The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-17
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A correspondent writing 70 the
Erie Dispatch saws:
Ever since Lake Ere has been
navigated By civilized ps5p'e. espe-
cially for the last century. sic hes
swallowed up large numbers of hu-
man beings by shipwrert, b. FIRE.
snd BY other casualties, and While
many bodies are reco7efeI there are
hundreds that are never found and
many that hoat ashore that are aev-
er identified.
l propose now to gige en instance
il which a human being was ship
wrecked ca Lake Erie remaiued n
ibe water FIVE days, and was fn.i-
ly rescued alive In the Autumn Of
1893 Captain Gilman Applebv, Ct
Conneaut, Ohio, was Captain and
part owner Of the schooner New
Connecticut. A steamboat was then
being built a. Conneaut, (the North
America Of which Captain Appleby
had charge. and for many years her
master. An aunt Of his, then resi-
ding al Black Rock, below Buffalo.
was at Erie on a visit, staying with
brother who was then q resident Of
the town. The lady went to Con-
nesut in company with 4 nephew %
visit her brother there. After re-
naming for some time she became
exceedingly anxious TO get home
Capt Appleby, who was busy with
the steamboat. endeavored 10 dis
suade bis aunt from taxing the home
journey until be should be going ont
with his vessel, when be would take
her home. His efforts il that dfrec-
ton, however. were ulavailing, and
be had her taken on board the
schooner to 60 TO Buffalo il charge
Of the crew. The vessel being light.
and the time Of the year Augosf. The
Captain had entire confidence in the
ability Of the crew 70 manage the
craft aad land his relative safe a. her
destination Everything passed Of
quietly until after the vessel had
passed Erie, when a sudden s0asl
struck ard rolled her over upon her
side, when she nearly 6Iled with va
ter, but continued to foat The
crew, looseniDg the vessels Tawl.
jGmped il, and pulled for the shore.
leaving the woman il the cabia. IS
they supposed drowned. TIE party
landed CT or near Portland, Chant
auqua county, Y Y. aad made their
way as best they could back 70 Con
meant Three DAYS af,er tie acci-
dent Captain wilkins, CT The steam
boat, William Peacock, in coming
down from Detroit wzs besousht by
Captain Appleby % board The wreck
if he saw it, and Il possible GET he
body Of his aunt OuJ Of the cabin.
and convey il 70 Buffalo. Captain
Wilkins discovered the disabled YES
sci drifting down The lake, aad. after
coming along side, Captain William
Henton, then FIRST nate Of the Pea
cock, boarded the wreck ard made
search The schooner lay upon ber
side, and. 70 sll appearances, was
fall Of water. 4 pole was employed
and II was supposed every part q
the cabin was touched, and as no
object IL The shape Of 8 human body
was felt, the conclusion was reached
that the remains had foated ou. q
the cabin into the lake. hence far
ther sesIch was given Up Two
days afterward Captain Appiebv
came down with q vessel wits a
cilities 10 right the schooner sud q X
her into The nearest pert, the drown
ed womaa's son being along to assist
in the recovery Of the b9av. The
vessel was Haaliy righted. aad when
tae cabin door had nearly reached a
Level position, the woman walked
through the water and came uo the
stairs upon deck She was caught
BY Captain ApPlehv and Supported. 4
while her son Espi and sailors
screamed.
Five days and nights bad she
been IA the water, while a portion of
tee time she was up % her arm PITS 4
She eeald not lie down, aad What
sleep she got was IN thai position. 4
aad al the focd she had wss 8 soli-
taEy cracker and a raw cuioa. which
nosted on the water She stated
that after the vessel cApSized aaS
was abandoned ty tie cVew, she
foaad herself alone ia water xsisi
deep, TIE cabin door wss opcn bal
tie Hood was two feet above L. aad
TIE sea made constant changes Il her
position. Wien C&PtAia wilkins
stopped she could hear the boarding
ar;y talk aud vsik on the vessel,