Off Bamborough Head, and it was from this, in the face of a raging storm, that she launched her frail boat
and saved several people from a foundering ship.
Only four years
later she succumbed to

consumption, but her unparalleled bravery has made the
name of this young girl a household word wherever the English language is spoken. On
leaving Bamborough we came as nearly getting lost in the narrow, winding byways as at any time during our tour. A bridge under repair on the direct
route to the main road compelled
us to resort to byways which were unmarked by signboards and in as ill condition as many American roads. Nor could the people of whom we inquired give us intelligent direction. We finally reached the road again after a loss of an hour or