
'hg' anu we storm was ou. SLOWLY gong
Gown II was moving gaze ana the sea
"Hs N'i! fough. IS We continued on our
'ou'st -. eNes on ""a'u 'he pufhah were
'h'e"'H hN'd on 10, schooner "hieh' As We
'''"e 'e''t'' s'Niu We seen 10
ROLL HEAVILY N THE sFA.
|, could be readily seen that She was full Of
water. and the oniv question was. how long
can she be kept aiioat The captain. with
characteristic promptness, had ordered The
"oe' 10 oe "iaue f,Hut 'or covering ana ne
'n'I ~a''eH '0i 'a'o'Ao'e opportunity 70
sNe t''e %o'u,
iHe na"' P'e'eh'it came "'Nsh
speAA'ns Instance anu 'heh the captain
"'''' sei'4 you "o"'s
w. was '''e a''s"e'' sent over 'hs
""'e' ' o,ea'' 'e"'-i''e VOICE we nave
ooa' a''G WI eon'. u YOU
~ ,i's point came on decN' ana 'he
s's"' N''''ia ''et u! etes Sma' "i"al' re-
D''"'e'' i"e 'o"' uaih nun o' 'ne reIf!s
was ai'1os' u''ori water me waves were
"ieA"E iote'"'s ',ei te' o""s' anu "ha'
te"'a'"eo oi o..oe ~" ueen cargo "a' ot-
ing sauaa'i! i"'teu o'eiooaru' III the
s'elA' WIN MS "ahus upon MS head' as II 10
s'eaot us waste" a"o weary orall, $1,000 'he
captain, Shee-ueeP ~ "a'er' WINE on 70
'te"aIa OF 'ne SINKING cfal' was hoa'ihg me
snip ou"'' III winch We "a" the form Oh
man Hhu woman "hhe IN 'he bottom was
LAYING the hsure OF boy
was soule minutes before the man on
noata maze up mis- NINA 10 leave the Geek
finai'v' however call from the boat
Drought h'm 10 ms senses and casting
around sofro"'ui glance
III WENT OVER THE SIDE
and made for the frail shell ,ha, was Aoa,.
ing with great buoyancy on the ton of m.
waves. The old Durham. true 70 her helm
came up into the wind and a. we passed h,
a rope was thrown. Ten minutes later III,
last of the party was on board. the steam.
er's head was turned and as We glanced
I over me stern oi the ooat We sa" me Ferris
her sans mapping "'id't IN Inc WIND give
ionS ron ana 'heh go down IKE lead into
'he oeeP waters
"hs the party came over the SIDE The
master sfasped 'he hahd ot laptaln Lnnd
ana exclaimed, win tears IN ms eyes, 'Oed
press you. captain you nave saved my wife
slisht ngure' e'au IN DARK. wet garments
next came 70 our sight. / was never to tel
me Tuth' more surprised IN my HE. Inc
hgufe was 'nat Oh gifi scafceiy lo years q
age her lgh'' thicK' mar was graceful,
blowing aoou' her lace, which, though soiled
ana eafe"orh, gave evidence OF much DC auty
ohe was undef middle height and quite
small. As she stepped upon the deck she
gave Us d iooA shaii never forget. oe
weak was she that she could scarcely stand
ohe attempted 10 walk ou' couid not ano
wound nave iaiieh IL 'he second mate mad MOI
caugh' hef IN his arms anu carried ier' IN
parity UNCONSCIOUS condition. 10 Inc caoir
oeio". Inc Doy ana seameh were then
puiiea up ana "hlie Inc ohcers were pro
wong tor the comforts Oh 'he cas'a"ays tne
SOY o1 Dr. '"elr iiiisioftuhe was sfaPnican!
'oiu' lug uias'e'' Captaih Detts' saiu
| If 1T BAD NOT BEEN FOR BELLE.
| God knows what would have become of US
/ She is the best wife a man ever had, and
| though | have now lost everything | have
=" '"e "oiiu saw hei 4 ousnt 10 .ejoiee 'ia'
| Sunda, n,orn;na ~ had naod r,,n ,'a,,i
the storm s,rucI ne IN Wadnesday non,
| the gale was terrific Tbe,s wera oniv ,bres
hands on board beside. INV wife one II
these was boy and could not he counted
on to do mems work The Storm had
caused MS to he nm much. and We wore veil
nigh exhausted when the renort came nm
from below that we had sprung aleak Tbe