Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-07-03
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The COMING MANUFACTURING CITY.
OF THE NORTHWEST,

Vincent, an iron steamer, Of Hartlepooa,
England. She was just at the end Of q
voyage from Calcutta to New York. She
was we'll laden with merchandise, and
besides crew Of thtrty-two men she
carried five Hindoo passengers. The
latter naturally received the first at-
tention Of the life savers, and the moro
especially became the captain Of the
steamship believed that his vessel could
be worked off the sands before another
morning, and he therefore chose TO re-
main on board with the crew.
After what seemed an age to the ex-
oursionists on shore, the surf boat was
seen returning. The men gathered at
the waters edge and In it to assist in ef-
fecting q landing, and the women
crowded down behind them. The boat
had been successfully beached, end four
4 the passengers had been lifted Out,
when great roller dashed some Of the
men down and began to swing the boat
around The fifth passenger, O WOMAN,
6aQ forward in her fright. One Of tho
crew dashed into the 1eceding water,
seized ht- and struggled with her IN his
Arms to the shore Few noted the deed
IN the general activity and excitement,
but Nellie saw it, for the man with the
living burden was Henry Martin. Not
stopping at the beach, he plunged Of
through the fog and across the sands
toward the station, half mile away.
"Henryr' called Nellie, as heetruggAed
along, but his form was already dim in
the fog, and II he heard her be did not
reply. She would have followed but
that like others she was called upon to
help care for the rescued peopaa ali Of
whom were conveyed as speedily as pos
dble to the station. When Nellie
reached the station the woman saved by
henry Martin was there, but Henry had
gone back to the surf boat How he
oontnved to carry his burden 80 far may
best be explained by the heroes of tho
life saving service, who know not TIL the
strain is over that they have bemenfm-
ing and accomplishing miracles
It was then dark, and the volunteers
built great fire and lay down upon the
sand beside 1t to await q signal from the
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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
came from Blue Point and Point of
Woods stations; how life buoys were
ngged; how the captain refused to
abandon his ship how other 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
days Of almost constant work, how he
and all his crew were saved these things
and much more are all set down in Off
cid records Of the government. For mo
It only remains to tell of young man,
haggard, unkempt and weary, who left
the station at last with something almost
of regret In his heart that the sea had
not swallowed him, and yet something
also of manly Pride in the struggle he
had endured; who crossed the sand bar
and went toward the bay, where his
companions had told him d boat was
waiting TO take him back to Babylon.
This young man plodded along heavily,
wholly unlike the giant who had battled
with wind and waves, and sands and
fog, and he did not look up until startled
by a wosnan's voice close by. 1t was
Nellie, for when she had seen him COM
ing she had ran from tie Sawyer's sloop
to meet him. And when they both hsd
gone aboard, Nellie blushing and e1-
cited, and Henry dazed, but strangely
happy, young Jim showed off from tho
dock, and taking the tiller said;
I'm all tho crew there is, Mart, and
guess in this breeze I can get you homo
o. K. If I can't I'll tell you to help me
out. You and Nell sit down and say
what you please, I sha'n't see anything
1.-THE wind and the peak of themainsl"
FREDERICK r. BUXTON.