The Potteries Examiner : — 1879-08-23 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

TERRIBLE NIGHT AT SEA.  An account of the experiene,s of the five men who went out to rescue some boys who were in peril at the Swansea Pegatta, and who were at first supp iced to he drowned, is published in the South Wales Daily Nur, Eight brave fellows, named John Ldwards, John Cornelius, Thomas Thomas, John Banks, AIDA 'Teesdale, George George, David Dos co and Thomas Richards (a boy), volunteered to go to the assistance of a number of lads, who were seen in distress abont two miles from land. The sea was very rough at the time, and, as a violent wind was also raging, the occupants of the boat had no slight task be re them. They put out about five o'eleek and in two hours intece,;eled in coming up to the 1, ,ys, when three of the men—Edwards, Banks, and Ilayid Da :is—transferred themselves to the boyil• boat, and after some hard work, were picked , at. by a passing barque. The other boat, containing I tie four inn and the boy disappeared from view, 355 been heard of it excepting a vague •, : !!! t .• 10,1 that it hail been seen, when the ~ 0 n fer the Milrables. It now ap1. ft by the three men named z r• :e r.. 1 to keep up with the other ' 1, ~t, an 1 ti..!. n, ,ot,siis, the two craft parted Before C. Adams, Esq. company. 0 , I•• I'!I, 3 heavy storm Came on, ,'leering the .1. I v curing the men almost TM c . 4 lb, WI re flee enough to Disoannin.o 'ans.—Tom nefortanates, Xlary Ann Dignan and Louisa Nisbet, wero each fined :,s. and wats, the barque which , th-eir companions to hear for having been disoederly by fiffitiag ia the Market• I , ',outing irom Cl.• soil, to tile hod, and that they square at 11 tlo on r is.) night. tried in vain to get up to her. They felt themselves washed furtla•r and further out to sea, the boat ineiinieg in the dircetion of Nash Point, and at Glib p' sat the fury of thi, storm was at its height. They became exhausted, and for a time were unable to usr ftslllllOlLT., Ano. Its, 1879.—1 n-patients admitted, 20 ; the oars, of width they then had but three, when a Discharged, 16 ; is the house, 150. Oat-patients ad, huge wave swept on, r the boat and completely capmilted. 1110 discharged, 11)1 on the books, 1,136. 'is d her, throwing the occmants into the water. Days of admission at twelve o'clock i—Tuesdava, Ui rtimately they could all swim, and, having Mr *Ashwell Atli Mr Folker—deutal surgeon, Mr. I vi covered tl:e oars, they succeeded, though with . . Whittingham; Thursdays, Dr. Orton and Mr. Alcock ; ,root diflienity, in clutching the boat so as It Satnrdays, Dr. Arlidge and Mr. Spanton ; house save themsely•s. One of them went to the physician. Mr. A. M. Mekblowie; house surgeon, bew and Die others to the side, by which means He, C.. Russell ; Mr. Ralph Hordley, secretary and house thee icanaged to heave the boat into her proper etc ward. posi ion. The nien war,' then fortunate enough S to rt Gale places, and, as a mist was fast s. a I appr, aching, they again applied themselves to the The Right ReV. the L ,r 1 Bishop of Lichfield .2 ii IS airs, though la a half despairing kind of way. Anon the poor fell°, a ioCCIIIIIO exhausted, gave up pulling, resigned themselves to what they considered theii ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN WOLVER, ' inevitabot fate—a watery grave. Again, and onct HAMPTON FROM A LOVE aeain, they woe thrown into the water, but manage,.