The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-30
STORM ON LAKE BIGLER
-Frightful Accident to a Young
Lady Tangible Darkness
Terrors of an Elevated
Inland Sea Drifting
About in the Dark
-Yrayers, Tears.
and Boo-Hoos.
Adventures Of the white-tcp Buggyists

Some three weeks since a party of
ladies', married and single, but all
young and vivacious, left this city for
a sojourn at Lake Bigler of a few
weeks. They packed their traps
about two tons) in what We have
heretofore termed a white-top buggy,
but which was really a large freight
wagon with a white cover, drawn by
two little grass fed plugs, ofabout the
size, strength and general external
appearance of ordinary sheep. With
the assistance of other teams, passing
buggies and the stage, the party finally
reached the lake, and took possession
of a large frame building owned by
Captain Pray, and situate in a hay
field overlooking Pray's Bay. Here
we saw them on two occasions, and a
more jolly and happy party we never
met, or one more free from the cares
and vexations of life. Some of the
members of the party re-
turned home last week, with the white
top buggy, but the others remained,
in company with a few male recruits,
for a further exploration of the shores
of the lake. On Saturday last, the
party remaining at the Hotel d'Hay-
field took the side-wheei steamer Gov
ernor Dlasdei for Sugar Pine Point, on
the opposite side of the lake, whittier
the steamer was dispatched for a raft
OF logs. There were on board Cap
tain Rice and the engineer Jack Cam
eron of the Blasdei; one married and
two single ladies, foul gentlemen
passengers, a China boy and a baby.
The steamer left Pray's Bay at s
o'clock Saturday morning, n when
about an hour out and near the center
of the lake, one of the young ladies
started from the bow of the boat back
to the cabin, the China boy, with the
baby in his arms, following close after
her. Crossing the center of the boat,
and about fifteen inches above the
deck, is the large iron shaft connect
ing and driving the paddle-wheels OF
the steamer. Inside of the BOAT is a
can or curved plate fixed upon the
revolving shaft to hold it steady and
keep it in lis place. AS the young
lady stepped over the shaft the China
man crowded so close upon her as to
cause her dress to catch upon one of
The projections or cogs of the cam.
Instantly the dress commenced wind
ing around the shaft, and the young
lady, with wonderfully quick percep-
ion and great presence of mind, com
pretending the danger at a glance,
attempted to break loose by tearing
her dress from her, but the garment
was of stout material and thoroughly
lined, and her efforts were in vain. a
general screaming vas commenced,
but the engineer, who was aft at the
time. thought the ladies were only
..cutting up" as they had been all
morning; but a second scream brought
him TO his feet, and on seeing the
situation of the young lady he sprang
over the heads of those who stood be
tween himself and his engine, slapped
on the break and stopped the shaft in
>tantly-cutting off the steam a mo
iiiGilI aitGTWdTU. MedItlIllc the young
lady's dress had been wrapped around
the shaft up 10 her waist, she had been
doubled up, carried owe back wards,
down upon the deck, under through
the 15-inch space between the shaft
and floor, and up again to the top of
the shaft-on which she was sitting.
tightly bound, when the machinery
was stopped. Her left hip and elbow
we're found to be badly bruised, her
left arm somewhat lacerated, her dress
considerably torn, while she was
scared "within an inch Of her life."
During all these terrible moments
the married lady, who was a witness
of the frightful Eel from first to last,
stood with her hands outstretched,
her eyes p~rotruding with terror. and
her mouth wide open as if endeavor-
ing to scream-but not a scream could
she get out. As soOn as the young
lady could be released she was taken
to the cabin and properly cared for by
the other ladies, and was soon restored
to a comfortable condition, but the &C.