The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-23

Amply sustained by her lie preservers. not
withstanding her terrible position. her nus
band and son in the yawl with us struggling
with might and main to get 70 her, vet she
uttered no cry. She gave way 10 no exhibit
ton of excitement, but
FLoATED IN THE CHILLY WATERS OF THE
LAKE,
and with that peculiar hopeless stare from
Der dimming eyes, she took her last look at
her fond ones, husband and son, as the fierce
gale and remorseIess waves drove them back
from her rescue. The captain in his heroic
efforts to save others from drowning, de-
layed getting aboard the yawl until nearly
the last moment, and then, in his efforts to
gain her, fell between the arch of the
steamer and the yawl which was thrown
back upon him as he went down, and he
was so severely bruised by the Jam that he
was but helpless spectator 10 his wife's
danger, utterly powerless-utterly helpless
manned and wounded himself, his son
crippled by similar jam upon the hurri-
cane deck. Before the life boat was launched
II was sight TO move the stOuiest heart to
compassion, and to unnerve the sternest of
men. AS the yawl was endesvoring to re-
turn TO the wreck the floating furniture
and pieces of the cabin were con-
tnually interfering with the boat
which prevented in great
measure the near approach TO the struggling
and Pat Carroll, were seen a few moments
before the wreck flashing doors and planks
together, but after the wreck went down
they were seen no more. Mr.. John Fair
banks was standing on the forward part of
the upper deck when the cabin shifted for
ward, and was probably killed before the
water reached him, as he was undoubtedly
jsmmed between the cabin and the bull
warks. Edward Hughes, second engineer,
was seen to struggle hard to save Miss Fair
a hQr nraf he i1nfA o,,l
knowing its insecurity, he breasted the tum-
bling waves, and after one or two Intellectual
attempts to seize her, he succeeded in get
ting hold of her and placed her upon a more
secure raft or piece of cabin. During all
this terrible trial OF nerve and endurance,
no outcries were heard from any except
from one man, who wss seen TO 90 down
between the boat and the wreck. As he went
down,
DESPAIRING CRY WAS HEARD
above the roar of the gale, and all was quite
still except the hoarse thunder of the ele-
ments as they seemed to hold high carnival
in exultation Of the destruction they had
wrought. Slowly but surely the yawl
drifted away. Straining our eyes as each
billow raised us upon its crest, we strove to
give one more look at the drowning
wretches, until, lost in the dim distance. we
look to our own safety, with nothing but a
cookie scull Of boat betweeen US and the
yawning caverns of death below us, with no
TODD, our situation seemed to be but little
wreck. Utterly Frustrated by the
terrible effects of the jam he
mad received the captain. with
heroic energy, still endeavored to direct TIE
management of the ife-boet until he was
compelled to yield and, curling himself ND
m the hOvv of tina ha lav for Of
time in excruciating agony, yet no word of
complaint or grOan escaped him. Not only
physical but mental agony of the keenest
kind beset him, ana yet he chose, like q
martyr, to suffer in silence than to dsmpen
the ardor of the crew by any exhi-
bition Of weakness. When human en-
duranca could hold out no longer the
captain gave up, and then was developed the
same cool intrepidity of the first mate, John
Carney, who had remained from the first in
the stern with a steering oar, immovable as
statue, had persistently kept the bow of
the boat against the waves. With two men
st the side oars, Carney faced the bow, and
with an unerring eye steadily held her on
by simply directing which oar to be pulled,
IN order 70 steer her around. Gradually the
day wore along. Sleepless eyes watched the
horizon, to catch over the rolling mountains
of waters the first glimpses OF soil. Hour
after hour wore away. The wind, as if in
mockery, kept rising higher and higher,
times at least thirty feet high. Late in the
afternoon of Friday, the storm not having
abated in the least, three-and-aft schooner
bore down to within quarter OF a mile of
US, and we could see her men looking over
the rail at us. We made every possible sig
nal of distress, but no attention was paid to
us, and the vessel bore away with no attempt
to pick us up. Oh, the despairing feeling,
the wre;ched despair of seeing rescue so
near and then snatched away from us made
sigh as she disappeared.
ONWARD, STILL ONWARD WE DRIFTED ALONG.
The chilly waters of the lake saturated our
clothing and the fierce wind drove the cold
to the very marrow of our bones. With
bow to the wind we drifted stern foremost,
on and on, mile after mile, league after
league, until darkness began to gather. The
men sat like statues in their several places,
and tor hours at a time not a word was
spoken by any save the hoarse word Of
command from the stern old mate who
chung like hero to the steering oar and
grimly laced death as it came tumbling to-
ward us upon each huge breaker. AS night
settled down the question was asked, conld
we see through the darkness TO keep her head
to the waves? God only knows, was the re-
ply, but we will try. Slowly the shadows
of darkness stole down upon US. Still no
abatement of the wind. AS the black
mantle of night settled down,
anxious eyes were turned in all directions to
see some guide to steer by. Gradually the
clouds cleared, and the stars stole forth one
by one, apparently timid and afraid to look
down upon such forlorn beings as we were,
but we hailed them with delight, for, with a
star over the stern for the oarsman to look
at, aud a man stationed at the bow to peer
through the gloom, we could with great
caution still keep her head to the
waves. Hour after hour wore away
All of us were thinly clad; some
had no shoes on, and your correspond
emit was dressed in only thin overalls and
shirt and hat, and, benumbed and chilled,
we still worked all Friday night, until at
last the gray light of Saturday began to be
seen in the east. Soon the sun shown in all
his snlan6nr and the wind having died