Darling
GRACE, an English heroine; born in the Longstone Lighthouse (Farne Islands, coast of Northumberland), of which her father was keeper, Nov. 24, 1815. In 1838 the steamer "Forfarshire," with 41 passengers on board besides her crew, became disabled off the Farne Islands during a storm, and was thrown on a rock, where she broke in two, part of the crew and passengers being left clinging to the wreck. Next morning William Darling descried them from Longstone, about a mile distant, but he shrank from attempting to reach the wreck. His daughter Grace persuaded him to make the attempt and to allow her to accompany him. Father and daughter rowed to the wreck and rescued nine persons.
DARLINGTON was widely praised and a purse of $3,500 publicly subscribed was presented to her. to her She died Oct. 20, 1842. sons. Grace Darling's heroism was