PRUSSIAN HEROINE.

New Zealander, Volume 1, Issue 47, 25 April 1846, Page 4

PRUSSIAN HEROINE.

We find in the Prussian papers, some particulars of interest, relating to a heroine of a remarkable description—Grace Darling enlarged into gigantic proportions—residing in the town of Pillau, This woman, Catherine Kleinfeldt, islbe widow of a seamen, with whom for upwards of 20 years, she made the long sea voyages ; and since his death, she has devoted her life, for his memory’s sake, to the noble and generous task of carrying aid to the drowning. Whenever, a storm arises, by day or night, Catherine Kleinfeldt embarks in her boat, and quits the’harbour in search of shipwrecks. At the age of 47, she has already rescued upwards of three hundred individuals from certain death. The population of Pillau venerate her as something holy, and the seamen look upon her as their guardian angel. All heads are uncovered as she passes along the street. The Prussian and several other governments have sent her their medals of Civil Merit; and the municipality of Pillau have conferred on her the freedom of the town. Catherine is of athletic form and strength, of masculine physiognomy, softened only by its look of gentleness and goodness,—and better furnished, in all save courage and humanity, for such wild scenes and high deeds as make their common fame, than the frail girl who has for years filled a grave far from the scene of her generous daring in the Fern Islands.