New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-23
WINTER CRUISING OyL4KE MICHIGAN
UNPRECEDENTED EXPOSURE.

b. We have llbibed certain suOan. oi respect FOR
hs daring and exp, need deg Of n,ere-; in the
details Of biz Efforts which others viii be ready %
.har- with u when they are acquainted with the CIR
Gun stances. He l. one Of tho=e ambitions sc'ive,
INTREPID generous Independent men, "a often found
anoHe Amer ican sailors AZ s0ywhsre slse snd who,
il they Go rot c.ed 10 the world isl not through
lack Of efort desIt AL That be VAS worth IN the
word il that little slo0p. suG he could not pa
ii, i enc uIe To sit doen by SITTER IRE At the
sioe II fond. young wife. and 1T the elements sc;
bin back several ears 10 the struggle OF life, without
& nth ctsperats battle with them More ser, he
f.t love for the hard.lookng fat bottomed, dunnI
tive craft that lane cGnnO: understand and they
need DO, Ivy. He declares that IL b. ssiss'
attd fIeest fastest, stauucbest, PreeH btte orsft
arC 81
IN the memorable storm Of Sunday. Jan 81 when
struDg bulldogs rocked ike tree top, sud the snow
vss piled into obtains GA land, the -oop Lady Ann
apveerec OF our haIbor. having on bolrd Capt Ets
sou and three Uen. She could LOt Make the piers.
Al & came 70 anchor Vhsie chs vas soon surrounded
~ ice which kept down the "a enf che rode well
al dsy. In the MA ht the Wind suddenly changed u
tue wet driving the ice toward the opposite Of
The like The sLchOr and cable of the -oop ne d %
vsll. sad would probably have stood through. but
Dgikse dredse broke from its f,sieni0g- went OIt
befoe the gaze ana O. tied Crec'ig uJ,n the sllOO
parting her cable in an instant. Nov for II men,
st.uird the captain maze al sail We mlst catch
" me ICE, work through II II can. and ry best
g. 10 make the Michigan shore before 1t doe-
Away bcuT dsd the slocp over the mighty bllOw vs..
The ind isht 10 keep her ste .diy heal 10 the
se8s 81 -te vent over them Ike bird. The Captain
has TO language to dscrih- the wildne-s yrsndear
of hst night vOy Sgs-neither have we Inc .lOop
fsi,y seemed 10 stand upon her bow sad Stem in
csIoiIg 6uo cesCenODg each III lntain wave. There
ro'hlDg for the four men 10 do. The helm " ls
la-fec aud on, right the sci flew the p.y thio
% he demons Il tire storm. sac re- lched the ic.,
keeping oil sa set shs passed 9idly through IT, bug
t.s a. fafa -. -
yet miles ont so All hope OF harbor sas ahsn
COZ 60 by the crew. " hen the zee became securely
loo ged they easily escaped IT, leaving the good
'oop Lt1y Am foI the stoIm sfris to ieohc Win at
will.
For several 5sys tho soop passed hi,her and tbber
about Ire head OF the lake ~ az last otgod he
ice about ten nles from shore, near NeY. Bufio,
where the Captain was yet resting, a. If inviting hi
to "come aboari He accepte1 the challenge, pre-.
yaipg upon two non 10 accompany hin They w-rs
actus-tc tss b. the hope 90 iscuDisry re yard IN
he desire 10 perform great feat and 10 help sup
mGfe
Tie sioop YES lodged in field Of Ire, bstFsen
which and The field lodged upon the shore interviewed
al opel w4fer about ten mles vide. Hastily Coa-
ctr IcfiI H. Lt skif and putting Il on runners the
three en started with month provisions 20 reach
tbs sloop. The Wind Gas south and warm when they
crew their bOst over the ice AID launched II IN the
clear water. Toey had wed about Nj the distance
when the wea'her suddenly changed 70 Iu'ense cold.
Brtyely - rOved on. The Ice besan - form rapid
y around their iia sta. Their progress was SLOW.
The colo grew nore Intense HE lee mace faster.
The ~ind came into tho nort!-ea-t .hi blew gale.
Ni.Lt cane on They could move thtis b0c' no clO1o
IN any dhecton, aud they were yet mule from be
vesse In open bos ten feet by four 10 sfos jnig
few inches above the water with no protection
sg II the cold but their ordinary clOthiog those
three NJ stared another in the face the
darkness can upon them Capt. Et-sOn never gave
ND sever moy have teen bus thoughts or fear.
ore OF bis psuions. overcome with the terror Of
~. u in hno nd |
Own folly. Tie other kept ~ better courage ClP,.
Eafson lad ia bis pocket b0tie OF brandy be- kges
iust how 10 use it. Drinking none himself thai he
mig bit txsTCjse better cOnilJl over himself aud his
coupsLioLs, be gave them from time 10 time ut
81 OF IN to al mate tnern ana there il hat ,e space
he tpt th m boxing AID 60 Hing about with hlm ID
keep them and himself from freezing 10 dea n. Tae
wind increased IN fury, enc drove the ont Tar teld Of
ice aaId the shore, breaking up the tna lee around
ihem, ard pa 2 the cakes one upon another, and
driving them sometime over their little boat. well
as uUceT il. TIE frail thing often nesry crushed.
OICe a mas Of ice Grove under obe side, nearly
fuIIire the boat over As quick az thought Cspt
EGtson End Of the Jumped together upon IN
uIIer tOge Of The bost the force of the oncussiOn
LeskiDg The ccbe and saving tex from instant de.
tiructioD. Daylight dawned upon them, and soon
aft.r they drliled no 10 the ice the shore, over
which they escaped to he LAID with only tbeIr feet
frozen.
Capt. Esson could prevail upon no enc at New
Bun $40 to make Gpoiher effort 10 reach the slODp
lie ItluI4hliy went uONL u tue hAJ iOVA kDOu,
long farewell look at Ter single mast pointing up.
vsrd Buong the icebergs with bis pennant still fly
ing. ard then hurried away by the railroad 10 his
home at Racine But the last look a. that gallant
little slOOp ard The thought OF ksr waiting for him 10
cone and rave her, still haunted him. lie found
smoIg ire tuTous sprlt. wint-rIng AZ that port
sailor named Horace Van DoozeD who heard bis
story with interest caught his spift, and offered to
join him in a cruise on the Lazy Ann. they kept
their project secret, the from lis wife aud
other from bis sweetheart, and going TO New Bul $40,
laid in their supplies, dragged them over the ice ID
the vessel aid entered upon heir Uncertain, dfeary
voyage Their stock of supplies consisted OF Hour,
% 1 a cong book, meat matches coffee. br andy
bible, pack OF cards snd fiddle. Elsson, when
lie cannot possibly DO any thing ese set horsehar
and esfgut together by the ears 70 bring out
" Devils Dream Fisher II 9rnpipe," and other
similar eloc les, in manner that would almost AXE
the dead.
Having established Themselves on board, these 40
Adventures cut away the ice from the sides OF the
sloop, and patiently waited for something to turn
up. soon after going aboard they trifted out OF
sight OF land and life became monotOnous. they
soon exhausted their inventive powers in ally vare
Of cookery they could produce from their assortment
Of esibles Whenever they emerged ilto clear
water hey would make sail toward Racine; or, II il
only li'e clear spot they would sail around ia
circle for the fun OF IT, anti the ice closed ia
them sgsin. They made note of each day es it
passed ibs, they might not forget when Sunday
can G. 20 that they could ran up nag put away ths
csrcs, song book and fiddle, and bring out their
Bible one day they passed near Duifees dredge,
lifted entirely out of water by the ice, but right side
up, and uLbroken. On another, they saw what they
supposed 20 be the sloop Ole Bull out Of Milwaukee.
Last Tuesday they judged they were nearly oppo-
siie Rscne but aid noe Jet lbe shore for the
ice. They b,gan 10 feel ct this time sense of separ-
alton from III world by 10 means sgreeable. They
heo crown tired of all their OF diversion. The
elements were preparing new excitement for them.
Tuescay nisht violent north easter SET in rhey
made cell before The vivid sometimes drifting with
tie ice then pounding and crr-hilg through Il, and
hen finding clear wat.r and good calling syain.
Tier situation ens ugh 10 drive courage out of
aiy tocy. When in the Ice il seemed if they