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The herald., 1895-03-24

ucts picked up at Surinam, Guiana, for
Boston For two days and nights the
Witherspoon had scudded under bare poles,
driven by fierce gale from the south. At
midnight ON Saturday, Jan. 10, when the
skipper supposed she was approaching
Montauk point, the wind suddenly
changed to the westward, blowing with
increased fury and driving into the faces
of the sailors clouds of biting rain and
sleet. The ship was just up from the
tropc and although the sailors were of
the hardy seafaring race, hailing from the
coast of Maine the sudden change Of tenn
perature, falling to degree of intense cold,
nearly paralyzed their frames. The night
was indeed terrible for the hardest men,
the worst of that long storm, memorable
az the fiercest in many years op the New
England coast,
Toward morning the captain saw light
on the starboard bow, which his reckoning
told him should be- the well known beacon
Of Montauk point. His snip then must be
out of her true course. Swinging her of
to the eastward, ne soon brought the light
on his port bow. Driven now by the gale
almost direct astern, the ship dashed on
at Ia frightful speed, and couple of hours
before day struck heavily upon reef in
the midst of breakers. The skipper's
reckonings were sadly at fault. Instead
of Montauk point, which should be west
of him Oh the left as he was sailing north,
the light which had drawn him from his
course at midnight was Sankaty head, on
the eastern end of Nantucket island, more
than 100 miles from Montauk point. The
moment she struck the bar all hands
sprang into the rigging, thinking to put
canvass on and work her into deeper wa
ter, but the sails, yards and lines were stiff
with ice. and the benumbed sailors could
do nothing to get the -tranded ship under
motion. She rolled slowly under the force
of the wind and sea eastward until her
keel set solidly in the sand only half mile
from the Surfside life saving station.
There she lay broadsitie 10 the beach, head
ed east and the seas breaking over her,
dashing showers of spray as high as the
masthead A thick coating of ice quickly
formed on everything outside, SO that
ropes, masts and spars soon became double
size. Only two sailors kept their place OH
deck, Charles Wulf and another, who was
the first to perish on the i'll fated ship.
The others, five in number including the
captain, took refuge below, where, in
most terrible plight, We're the wife and
child of the mate.
Very soon after the vessel struck the pa
trolman of the Surfside crew saw her and
waved his arms to signal the men on the
wreck and also to arouse the surfmcn in
the station, for day had not fairly broke,
and tho weather was too thick for the eye
to reach the distance from the station,
about half a mile. Keeper Veeder, who
was ON lookout, saw the patrolman's ges-
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OFF, AT LAST, TO BOHEMIA.

OFF, AT LAST, TO BOHEMIA.
Trenck to Dispatch him with sword, bat
instead the grateful fellow picked him up
and carried him several hundred yar,s.
The pursna,s were not willing to risk
their nccks in that fearful leap, but went
around through the citadel at the other
siio of the inclosnre, and as it was twi-
light when tho affair took place darkness
soon came on to aid the runaways Hav-
ing set out toward Bohemia, westward as
soon as 1t was perfectly dark, Trenck
turned southward to the river Neiss. IL
was partly frozen, but with his burden he
wuded in, and losing bottom swan across
In Il little ,-iiesian village. where Schell
had been before, they got II hoat, and with
that escaped to tho mountainous region.
Next day they yentured among the peas
ants over whom Schcl's insignia Of office
gave him some authority. Ho was ablo to
hobble along with the help of a stick which
Trenck had cut for him. To make an ex-
cuso for their plight Trenck bled his fin
ger and staining his clothes tied red
dened handage about his head. Schell
hound Trenck's hands lightly, and the
two set out on the highway. Meeting
some PEASANTS Schell said: Il have seized
this knave, who killed my horse. Strug-
Cling with him, put out my ankle
They were conducted to u cottage, and
while SOME Of the peasants ran for a mag
istratc as requested by Sehell, the owner
Of tha cottage questioned tho pair, finally
declaring that hs had heard of the escape
from Glatz and recognized the lieutenant,
having seen him at the castle whore his
son was serving in the guard. Trcnck,
however, was equal to the emergency.
Running 10 the stable, he led out two
horses, drove tho peasant away with =
pitehfork, placed Schell on one, and
mounting the other galloped toward the
frontier. They We're obliged to pass
through town garrisoncd by battalion
under orders to look out for deserters, and,
to make matters worse, Schell had onos
been stationed there But ho was not reg
ognized, and his knowledge of the intri-
cate roads was most fortunate. They met
with no further mishaps, and at noon the
day after the escape crossed the line into
Bohemia and We're safe.
GEORGE l.. kILMER.
The herald., 1895-03-24
Deeds of Daring Land and Sea- in Battle and in Camp
TIE CAREER OF THE MICHIGAN FIFTH

Before going into action that day Colonel
Gilluly had recalled to brother officer,
Captain BlaokmaE. =. compact made be-
fore leaving Michigan that if either fell
the other should make every effort to re-
cover his body and send it home for burial.
| The colonel rode at the head of his men in
the encounter at the batteries. 1t was all
over in minute Berry's men endured
the brunt of the Confederate assault and
turned it back. Colonel Gilluly was killed
ut the first fire, and nearly 100 Michigan
men fell with him. He was buried on the
field, and, true to the promise, after the
Union army recrossed the Rappahannock,
Captain Blackman went over at night,
eluded the enernys pickets on the river
bluffs and secured the body, which had
been placed in marked grave for the pur-
pose.
Colonel Gilluly was the second COM
mander of the regiment who fell in action.
In the next battle Colonel Edwin II. Sher-
lock, the third to stand as shining mark,
was instantly killed. Colonel Sherlock
was killed at Charlottesville on Sunday
morning, May g. The fatal blow was
given by piece of shell while the regi-
ment lay in support of Union batteries
which Stonewall Jackson S corps attempt
ed to carry by assault. Before he fell, how
ever, he led the Fifth through one of the
most daring bayonet charges OH record.
In the memorable assault of Saturday
evening, May g. Stonewall had driven the
Eleventh Union corps from its breast
works on the plank road and even pierced
the line separating Sickles' Third corps
from the rest of the army. Sickles had
been far in advance attempting to head
off Jackson's flank march. 1t was long
after dark and after Jackson's tragic
death while reconnoitering, that Sickles
reached the field of the Eleventh corps
| fighting and discovered that the Confeder-
| ates held the plank road on his front, and
he was cut off completely. Between tho
position then held by his troops and the
| plank road there was thcl, underground
| of cedars. Birney's division was ordered
to press through the woods and retake the
works at the plank road. 1t could only
be done by surprise, and to that end the
| troops were ordered to uncap their mus
kets, march silently and form along the
breastworks before making an alarm. The
moon was shining, but in the cedars the
darkness was almost impenetrable. The
companies moved through the forest by
the right flank, having taken sufficient dis
tance to swing into line at the works. 1t
SO happened that both the Union and Con-
federate lines had become confused in the
night encounter.
The Confederates held the plank road,
and also short line of works, meeting it
at right angles and extending out among
the cedars. The Twelfth Union corps also
held short line in the cedars opposite
that of the Confederates. These troops
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TO SIGNAL THE MEN ON THE WRECK
lures and the masts of the vessel at about
the same moment through rift in the
snow clouds and Immediately ordered out
tho crew. Although compelled to haul
their beach apparatus in the face of the
storm, the brave surfmen reached the shore
abreast of the stranded vessel within half
an hour after the wreck was sighted, and
not more than an hour from the breaking
of day.
Rescue by means of the surfboat was
out of the question, as the small craft
could not live moment in the breakers
around the wreck even if she got off The
gun was quickly brought to bear, and the
first shot carried line into the arms of a
sailor in the mi2zen rigging. This hap
pened to be Wulf. Calling up help from
below, the line was hauled away until the
whip block was almost within grasp, when
all but two of the crew, Wulf and another,
dropped away and went below. The pierre
ing cold had sapped their strength SO that
they were unable to haul against the cur
rent which bowed the line to the leeward
With only two men to pull the current
drew the line almost all back through
their hands. The surfmen walked the
line against the current to slack it, then
motioned the sailors to begin again. The
two alone, assisted by the current, drew
the line off until the block was almost In
their hands, when the rope snapped off.
A second line was fired, which the men
caught and, aided by two others, who
joined them from below, they hauled it
off, and the block was once more within
reach all but few feet, when it broke
again. The cause of the breaks was the
frozen line which speedily chafed in two
on the rigging, where it rested to facilitate
the work Of hauling against the dragging
current. But the break was not the worst
The herald., 1895-03-24
OF A BOLD, BAD BARON

the palisades I might have gained the
mountains and fed into bohemia. That
good fortune which had attended me for
sock me at the palisades. -
In punishment for this attempt the Sc
verities were increased and two sentinels,
with an officer, were locked In Tfenck's
cell. The prisoner also learned that re-
lease vas to have taken place in three
weeks, the end of u year In prison. Made
desperate by the news, he once more
songht means OF escape. The guards
were bribed and 32 men of the garrison
corrupted under tho lead Of one Nicholai.
There were but l20 men in the garrison,
and OF the four officers three espoused bis
cause. The plan included a general out
break Of all the prisoners, who would
march in force to Bohemia The plot was
betrayed, but when an attempt was made
to arrest Nieholai he called the men to
arms, and with 1S followers fought his
way out, escaping to Bohemia. Trenek
was left behind.
The versatile baron next mace friend
by woundng in sword combat "a Dane
named Bach, who was u master swords
man and had attacked him in a fit of an
ger. His love of tho art was SO great that
in admiration of Trenck 8 skill he agreed
tO neID Set MIN Tree. loacn was AL OU1CeF
of the prison guard and enjoyed full liner
ty. He went to friend of the prisoner to
fetch money for the enterprise, and shortly
four officers had entered the plot, all In
tending to desert They We're all in dis
grace in the army and had been placed in
the prison garrison as II punishment The
chief dependence in the scheme was a lieu
tenant of the guard named achell. schell
agreed to release lrenck during his tour
of duty and desert with him, the ouhers TO
follow later, and so confuse tho pursuers
hut the officers We're under orders to hold
no communication with the prisoner and
to pass his food into the cell through a
window. When engaged in plotting the
officers did enter the cell by means Of 4
false key, and the fact was discovered and
reported by IA prisoner in ii cell adjoining
Schell, however continued to visit the cell
by stealth, and one day Il confederate
news that a guard was coming to take
him in the act. Drawing a saber from
under his coat, he handed it to TreDck and
said: we are betrayed. Follow me, but
do not allow me to fall into the hands of
my enemies alive" Leading on, Schell
said to tho sentinel, Il am taking the
prisoner to the officers apartment. The
fugitives passed into the room designated
under tho eyes of the sentinel and out
again through another door. Making their
way to the arsenal, they reached the pali-
sades and jumped them. In the fall Schell
put an ankle out of joint He begged
The herald., 1895-03-24
THE RARE BRAVERY OF SAILOR WULF

Of the mishap. Wulfs steAdfast ooMpan-
Ion in thu work of hauling at the line
stood on deck unsupported, with the line
twisted around him for stronger bold
upon it, and It broke behind him. The
full power Of the current falling upon hin,
alone was more than he could bear, and
before the others could reach hand to
grasp him he was whirled into the sea-
Seeing that, the life savers hauled away
gallantly to get him ashore, bus benumbed
with GOLD aud weakened with the long
pull he had kept up for two hours he
dropped off and sank in the freezing surf.
The catastrophe to the lines ending in the
death of one out Of che two most actively
cooperating on board the wreck nearly
led to second, owing to the frantic desire
Of q crowd of spectators on shore to hasten
the rescue. Keeper Veeder steadily insist
ed that llfeboat or raft could not live In
that sea, but raft having been brought
to the spot by the Massachusetts, Humane
society he yielded to tho clamor Of the
crowd and with his men helped to launch
1t. The moment 1t struck the heavy sea
the oars were torn from the hands Of the
rowers, and two Of the men swept into the
surf. The raft was next tossed high upon
the beach, and the men overheard barely
escaped with their lives.
Meanwhile the situation ON board the
wreck, as afterward disclosed by Wulf,
was appalling. OF the four men who
helped on the line which broke and drag.
ged victim down with 1t, two, one Of
them the captain, froze to the rigging,
where they had stood while hauling, and
in that lifelike attitude perished before
the eyes of their would be rescners. This
was unsuspected on shore until, when an
other shotline was fred over the wreck,
only one man, the heroic Wulf, laid hold
to secure it, After making 1t fast he went
into the forward cabin, remaining there
SO long that the life savers believed he had
given up tho bitter struggle and gone to
find dying bed out of the pitiless storm
A circumstance of an hour before gave
color to this helief. A man who had not
been seeE working with the crew Oh the
lines emerged from the after cabin, passed
his companions ON deck and disappeared
into the house forward. He had indeed
gone there to die, his brain turned by the
saddest Of all tho tragedies on board that
The herald., 1895-03-24
A Safe Deposit.

The Philadelphia Record tells of an old
woman who was known to have amassed
considerable wealth, but who refused to
intrust it to any bank. Where she kept
her money was a mystery until she came
to die. Then a thorough search was made
of the premises without disclosing the hid
Ing place. Finally, when the body was
being prepared for BURIAL a porous plaster
on the old woman's side was noticed
which did not lie as close to the skin as
such plasters generally do. When the
plaster was removed, number of govern
ment bonds, representing the old woman Is
entire fortune, were found between it and
the skin
The herald., 1895-03-24

ing height without the least injury I
also leaped the second wall with safety
and good fortune. None of the guards
pieces was loaded they dare not leap after
mo, and IN order TO pursue must 60 around
80 that had . good start. A sentinel In
. narrow passage, however, sndsavored to
stop my flight, but / parted his bayonet
and wounded him In the face A second
sentinel meantime ran from the outworks
to seize me from behind, and to avoid him
made a spring ct the palisades. I'm
luckily my foot got stuck, and the senti-
mel seized 1t and held me by it until his
comrades came up and dragged me back
to prison. Had more carefully jumpod
The herald., 1895-03-24

ericksburg in Birneys division of the
Third corps, which was not in the column
of assault 1T had repetition of its old ex-
periences 1t fought as reserve. Birney's
division formed in rear Of Meade division
of the First corps Meade with brilliant
daring, charged the heights at Hamilton S
Crossing ard plunged into the center of
Stonewall Jaokson's corps. His troops
were outnumbered and subjected to heavy
artillery fire. They retreated in some con-
fusion through Birneys ranks followed by
the Conicdcrates, who rushed upon Bir-
ney's guns as violently as Meade's soldiers
had dono upon ,Iackson's Birney. quick
ly gave the order to Berry's brigade, ly-
ing behind the batteries, "Up and at
them!' Tho Fifth Michigan responded
to the call, led by Colonel John Gilluly,
who had previously fought as captain.
The herald., 1895-03-24
No AutoTrAph Fiend.

"Can write my name under the re-
oeived payment on this billi" asked the
collector, who likes to put things as deli
cately as possible.
mo, thank you," replied Mr.. Brokely.
"I'm not an autograph fiend. ''--Washing-
ton Star.
The herald., 1895-03-24
Length OF the Day.

The division of the mean day into "a
hours Of 80 minutes each originated with
the Egyptians, then passed to Babylon
and Greece. Why divided into "a instead
of some other number of hours it is i'm
possible to say. The Chinese and few
other oriental nations reckon but ID hours
TO the day and night, evidently making
the whole to correspond with the apparent
passage of the sun over one of the zodiaoal
yigns.-St Louis Rerublr
The herald., 1895-03-24
A LONG BATTLE FOR LIFE IN A
WINTERS STORM
Frozen Lines Snapped Again and Again.
Rescue Delayed Until Seven Shipwrecked
People Died From Cold---True
Tales From the Life
Savers LOgbOOks
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f1 ATAL wrecks

A II A T. wrecks
were numerous on
the A tlan : i G
coasts In the fall
and winter OF
1856. The most
disastrous, with a
single exception,
was that of the
three IN a S t . d
American schoon-
er II. Il. Wither-
spoon of Camden,
Me-, ON the south
erly shore of Nan
tucket island. The
vessel was on a
home voyage and
nearing tho end
aud carried a car
20 Of Sou t h
American prod
The herald., 1895-03-24
STOOD FIRST IN THE STATE AND IN
THE CORPS
Al Williamsburg, Which Is Called Skirmish,
II Lost Third OF Its Men--.BayOnet
\ Charges on Every Field, and Over
Thousand Casualties
In Battle
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II WAS not be-
cause Of IA suggest
ve ALTERATION
that many "a regi-
ment in the Army
of the Potomac
acquired tho nick
name, " Fighting
Fifth. The Fifth
New Hampshire,
Fifth Vermont
and Fifth New
York were fight
ing regiments in
every sense Of the
term. So was the
Fifth Michigan.
The herald., 1895-03-24
TRENcK'S FIRST ESCAPE FROn A
PRUSSiAN PRISON
tie Loved Z Princess Far Above His Station.
Compromised BY a Cousin aud Namssake
in the Service Of Austria, King
Frederick Cast Him
Into q Cell
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AhON TkENCh >
d esperate at
tempts TO break
out of the Prus-
sian castle Of
Glatz, In which
he finally succeed
cd, ere famous in
the annals Of pris-
on escapes. The
baron as an ofii-
Ger Of the body
Ruartl of Fre(ler-
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-08
The Peoples Ferry Sold.

The Peoples Ferry company, which is
owned and controlled by Mayor James p.
Baxter and Hon. George S. Hunt. has tax
en- perpetual lease of the Portland and
Cape Elizabeth Ferry company. and the
Mary W. Libby the boat at ;present on the
line of the Portland AID Cape Elizabeth
company will be taken off, or run as ooca-
sion may demand. The deal was consum-
mated Saturday afternoon and although no
definite figures can be obtained. it is said
that the Peoples Ferry company paid John
B. Curtis, the controlling owner of the
other ine.the price he asked and that with
put question,
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-08
Grand Trunk Commercial travellers.

At the Grand Trunk Commercial Tray
sllers' banquet to be held the 18th, inst, at
the Stewart house, island Pond.J. j. Pooler
Of "The Sherwood" Will bs caterer, j. P
Welch will sing, Prof. Ryser will play. W.
Il. Looney will reply to sthe toast estate
of Maine." and J. II. Dow to that of Com
mercial Travellers Otherstoasts will be
replied to by Ex-Governor Dale of Vermont,
Lieut.. Governor Mansurf Vermont Hon.
Hugh McShane of Montreal, Colonel Steven
son & of Montreal, Hon. VIM. Buckley of
Lancaster, \. H., Hon. j. T. Amey of Ian
caster, Hon. E. II. Bartlett. of Island Pond.
President 4. j.. Weloh will preside and act
as foastmaSter
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-08
PERSONAL.

DR.. Alfred King and party are now in
Berlin. They expect to arrive home
sometime in May.
Curtis S. Carrie, Esq. until recently
County Treasurer Of York county, has
returned from a winters sojourn in
Florida and is now in Boston under med
icaI teatment.
Thomas W. Bickford of Bangor and
Fred F. Hayes of Foxcrott have been ap-
pointed acting clerks in the railway mail
service il the place of clerks Woodbury.
and Palmer, who were injured in the re-
cent accident at Veazie.
q Miss Annie R. johnson, who goes to
Europe in July. goes as the conductor of
a special select party, assisted by regu-
lar European conductor from the staff of
Henry Gaze & Son, the great European
tourist firm.
W.B. Getchell of Augusta, is at the
P reble.
Major H S. Melcher is to be the Memo
rial Day orator at Phillips.
Mrs. r. e. Powers. missionary from
Norwich, Conn. will assist Rev. W. E. De-
Claybrook during series of revival
meetings at the Abyssinian church. She
will speak at 3p M. and 7.3o pm.
DR.. Seth C. Gordon has resigned from
the staff of the Maine General hospital.
Miss A lice Wood of Free street. sang
finely at the First Parish church yester-
dag.
Miss Zade Walker graduated last week
from the nurses training school at the
Eye and Ear Infrmary.
Mrs. Matt S. Hughes, who is SO soon 50
leave the city, was presented an elegant
silver salad set by the Creseo club of
which She. is /. president, Saturday eve
ning.
Mr.. J.B. Fickett has recovered from
his late illness and is once more at his
accustomed place Of business.
Mr.. Frank Gould who has been break
ing on Conductor Whitney's train has
left the railroad to become night clerk
of the Bangor Exchange.
Mr.. S. J. Murray has so far recovered
from his recent illness that he has been
able to drive out for an hour or so for
}he past two days and is evidently on
The way to an early and complete res
soration of health.
Mrs.. B. Adams of Biddeford, who has
been visiting his son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. NJ uIray, for the
past two weeks, will return home today.
Mr.. Adams's pleasing social qualities
nave made him many friends in this
city.