The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-06

entirely from memory. 1t stood upon the
banks Of the then beautiful Passaic, within
the limits of the present resident portion of
Newark, New Jersey. like to go to the
place and identify it now and then even
though the glorious old "Hall' itself has
Paulding and the jolly crew still engaged
in their innocent revels "Cockloft Halr'
was simply queer summer-house over
hanging the Passaic on the old and noted
"Gouverneur place." It was the prop
erty of the kembles as late as 1924.
Duryea's, the Wakemans, and finally by
the Writings, whose heirs now live in the
veritable mansion, disguised from recogni-
tion by expensive remodeling, to which the
ancient summer house was attached. The
structure was an odd conceit of an eccen-
trio owner. 1t was octagonal in shape,
eighteen feet in diameter, containing but
one apartment, with a door facing the Pas
sale on the east, and with single windows
opening to each of the three other cardinal
points; for, says Godfrey Crayon. it was
one of Cockloft's idiosyncrasies "to have
all his own views OH his own land, and be
beholden to no man for prospect" It
was in this quaint place, not 800 feet from
the corner of Newark's present Mt. Pleas
ant street and Gouverneur avenue, that the
mirth, wit and satire which stirred the
American literary world in the first quarter
OF our century through "Salmagundi" we're
born, first enjoyed and finally contrived
A few weeks since, while en- route by
steamer from Marseilles to Algiers. the
ships second officer, several Algerian off,
Gals and myself were enjoying the balmy
night at late hour on deck, relating in
| sacrifice having come under our personal
observation, when the second officer gave rs
| this incident.
"On the 14th of October, 1882, WITNESSED
an act Of supreme heroism and sacrifice at
| sea. was a passenger on board the steam
and Mediterranean line, which was wrecked
hat day on Neyin rock, of Carnarvon bay,
Wales. She struck in great gale. some
time during the first watch, between eight
and twelve at night, and, breaking up fast,
went to pieces long before daylight. As We
were passing Holyhead, an hour or 40 be-
fore the accident, a stowaway, pale, trem-
bling, half-staryed boy of perhaps fifteen,
had been hauled from the coal-bunkers, and
set to some mental employment. No ships
boat could be manned the storm was SO
frightful; the shore life-boat could not get
to US; and one by one several on board had
chances of getting ashore to death on the
rocks when the 'Cyprian' finally went to
pieces. About O'Clock in the morning the
captain, whose name was j. A. Starchan, a
half dozen under officers and the little
stowaway were huddled together on deck
awaiting the final struggle. The desperate
fear and despair of the lad we're frightful
to behold. Noticing this, Capt. Strachan
removed the life belt from his own
person, and, fastening it about the
boy, said quietly: Here, my poor lad,
| you've more need of this than l. Shortly
after. the .Cyprian' went to pieces with q
crash. don't know how many of that last
little group of us were saved. l was res.
cued; the stowaway was picked up along
shore and resuscitated; but the dead bojy
Of that greatest and noblest hero evei
knew or read of, Captain Strachan, wa.
washed ashore some days afterward, H,
deliberately gave his life to save that of
helpless stowaway."
This would be pathetic tale even were i
romance. But took the trouble in Liv
erPool, recently, of going to the Leylan,
offices, at the foot of James street, and &c
curing proof of its truthfulness in ever
particular.
When one recalls the fact that million
upon millions of dollars in gold annual
seek Europe to provide for the necessitie
of our import trade. the question of no,
gold is shipped TO Europe becomes an inter
estinG one. The Bank of America is tn
largest single shipper of gold from Ne,
York. and indeed from the United States
Shipments are made in stout kegs. yer
much like the ordinary beer key, Ever
7 one contains $4,000 in coin or bar pold
The latter is the fayorite for these shiu
Z ments since the government has permitte,
! the sub-freasury to exchange coin for be
|. Roid as CON- IN single million dolia