Ivy CUMPER, John CUMPER residents 1936 to 1998 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, May 28, 2017, 02:12 (2745 days ago) @ Jefff

"CHEPSTOW. BRAVERY REWARDED.—Mr. Henry Cumper, chief officer of the "Chepstow Trader", and residing in St. Anne's lane, Chepstow, has been awarded the medal of the Royal Humane Society for saving the life of Miss Jane Wheatstone, who about a month since ...Bristol basin."
30 April 1880 - Monmouthshire Merlin - Newport, Gwent, Wales [/color]

Sadly I'm unable to copy the whole text of this detailed article, but it says this is the 15th life saved by Henry, one of the most noteworthy being while he was on a voyage to Quebec, jumped overboard and saved an engineer off a Cardiff ship. It also mentions his nephew Captain Charles Cumper of Chepstow...

An image of the above article may be viewed and downloaded, free-of-charge, from the excellent Welsh Newspapers website. The full transcript is;

CHEPSTOW.
BRAVERY REWARDED. Mr Henry Cumper, chief officer of the Chepstow Trader, and residing in St Anne's lane, Chepstow, has been awarded the medal of the Royal Humane Society for saving the life of Miss Jane Wheatstone, who about a month since walked in the darkness over the quay at Bristol, and fell into the Bathurst Basin. This was the fifteenth life saved by him. His nephew, Captain George Cumper, of the Chepstow Boat, has manfully followed his example, and exhibited bravery of which the townsmen speak highly. Another proof of the courage of George was given last week. Mr William Hauling, of Tewkesbury, captain and owner of the trow Higer, was returning down the Wye, with a cargo of limestone from the Liveoaks Quarries, near Tintern, bound for Tawkesbury, when on nearing the Tubular Bridge at Chepstow, the wind blowing strongly and there being a heavy sea, his oar slipped out of the scullage and he fell overboard. Hearing cries that there was a man in the water, George ran from his house, jumped into a boat, and put off the rescue. After searching some little time he found Captain Haulling clinging to the kelp which hangs from the rocks on the Gloucestershire side of the river, and managed to get him into the boat, though in his efforts to do so he himself fell into the water. Haulling was restored in safety to his vessel, and continued his homeward voyage the same night. Captain George Cumper may thus add one more to the list of those whom he has been instrumental in rescuing. One of the most noteworthy exploits of the uncle, Mr. Henry Cumper, was, when on a voyage to Quebec, jumping overboard from his own vessel and saving the life of the chief engineer of a Cardiff vessel.

Monmouthshire Merlin, 30th April 1880

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