Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-28
A THRILLING STORY.
How the Gallant Grew Of the Life
Boat at Portage City Saved
Twenty-Four Lives.
They are Carried NJ Rreakncck Speed
no Miles by Railrond 10 Marquette,
the Scene OF tho Wrecks.
The fresidcnt Appoints Number cf
Poatmnstera-- rwo Dollar niila.
A LlrN.aAyINa RKcnnn.

story Of daring aud skin comes TO tho
Washington office OF tho liie-aaving
service, The story IL In meager scraps Of
the drycst kind, but In these routine
statements there Ia the baels TOR thrill.
inn story. II IN q tale OF shlpwrcck and
saving life unuer peculiarly difficult cir
cunstsnces, one Of the greatest ieate
ever performed by any llio' saving crew IN
the service Of the government Several
days ago two rsopellers were wrecked ON
Port Marquette In Lake Superior. IN tho
savage storm they were driven on rock
over which the hrcakeis pounded furious.
~. Thorew reno passengers on board, nut
they were manned by 4 crew OF twelve
men each. They were making their last
"trip for the season. The vessels were
wrecked early In tho day There IL no
life-eaving station NJ Marquette, the near
est being Portage City, no miles away.
Tho storm wac one OF the hleakcst aud
coolest, equallng In lownoss OF tempera.
turo some OF the most bitter IN mid
winter Tho water OF thls lake w ex.
tramely cold, even IN mldtum.
mer. The people OF Marquette turned
out IN great excitement when thoy
saw these vessels driven upon the rncSa
within throe miles Of town, Tho propol-
lers did not break up az once, after they
had become lodged, but from he fury Of
the waves and storm Il was evident they
could last bur short time The citizens
made frantic obdedSors 20 90 10 the rts.
cue Of the two crows, who appealed 20
them through signals ~ distress, but
ther6 was no boat az Marquette which
enuld live IN the waves then
heating on tho shore After
a number OF Efforts 10 communicate with
tho wrecked vessels the people despelreG
OF reaphing them and stood watching,
exp citing every moment they would give
way, The president nt tho Marquette.
Oulanaeau \ Portage CITY railroad, which
runs between Marquette aud Portage
City, came 20 the rescue 40 the Inst mo.
ment, d0ehod to the telegraph onlce, and
notified Portage City 20 clear the track u
oil trains Then hes called for the super
ntcndfnt u the life-saylng station NJ that
point and said ~ place az your disposal
u locomotive and car for your life
boat the track IL clear ahead OF YOU.
Come on 0e soon Az you can yet your mon
and boat ready. Twenty four lives are
hanging upon the promptncas oiyour &C.
tlonr The superintendent, was az euer-
getic and plurky man as Ia known to
10 the station, ware quickly harnrasrd 10
a wagon and tho life boat placed thereon,
The crew Then entered the boat
and II was desperately driven 10 the
railroad stBti0n. IN the brioiest possible
time box.car was run down 10 the eta.
tion and the llfe-boht ard crow were
placed upon II. The engineer, who had
received another dispatch from the pfeel.
don't Of tho road by tAis time, TO nlFsly at
the fun top Of his speed, pulled the
hrotlle OF the engine Wide open, and tho
special train dashed away on ite errandaf
mercy at fughiful speed. There IL no
record Ia the oillce Of the time made by
thisia lying train beyond The fact that II
was tho Hwiltest ever made by llte-say.
ing crew from any station 10 distant
point, also TIC longest distance ever
travelled 10y such crew for such pur-
pose. Tho story ends abruptly IA brief
chapter which tells that the crew arrived
at Marquette before the wrecked vessel
had given way, and the cnptnin and his
crew saved every one o. the twenty four
men who bad given up absolutely oil
hope, aud would have been drowned
" thin the rcxt hour u II bad not been
for the action Of the railroad president
and the shlll and courage Of tho crew.
TIIE NEw TWO DOLLAR nIlLs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.--lt 10 stated
At the treasury department to-day that
the new ~ silver certificates will be
ready for general dlstribllion Ia limited
quantities about Tho end OF next week.
PosrMAsrERs AProRrEp.
WAeHfNdroN, Nov. 27,.-Thc president
to-day appointed the following postmaa-
tiers; Geo Paul, Iowa City, Iowa, vice
Jacob s. Richard, suspendsdi John
Starbeman, Savannah, mr., vice Charles
l. Howe, euspendedi Geo G. Thomp.
son, Midland, Mich, vice John II. Kelly.
susptndedl Chas. w. Grant, Irwin, ia
vice Simon ID Lanffer, suspended, Geo.
" Blake, Fayetteville, Tenn, vice
VIM. D3ulhati, 6uspendedi Robertson
/. C0oDs, Albany, Tex, vice g. r. Stin.
son, Iesignt d. Charles u Rose, latch
aguo, N ", vice VIM Is Short, reslgnedj
Eucharlste Brule, Lake Linden, Mich,
vice Peter Presnean, resigned Frederick
II. Smith, Columbia, OAK, vice John X.
james, resigned; Asa NJ. Dlckcy, Brad.
ford, VI, vice Geo, Il 0olrld, resigned
9. II flnd.cy, Modesto, Cal, vice John
y, Ward, reslgned M II. Cooper. 81. |
Augustine, Fla, vice W. w. Dewhnrst,
expired; Frederick NJ. Mend, |
marengo, III, vice John q. Adams, com
mission expired; II. J. Dane, Leeeure,
MINI, Ylce John NJ Farmer, commission |
expired; Benjamin Kowalskl, Browns.
Vile, Tex, vice Joseph II pkinp, do.
Carolina A Y0ungbloOd, Ches-
ter, 8. q, vice N. @. YouDgblood, de-
CARLfsLg BunE 70 nm ePEAKER.
WAenfRGToN, Nov. n Senator Beck |
says II II all nOnsenea 20 talk about con.
testing Speaker CaflIsle's election, 90 the
latter received over one hundred clear |
mgjnHiy, aud that n csunOt be washed |
our, contest or 10 contest. II u k8Owa |
thot powerful lnfiuynce was brought 10 |
bear ag0lnst or. CARLISLE, but Il was flr.
lunsltly discovered Just 10 time 70 pre-.
gant defeat,
Mr.. Beck Gays Mr Carlisle viii De
speaker u ise next house without DO /
ioniing Democratic vote, n Mr. Thcgbe /
insists on inuklnRn contest Mr.. Cafiisle
san Da relied on 70 sppoint fair, eguil-
.ble committee on elections II msy be-
hat Mr. Carlisle may designate some
)thcr TO act as epnaknr with authority 70
name the members 81 tbs election com
nlltee. ri were spenkef,p saia Sae
,gnafor with merry .aagh, ~ would re-
main IA the chair and show 10 tho c0un-
~ that 1 could rise above personal To-
erosts and select AZ impartial committee