Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-04-26
2MIp appeal.
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AFEMALE ROBINSON CRUsoE.
Skesd of her skiprreok@ Cleusla1d fosAg
Lady living three years aPoa a desoaat As-1
"a LAKE SupcrioT-Hg Lge uPon IN ihAan1-
Ia RescEa-
Aistter fpom Racine (Wis.) to The Chicago
Herald contains a startling account OF d CieFe-
land lady who has been living for three Fesrs
on a aesolzte island ie Lake Supeuorfana Nlo
was brought 70 Racine on the bark irene
Capt Marvin. Thelsdy'sname is Miss Sopnla
Richardson, and for the last three years sne
has been living in solitude ahG ulnul
sion upon a desolate and uDlBhaoItea Island N
Lake Superior. near tie British coast, and ~ a
northwesterly direction homlsb Royal
The Racine l~suteT-WrIter SAYS
Miss Richardson is apparently aboult"et9
two wears old. Her countenance5w ltnout Dc
ing positively handsome, Is pleasing ID Us eA
uresEion. and she has the air and manner o.
5-eU-brs5 Dersnn. Her conversation Is mat OF
an educated LADY, and although WhenlsaWh eI
she was arraved IN garments that were any
thinv Int Fashionable or elegant, Il was lmPos-
SbIs not tosee that she was an inteLlgent ana
respectable young LADY.
II will be remembered that in the month OF
Nav. 1855. the bark Mary, Capt Edwards,
sailed from Cleveland, Ohio, bound for 6reea
Bay. with a cargo Of provisions and Dry gooos.
The crew consisted Of eight men, lcludlhSl me
eautain and mate. The latter, Mr.. George
Richardson, was the cousin OF tne young Ieoy
whose adventures form the subject OF 1ls let
ter, and it was under his charge uhat ale en-
bsrked, with the intention o. gong % Green
Rav. WHERE she expected 70 meet her aflaneed
husbsnd. Mr.. Daniel AshneIl, who bad been
living Al the Bav for q year before that time,
and to whom She was % b marneo on ler ar
rival. Miss Richardson was Of reputable and
tolsrsbiv wealthy family, and she sailed wei
provided with a stock q clothihgs &C. amply
For = Unar - ]
more, which step was a prudent and economi-
cal Measure. when the scarcity and dearness Of
an such articles At her destined future home
are considered. Among the cargo were sew
ersI bundles Of blankets, heavy clothing, and
buffalo robes. and the remainder Of the lading
was made up Of -four, pork groceries, and
mining tools
pleasant and prosperous, and nothing occurred
10 destroy he a-nicipsuons OF happiness in
julred in bv Miss Richardson, until the vessel
had passed the Manitouiine Islands, and was
about 10 enter the Straits Of Msckinsw. They
passed the Great Manit0ulies Just at dark, and
immediately afterwards were attacked BY a
tremendous gale Of wind, surprising in Uo-
lence. Miss Richardson says, anything which
she had before witnessed During the morn
ing Of that day the captain had tapped a bar
rel Of whisky which was in his cabin, and Of
which be and the mate had copiously drank.
Contrary to their usual custom, they had both
retired to sleep before dark, leaving the vessel
Ia charge Of a sailor named Dam who was
a. the wheel. Miss Richardson is now Of the
opinion that the whisky had circulated among
the crew az vel as the officers, and that they
were all more OF less under its influence. At
an events, the harque was driven from her
course, and the storm increasing In violence
the captain and mate were with great diff
Guilty awakened and brought on deck.
NE nnw#nHn awwrawan - nrnru unAnH VERY j
suddenly, and announced that they had beel
driven through the middle channel and were
now opposite Sault SIC Marie. He took the
helm, and said he would endeavor to keep the
barque beating about Tegnamsnon Bay until
morning. Either be was mistaken in his calcu-
lauons, OF was unable 10 manage his vessel a.
De expected, for after a night OF Tie teTlnc
tempest. the morning broke and they discover
ed that they were IN the neghborhOoe Of a
large island. the name Of which Miss Richard
son has forgotten, but which the captain said
was 80 miles from the Sault. The island was
probably Michipicstoa. The storm appeared
10 Increase instead Of diminishing in violence,
and the vessel began to feel its effects
Miss Richardson was IN Tsa. alarm and
dismav, which were not al all lessened when
her cousin informed her that the barqus was
leaking badly, and they were in imminent
danger Of death. she does not ~recollect all
which trsnspired after this, but about 10
O'Clock she was summoned on deck and saw
that the vessel must soon strike upon the shore
Of what she was told was tie island.
Tie rudder Of the bsrque had become un-
shipped or broken, her rigging was torn 70
tatters. and the captain said their only hope OF
life was % wait until the ship struck, then 10
leap into the water and trust 70 the waves TO
throw them On shore The vessel was lhen
some half q nile from the island, between
which and her arose a long line Of bnoken and
Jagged rocks. Miss richardson had a life pre-
server, and the only one on board The barque
struck with immense force upon the rocks, and
tlen appeared 20 stick fast, either upon the
sand, OF between The breakers. The captain
and he crew lEapel overheard as she struck,
and Miss Richardson and her cousin Sere
about 70 follow, when a spar from the broken
and shattered mas fell TO the deck, striking
the mate upon the head snd instantly killing
him.. Mis- Richardson's courage t0rsOOk be-
a. this awful sight, and she sunk upon the
deck IN P sw0on.
Miss Richardson remained on the ship for
some hours, expecting some one would come
20 rescue her, but she neither saw nor heard
any living person she then swan ashore BY
the aid Of a me-preserFer, and got her trunks
ashore also. Ultimately, she succeeded in Sc
curing O. large lot OF provisions, blankets, s
buffalo robes, tools and other things cOHvcn- :
lent ror setting up a Robinson CrusOe life.
After uauanting TO the letter writer how I
"AN AHMAuaHHA 4Ea Al4HA-a. AaH AAANa q INV AAa
for shei er, and fashioned a dress cut Of buffalo
robes, she goes on 70 say:
. Tie forest supplied ne with wood and as 8
onEastle weather continued pleasant / got 81
along vel. During the early part Of the first Z
wlnter, suffered terribly but by means Of
constant exercise, ] managed to live through
It.. L. Tie same manner, Ipdssed three entire 4
ears. Ihave kept a Journal o. my life during :
this unhappy period, and this indeed was the q
only literary pursuit in which 1 had the op- n
portunity Of mdu'giHg. Ny books-eTen my q
BIble-weIe left upon the wreck. During these a
years, I saw but seven vessels. They all
passed BY, aud either did not see ms signals, s
or would not regard them. Ny anguish on ID
these occasions was indescribable. Toe
thoughts Of home, and Of the friends who were q
now no doubt mourning for ne as among the G
dead, would rush upon ne with overpowering =
force, and ny misery would seem too heavy =
for me q bear. ] wonder now hat ny reason
sustained itself. =
At length knoS no. On what day, but, ae-
c0rding 70 ny calculation, on The 2Jth Of Feb .
TuarFs ms island was visited bF q band Of 4
MIn0mies Indians, SIX in number. They bad ,
crossed on the ice from The British shore, and {
were as much surprised az seeing me asI was
delighted to iook upon a human face. We
could not understand each other, but they
made signs for ne 70 60 with them. iwas IN
their power. but ] was willing to 20, and I con-
70 A4N AAaAAa a IL LILLY aANA Y
lease and b restored 20 nay friends. They re- {
with ne to TIE British shore, which / Z
faucied was not more than twenty miles from
island, snd then By short and easy stages,
.h-y conducted me 70 a French trading post, 4
where for the frs timeI found myself in the
company Of civilized man ! was received
the greatest kadness and soon forwarded
10 Fort Williams, the commander Of which
pos entertained ne Hospitality till the lake
Ipened, when be sent ne across 20 Narcotic, 4
hon which point Capt Marvin has conducted
ne hither. AZ The sault / learned that Mr.. 7
Ashneil had returned % Cleveland, and ] an +
low on my way thitle-- D
The foregoing s.oTy is Of the marvellous OF :
Der, and severely tests cur confience IN news :
letter writers. The narrative mGg Be /
trce, and therefore we give il 10 our readers. d
AZ al events, il IS a romantic story, whether ?
founded on truth or not, ald viii afford good =
reading for those fond Of wonderful adventures (
and hair-breadh escapes.
By e. way, did the terrific storm blow the /
May o., through, or under the Sauit CanaIg
Tie lady, OF the letter writer, forgot to explain ]
fhis uoiuf -FLrr-ln1f HrrT q