The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-04-29
a Marvellous sfory--A Cleveland Young
Lady Living Three Years upon a Des-
olate Island :. Lake superior.

A Marvellous story--A Cleveland You,
Lady Living Three Years upon a DE
oiate Island :. Lake superior.
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us with an immense sensation hes
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story that follows:-
% A letter from Racine (Wisconsil
to the Chicago Herald, contains
startling account of Cleveland ID
= dy who has been living for thre
years on a desolate island on LAX
e Superior, and who was brought I
Racine by the bark Oseile, Capital
= Marvin. The lady's name is Mis
Sophia Richardson, and for the las
three years she has been living i
solitude and unwilling seclusion, ur
on a desolate and uninhabited islan,
}, in Lake Superior, near the BritisI
!. coast, and in a North. Westerly di
5 rection from Isle Royal.
: -[Sandusky Register.
The Bacine letter writer SAYS:
t Miss Richardson is apparen,l,
about twenty-five years old. He
couD.enance, without being positive
y handsome, is pleasing in its ex.
pression, and she has The air and
manner of well-bred person. Hcr
conversation is that Of an educated
lady, and although when saw her
she was arrayed in garments that
were anything but fashionable or ell
egant, it was impossible not to see
that she was an intelligent and re.
spectacle young lady.
IL will be remembered that in the
month of May, 1856, the bark Mary,
Captain Edwards, sailed from Cleve
land, Ohio, bound for Green Bay,
with a cargo OF provisions and dry
goods. The crew consisted OF eight
men, including the Captain and
Mate. The latter, Mr.. George Rich
ardson, was the cousin OF the young
lady whose adventures form the sub.
ject OF this letter. and it was under
his charge that she embarked, with
the intention of going to Green Bay,
where she expected to meet her af-
tianced husband, Mr.. Daniel Ash.
nell, who had been living at the
Bay for a year before that time, and
to whom she WAS to be married, on
her arrival. Miss Richardson was
of reputable AMI tolcrably wealthy
family, and she sailed well provided
with a stock of clothing, &c, amply
sufficient for her requirements for a
year or more, which step was a pru-
dent and economical measure, when
the scarcity and dcarness Of all such
articles at her destined future home
are considere |. Among the cargo
we're several bundles OF blankets,
heavy clothing, and buffalo robes,
and the remainder OF the lading was
made up of flour, pork, groceries, and
mining tools.
The commencement Of the voyage
was pleasant and prospc ous. and
nothing occurred to destroy the an.
ticipltions OF happiness iniulged in
by Miss Richardson, until the ves-
sci had passed the Manitouline
Islands, and was about to enter the
Straits OF Msckinaw. They passed
the Great Manitoulies just at dark,
and imnediatel y afterwards we're at
tackled BY tremendous gale of wind,
surprising in violence, Miss Rich
ardson says, anything which she had
before witnessed. Dnring the morn.
ing of that day, tho Captain had
tapped barrel of whskey which
was in his cabin. and Of which he
and the Mate had copiously drank.
Contrary to their usual custom, they
had both retired to sleep before dark
leaving the vessel in charge of
sailor named Dan, who was at
the wheel. Miss Richardson is now
OF the opinion that the whiskey had
circulated among the crew as well
as the officers, and that they were all
more or less under its influence
At all events, the bark was driven
from her course, and the storm in.
creasing in violence, tho Captain
and Mate were, with great difficulty,
awakened and brought on deck.
The Captain appeared to grow so.
Der very suddenly, and announced
that they had been driven through
the middle channel and were now
opposite Sau!t Ste Marie. lie took
the helm. and said he wonld en-.