Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-01-06

irornia, detailing one Of the most thrill
ing adventures we recollect Of reading
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y San FRAScIsco Sspt. l3,h. 1850.
i Dear Ssster:-Since writing The accom-
panying letter have passed through tn,
most terrible and heart rending scenes pos
sible TO imagine. You will see by The en-
closed paragraph from the Alta Californis
OF yesterday morning, how the hunting
excursion of WHICH | write ended. -!
/ MIR. Hoy;land was fine young fellow
with whom became acquainted at Pana
MAJ he was apparently much stronger than
/, and some six feet tail---n marty and fine
looking young man and Of one of The best
families in New Yufkaa s-.g sass .a-,tsg 4
We left town early on Monday morning
in his yacht, intending to 60 up the bay
some twenty miles, 10 remain three days,
and had all our equipments, provisions, &C.,
with US. We had not been out an hour
when sudden puff of wind capsized US. =
Haviland was steering, "and had made the
main sheet fast, inslead Of keeping it in
his hand. Twas standing forward by the
mast; we were opposite the town in the
middle Of The buy as near Us / could tell.
The wind blowed per lect gale, us itadoes
one half the time here; fortunately had
a knife and cut away the rigging, and Ha.
vlland pushed The mast otrt Of the keel, and
sails, mast, booms-nll cleared US and we
righted., sa1a a>-
We next drove down,and with our hands
tore up the dunnage 10 ge. at the ballast; !;
then we got on the gunnels, turned the boat
over and got nstride Of The keel, and after
remaining some little time in this situation,
we again righted and got into her. Every
thing had gone adrift-blankets, guns, s,pro.
visions, &c.,-and the gale was sill in
creasing, every wave dashing all over us.
go. hold of. the painter and .lashed my
self in the bow, while Hayiland tied him
self in the stern. The tide and wind drift
ed Us up the bay few miles,and though.
the tide, when il changed, would take Us
near the shipping. where We could be pick.
cd up; but this was not the case, for i, only
dritted US q mile or imo. -s..s-.. =. 3,
Just beforenight, Havi,and began 10 fail
lnst-his lnco was swollen and his eyes d.
lated. Oh, how bitter cold!, T he wind
was increasing every rpoment-ihe waves
dashedaover as furinasl ly-the sun went be-
hind black cloud, and the waters grew
dark.
The poor fellow, EInyiand, sbade me
good bye, and told me what to do in case
| survived. He then begged rne to come
to him, and We would "die in each others
tried to feed him with hope, and
to encourage him 10 struggle with Death
n while longer-but be despnired. The
black night came nt last, and the sea gulls
tlocked around in grea, numbers. Soon
after dark, Haviland began to droop his
head and cry for help. The salt water
choked him. and he soon became dslirious,
and struggled to get loose from where he
wns tied. Oh. can never forget those
wild screams and mad rawlings, which min.
gled with the bowling Of The wind and
ocean, made every thing so terrible. eo
A fter about fifteen minut es passed in this
way, tremendous wave covered US both,
but him longer than usual-directly after
came his death rattle,a then all was over.
Still the wind kept driving me furiously
onward. The moon came out and cast
faint light over that desolate scene, and then
was darkness BY the clouds. The shore
still doomed up, but seemed no nearer; yet
there fingered faint hope in my heart
which nothing could quench. Thus pass
ed that terrible night. How lived through
it is the greatest wonder. Many time |
looked at The still form Of Haviland and
enyied him in his quiet sleep. = 'Fs 1aa
-. By daylight the boat had drified some
fifteen miles up the bay, nd into a harbor
among the sand banks, crawled out on
shore and after getting life enough in me
10 walk little, crossed toward the main
land. had gone but short distance when
a boat load Of seamep came down a little
river and took me in their boat. They
gave me some nest and brandy, nnd TAX
ing me into the woods, made large fire,
cut off my boots, stripped and rolled me in
their blankets, rubbed their hands, &c.
They stayed with me until night, and then
went to rancho which they found, and
hired man to take the body ofMr. Havi-
land and myself to town. Wednesday
night at eight o'clock arrived here with
The body, and today we buried him.
My limbs have been quite swollen, but
to-day am quite we'll again. ~ 7-9"tes
- lr ALBERT H. CLARKE.