Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-09-20

sails ana fuQQefS OF tnem 20 direct Their
course and hasten them to shore ;but sad to
say, after all his skill, GOODNESS and manliness
in directing others, when this raft broke up in
the surf near the beach, the gallant cap
tain was lost. Though fourteen { believe)
of the little company were brought in and
restored, the gallant captain sunk and was
seen no more. The persons rescued from
these RATS came into the houses of Mr..
Sloat and myself, ard all were in condition
to 60 10 their homes in he course of Satur-
day. No sooner had the thrill of excite
ment occasioned by the landing of these
passed, than anxiety was alive again with
reference to several other fragments of the
wreck with people cliDging to them. The
wind was strong from tine north, and tre-
mendous sea was setting southwark. These
little RATS with their respective cargoes of
| humanity were dancing about upon the
waves, but drifting towards the south and
towards the shore. The company on the
land was rapidly increasing in number, all
ready TO do what they could, but nothing
could be done except TO watch for and fol-
low the little RATS, and when any came to
the beach, rush out and grab the persons
from them and bring them up the bank in
to the houses, where they could be washed,
rubbed, dry clothed, fed, warmed and put
to rest in beds. All that were saved from
RATS were saved between the hours of nine
in the forenoon and Eve in the afternoon,
and between my pier at Winetka and
Speer's brick yard, about three miles south
of it, very near what sailors know as "Cross
Point" The persons saved were most of
them in pretty good condition, that is to
say, they were not generally dangerously
bruised nor far gone in exaustion, or chilling
or drowning. Mrs. Evitson, the wife of
Mr.. John w. Eviston, City Sealer of Mil
waukee, was the only marked exception to
this. She was very weak and very nearly
drowned. 1t was with the most skilful
and assiduous rubbing and appliance, by
the County Physician and several women
that this women's life was saved. She
was restored so far as to talk little TO-
wards evening, and was brought TO my
house to be with her husband, where both
of them now are doing well. All that
were saved at and near Winetka went to
their homes or places of destination last
evening excepting this Mr.. and Mrs. Evit-
son. No one who did not witness the
coming in and the landing of the couple
can conceive of the excitement on shore in
view of it. They had been watched by
many eyes for half an hour. At first We
thought this man was carrying in his arms
little child, then we saw as he came near
er that it was not very small person;
then from the helplessnes of the lady we
thougt the man was holding in his grasp
the lifeless body of friend. Near the
shore she slipped from his hold and fell off
the raft. He plunged after her, got her,
and mounted to his post on the raft IA
part of the wheel-house) again! AS they
came near the shore brave and generous
fellow rushed out into the water and reach
ed out his hand, which Mr.. Evitson grasp
ed, and when those two hands joined, there
was such thrill on shore as no one can de-
scribe. Both were brought in, and both
are now doing well, though she is and will
be for some days, in critical situation.-
All the houses along the Lake Shore Road,
from Winetka to Cross Point were made
hospitals for the day. No one is TO be
praised to the disparagement of the rest.
All did nobly. All gave themselves their
houses their beds, their bread and meat,
their garments, to the merciful work of
saving and comforting the rescued unfortu-
mates.
There is one poor woman, my neighbor
here, whose name, (Mrs. Joseph Sherlock,
l have not seen mentioned among the
workers, WHO yet has done heroically.-
With her baby in her arms she rushed in
to the water three times, and actually pull
ed and saved three drowning men. Her
husband, too, worked nobly in the common
work. The steam tugs sent out from
Chicago failed to accomplish anything, be-
cause they kept two or three miles out at
sea, when the sufferers oD their frail RATS,
and boards and timbers were much nearer
to the shore. The life boats sent here
could do nothing. No such craft could
live on such sea. Absolutely nothing
could be done except in the way it was
done-when they came to shore, seize
them, and bear them 10 the houses and
take care of them. And this was DONE
The whole people of this neighborhood
deserves unspeakable praise for the energy,
courage, mercy and generosity with which
they met the appalling emergency.
Scan Mag.
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