Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-09

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tiptoe besides her, trembling with ex-
citement. The moment vessels
whistle replies to the horn Beauty barks
and comes near turning himself inside
out with very JOY. In clear weather
Beauty runs out to meet every appro-
aching vessel, scRmpers along the beach
with it, barks a cheerful good-by and
scuttles away to watch for another. As
he does this all day, and as lots OF
boats pass this point Beauty Is mighty
tired little dog when night comes.
Mrs. Wiliams's husband and two
brothers-all lighthouse keepers-were
lost trying to save drowning men.
If anything removes j. w. Whitney
from his job as keeper Of Castle Pink
ney Light, Charlestown S. c., Harbor,
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Whitley
is pretty sure to step into his official
shoes. She's been in training for It a
good while, too, for when WhileIey
wants TO 60 away for spell she cares
fer the big light as we'll as he could.
She's been rehearsing lif saving, be-
sides.
During one of the big storms that
sweep along the South Carolina coast
periodically Charleston Harbor was I'M
commonly turbulent August 81 last, and
ii looked like counting death for any
one to venture into small boat A
yawl, bearing three men and boy, was
caught in tho southwest tempest and
capsized about quarter OF mile off
Castle Pinknsy Lighthouse.
Mrs. Whitney and Maud King, the
thirteen year-old granddaughter of
Henry Brown, master OF the lighthouse
tender Wisteria, were alone at the sta
ton. Seeing the mishap they lowered
the station boat, and at the risk OF their
lives proceeded to render them assis-
lance. The men and the boy were
clinging to the boat, and they stuck
there half an hour until the fearless
woman and child pulled to, and one by
one got the exhausted ones into the boat
and safe 30 the lighthouse.
The light station at Macawaunk, on
the Washington coast, is almost at the
iumplng-off place, it being sixty miles
from the nearest habitation. For
eleven years Mrs. Betsy Crawford has
been on duty there. Excepting hunters
and Indian fishermen, she rarely seas
apy one from one months end to anoth-
er. She succeeded her husband, who
was drowned before her eyes while they
were trying to get line to schooner
pounding TO smithereens on the rocks
that girdls the beach half a mile oil
shore.
SINGLE HANDED, SHE SAVED A CREW.
Even then, she, single-handed, got
the line TO the boat and saved the crew
of five. Her husband is buried on a knoll
behind the station, a clergyman coming
ffty-two miles to hold the burial SER
vices, which she alone witnessed. Be-
fore the new stone cottage was built In
1890, she often thought the old building
would be carried away by one or other
of the furious storms which frequently
visit that part Of the coast.
Many night has Mrs. Crawford
cared for the beacon and tolled the fog
bell while the house groaned and creak-
ed and rocked under the fierce blasts.
Only twice in years has she left the
light house-once when her father died
and once when the tender took her TO
BIG Pine Bay 10 interview the light
house inspector OF the district In re-
gard to an increase Of pay, the wages
having been reduced from s64O TO 5000
when she succeeded her husband. 1t is
pleasant to know that her mission was
not in vain.
Women keepers of lighthouses are
paid from $3.50 to $500 year. Each
gets a comfortable house and fuel free.
They have to buy their personal sup
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