The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-30
hERoEs or THE SEA.


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e N Alashan HiIlsias.
a 4 lonely. almost forgotten graveyard
ON 3 bleak hillside 10 faraway Alaska
two modest tombstones mark the last
resting place Of two heroes Of the sea.
the story Of whose noble conduct should
not be allowed to die.
Five years ago the British gunboat
Satellite was anchored In Dutch harbor.
-Four Of her crew In the dingey went
iown the harbor fishing. Suddenly gale
sprung up, and the lookout on the ship
observed that the boat was in distress.
The whaleboat was called away and
quickly went to the rescue. Lieutenant
| West of the Royal navy commanded the
boat. The gale rapidly Increased In yio-
lence. and the dingey, becoming unmap-
aeeable, drifted toward the breakers.
The wbaleboat was nearing her. and
the anxious watch on the Satellite were
more than hopeful that all would be res
| cued when q heavy rain sQuall shut out
the view, and no one but God saw the
end of the seven brave fellows IN t"s
w sGsey IS, safs abated. relief party
was sent In search Of the survivors. The
dingey's crew had miraculousiy reached
shore In safety. The whaleboat and six of
its seven occupants were a. completely
wiped out as II the sea had swallowed
them.
Days afterward the body of Blake was
washed up on the shores Of Cape Cheer
full. he was the first Of the heroes to
find resting place ON the bleak hillside
above Unalaska.
In an adjoining plot lies an American
bluejacket. who. after saving four lives
at the imminent risk Of his own, lost his
own.
In April 1895. the revenue cutter
Perry was hove to 10 q gale 125 miles
east Of the Columbia river bar. The
boatswain. contrary to orders. ventured
on the topgailant forecastle to fill water
tanks, 4 heavy sea swept him overheard.
and he drifted rapidly astern. As soon
as circumstances would permit. the life
boat was lowered. but it quickly capsized
IN the heavy sea that was running. By
superhuman efforts her crew of four men
succeeded in getting precarious hold on
her bottom.
Lines were thrown to them, but their
contest with the waves had rendered
them too weak to avail themselves Of
the only aid that It seemed possible to
render them. At this juncture. when It
seemed almost certain that the entire
lifeboat's crew would perish, Able Sea-
man Moulthrope jumped to the rail,
quickly made fast line to his waist
and. before he could be stopped, jumped
into the raging sea.
II seemed impossible for mortal man to
accomplish the task that Moulthrope had
peried his life to perform. If he could
make line fast around each Of the poor
fellows struggling to keep their place on
the capaized dingey. they could be saved.
Twice as the vessel rolled heavily to
windward was poor Moulthrope dashed
against the side of the ship.
He was stunned and was about to be
hauled ON board. He had done his duty
and far more. Most men would have
been satisfied with the brave effort al
allowed one more chance.
Again brave Moulthrope risked death
that others might live. This time with
the help of oil over the side to still the
breaking waves he was successful, and
every man Of the Perry's boats crew
owes his life to Moulthrope's efforts. A
few months after his heroic conduct he
was aloft doing some work. He lost his
hold fell to the deck, and his brave and
noble spirit went before his Maker.
This modest little naval cemetery, the
most northern under the stars and
stripes, has but two other graves, those
Of Il. Thompson. quarter gunner. U. s. 8.
Alert. and that of Andrew johnson, cap
tain Of the forecastle, U. 8. s. Mohican.
Providence Journal.