The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-08-10
was bribed. This / fully sustain.
ed so strongly that no one can
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"FOR A NOBLE DEED.
King Oscar III, of Sweden
and Norway Sends Greet
ing and Souvenirs to
Captain BrOad-
bent's Brave
Daughters

Ddtu ~ utCIS
Capt. c. Boyesen, consul for Swe-
den and Norway at this port, on
Thurday received from Stockholm
a package containing beautiful and
costly gifts for Misses Belle and
Sallie Broadbent, the daughters OF
Capt. Robert Broadbent, IN charge
of the United States life-saving sta
ton on Santa Rosa island opposite
this city, in recognition oftheir SER
vices in assisting in the rescue Of
the officers and crew Of the Nor
wegian ship Cathrine, Svendsen,
master, which was wrecked on the
outer beach of the island on the
18th of August, 1894, the thrilling
story Of which event was given in
detail in the columns of the Ne,cs
at the time; and the exploits OF
these brave young ladies, rs there
reco united, attracted worldwide at
tention.
The crew of the station at the
time of the great storm In which
the Catherine went ashore. were
depleted by the absence of u pOr-
tion of its members on their regu,
lar annual vacation, and had it not
been for the accidental presence
of one or two visitors, tn ere would
have been only one person-Capt
Broadbent-tO man the apparatus
provided for such emergencies. As
it was. there would have been
great difficulty in accomplishing
the humane purposes for which the
service was established but for the
promp and effective aid rendered
by the captains young daughters
Miss Isabel, aged 16 years, and
Miss Sarah, aged 13years-who
intrepidly braved the violence ol
the elements and performed a task
equal in value If not in rOmatic in.
terest to that for which the far.
famed Ida Lewis has been com
memorated in song and story.
Joining the little group'of volun.
teers that rallied to Captain Board.
bent's aid, the young ladies laid
hold of the ropes and helped to pro.
pei the truck, heavily laden with
the station apparatus, down the
beach a mile and half to the
scene of the wreck, during one oi
the widest and darkest nights ever
known ON this coast; and although
drenched with rain and spray, and
almost blown away by the violence
of the wind, they. assisted in the
preparations for and the final ac-
complishment of the rescue, their
knowledge of the apparatus and
their undaunted courage enabling
them to do valiant and effective
service.
The story of the wreck and ths
part taken by the Broadbent kirl'
in the rescue of the eighteen hu
man heings whose lives were in
peril, having reached the attention
of the good King Oscar, he caused
to be prepared appropriate souv.
enirs of the event, to give express
ion, on behalf of the people of hi
kingdom, the fellow-countrymel
of the rescued mariners, to thei
gratitude and appreciation. The!
consist Of two handsome solid sill
yer lockets, with heavy, SOLE
chains, appropriately inscribed, ant
enclosed in rich red velvet cases
with the royal arms of Sweden ant
Norway EN- bossed in gold on tht
covers. Each locket has on tn,
outside in large, heavy raised let
ters of beautifully ornamental de
signs, the monogram Of the recip
ients-"I. B." and rs. B."-and OF
the inside Of each are two richly
engraved gold tablets, on one
of which appears the crown and
monogram of the king, and on the
other the Scandinavian words
"For RDEL DAAD"-"For No
hIn naad D Dom socnI<, Mo,ro