The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
IONELY GRAVES
ON A HILLSIDE.
~ STORY OF HEROIC ATTEMPTS
At RESCUE IN THE WATERS
OF DUTCH HARBOR.
= eent 70 Rescue = Dingey Was
Ever F0and-How Oae Sea-
man saved FouR Lives.

~ 4 lonely. almost forgotten grave
II yard on a bleak hillside an far-away
y Alaska, TIVE modes. fombstones mark
II last resting place of two heroes OF
- sea, the story OF whose noble conduct
skould not be allowed TO die.
i've years ago the British gunboat SAT-
me Was anchored la Dutch hartor. -Four
z her crew In the dingey weat down
- hxybor fishing. Suddenly gale sprung
= and the lookout on the ship observed
ut the boat was In distress.
ne whaleboat was called away ard
1ulckly went 10 the rescue. Lieut.. West.
q he Royal navy. commanded the boat
ne gale rapidly increased In violence, and
III dingey. becoming unmanageab bic drift
q toward the breakers
The whaleboat xas nearing her and the
ANXIOUS wstsn on the Satellite were more
dan hopeful that all would be rescued
vhen a heavy rain squat shut out the
ssew. and no ono but God saw the end OF
he seven brave fellows In the whaIehoat
When the gale abated a relief party was
sent In search Of the survivors: the din
fsys crew had mraculousiy reached
more In safety: the whaieboat and six of
IT, seven occupants were as completely
vip<d out as II the sea had swallowed
them.
Days afterward the body of Blake was
washed up on the shores of Care Cheerful.
he was the first Of the heroes TO find a
resting place on the bleak hillside above
unaiaska.
In an adjoining plot lies an American
h'aejacket. who. after saving four lives
It the imminent risk of his own, lost his
cwn.
In April. 1856. the revenue cutter Perry
vas hove 10 In gale rs miles east Of the
Columbia river bar. The noasswain, con-
'fags "a orders. veutured on the topgallant
lofscastle TO I'LL water tanks. heavy sea
Wept him overheard. and he tlrifted rapid
b astern. As soon az circumstances would
permit, the iifeboat was lowered. but
quickly capsized IN the heavy sea that was
RAINING Fly surefhuman efforts her crew
q four men succeeded in getting pre-
curious 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 II seemed possible 10 render them.
Al this juncture. when IL seemed almost
Nrlan that tho entire nfeboats crew
would perish, able Seaman Moulshrope
jumped To the rail. quickly. made fast a
line to his waist. and. before he could be
Ropped jumped into the raging sea.
II seemed impossible for mortal man TO
accomplish the task that Moulthrope had
Pefifu MS Dfe 10 perform. TX ne could
make a line fast around each OF the poor
fellows struggling 70 keep their place on
the capsized dingey. they could be saved.
Twice as the vessel rolled heavily 10 wind
ward was poor Moulthrope dashed against
he side of the ship.
He was stunned. and was about TO be
hsaled on board, He had done his duty
and far more Most men would have been
hf.siied with the brave effort already
made. But Moufthrope begged to be al
loSed one more chance.
Again brave MouIthrope risked death
shat others might live This time with
the help of oil over the side 10 still the
hreaklng waves, he was successful and
very man of the Perry's boats crew owes
BIS life 10 Mouithrope's efforts A few
months after his heroic conduct he was
aioft doing some work; he lest his hold.
TEL 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 r.
Thompson. quarter gunner. L. =. 8. Alert.
and that Of Andrew johnson. captain of
the forecastie. l.. =. 8. Mohican.~-provi-
eence Journal.