December, 1851.
On the 26th of December, 1851, at Lisbon, a seaman named Edward
Clements, let go his hold on the mainyard and fell with a fearful
crash on the lower-port deck, and from thence overboard; Mr.
Frederick Pyne, mate of the upper deck, immediately sprang from the
starboard gangway after him, and swam, to his assistance; but having
on the whole of his uniform, had great difficulty in keeping Clements
up; the only boat near was Captain Halstead's gig, which was on the
port side; he sunk twice, the poor fellow he supported being so heavy
from the effects of the fall. Captain Caldwell, seeing the danger of
both officer and man, plunged in to their aid; and by this time the
dingy, and Captain Halstead's gig rescued them from, their perilous
situation. This is the third instance in which Mr. Pyne has been the
means of rescuing a fellow-creature under similar circumstances.