The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-27
Ehe RemOrrat-Sar
GRACE nAHLING.
\ Name Ever to be Associated
with the Farue Islands.

with the Farue Islands.
10 those who delight in old ass
Citations, the Farne islands are ma
loved by the memory OF st. Cutl
bert, who lived for many years
hermit hero. Green tells how, Que
prior OF Lindistarnr, bot worn GU
by his life's work, says a writer il
the August Ceatury, and by til
disputes among his brethren, b
lied at last TO "one OF a crOnp o
islets not far from Iia's fortress O
bambOrOug, strcwn far the mOs
part with kelp aud seaweed, ia,
nome OF the gull aud the seal. IL
inc midst of It rose his but of rough
stones and turf, dug down within
deep into the rock, aud rooted with
logs and straw lie was afterward
bishop of Lindisfarne for "A short
Time, but "his bishopric was soon
laid aside, aud two months after
bis return to his island hermitage
the old mar lay dying, murmunng
to the last words of concord and
peace"
Probably the Farne islands have
most claim to celebrity in modern
times from that well-kmwn story of
the wreck of the steamer Forfar.
shire. This Inflated ship left Hull
on the 9th OF SepIem Der, 1888,
bound Dundee. The next day a
gale set in from northeast. and.
owing to a leak in the boiler, the
fires were extinguishe0, SO sail was
set TO keep her from going ashore.
She drifted slowly aud surely TO
leeward. In a dense fog, the gale
stii blowing, the starboard boat
was lowered. In which eight of
the crew and "a passenger em.
harked, eventually being picked up
aud carried into Shields. A quar-.
ter OF an hour a%tterward, with forty
souls on board, the ship struck upon
the Hawkers rock near the Long.
stone, and in a few moments the
steia was swept away and with it
the captain and nearly all of tue
remaining crew. The bows drove
high upon the rock, where, when
morning broke, nine persons cling.
to the wreck we're seen by the
occupants of the light house, vii.
liam Darling aud his daughter,
They launched their boat,
and, each taking an oar, embarked
On a desperate attempt to render |
assistance. After long battling
WIN tue sea they at length succeed
ed in reaching the rock, and il was
ln!y Oy Grace's skiltul handling of
boat that it was saved from ;
being dashed to pieces while Darling
vas engaged in getting the exhaus.
survivors, n by one, OH board. Z
All were safely conveyed to the
lighthouse, where for three DAYS
mi nights the same hand which 1
taken so active a part in their
eScue ministered to their wants.
The excitement caused by tue s
.erolsm Of Grace Darling was felt
IA over England, and even now her Il
anne Is a household word. So b
reat was her celebrity that the o.
lanager OF a London theatre is SAID nj
have offered her a large sun of 10
'oney to appear upon the stage la to
wreck scene, rowing Il boat OF
dsfeDoa.d. Her portrait became
familiar and beloved object in 9
uudredo OF English homes. Pic. 60,
Tres 'ere 'Hinted, poems written p.
ld e~ugravings circulated by hun ~
teds. But the object of this wild
ituuslasm a as modest as she u!
as brave, aud died where she III
vel, her fathers companion in the &C
fht house OF the LongstOne island. al
ne had been waiting in the ram "
7 a boat to take her to COquet o.
land the bOatnIen there did not Il
e Der signal, and before they came a.
ie was wet aud chilled. Thus ed
ere sovn The seeds of the rapid III
assumption which ended in her pc
on the 2otd of October, 1912. u
Not very long afterWard a friend IN
mine was at the Farnes, and Vi
cut one day 10 sec Darling at his cle
They were alone to. ia
Their, and the old man, never 10
ed OF talking OF his daughter, siu
tears Ia his eyes, showed the Tue
Election Of shells aud other relics ant
her childhood aud 10 the same col
at va which, on that memorable apl
y, he bld shared her danger and sue
T triumph, Le took my friend to WI
L rock where the FOrfarsbire CIR
.uck. Zero he rested on bis oars, gal
o with falteriug voice told With nae
Iple words the story of that per