The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-06
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Heroic Grace Darling.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1e

II was on the 9Th OF September, 1888,
when Grace Darling was 70 years OF age,
that she accomplished the achievement
that has made her name famous, she
was the daughter of the keeper OF a light
house off the coast OF northumberland,
and is described as being remarkably
gentle in aspect and mild and benevolent
in character, OF q fair complexion. WIN
nothing masculine in her appearance.
On September the "Forfarshire. a
steamer of 500 tons, was on hcr way from
Hull TO Dundee. She had valuable car
go and 63 persons on board. A slight
leak, patched up before her departure
Head. and rendered it difficult 10 main
tain the fires for the engine. The sea
was running high and there was strong
wind. The leak Increased and the engine
fires gradually went out. wind. rain, fog
and heavy sea all beset the helpless
vessel at once
struck bows foremost on A precipitous
part OF one OF the rocky islands. Some
Of the crew and one of the passengers
left the ship in one OF the boats; two
other passengers perished in the attempt
To throw themselves into the boat. The
females on board clustered around the
master; shrieking. and imploring aid.
which he could not afford them, heavy
wave. striking the vessel on the quarter
raised her from the rock, and then caused
her TO fall violently on 1t again. She en-
In twain about midship, the forepart re-
mainlng on the rock. while the hinder
part was carried off by rapid current
through channel called the PIfagut.
In this fearful plight the remainder Of
the crew awaited the arrival of daylight.
no one knowing how soon the waves
might destroy them altogether. At day
house about a mile distant, and IT soon
became known at scarborough that
ship had been wrecked. So fearful did
the waves beat against the rock that the
boatmen at Marlborough refused to push
off. and Darling. accustomed to scenes
OF danger as he was, shrank himself from
the peril Of putting out to the wreck in
a boat.
No. so his gentle but heroic daughter.
She could see. by the aid OF a glass, tho
46 to sbe the wrTeR ana he
father TO let her go with him in a boat
10 ondeavor to rescue them, At last he
yielded; the mother helped 10 launch the
daughter each took an oar, And so they
rowed this fearful mile. at each instant In
danger OF being swamped by the waves.
They reached the wreck. and found nine
survivors, One Of them a weaver's wife.
was found in the forecabin exposed TO
the intrusion of the sea- and two children
lay Stilfened corpscs in her arms.
The whole nine went with Darling and
his daughter in the boat and safely
reached the lighthouse. where. owing TO
the severity OF the weather. they were
forced TO remain two days, kindly at
tended to by the three inmates
When the news of this exploit reached
the coast, all Northumberland was filled
with admiration. Grace DarinS's name
became everywhere known and tourists
came from all parts to see the Longstonc
lighthouse. and still more TO see Grace.
They were invited to VISIT royalty and
were given handsome presents, Grace
had suitors plenty but she preferred to
remain at the lighthouse with her par
ents, where she died October 90. 1912, AT
the early age OF 81, about four years after
the event which had given her fame.
September 6. 1901, President Mckinley
was shot at the Pan-Amerlcan exposi-
ton: President Garfield was removed
from Washington to Elberon. n j., in
the hope OF saving his life in 1881. the
Rebel standard was raised at Perth In
1I45: the naval battle between the con-
sress and the savage was fought in 1881