. Christian herald and signs of our times. hristJesus. [Phil. 4: 7.) A Daring Rescue at Sea. A press dispatch from Portland, Me.,announces the arrival at that port of thesteamer Ulakemoor after a tempestuous voy-age from England. The vessel bore marksof the severity of the storms she had pass-ed through. Four days before reachingport, the crew had seen a vessel burningsignals of distress. Though the sea washigh and the weather intensely cold, fivemen volunteered to go to the rescue. Thelifeboat was lowered, and after a desper-ate struggle reached the disabled proved to be the schoon
. Christian herald and signs of our times. hristJesus. [Phil. 4: 7.) A Daring Rescue at Sea. A press dispatch from Portland, Me.,announces the arrival at that port of thesteamer Ulakemoor after a tempestuous voy-age from England. The vessel bore marksof the severity of the storms she had pass-ed through. Four days before reachingport, the crew had seen a vessel burningsignals of distress. Though the sea washigh and the weather intensely cold, fivemen volunteered to go to the rescue. Thelifeboat was lowered, and after a desper-ate struggle reached the disabled proved to be the schooner Cliffordfrom New York, with a cargo of corn forHalifax. Her hold was full of water andshe was listed so that her lee rail wasawash. Her crew with great difficultywere transferred to the lifeboat. It tookthe brave men four hours to regain theUlakemoor, and the task of boarding herand hoisting the lifeboat was a trying one,as mountainous seas were breaking overthe deck. The rescue was only just intime, for before the lifeboat reached the. COURT-YARD FORTRESS won the hearts of doctors and nurses. Hewas permitted access to her and wouldstay around in the yard between his visits,that he might question any doctor whocame out of the ward as to her would answer him kindly and givehim all the encouragement they toward the last they could not givemuch, and when it was decided to moveher to Bellevue, the danger could not bedisguised. He expected that he would beable to see her there, but no one knewhim and he was told that it was againstthe rules. Its nearly ten oclock, saidthe surgeon, you cannot go up. Besides,it is a bad case. 1 heard them talkingabout it. The man flung himself on hisknees. 1 never knelt to mortal man be-fore, he cried; for mercys sake takeme to my wife that 1 may see her beforeshe dies, The surgeons heart went up to the ward, found the womantossing in fever and asking for her hus-band. He came back and beckoned theman to follow hi
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