, 1870-04-21
ApERu0Us ADVENTURE.
E.tyc Hours C1LnRInE to n Bont IN
Lukc III. Clair.

From The Detroit Free fTess, April ~
On SATURDAY last a man named 1ienr5 Git-
deau residing on Walker street; - .ne essssn .s;i
nart Of the city, ngged up skih WITH sail,
rrot aboard hi. guns and dccoys, aud left Tor
| f.ke ST. Clair, intending to have daya apoft
synonr the ducks. After sailing atound 10Y
while 1T the head Of the island hraea1 ssaaien
obliouclv across to d marsll on tho CANADIAN
shore. Where he remained until near sanset,
%Han ho t1,rncl lis back 70. tho south channel,
intending to return houae, Tbs wind was
blowing stin, and his mast and hasl none o.
tie best The man soon found that, Whiio II
b. could not gain any heading u boating
against it Ii, srite Of all he could do GirdcaI
yas GRADUALLY driven ont into tho lake, and
about I o'clock, while padding with
s.thwan" which be had torn ont, man, poas,
aud Ill suddenly went over before " e4s-
nav" and he vas alone in tho dark and rainy
evening. the water as cold as ice, and no hope
in Lis heart that he would ever see the preaK-
Of na,,o another IN t1s eF1,a 9aHs to nsEs msts
. an additional Danger the waves ewashiu8 into
l;s face and mouth as he clnng to the tossing
sIid. E1ertine all llis ekil hc HEhted tho
. loat and made An effort to free it 81 IT'S ioad-
As everything was gone, even 10 ms nst; Tntt ~
! Lsil out water, he cou1d do little Or nothing,
AMI a movement Of the waterr, aided by Ills
= weight, soou caused the slin to again assume
. mn Inverted position. Three or -four times We
o dc+raiIlDE man madc natsnpin, o. liz
| c,,wlctl upop ,ts bottom as well as he conla
y feeling that lis death was only question ot
> time. -,
s Is no boats would DO passing that night,
~ ~ Gi1leau very wise}y saved his stsength, tor
-. y. deeperete struggle il the time should como,
raising no CIT 81 despair to be echoes, back u:a'
q Y heard hy the rain-drops and gathering dark
~ ncss The water eoon chilled him 20 that his
- limbs seemed like chunks Of ice, and his iinSen
I A1. Il I ~, cI1w f1f
ia beat Lecause they seemed ftozen there AM
10 10 could pot nncsaap. Thus hours went BY tht
u coating man growing cn:acr and weaker all tn
~ ~ tmc, But rot losing his Consciousness or pTe.
os 'ss sncc Of mind. and d.. feeling tbs
40 eiangc Of wind ACROSS and down to the rnoutl
~ ~ CT the American channel around the island
~ ~ Eetvcen II and o'clock Girdeau saw light
~ yet long WAYS on, bat no Know u Inat he
lar would como il he could hold ont. TIC TT 2!
y. ae rrcg1eps waa Glow, and be could make n
a. ~ movement whatever to favor himself. On b
m floated, the night ccmi.css ura,ri and neare.
- sEA1 at lsst ha 1-asAn to about. His cries d
w. not seem to be heard, aud lo heste! ". snoa
~, ~ Ing every pecond At last he heard boat pa
ror Hoated by shh outai.ling man and ahoy fro'
'@ a hut on The Leach Of the island. After bein
. H. cot to the house and rubbed with whiskey An
1os Wrapped up in blankets, Gi1deau found Ii:
o.- he vas not frozen, although suffering muc!
Wr. and was Yesterday morning brought down
notice Of Ills accident 10 be filed ut the Centr
- Station for The information OF tho press. II
the adventure, considering the saason OF the yes
~ is truly wonderful in the fact thst the nan 4
.n uu waters arc. that lie had tho courage, which
.nt ,aapy u,cn laek, when nc11onal danger lids o.
as ~. to he reasonably calm and hopeful, instead
"a. lastenipg death BY useless struggles.