The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-10-19
TALES OF SHIPWRECK.
Partie ulars of the Loss of the SchOOners
White Squali and Rapid with their

Particulars of the Loss of the SchOOners
White SquaN and Rapid with their
Crews.
The Detroit Free Press gives the
following particulars of the loss of the
schooner White Squat, with her entire
crew except one man:
"The schooner White Squall, as is
generally known is Detroit vessel and
owned by Hugh Coyne, of this city.
For a few hours previous to her going
down she, i'll company with six other
vessels, were in low of the tug Prindl-
vile, and we're obliged on account OF
the gale to separate. Inside of an hour
afterward two of the vessels belonging
to the tow had collision. These were
the Squall and Libbie Nau. The
crew of the Squall, finding all efforts
to save her of no avail, took
to the small boat, in which for
three long and weary hours
they strove to reach land, which,
on nearing, the boat capsized in the
breakers, and all were lost save
Frank Root, seaman, who halls from
Green Bay, Wisconsin, The names of
the others are as follows: Capt. David
j. Stinson, residence Detroit, and
leaves a family; John Trawlson, mate,
father-in- law to the captain, also of
Detroit, and leaves family; William
Nelson, seaman, resided in Cleveland,
leaves family; Harry Miller, seaman,
resided IN Cleveland, no family; G..
Scabranch, of Cleveland, no family :;
and John -, a Swede, who shipped
rt, L.
fore sailing, he had deposited 800
with the Bethel Church of that city"
The following interesting account of
the loss of the schooner Rapid and the
terrible experience of the crew, obtain
ed from the sole survivor, we take from
the Toledo Blade:
con Friday evening, about 6 o'clock,
the schooner Rapid, of Montreal, owned
by Real Garfield, Esq, of Port Jarvis,
Ont, and commanded by Capt. An
drew Henderson, left the Union dock
at Pigeon Bay, Lake Erie, with cargo
of 5000 railroad ties for Buffalo.
Though the wind was quite fresh, no
uneasiness was felt at first, but when
possible for the boat to put back, and
the captain set about doing everything
possible for putting the vessel in con-
dition to weather the storm. On at
tempting to go about near midnight
the vessel refused to obey the helm,
and capsizing, threw the entire
crew into the merciless sea. So
sudden was the catastrophe that
there WAS no time to give
warming to the cook, who was then
asleep in the cabin, and it is supposed
she drowned at once. The cabin and
every loose portion of the upper works
were carried off, and the seven men of
the crew, having dashed themselves as
best they could to the rail, waited hope
fully for the morning. 1t was the last
morning that some of them should see,
though they tried to encourage each
other with the promise of the vessel
that was to come with the daylight and
rescue them from their perilous posi-
ton The vessel lay very low in the
water and the heavy sea swept over the
exhausted men, q portion of the ties
meanwhile breaking through the deck
and drifting away.
The captain was first to succumb,
and one by one his death was followed
by those of his men, several of whom
became insane under the terrible strain
on mind and body. Two days and two
nights passed and no help came But
two of the men were left, and one of
these, exhausted and discouraged, gave
up all hope, and the waves swept him
out of life into eternity. 1t was not
until Monday noon, when he had been
sixty hours in the water, that James
Low was taken from the water, few
hours before he would have met the
fate of his comrades.
Much credit is due to Capt Troy and
Mate Morris Flynn, for their gallant
conduct i'll resculng Low from the
wreck, at the risk OF their own lives,
and when the wind was blowing n
heavy gale. The latter, with the as
sistance of a sailor, took a small boat,
and while the Paragon lay to the wind,
pulled to the wreck, and by great exer-
tions, succeeded i'll reaching Low and
bringing him off III safety. When res
cued he WAS completely numbed from
the waist down, and his hands and face
were 50 swollen as to make him almost
unrecognizable His mind wandered
for hours after being brought aboard
the Paragon, and he was too weak to
take food. What wonder that the life
less corpses of his mates rose up be-
fore his eyes as they seemed to rise
and fall in their lashings by the unend.
ing motion Of the waves What won
der that he thought thankfully of his
wife ard ten children, who would have
been impoverished by his death F"
The following is a list of the crew
who persisted Andrew Henderson,
Captain Bronte: Annie Brown, Cook,
London; Fred. Taylor, ID Mate, Port
Dover; Alex Mcleod, st. Catbarines
Daniel O'Brien, Houghtou Center; Al
phonso Fayette, Normandale, and Mich
ael McCai1rey, Port Dover. All were
without families except Mcleod.
The Origin Of :" Nelson"