The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-25
SAVING LIFE AT SEA.
Lives Sometimes Put I'm Peril to
Make One Rescue.
From the Montreal Star.

From the Montreal Star
Much imperiling of life is demanded in
the mid-ocean rescue of a drowning man,
and such an incident always furnishes in
tense dramatic interest for spectator
The Baron de MalOrtie, in a recent inter-
esting work, recalls an exciting scene he
witnessed years ago while crossing the At
lantic. The ship was several days out,
when one afternoon he was idly lounging
about on the upper deck.
Suddenly" he says Il saw man APP
proach the bulwark. He threw overheard
some objects-we learned afterward that
they were his Bible and rosary-and fol-
flowed them with header into the toamlng
sea. Man overheard! l cried, but the
storm covered my voice, and l rushed up
to the bridge to call the attention of the
officer on duty to the accident Stop! Hair
speed astern, and the orders Tor the lower
ing of the boat Wee the affairs of a min
ute or two. 'NO -unteers to man boat!
shouted the young midshpman, cutting
lifebOat from the daNits. Ten men came
forward for every one wanted, and, Sc
Letting four of the most powerful tars,
the MILDLY was lowering the boat, when
young doctor, quickly pOcketng a flask
of brandy for restorative, let himself
down one of the ropes and reached the
boat as a monumental wave was dashing
over it. The men pulled with will and
the gallant little nutshell fought bravely
up and down the mountains of angry
waters. AS to the suicide, he was far
astern, and only from time to time could
we see the something like a human form
emerge on the top Of white-crested
wave.
"Oh, the anxiety with which we watch
ed both the boat and its goal! Disappear
ing altogether at moments, when we fear
ed we had seen the last of these noble
fellows, another gigantic wave would toss
them up again like a cork. 1t was excit-
ing; But the boat was gaining; nearer
and nearer 1t came, while we were slowly
following in its wake.
'Therel Bhe doctor throws life belt.
They are only some yards off now. But
no, cruel wave has tossed them past the
object of their tremendous efforts. There,
they are throwing round her nose; the
MILDLY has passed the rudder TO an OLD
quartermaster, and. armed with boat
hooks, he and the doctor stand ready
for action. Another second and the life
belt is hooked; the man is grasping it des-
perately, but he has no strength left; there
he slips; all is lost, just at the critical
but who is that jumping overheard
Three cheers for the brave man-its the
doctor. But he, too, disappears. Are there
not And there-hurrahl-t Is the doe
tor, his precious burden before him. The
men pull like mad to reach the two ere
they sink again. The gallant young MILDLY
is watching for the right moment. More
life belts are thrown: they help the doctor
to keep above water; another pull and the
boat hook has done its duty, and while
two of the men stick to the oars, the Others
| are busy dragging rescuer and rescued on
board.
proximity of death had wonderfully So
bered the would-be suicide, whom remorse
for his drunken spree had driven to this
| mad freak. 1t did not require many re-
] storatives to bring him to, and two hours
| later he had an opportunity of recapit-
ulating his adventure in dire solitude, hav-
| ing been condemned to be kept in irons
| for the rest of the voyage, a we'll deserved
punishment for exposing six valuable lives
| in this perilous venture"