The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-07
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Out his wife will be worth as much as his
nine to him in the long run.
A Wonderful Escape.

Ever since Lake Erie has been nay;.
gated by civilized people, especially for the
last century, she has swallowed up LARGE
numbers OF human beings by sbinwrecl
by fire, and by other casualties. and while
many BODIES are recovered, there are
hundreds that are never found, and MANY
that noat ashore that are never identified.
Captain Gilman Appleby, of Conneaut.
ONO, was captain and part owner of the
schooner New Connecticut. An aunt of
his. then residing a. Black Rock. below
Buftalo, went to Conneaut to visit her
brother there. After remaining for some
time, she became exceedingly anxious to
get home. Captain Appleby endeavored
to dlssuade his aunt from taking the
homeward journey until he should be 90
ing Out with his vessel, when ne would
take her home. His efforts in that di.
rectlon, however. were unavailing. and
ne mad her taken on board the schooner
to 60 to Buffalo in charge of the crew.
Everything passed off quietly unt;l
after the vessel had passed Erie. when =
sudden squall struck and rolled her upon
her side, when she nearly filed with
water, but continued to float. The crew
loosenlng the vessels yawl jumped in
and pulled for the shore, leaving the
woman in the cabin, as they supposed
crowned. The party landed, and made
their way as best they could back to Con-
neaut
Three days after the accident Captai
Wilkins, of the steamboat William Pea
COCK, IN coming down from Detroit was
besought by Captain Appleby to board
the wreck if he saw it, and if possible to
get the body Of his aunt OUT of the cabin
and convey it to Buffalo. Captain
Wilkins discovered the disabled vessel
drifting down the lake, and, after coming
alongside, the first mate of the Peacock
boarded the wreck and made search.
The schooner lay upon her side, and, to
all appearance, was full of water. A pole
was employed, and it was supposed that
every part OF the cabin was touched, and
the conclusion was reached zthat the re-
mains had f1oated out of the cabin into
the lake, hence further search was given
up.
Two days afterward Captain Appleb7
came down with vessel with facilities to
right the schooner and tow her into the
nearest port, the drowned wonan's sou
being along to assist in the recovery of
the body. The vessel was finally right
ed, and when the cabin door bad nearly
reached a level position, the woman
walked through tie water and came uD
the stairs upon deck.
She was caught by Captain Aplleb-
and supported, while her soh wept and
the sailors screamed. Five GAYS and
nights had she been in the water. while a
portion of the time she was up TO her
armpits. She could not lie down. and
what sleep she got was in that position.
and all the food she had was a solitary
and araw onion, which floated on
the water.
She stated that after the vessel capsize6
and was abandoned by the crew. she
found herself alone in water waist-deep.
The cabin door was open, but the food
was two feet above it, and the sea made
constant changes in her Losition. When
Captain Wilkins stopped, she could hear
the boarding party talk and walk on the
vessel, and although she used her voice
to its utmost to attract attention, she
could not make them hear. She saw the
pole thrust into the cabin :1oor by Cap
tain Mention, and asked if she should hold
On to 1t and be pulled out, but no answer
came, the captain hearing no noise other
than the splashing Of the water, and
having not the remotest idea that the
was there, alive or dead.-Erse
Dispatch.