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Show A Gallant Comrade. i A gallant rescue was witnessed on the steamer Chiferstone, at Falmouth, i on Friday morning. Three men named Toy, Riddle and Mitchell went down I to the hold to take samples of the. cargo of maize. Riddle, feeling un- ( well, returned to the deck, and Toy, ( who followed shortly afterwards, col- j lapsed. Mitchell was discovered lying unconscious in the hold, and the boatswain boat-swain made an unsuccessful attempt at rescue. Toy, on recovering, declared de-clared he would rather die himself than leave his comrade to perish. He was lowered into the hold, and fastened a. rope around Mitchell, when he again lost consciousness, owing to the poisonous poison-ous fumes. Both men were then hauled : on deck. Mitchell narrowly escaped I death. |