On that day , while Wachusett was off the coast of Cowes , England , he jumped overboard and attempted to save Landsman Philip Cassidy of the USS Wabash from drowning .
By August 7 , 1872 , he was serving as a landsman on the USS Wachusett .
On that day , while USS Wachusett was off the coast of Cowes , England , he jumped overboard and attempted to save Landsman Philip Cassidy of the USS Wabash from drowning .
By August 7 , 1872 , he was serving as a landsman on the USS Wachusett .