The New York Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1875, Page 7

LEANDER OUTS WAM, Paul Boynton’s Seawalk from Dover to Boulogne, Fails Within Five Miles of France. Crossing the Straits in Life- Saving Armor. DARKNESS BEATS HIM. | Telegraph Reports of His Progress During the | Performance of the Great Feat. “All Right” on the Briny Highway. 'N- GOOD HEALTH AND °SPIRITS. An Enthusiastic Reception on the French Shore. Sketch of the Flotatorial Champion—Ilis Fishy Career. a FIFTEEN HOUR'S WITH NEPTUNE. | [SPECIAL DmsPATCH To THE HERALD By CABLE.] | Bov1oene-Sun-Mer, April 11, 1875. Paul Boynton failed to accomplish his feat of crossing the Straits of Dover. He was | taken on board the steamer which accompanied | him, when only five miles from the coast of | France, . NOT FATIGUED, BUT OVERSHADOWED RY DARK- NESS. He was not tired. he darkness of the night compelled him to desist. HIS TIME, He was fifteen hours out from England. HIS PROGRESS. Lonpow, April 10, 1875. Paul Boynton started from Dover at half- past four A. M. to attempt to cross the ehan- | nel in his life-saving dress. TELEGRAPH REPORTS OF HIS PROGRESS. The press boat which is accompanying him is laying a telegraph cable as it progresses. One despatch sent when Boynton was seven | miles out reported his progress as very satis- factory. i A later telegrnm, dated mid-channel quarter- past seven A. M., says:—‘Boynton is going | along spendidly. He is now fourteen miles out. Ho isin good spirits and is smoking. | Cape Grisnez is in sight.” SPOKEN AT SEA. | A despatch from Boulogne says the captain of the packet boat which arxjved there from | Folkestone this afternoon reports that he | spoke Boynton at five minutes of two P. M., | ten miles from Boulogne. | “ALL RIGHT’ AND ONWARD. Boynton, in response to an inquiry as to | how he was getting along, responded ‘All | right.” BE ARRIVES AT BOULOGNE—IN GOOD HRALTH AND SPIRITS—WARMLY GEEETED RY A CROWDED ASSEMBLAGE. Loxpox, April 10—Night. | Paul Boynton arrived at Boulogne at a quarter-past eight o'clock to-night. IN GOOD HEALTH AND SPIRITS. He was in excellent health and spirits. AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. A great crowd assembled to witness his arrival and he was enthusiastically received. | | | PAUL BOYNTON’S CAREER. | hour. was but fifteen poands, yet the necessary articles required on the perilous trip increased this avoirdupois, These were two dozen signal lights, two pounds Of cheese, six pounds of crackers, one piece of Bologna sausage, one axe and one bowie- panto for sharks, signal fags; rockets, an extra , Bult of clothes and # large double-bladed paddle Week which to propel himself, ‘The crackers ana cheese “exe no doubt consumed before Boynton could venture 8 little trip, ‘This he at last was enabled to durby SAe permission of the cap- tain of The Queen, as the veaaes approgebed the Insh coast. 9 * i Ki blew a gale. Without any unnecessary fuss, Boyn- ton dréW of his Indie ruober air-tight sait and im- fated the alr ‘chambers, in his air-tight sack he placed food for three days, a compass, @ bull’s-eye lantern, some books (just to beguile the time on the water), some signal rockets and a United States dag. Im his inside pocket he placed a mail which the passengers had given him to post, ne strapped his bowie-knife and axe to his side, and, grasping his padale, was lowered into the water, amid the cheers of the passengers, at hali-past nine o'clock P. M, It was a wild, dark night, He was close to the Fastnet rock, with Cape Clear three miles from him and Baltimore, towara which: he intended to make, was in a direct line, seven miles away. He lay on his back paddling vigor- ously, and goon the lights of the vessel were lost in the night. in a quarter of an hour more his spirit. almost quatled, when tossed high on the crest of a wave he could no longer see the coast line or any lights, The wind blew, the rain poured down and the tide set dead against him. He was drifting ont to sea, and, to add to the awful loneliness of his situation and, to merease the dreadful pertl, the gale increased in violence, That night for many hours no matiboat crossed the Irish Channel, and great destruction was done on the coast. And through these awlul hours of darkness this man Was (ossing about at the mercy of the waves, some fifteen mules from land. The wind was so violent that he had to give over paddling and with one band shade his face (the only part of his body exposed) from the catting biast, Once tis paddle was wrenched away by a heavy sea, but it for- tunately came into his hand again, For several seconds & wave would completely snbmerge him, then he would shoot on to the crest and take breath pefore he aguin was huried down @ sloping mass of water, which seemed 100 feet to the bottom, As a’ result of this tossing he became seasick, a thing whico never before happened to him. His indomitable spirit, bowever, conquered everytning, and about one o’clock the wind. began to blow directly en shore. His paddle was plied vigorously, and at thrge o'clock on Wednesday morning he perceived he Was near breakers, and the rock-bound coast weatof Skibbereen loomed up before him. His danger now was not !ess than 1t was daring the height of the gale, foras a wave would raise Lim almost on @ level with the cliff tops he could discern nothing but a threatening wall of rock. He made his way along parallel to the coast, and fortunately lighted upon almost the only safe landing place for miles around. He saw an open- ing in the cliffs and propelled nimself cautiously towara is, While hesttatingly examining the en- trance @ sea struck him, carrying him on; another and another foilowed im quick succes- sion, and in an almost senseless state he wi hurled nigh and dry upon the beach. It was then four o’ciock in the morn- ing, and be had been nearly seven hours on the water, traversing a distance of thirty miles. The apparatus had behavea admirably, and naving | divested himself of it ne stood quite dry in bis navy uniform, which he wore beneath, That hay- ing been done he let off one of mis signal rockets without effect. It showed him, however, a nar- row path in the rocks, Up ths he clambered and got ou to 4 Mountain road which brougnt him to the @astguard station. He was hospttably re- ceived and discovered that the place he had landed at was Trefaska Bight, some miles east and south o/ Baltimore. During the morning he reached Skibbercen and posted the letters in- trusted to him and arrived in Cork on Wednesday night, October 21, where ne was the hero of the rhe more the popuiace heard of the feat the greater was their wonderment, as it was deemed impossibie fora man to pags unharmed through such an experience, ‘The captain remained among his newly made friends at Cork for awhile, displaying the vaiue of his life-saving dress, and then journeyed to Duv- lin, where on the 12th of November he made an- other trial for the gratification of the people or that clty and viemny. A Dublin paper of the 13th says:—~'The exhibition was no less successful as a test of the perfect efficiency of the lile-saving | apparatus than gratifying as an ovation on the part of the populace to the gallant captain, It had been publicly announced that he would enter the river at Kingsbridge and swim down as tar as Carlisle Bydge. Accordingly at one o’ciock the Captain, with his strange looking gear, drove in @ phaecton to the appointed starting place, where he was greeted by an immense crowd of expectant spectators, Tne hero of the hour atonce repaired to one of the private gardens that slope down to the river op- posite the goods stores o! the Great Southern and Western Railway, and at that point, having equipped himself in his porpoise-like attire, he slipped into the water. The Captain was wary enough to choose an hour for bis exploit when the tide had just ebbed and was gentiy on the flow. He secured at least two advantages from this precaution, First, the slime and filth from the sewers were sufficiently dilated with water to render the ordeal endurable, and next, the prog- ress was facilitated by Moating with the tide. The point selected tor bis plunge into the water was | hidden from the view of the spectators at the bridge, and they were, therefore, somewhat sur- prised and perhaps a little disappointed when the biack form rounded the bend just beyond, pad- dling toward them feet foremost. S When he neared the multitude be anfurled the Captain Boynton, famous as a pearl diver, life- | aver and man-fish In general, bas been in Europe | since the early part of last November, displaying ‘the utility of the life-saving dress which he used’) yesterday. In this time he has given frequent ex- | Qibitions in Ireland and England, demonstrating | ‘to the satisfaction of the thousands of spectators that he is aman of courage and of great skill as o swimmer. Mr. Boynton is not unknown here, Be is an American, and most of his life since man- | hood bas been passed in the pertious business of diving, in which work he bas no superior. On the Jersey coast he has performed many deeds of dar- ing, saving scores of bathers who wonld | ave been lost in the surf at Atlantic | City had not Boynton rescued them as they were | @rifting beyond the reach of human aid, In one | OF two Seasons at the above summer resort he is credited with rescuing irom drowning in the neigh- Dorhood of sevénty persons, men, women and | children. He was employed there as a member of the Coast Guard. | Giving up this engagement in the fall of last | year, and having nothing of any particular 1m- portance on hand, this remarkable man decided to test the patent swimming costume he now has tm bis possession. After a few preliminary trials, | be became convinced of its practicability and nse- fuiness, but finding that but few people betieved ¥ little else than one of the usual hambugs of the | @ay, decided to introduce tt in a novel manner, at Jeast, to say, nothing of the danger attending the experiment, It was to take passage in one of the | European steamers Jeaving this port, and when | 200 miles from land, either after leaving New York or belore reaching the other side, to drop over- board in his dress and be left to the mercy of the | waves. The inventor of the saving suit greedily | grasped the opportunity thus presented, aad | witgin two days all arrangements were made, and Boynton satled from pier No, 47 | North River, im the Nationa? steamship The | Queen, on Saturday, October Li, 187% He | had out little or no baggage with him, | asatthe last moment he decided to jump over. | board when 200 miles ontside of Sandy ffook, and | swim back to New York, This, however, was abandoned, as the commander of the ship was a man of little faith and vetoed the experiment, BoyDten remaining on ooard an involuntary pas- senger. The dress taken with him, and which be | Imtended to use, Was simply @ rubber suit, or armor, of peculiar pattern, containing compart- | ments, Wich Wore jRdated As will, Jip weighs | Stars and Stripes, and, making use of his paddie as a flagstaff, he hoisted and waved aloit the be- loved emblem of his nationality, There is now, it appears, any “decline of patriotism”-on the part of the Yankees, if their fondness tor-displaying on | all possible occasions their beautiful Star-Spangled | Banner can be taken as aproof, It isa weakneas | with them. Every little child in the States carries | proudly his tiny flag on Independence Day, and the anniversary Would not be considered as cele- brated without fannting tt. So Captain Boynton, while sporting in British waters, makes bis little ensign play no Inconsideradie part in his performances. Now he raises It with the stars reversed as & flag of distress; again he assumes @ perpendicular attitude and waves it | ag if in triamph overthe watery element; and it | may be that sometimes, with quite commendabie | | pride, he uniurls tt as the national colors of his | country, toevoke the sympathies of a people so many of whose relations have found a home in the great Repablic. At all events, the fag was a | signal for hearty cheers, te continued to paddie quickiy along, the assemblage sollowtng and in- creasing until all tne bridges wore densely crowded and quays were lined with a thick (rip of signt-seers, Who evidentty felt deep interest in the swimmer’s movements. At many potnts the traffic was brougnt to a standstill and even the tram cars were blocked, . Shortly after the above exhipition Captain Boynton visited Liverpool and London, where ne made repeated trials of the dress, and on the oth of the present month he nad the supreme satisiaction Of appearing with his appa. ratus in the harbor of Cowes before the Qneen, Who Witnessed the exhibition from the yacht Victoria and Albert, Although a heavy gale was blowing the experiments were satisiac- tory, and Boynton was personaily thanked by Her Majesty, Who ordered the lite-saving cquipments for the royal yacht, Captain Boynton ts about thirty-eight years of | the gr’ t October | tor! age, and when be ieft New York |; weighed 180 pounds, and was as fine of American Manhood as was ever specimen looked upon, | of good height and powerfl frame, ne seemed | the embodiment of mascuiar and constitutional | pertection. He then haa @ fall, round, cleanly | shaven face, about which a smile was constantly | playing, and was confident of success. Bidding | the writer, good-by, he said, “I shall goon ve back; | 1 must come back right away, for my wife doesn’t | eyen KDOW Sap A Amn KOLB GS! J It was on the evening of the tenth day out and it} NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL U, 1875—QUINTUPLE SHEET. THE STRAITS OF DOVER. Seene of the Exploit of Captain Bovnton. OBITUARY. DAN BRYANT. Yesterday the American stage lost one of its brightest ornaments—a man whose name has long been @ household word in every part of this country, The talenthd negro minstrel, the clever Irish comedian, the genial, whole-souled gentie- man, who could number his iriends by the thou- nd who knew nothing about the existence of anenemy, has been stricken by the hand of death, in the prime of life and full Qush of that pe- cullar ability as acomedian that gained for him ail the popularity that any actor might wish for. The minstrel stage has already suffered heavy losses this season, especially in the deata of Neise Seymour; but im the death of Dan Bryant it has loss Its principal attraction. The deatn of his life-long friend and companion, Nelse Seymour, produced such an impression on Dan's sensitive mind that he changed considerably since that sad event. About @ week ago he was attacked by that most fatal of all complaints in this city, pneumonta, and rapidly sank until death overtook him at ten minutes after four o'clock yesterday afternoon, at his house, No. 20 West Sixtieth street, oxactiy fourteen years and two days after the death of his brother Jerry, who died April 8, 1861. Dan Bryant was born at Troy, N. Y., May 9, 1833, and made his first appearance on the staga as a dancer at Vanxnall Garden, Now York, in 1845, on ‘the occasion 01 his brother Jerry’s beaefit. In 1640 he jJomed the Savile Harmonists and travelied through the Southern and Western States. Re- turning vo this city im 1850 he joined Charley White's Melodeon Minstrels in the Bowery. two brothers, Jerry and Nelli, returned from a in Australia and California in the ining of & negro ie Hall, No. 472 Broadway, establishment opened u of the three orotuers, on year. Those were the halcyon day ‘and there were emtment artists Poor She Eng was on tne ground Boy. Some tew year: essay irish parts, and we the “bnrnt cork” to take up the brogae. He was very success(ul, His ptm sn parts were Tim O’Brien, in the “Trish migrant,” Hand, in oh y of and Miles Oo} He piayed a su engage: years ago, returned tome and so: took up the “burnt cork’ again in nes opera house built expressiy for him on Twenty- | third street. His débat in a white face was made on the orca- Alon. of Mx, Fiova's pengat ay the Winter Garden Theatre on July 2, 1863, appearing a8 Leng! Andy. His last appearance at the Academy of Music as a irish comedian, about seven years ago, w } made the occaston Of quite an ovation to nim nis friends. The most interesting portion of Dan Bryaut’s stage career was at bis theatre, next avor to toe Academy of Music, now occupied by Manager Neuendorif as a German dramatic and musical house. Here he organized the best min- strel company that ever appeared in America. Grover Was runniug at the time as a huge variety theatre, and the proximity of such @ nuisance ag it soon became, compelled Dan change bis quarters to the handsome little theatre on Twenty-third street, where for the last few seasons he enjoyed success and popa- jar favor of the most emphatic kind. Dan was a favorite with the theatrical profession, and was foremost in everything jt ored of humor, The celebrated dinne the Gramercy Park Sothern in honor of Mr. Lee, Miss during which the ee ie ed the Sothern, Dan Neise Seymour #6 rt isher aimost Out of his wits, will not soon be fo! jotten, The Old habitués ot the Westminster lote!, in Irving place, Remac, Charley Seymour, d Hagan, all now gome on their last journey, counted ban Bryant as one of ¢ choicest spirita. Yet beneath all shi pearance of reckless humor there was @ well-spring of ip, Steady and anal le, generosity that seemed extravagant, nobility of and true Maniness that must endear to all who knew hum toe memory of Dan Bryant. 4 yet no arrangements have been mace for the faneral, but It ts understood that the “Order of Elks” will take full ¢ hall where poor “ in a roar” w melaucholy appearan: 2 closed last event HENRY OLAPP. ‘The death of Henry Oiapp, a writer woll known among the journalists of this city, is announced, Deceased was born at Nantucket, and in his boy- hood days served as an apprentice on board the Schoolship, which was fitted out under an endow. ment from Admiral Coffin. A seafaring life evi- Gently did not suit the inclination or tastes of the young man, His stay om board ship was orief. He gave up the sea, and in the city of Boston he engaged in mercantile pursuits, and subsequentiy in New Orleans foliowed the same calling. Busi- ness could not have proved very iucrative for bim, Ass lecturer he distinguished bimsel/, and as an advocate of temperance he made his ‘name conspicuous both here and in England. Tne Abolition movement afterward engrossea tention, and from the piattorm and also in the , columns of ® paper which he published in Lynn, ke and wrote with vigor in| Mass, be spo favor of the aoolition of slavery. Mr. Clapp came to New York about twenty-five years ago. His first literary work 1p this city was the cransiation of the works of Fourie He aiterward wrote for many of the newspapers, | [ardareren the Sunday ones. He was Wd LA We Satandan @ naner devoted Avove him was tre Tammany, which Leonard | to the drama, music and art generally, and dour- Ing the short Iife of ti Journal contributions to its columns were noted for their brilllancy, spice and easy humor. When tne Press died he joined vhe staff of the Sunday Leader, unaer the editor- ship of John Claney, and when the Leader paaton Mr. Clapp became a contributor to the azines, is nom de plume of “Figaro” was Wai known to readers who, once a week in the Sulday press, perused the eketches avout books, the drama, music and art. With tne death of poor Clapp, the coterie of Bohemians, of which Ada Clare, Fitz James O’Brien, Nea Wiikins, George Arnold and Henry Clapp were the bright particu- lar stars, and whose chief haunt in days gone by Was Piafl’s, becomes lessened, and few of those Who composed that merry circle are now le!t. Henry Clapp might almost be regarded as ‘The lagtuman.’ < CAPTAIN JOHN J. WILLIAMBON. In the death of Captain Jobn J. Wiluamson, of the Thirty-first precinct, which ocourrea at ten minutes alter eleven o'clock yesterday morning, at his residence No, 627 Greenwich street, his dia- ease being pneumonia, New York loses a faitniul and efficient public servant and the police force of the city @ tried and trusted officer. The de- ceased was born in Souto Carolina July 29, 1809, and was consequently at the time of his death in his sixty-sixth year, to New York and for some time foliowed bis trade, Which was that of a shoemaker, Jeaving it toen- | gage in the trucking business, He took quite an active part ia politics, voting the whig ticket, 2nd © was rewarded by that party with a position in We Custom House, which he lietd for some years. In June, 1857, be was made a patrolman on the old police iorce, and within a few months he had msen to the grades of roundsman and sergeant and shortly alterward to that of cap- tain, being assignea for duty in the latter capacity to the Fourteenth precinct. From the Four- teenth he was trapsierred’ to the Third precinct, | where he remained until the general change of captains was made last November, when he was sent to tne Tuurty-liraét precinct, of which he was captain at the time of his death, In early life | Captain Williamson Was distinguished among his. | associates on the police a8 an athlete of no mean | order, Tali—being over six feet in height—buct rather slim, his frame seemed to possess all the requirements for.great physical endurance, and it was no uncommon occurrence for him, when ta command of the Fourteenth precioct, to waik over every post in his jurisdiction two and three times a night while in the performance of bis duty. ror the past few years the Captain’s health has been failing, and, although he remained at his Post, he'was practically an invalid, CARIDAD DE LOS REYES QUESADA. On Saturday evening Caridad de Los Reyes Que- sada died at the early age of twenty-three, The | deceased lady was the sister-in-law, of the | late President of the Cuban Republic, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Her brother is the well known General Quesada, at one time Com- mander-in-Chief of the Cuban army and latterly | one of the most active foreign agents of the insur- pees Her elder brother was captored with eneral Calixto Garcia and is now in the P obewr of Havana, awaiting the decision of the panish governinent in his regard. The deceased lady was endeared to a large circle of iriends by her kindly and generous disposition and the cour- age with which she supported the privations im- posed by exile. FRANCIS CONROY, CENTENARIAN. Francis Conroy diea yesterday morning at the ad- vanced age of 103 years, at bis residence No. 613 East Fourteenth street. He was born tn the parish of St. John’s, county Roscommon, Ireland, in 1772, where he lived until twenty-three years ago, when he came to this country. He was then cighty years old and has since resided in this city. Previous to the time of his leaving bis native town he worked daily on his farm, and was always known to be in | the best of health, and since his arrival here, up to the time of nis death, Was never a day sick, When you he married the daughter of a wealthy heighbor, named Carroll, and they both lived happily together. About @ year ago his wife died, atthe of pinety-six years, and was greatly lamented by bim as taey were never known to have quarreiled. fis death Is supposed by nis physician 10 haye resuited from an gttack of bronchitis, caused by the severity of the winter. ‘fhe first symptoms of it were discovered by his friends on last Tuesday, and they refused to let him leave his bed, Much against his wish, as he was accus- tomed to take a daily walk, He maintained all shia mental faculties up to the hour of bis death, and recognized iriends who had been summoned to his bedside, whom he had not seen in years before, and conversed with them avout things whicn had happened many years ago. he leaves twenty grandchildren and six great grandchildren to mourn his loss. His death will be lamented by a large number of (riends and reiatives. The body wih be interred in Calvary Cemetery to-day oy the side of bis lamented and muck loved wile. HON. CALVIN WILLERS, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW YORK. Hon, Calvin Willers, Deputy Secretary of State of the State of New York, died at Albany, on Fri- Gay night, 9tn instant, in the thirty-flith vear of his age, of typhoid fever. He was widely knowa and universally esteemed. His illness was of short duration; 80 short that many ot nis irieads learned of it frst when they read of his dearn, Mr. Willers entered public life as the County Clerk of Seneca county in this State tn 156s. He held the office for three years. He was appointed to the office which be held at the time of bis death on January 1, 1874. He was a member of the National Guard and held the commission of mayor op General Chedeil’s stad. A meeting of the State officers was held yesterday tn Albany, Comptrolier Hopkins presiding, and appropriate resolutions of respect for wis memory were adopted. The parents of Mr. Willers are both living on the ola homestead im Seneca county, the fatner aged seventy-eight years. The remains were escorted, yesterday, to (he 9 o'clock train irom Albany by large body of iriends. The faneral will take p' in Varick, Seneca county, on Monday, the instant, | SUMNER CROSBY, OF BOSTON. | Sumner Crosby, @ well-known and much re- | | spected citizen of the Scate of Massachusetts, died in Boston yesterday morning, 10th inst., at an ad- vanced age. In former years Mr. Crosby took an active part and lead in the local politics of Bos- ton, ana thas, as im his mercantile capacity, he became very widely known. He was vastly es- teemed for bis probity and honorable princip'e. l Mr. Urospy died at nis residence, in South Boston, at the age of seventy-iour years, Previous to i856 he was Steward ol the Boston Lanatic Muspital. in 1856 he was elected so the Common vounell of Boston from Ward No. 12 and was subsequentiy re-eiected in 1861, 1862 and 1865. He was elected to fili other positions of trust and honor, being at one time a member of the frst relief committee which was organized in te city In 1862, He was also connected with the Stare Guard, which was commanded by Colonel A. J, Wright, the head of the firm of State printers. This corps was com- posed entirely of men who were too old to per- | form milttary service; but it was frequently caiied upon [or excort duty at funerals, a8 well as when troops were leaving and returning. Mr. Crosvy was the leading partner tn the house of sumpe:, Crosby & Co, Which Was engaged io the grain business, and Was a prominent man on the Boston Corn Exchange. He sustatued a severe stroke of paralysis about a year ago, and for a time it was not supposed that he could recover, tion, however, gradually ithproved until quite re- cently, when he suffered a relapse. In the city of Roston proper as Wel: a8 in South Boston he was well known ana highly esteemed. The juneral services will take piace at the Broadway Unitarian church, on Tuesday next, at the pour o! bali-past two P. M. | ——= ! LIBUTENANT ALEXANDER GRANT, UNITED STATES | ARMY. | . Information has been received at the War De- partment in Wasnington of the death of First Lieutenant Alexander Grant, First cavairy, United States Army. He died at Camp Halleck, Nevada, | on the 28th of March. native of Canada He was commissioned a8 an officer from the ranks of the United Svates Army. He Was appointed secood lieutenant on the lon of September, in the year 1866, and promoted to be first lieutenant on July 1, 1868. He was greatly esteemed by bis associates, and was classed as & very deserving and promising oM-er. R. 8 CHEW, UNITED STATES NAVY. Lieutenant Commander R, 8S. Chew, United Staves Navy (retired), died in Washington, D. ©. of the District of Columbia. He entered the naval service from tne same District on the 26th of November, im the year 1859. His last cruise expired in the month of February, in tue year 1872. Since that period, previous to mi ire- ment, he has done duty on the Unived States ship ‘Tuscarora, rendering htmeeli very acceptable as an officer and a gentieman. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in When @ young man he came | His condi- | Lieutenant Grant was a | on the 9th inst, Commander Ghew was a native | oe 7 REVIVALS IN THE SLOWS, Prayers and Hymns in Water Street. Men Saved from Drunkards’ Graves and Looke ing Forward to Heaven. | RELIGION WITHOUT KID GLOVES. The basement of No. 416 Water street 1s the scen® of the most fervent prayer meetings every night. It was once the haunt of John Allen, “the wicked~ est man of New York,” bat was converted to » temple of worship for that ram-ridden district. Under the direction of Jerry McCauley (who was himself reclaimed from a sinful life tn the Fourth ward) revivals are held every night. The room is small, unpretentious, and the mottoes on the wall,’ “Come to Jesus,” “Stand up for Jesus,” &c., pro- claim at once the purpose for whtcn 1t 1s designed,’ In the minds of the Fourth ward revivalists there is evidently an intimate connection between drink and infidelity, for rum is almost as bitterly as, sailed as tue devil. PICTURES ON THE WALL. One of the funny little drawings on the wall represents five druakards in successive stages of that love for drink which begins with claret (vin ordinaire, or, in reality, essence of vitfegar): and culminates tn apple jack, The drawing ex~ hivits five degrees, and in a telling, though crad@ manner, depicts the changes in gait, expression: | and general appearauce wrought by time, as fole lows:— First Degree—Lemonade, with a stick in it. Second Degree—Brandy smash and port wine. Third Degree—Bourvon whiskey, old ale and ging Fourth Degree—bouroon, brandy, old ale, ging Tum and apple jack. PUth (this is an effective climax, parnicad kinag Degree larly striking tothe Foorth ward mind)—Al every time; never say no. Another rude cut represents a very fat femal@ (supposed to be the Goddess of Temperance)+ smashing in barrels of beer, whiskey, gin, rum, | brandy, &c., witn the moug@-"In the name of God and Humanity.” SIMPLE FAITH. It would have done those fashionable worships | pers who are very solicitous about the kno® Of their ties, the fit of their ‘gloves, the elegance! of their toilet generally, good if they had beem+ | present in this low hovelin the slums of they Fourth ward, There was an earnestness, & fervor about the prayers of tese ungloved, un« | perfumed, but simple-hearted men which might | have converted a Voltaire. flere there was no | mechanical reiteration of empty forms, but words gushing forth from the very ueart, it seemed, and’ | trembling with intense emotion, Here were | people who wept as they thanked God for having | saved them from drunkards’ graves and let them | up, through Christ, to a iife of peace, coniidence, | continence on this earth and to blissfal hopes of another and better in heaven. | The meeting always opens at half-past seven o'clock. A grave, rather oldish man presides over the organ. Simple, fervent hymns are sung and’ intense prayers are offered, ail breathing absorb~ | ing love for Christ. | THE MODE OF PROCEEDING. | There comes the recttal of each one’s individual } experiences 01 tue Saviour, The men and women: and children each rise and in @ low voice begin to ' tell how they were saved. Slowly their confidence increases, their voices become iouder, uuti they finally burst into a loud fervent suout oi uneon- | trollable raptare. Every sentence almost ts intere rupted by the smothered cries of “God bless him!» “Hallelujan |" Tne voices of many of the | speakers are hu: and tears are standing In their eyes as they express tueir imduite grautude tor the love ot Goa. Last evening there was, as usual, a mediey of all Davionaliues—Americans, Irmhmen, Germans, Frenchmen, Swedes, &c. There were «a dozen women, too, some of them quite pretty clag, and a fow litte children, One large lusty-vo.ced Ger- Maa raised a periect shower 04 balleuja the prayers and recitals of the worsuipper: others laughed Doisterously with inteuse the revelations, and kept saying, “Phas #0,’ iod save him,” &c., so that tie meeting hept up & running comment upon every utterance. THe BEST CIRCUS. an, With extremely durk beard and cyes, ia , how | have to thank ‘Jesus. My Ins piace I had to give up because they wanted me to work on Sundays, and yesterday | had nots left in the house onty elguteen cents, and | praye to God, and ol! Jesus came \0 my ald, and next day he orought me $é—througha Iriend. My iriends, I nave jound Jesus, and He never ieaves mel Even in prison He Was With me and did not forsake we, Ob, What @ happy man i have been since have been con- verted to the Lord! 1 don’t get drunk, nor | don’s go to the Cheatre or circus now. This is the best circus | want. Cries oi “Halleiwjan” and shouts of joy.) It was a spree that couverted me, ont 16 ‘was the best spree | ever bad. (Cries 0) “Glory to Jesus."’ hymn was sung wita mach spirit, There waa ise When it Was finished. “Come,” urged Jerry Mevauley, “if you are Tull of Jesus jump up and jet it out.” PLAGUED BY THE DEVIL. A big, poweriul map, rougmy clad, rose and said:—‘since Ihave given my geart to Jesus the devil never plagued me as he did yesterdas. A Sister cume a0G riled je on Wy religion aud said Iwas her favorite, (Ail the faces tn the room jooked sad.) I bad @ great mind to shove ner down stairs, ut i pad lov mach religion for that. (‘Hullewjan!’ suouved the German, writomg im iis chair jor joy.) Pray ior me so taoat i may ward off ‘he shafts of the devil.” The next hyuin that Was sung coutained an al- lnsion to the “gates 01 Reaven,’ that were aiways open, aad at lutte man, with rea beard, teaped up and said, “On, and let us thank Je-as tuat the gates are always oped. Lhave Kuocked at them and jound them open.” (Tue German cryig ail the time “Hallelujah ! and almost breaking toe chair with bis contortions of rapture.) “PRAY FOR MY HUSBAND!” A poor Woman got up, and in a low voice satd:— “I want you to pray for my husband. He asked me to cule to you, so that you may pray for him; for be’s had an ucciaent, His arm ts broken—thiG e seared it Was broken—and he said to me, “See bow good it is to be a Christ! I thoagns Was oroken, but it is no jey’s and was saved. jesus in O€r Minds we hy can’t we stand op ‘That's ail that's necessary. Well, nuw, if we only kee: can’t Lose sight of Him. and come to Jesus? He Saves the good and te can’t me. Worst of us gi O, pray for my huspa spnouis—" We member you !"" “God biess him !"") “THE DEVIL OVERTOOK Tim,’ Es A smooth-foced, red-compiexioned youn « Bpoke of the increased respect Which pis sion bad Won him among tis fellow workers. AG first tney pretended to lauga ab him whee they learned ‘bat he had gone to the Water street mise ston; but now they all calied him * thought more of bim than ever. “kven to- Was standing wiih a crowd oi iriends in Kox street, and | said | Was going 10 McCauiey toey ali laughed at me. Weil, ome sai d come with me aud Welt as ar as Moosevelt et, OUS there the devil overiook him aad he went back’? (Laugier and shouts of derision.) SAVED FROM DRUNKARDS’ GRAVES. The most toucuing of all were ine stories of former drunkards, why compared their present anu peace!u: lives with their former terrible ex- istence. “Why, tWo years ago,” oue said, “i Was one of the worst bummers in this ward; out now [nave peace aud jove in my beart, and my Home is clean and comfortable. Two years ago I lived in # drunkara’s fell (his Voice was almost chok- ing with emotion), and ad my wile were WoK- tug forward to drunkards’ graves, but now we are Walking hand ib hand toward heaven.” Hereupon the “Halleiujaus” from tue German and others broke out im a periect avaiauene. Mang Of the Women were moved to tears dy | probably thinking of their own pusbands wao nad been reclaimed irom drunkenness, begau tocry. j A PRECIOUS BIBLE. “T used to sail ior pleasure,” ue went on to say, “pat Bow my oniy pleasure is Jesus! ©, | thank God for this iittie Mission which has saved me. £ | shall never forget the aay when sister McCauley came doWn to me and gave me a Bible. 1 had juss awoke from a spree, and threwit away. ‘What | is this Bible good for? I asked; but, on, it nas been very sweet to me, and now | Wouid n08 part Wito it for the whole world!” | The vears were ni welling from his eyes—h | Was an honest, #1 minded working man—ous _ be suppressed them. THEN AND NOW—A CONTRAST. Another member said :—“Oh, 1 ased to go to the churth on Sunday, out whore would | be at two | o'clock? Out on the sariem road wita 4s fast the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the corresponding drte of inst ry: fk Sie Sree eee (ye 4 year, as Imdicated by the thermometer at Hud- | you warmly by the hand an me Gospel Dut’s pharmacy, HERALD Building :— hardened, But now I save sick 1874, 1875. 1874. 1875. | the morning and all my pleasure is in Jesus!” 3 As Messevee 38 «(3:20 P. 63 | | Jerry McUawey himself then gave account of 6AM ’ 30 66 P.M. 1 | his conversion, how he had oeen reclaimed from 9 A, Me ..seee @ oP. M | drunkenness, dc. He if there was no one 12 M. . 40 6 12P. 51 | Who Would stand up for Jesus, and one by one Average ‘emperature yesterdas . 60%, | they rose tll they all were on their eet, aud ier. Average tewpera‘ure lor corresponding dave vent prayers and singing on their con. last yea . . 38% | cluded the revival, i¢ Was ali so carnest sud | Weekly average + 4827 simple t even @ | Weekly average jaxt year vee 4267 1