The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-11-07

f ply preposterous. So they sunk to
rise no more. Those in the yawI
found the greatest difficulty in keep
ing themselves from being swamp
ed, every breaker dashing over
them but they kept up their hearts
All those not rowing were employ
ed in bailing, their hats, boots, and
a tin pan, being called into requisi.
ton for that purpose.
Pen must fail to describe the de.
plorable condition of the survivors
at this moment. Their boat pack
ed full of men was pitched about
like a feather by the enormous and
savage waves that followed each
|, other in succession, and there was
not one of these that did not leave
the yawl nearly full of water AS
fast as it was bailed out it filled
again. And thus the dreary hours
of Thursday morning passed away,
the dawning day finding the cast
aways hard at labor to keep their
, boat from sinking.
They found themselves about six
miles from land, and abreast of En-
campment Island, and about noon
they reached the mainland, at Silver
Creek, four or five miles west of
Encampment bay. Their landing
nearly proved fatal, for, as they APP
preached the breakers, their boat
became almost unmanageable and
the last surge swamped it, an i'm
mense wave casting its occupants
high upon the beach, and Iii an al
most expiring condition.
/ After exerting themselves and
rubbing new vitality into their
chilled limbs = they were almost
naked, starved, furnished and
benumbed with cold-they agreed
to separate and search for shelter,
the agreement being that whose
ever should find, what they stood
SO much in need Of, would at once
1t was fully four hours before
any Of them succeeded in finding
) relief, and it was only by accideny
they did so, ten Of them uneXpect-
, edIy stumbling upon an Indian en-
campment Here they met with a
warm reception, and half-breed
was started on the scent of the re-
naming three, consisting of Messrs.
: w. d. Calverly, George Goldsmith,
second cook, and the chief cook,
: (whose name is not. knowu). This
half breed searched along the lake
: shore the entire night and until Fri
) day noon, before discovering those
he was sent to look after, and the
) first he found was the dead body OF
: the chief cook, who had evidently
} expired from exhaustion. After
: searching three or four hours lon
| ger he came across Calverly and
Goldsmith, who had made their
way to the boat which had been
| dashed uninjured to the beach. In
| formation was then conveyed to the
others, and they all found their way
to the stranded yawl. Leaving the
Indians to bury the body of the
dead cook, they once more embark ked
, in the lucky craft that had been the
means of saving them from a wa
terry grave and turned her prov to-
ward Duluth. Their condition was
| pititul in the extreme, but their
, hearts were cheerful and thankful
, and, although half-naked aud frozen
with the biting cold, they made
their way to Agate Bay, where they
found the fishing camp of Messrs.
Robert Sanborn aud Thomas Ma
, ior, who did all in their power to
, relieve their suffering visitors.
, Here they remained until s a. m,
on Sunday, when they started for
this city, which they reached about
p. M, as previously stated.
The Lolita Bernard had on board
. at the time of the sad calamity, the
following persons:
Cdptdin-Michael Norris
Clerk and First INate-Will D.
Calverly.
E'ngineers-Roselle Coburn and
Will. 2. Smith.
: Ftremen-Ole johnson and John
Lynn.
Whee1smen-John Williams and
Harry Jackson.
; Deck HQads-Lewis Larson, Jo