Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-01-04
TWO HEROES OF THE SEA.
Graveyard Owned by
Uncle Sam.


In a lonely, almost forgotten grave
yard on a bleak hillside in far-away
Alaska two modest tombstones mark
the last resting places 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 Har-
Dor. Four of her crew in the dingey
went down in the harbor fishing. Sud-
denly gale sprung up and the look
out on the ship observed that the boat
was in distress.
The whaleboat was called away and
quickly went to the rescue. Lieut..
West. of the Royal navy, commanded
the boat. The gale rapidly increased
in violence, and the dingey, becoming
unmanageable, drifted toward the
breakers.
The whaleboat was nearing her, and
the anxious watch on the Satellite
were more than hopeful that all
would be rescued, when heavy rain
squa1 shut out the view and no one
but God saw the end of the seven
brave fellows in the whaleboat.
When the gale abated a relief party
was sent in search of the survivors;
the dingey's crew had miraculously
reached shore in safety; the whale
boat and six of its seven occupants
we're as completely wiped out as if the
sea had swallowed them.
Days afterward the body of Blake
was washed up on the shore of Cape
Cheerful. he was the first of the heroes
to find resting place on the bleak hill
side 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, 1896, the revenue cutter
Perry was hove to in gale 125 miles
east of the Columbia river bar. The
boastwain, contrary to orders, ventured
to fill water tanks, a heavy sea swept
him overheard, and he drifted rapidly
astern. As soon as circumstances
would permit. the lifeboat was lowered,
and quickly capsized in the heavy sea
that was running. By superhuman eff
forts her crew of four me1e succeeded
in getting precarious hold on her bot
tom.
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 rem
der 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,
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and, before he could be stopped,
jumped into the raging sea.
It seemed impossible for mortal man
to accomplish the task that Moulthrope
had periled his life to perform. If he
could make line fast around each of
the poor fellows struggling to keep
their place on the capsized dingey, they
could be saved. Twice as the vessel
rolled heavily to the 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
ready made. But Moulthrope begged
to be 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 its Maker
Providence Journal.