The Washington herald., 1914-09-30

! to her by the President and the Cabinet
/ there seems to be no doubt"
In London Mrs. Greenhow used all
! the powers OF her beauty. grace. and
wit to further the cause OF the Confed-
eracy. and not without success. She
was the romantic heroine Of the hour.
! Other Southern women in London were
| jealous Of her. Mobiles and peers courted
and feted heroine, indeed, became en-
gaged to marry her-and she had an
audience with the queen.
When asked to do 50, she readily told
OF her experience in prison. OF her
anguish in seeing little Rose suffer. OF
her JOY on reaching Richmond. Of rum
ming the blockade under fire from Fed
eral ships.
She wrote a book called MY Imprison-
ment." which was brought out in Lon
dOn In November. 1888. and attracted
much attention. She visited France and
was received by the Emperor.
In August, 1864. Mrs. Greenhow left
England for a visit home She en-
barked at Greenock. Scotland, on the new
steamer COndOr-one of four fast. three
funnel boats built that year for running z
the blockade. the others being the Fall
con, Ptarmigan. and VUlture. The Con-
dor WAS commanded by Capt. Hewitt,
afterward an admiral in the royal navy.
for services as an ambassador TO the
King of Abyssinia.
In such a ship and under such a cap
tain. Mrs Greenhow was assured of a
fast voyage home. and. far as pos
sble. Of a quick dash at its end past
the Federal fleet of the Cape Fear
River. She had no fear herslf. but she
had cause for concern over the voyage.
for she carried a sum of gold belonging
to the Confederate government, und.
doubtless. important papers.
Drowned Near Land.
The Condor made a successful land
ing. passed through the feet and was
within measurable distance of safety,
when an obstacle ahead caused her pilot
TO relinquish command and decline to
proceed further. 4 Federal ship seemed
directly in her path. an the bar. II was
actually a wrecked blockade runner.
The Condor veered from it and ran
aground on the bar. IE a moment there
was dire confusion on board.
Mrs. Greenhow. fearful that the ship
would be captured, and determined to
save the gold (and doubtless no less the
papers, in her charge, besOught the cap
tain to send her ashore in boat. The
captain yielded to her entreaties
though he knew there was danger in
the short. sharp seas Of the bar. A
boat was lowered. and with Mrs. Green
how its only passenger pushed on from
the steamer. its rowers heading for the
beach 1t had gone but a little way
when IL was swamped, and its occupants
were thrown into the water.
Mrs Greenhow, her body weighted by
a bag OF gold and her limbs encumbered
by a heavy silk dress. sank to rise no
more. The sailors were rescued and the
Condor. escaping from the bar. reached
safety before dawn.
That morning Mrs. Greenhow's body
fair in death, was found upon the sands
near Fort Fisher.
Reverently it was taken to the chapel
of the Seamen's Bethel in Wilmington
A Confederate officer wrote of seeing
her there in the Sailors Church. beau
tiful In death. though she had lived hast
her radiant youthful prime" The day
after the funeral services were held in
the church OF her choice, ST. Thomas
(Catholic), and her body laid to rest
in Oakdale Cemetery
Kindly hands marked her grave and
kindly hearts kept her memory green
in Wilmington. Her tombstone bears
two Inscriptions. That on the front
reads:
Mrs. Rose o'NeaI Greenhow-Bear-
er Dispatches to the Confederate
Government. Erected by the Ladies'
Memorial Association
On the reverse is the following:
Drowned on Fort Fisher, from the
Steamer Condor. in attempting to run
the Blockade, September 30, 1854"
Copyright. lsIIJ
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against Shcrman's rear.