The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-03

England Sic was Just ac the end, OF q
voyage from Calcutta to New York. She
was well laden with merchandise, and
E e men she
eagriad Eve Hindoos passepgers4 The
latter nat aturally .rseeiyed the first: ;at7,
tention of the life savers, and the more
especially because the captain Of lrtssle
steamship 0elieVed that his vessel could
be xorlxedAoff the sands, befora another
moruins; and. he therefore chose to rel
main on board with the crew; .;.li.s. ass,.s
After what seemed an age, to the ex.
cursionists on shore. the surf boat was
the waters edge and iii it to assist IN eff
feetihg ;ainlanding, al and the women
crowded down behind them. The boat
had been successfully beached, and four
of the passengers had been lifted ont,
when great roller dashed some, of the
men down. and began, to swing the boat
around The fifth passenger, a woman,
fell forward in her fright. One of thei
crew dashed into the recetlfig water,
seIzed her and struggled with her in his.
arms to the shore. Few noted the decd
in theIgeneral activity and tescitement,
but Nellie SAW its for the man withthe
living bHrden was Henry Mar tin, 1 Not
stopping at the beach. he plunged off
through the, fog and across the sands
toward the station, half mile AWAY &
. ~ Henry r.' called Nellie, as he strugggIed
aiong 9aYltl hie .f5r-rn was aIreadyi dina IN
! the fog. dlifd if he heard her he adidanot
! peplys Shs would hayss f&il9waa but
: thai like Others she WAS called. upon to
help care fer the rescued people all 9fI
i whom We're conveyed as speedily as pos
sib1e to the station, When Nellie
reached the station the won:ln saved by
Hshry Martin was there. but Henry had
go6eIbaeis- to- the surf boat. Z; How he
contrived to carry his burden sUifar may
/. best r.sbeNexplaineds sbY the heroes. of the
life saving. seEviee, who. know not t ill, the
strain is Oyer, that they have. been epduF7
ing and accomplishing miracles.
1t was then dark. and the Volunteers
:, built great fire aud lay down upon the
sand besideeitlto await RI signal from the
steamship oshopld she begin to go to
! pieces. No signal came. but, how the
/ men by, the. fire waited all night, and
? went out next morning through the
/ heavy surf to the ship again; how men
4 camee from iBl1e:. Poiiit and Point tof
I Woods stations; how life .bubys7 were
4 rigged1j how the. captain refused to
| abandon his ship. hawjpther crews put
! out in boats ACROSS the surf, and all were
/ driven back: how the captain had to
| yield to the inevitable and. after three
d4tys Of almost t;oiist;lnt work, How he
1 ahnhd Ill his crew were sa7ed4these things
and much more. are all set down in off
cial records of f;tie gpvernrnentl For, me
it only remains TO tell of "a young; man
haggard unkempt and weary -Whe:lEft
the station.at last witldsosnethipg almost
obtIreStet inli his heart ,tllat the sea had
hotnswalfowed him, and yet something
also Of manly pride in tie struggle fie
had endured Tho crossed the sand bar
and went toward ward the the Bay, where his
e9}hhifp e99}hhifptA ifptA4ni9tJr5 iitJr5 had told him Boat was
Yajting to Jake bin. back It9i Babyxlpsna on
This XfQnpes, ,RlanT -ploddea. along. heavily,
WHOLLY unlike the giant who had battled
. Withs.windt and waFeseand sands and
feg, and he dia;Ifot look up until startled
bss'Sa',womah'savoic close by. 1t wai
Nellie f6t4when she had seen him com
Ing she had ran from the Sawyer's slooI
\ to meet him. And when they both had
gone aboard, Nellie blushing and ex
cited. and Henry dazed. but strangely
happy, young Jim showed off from the
dock, and taking the tiller said:
I'm all the crew there is, Mart, and
guess in this breeze can get you home
o. <. If | can't I'll tell you to help ms
out You and Nell sit down and sa,
. what you please vs [ sha'n't see anything
but the wind and the peak of the mainsI
,, FREDERICK R. BURTON, Il,
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