The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-25

"ihlhS the story is told III the b"h""hs
words:
II can't help drawing comparisons,
when 1 think OF the splendid treatment
we ship-wrecked English receive from
every one, and then read OF other poor
creatures who have had 10 do with sell
fish brutal crews and unkind people Oh
other shores. | have wante1 10 write
this principally to say, with tears ana
thanks, that / did not see single ex-
ception all that dreadful night 10 the
manhood OF all, from the captain TO the
ships boy"
Mrs. PiggOtt also states: "a subscrip-
ton Is being gotten up for the WIDOWS
and orphans Of the brave men who went
down In that ship. The president OF the
company. Mr. Il. y. Baker. OF Baltimore.
has headed the list with yO.ooo. grand
beginning. As for myself, ! may CRATE
fully mention that have been offered
post In another company. but ! prefer 10
keep my present employers.
According TO her statement, Mrs. PIG
gott's rescue was remarkable. For some
time after the vessel struck she ana ON
ers OF the crew aided passengers IN pro-
curing and adjusting life boats. Il then
Joined the stream Of passengers VINO were
making their way I'm an orderly fashion
without any crowding OF the deck she
writes. 1.-THE passengers were az once
helped 10 tho upper side. where me IRE
boats were situated. The oihcers ana
crew were already there. working bravely
to get the passengers In and launch the
boats I afterward found myself standing
by Miss Saunders at the foot OF the miz-
zenmast and beard the terrible cries or
some one calling for help. Looking
around / found a man hanging by one
foot from the rigging. I aided MN 10 Ee'
free. and he started 10 Climb into me rig
ging again. but missed his hold AM sld
down the sloping deck into the sea peioIe
my eyes.
Tho lady and I both sat ct tho loot OF
the rigging and waited. The next lhlhs
I realized was being suddenly uhder
water. washed away by great incomlhs
wave. / seemed 20 stay down for lons
time. but hal tho presence Of mir TO
keen my mouth closed and tried TO float
myself. In doing this my left hand cam.
I'm contact with "a rome. which I clutched
and held TO for dear life. ! succeeded ll
getting on. 10 the rigging. and. looking
around. saw "a boat at my feet. ] crleu'
Can ! come in? Let ne come IN. \
man answered Jump. This ] did and
found myself en- the stern, the boat oeing
full OF people and filed also with water.
the sea swapping IL Il every wave ano
nearly washing me out. ] had n hold
on very tightly 20 keep my place. heard
some one calling out for knife 10 cur
the ropes. which were entanglng me
boat and preventing her getting away
from the wreck Having one IN my
pocket ! passct it along.
Feeling certain there was very Htto
chance Of being saved by this boat. ]
looked I'd and saw the rigging stu above
nv head. Waiting for wave TO carry
the boat high. T jumped with an my
| strength and luckily caught me rsslHE
with my hands where ] hung AZ lu'
length. calling out FOR help. soon saw
p figure coming down the rigging QUICK
~. crying IT'S a woman ana ielt my
self caught by the wrists am hduiru 10
safety. l was by this time terribly eN-
hausted. 7 and my preserVer seated our
solves as hest we could in the rigging
The man was Ouartermaster Butt whose
head was terribly cut. ana he had
finger mashed. We made band Of my
apron and fastened it around his head.
"Rv this time ] was beginning 10 teel
frirhtfuuv cold and 10 make matters
worse the wind was rather hiGn. ine
waves now and then washed over The
bottom Of my dress and feet We sat
there for hours. seeing lights and signals
on shore. but no help AZ hand. once or
twice / became very drowsy ana was m
cIined TO 60 10 sleep. but luckily did nor
do so. Butt told me he saw the captain
an his most 10 the last. giving his orders
clearly and calmly
After being I'm the rigging several hours
Mrs. Piggott and number OF others
were rescued by n lifeboat that PM our
from the shore. A rope was tied around
Mrs pigqott. she was let down In the
eoa hauled through tho waves 10 the
boat and fshed up soaked and cold. Ike
q bale OF goods. Twelve persons were
saved from tho mizzan rigging. two from
tho mainmast. one from the iigsermast
and one was taken from the funnel Inc
little boat made two trips 20 the wreck.
rescuino sixteen persons on ono and
twenty-eirht on the other Mrs Piegoi'
writes fceunglv Of the kindness shown
the survivors by the people Of the little
villages OF Porthoustock and 81
Keverne.