Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-02
TWO HEROES.
Save Lighthouse keeper and His Fam
llY BY Thrilling Work.

Ivy by Thrilling Work.
Mobile. Oct. l.-Reyenue cutter
winona. which was thought lost. has
arrived. Her crew tell a thrilling sto.
~ OF the dangers through whsfh they
passed, and narrate In a modest way
the heroic conduct OF the two men.
members of the crew. who rescued the
keeper Of the East Pascagoula light.
hous and his family. These men were
Master at Arms Peterson and Quar-.
termaster Peterson. When the Wine.
ma arrived of Pascagoula lighthouse
II was said that u was almost derfroy.
ed, nothing being left but the tower.
which was swaying In every gust OF
the gale. and threatening TO COLLAPSE
az any moment II was soon By the
Keeper whose wife and two babies had
sought refuge In the tower. that un.
less speedy relief was given them they
must be lost The two Petersons en-.
barked In a small boat. with other
members OF the crew. and after a dts.
perate fight with the waves. reached
the base OF the tower. The kecDer
threw 10 them from the TOP a line
which he had carried up. one after
the other the two Petersons elm I'd
the rope. which dangled from the tow.
er. the wind cached them, hurled them
against the building with such force
as TO bruise them badly. and thov
were several times almost compelled
10 lose their hold upon the rope. b..
they finally reached the top. and thee
they lowered 10 the men waiting be-.
low. first the two babies. then the
keepers wife and the keeper himself
When all OF these had been saved. the
two men slid down the rope and To-
turned TO the winona. Captain Hanks
OF the revenue cutter praises In the
highest terms the conduct OF the two
Petersons. and declares that he does
not believe that a more heroic rescue
was effected during the storm. The
WinonA was at Scranton. Miss. when
the storm broke. and although she
weathered the blow without serious
damage. she had fearful time in do
ing so. The wind at times was so
severe that although the boat had out
four anchors, she wal compelled 10
maintain full speed ahead To hold her
position. While the storm was AZ It's
height the wreck Of a sloop drifted
past, and although the winona was
having all she could do 10 save her.
self Captain Hanks lowered a small
boat. and after n struggle with the
water. which az times seemed almost
hopeless. managed 70 bring OFF seven
persons. most Of them being women.
Tho Tanfaln raVs,rt.I
steamed past Dauphin island on his
way TO Mobile a message was sent him
through the megaphone stating that
there are 800 people on the island
who are suffering for supplies. A re.
lief expedition will be sent to them.
The Winona reports that Horn island
lighthouse Is totally destroyed. and
that the keeper. Charles Johnson. and
his family lost This was before the
arrival OF the Wlnona. However. the
body OF Johnson was found In the
sea and was brought 20 this city for
burial. Nearly every aid TO naviga.
ton between Mobile AID Gulfport has
been destroyed. and Pound island light
Is the only one on that portion OF the
coast which now burns at night. The
quarantine station on Ship island was
damaged 20 the extent OF $50. 900. but
no lives we're lost. Captain Hanks re-
ports That there are wrecked vessels
all along the east end OF Cat island. on
ship island, on Horn island. on Petit
Bots island and Dauphin island
Grants Island was so fiercely swept
by the storm that n can hardly be I
seen, but the channel Itself has not :
been changed
Major Shaker, commanding the Unit.
cd States forces at Fort Gaines ard I
Fort Morgan, which are situated at the (
entrance 20 Mobile bay, has recon.
mended 10 the government az Wash.
ington that the troops now stationed
there be removed as seepdIly as pos. .
sible. The barracks have been almost
destroyed. al sanitary arrangements
having been rendered useless. and Mai.
Slakcr Is apprehensive that unless the q
men are quickly moved, there will DE =
much sickness among them In his
opinion. the two forts. as they now ,
exist are not habitable by garrisons ,
until they have been extensively re- !
paired.
The known dead In this section up
10 Monday morning was placed az sew A.,
enty.nIne Il Is thought II will hardly I
reach l25.