The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-05
NUMBER %.
Il WoNDERFUL ESCAPE.
A woMAN's TERRIBLE ADVENTURE.

cially for the last century, has She swal-
lowed up large numbers of human BEINGS
by ShiPwreck, 10y fire, aud 10y other casual
ties, and while many bodies are recovered
there are hundreds that are never found
aud many that float ashore that are never
Unidentified.
L proposed now 10 give an instance in
winch human being was shipwrecked on
Lake Eiie, remained in the wa er five davs
and was finally rescued alive. In the Au-
tumn of 1888 Capt. Gilman Appleby. of
bonneauG OHIO, was Captain and part
owner of The schooner New Conpecticnt
n steamboat was then being built at Con
mean, Che North America) of which
Capt, Appleby had charge, and FOR many
years her master. An aunt of his. then
residing ar Black Rock. below Buffalo.
was N Eiie on visit staying with broth
e. vino was then a resident of the town.
} he lady went TO Conneaut in company
win a nephew to visit her brother there
Alter remaining for some time she becarna
exceedingly anxious to ges home. Can't
Appieby, who was busy with the steam
boa, endeayOred 20 dissuade his amt from
taking The home journey, until he should
be gong out with his vessel when he
would take neI home His efforts in tbat
dHeclon, however, were unavailioU. and
he had her taken ON board the schooner
TO 60 to Buffalo in charge of the crew.
j lie vessel being light aud The time of the
year August, the Captain had entire conf
dcnce IN the ability OF the crew 10 MANAGE
the craft auG !and his relative saf. al Ter
destination. Ever ything passed off ouietIv
until alter The vessel had passed Erie.
when sudden squdll struck aud ruled
ber oveI uppn her side, when she nearly
filled vi water, but continued 20 float
i lie crew, lOpseniug the vessels vaUl
Jumped ln, aud pulled for the shore. leaving
the woman in The cabin, as they supposed
drowned. The party landed at or near
Poll land, ChautanCua County. y. Y. and
made their way as best they could bacl, ~
COnneaut. Three DAYS after the acciden.
Cap. " llkius Of the steamboat William,
Fedcoek, IN coming donn from Detroit
was besoueht by Capt ApDlepy to board
che wreck If he saw H.. aud # ,,1ssibla 80
the body Of his aunt out oT the cabin. and
convey % 10 Buffalo. Capt Wilkins dis
covered the disabled vessel driftiuo DIR,
tue lake, and, after coming along side
Capt. W illlam HeutOn hen first mate of
The Peacork, boarded The wreck and u,,da
sea, Gu he schooner lay upon her side.
ava, 10 al appearance, was full of water
pole was employed and II Wa, >,rr,,,s,.d
every pant "i The cabin was eoucbed and
as 40 JcCi m the shape OF human bo6v
WAS ieii, The conclusion was reached tf,at
,iIe remains bad duated out IF the cal,i,,
no the lake, hence further search v,,s
gwen up. Two days afterwaId Capt. An
4 IfH
'lrs TO IiSht ihe schooner and Uou her into
lhe neaiesi port, the drowned wonau's
s''I being aiuug TO aSsisl in the recovet.,, ,f
Tie body. lie vessel was finally ligt tted
'-ud when lie cabin door had neal4y r,..,cL
cd a level position, the woman walked
Though The water aud came up the st irs
upon dock. She was caught bv Cant A.
lieby Pad supported, while ber som yg..t,t
&c sa!i"iN screamed. Five davs aud
Hlgh,S had she been in the wafer Vbila
l'otiIun oi thc time she was up to her ann
pas. She cuuld uot lie down. and ,yIst
''eep sac 2"' was an that position, and all
the l"Od she had was solitary cracker
aud Iaw ONION. which fiuated on the va
ieT She seated thaI after he vessel can
s'zsd aud Wa> Abandoned by the crew. Size
HInu ifeI>elt alone iu water waist-daer,
! ne rab'n d"oi was open but the flood VAS
Two feei above it. aud the sea made con,
siant cianGcs in her position. Wba,
apf. " .lhius stopped she could hear tie
boai ding party talk and walk on the vess.I
aifu p'jhuugh She used her vnice Ia its -
most to atiiHct attention she could NJ.
Quake them hear. She saw the pole tbrnst
Iij" ihe cabII dooI by Capt Heniop ana
asked u size should bold un To IL an6 D..
ia lei oui, but NO answer came. the o.
t3li hearing 20 noise other than he smash
hig 81 ihe water, aud having not the 70
m"iesi idea that the woman was there
alive OF dead 0'
l ms even' occurred forty-five wears aoo
and have never heard Of a paIallsl -,
e. her on the lake or other wafers- ap5 -.
salvation from drowning may be regarded
as Little less man miracle.
EATING CUSTOMS. The Cocan,b T.
uianS, OF Ariz ma, viii not eat pork. tbonob
they have acquired a taste for salt -
lhey are very fond of fish, and win eat
them at any lime. The None Ials T.
dians, at California, eat SOUP made 80
angle worms thickened with grass sae5
hou". They also gather bats fiom envss
aud ToaSiS them IN hot ashes yvitb,,,, =,
moving either feathers OF el;trails W.
nests are roasted and eaten the ~
young they contain .he be-. tsr Arc -
lellShed. The young Indians. in o,da, =
hnd The nests, pture a WASH. place =
small straw IN the abdomen, light il and
iet The insect GO; they then watch ire
,ilghi, i'Ilow Ut aud secure the nest. The
VI lama ludians were very found nr ~
yellow lily lLilium canadense) with mo-,
ln u iall the roots, often tNO inches j.,
diameter, are gathered. They taste varv
much like green corn. These Indians Il
50 eat otto oil cooked in SOUP aud ep,si3e-
IL very nutritious. The Cheyenues and
ArapahOes consider dog meat a s,,,.E
dish, and when they wish to honor a gnpst
especially they kill the fatteSt doc and
I ioast II great offenSe is given il the puest
eat not bonniliully Of the chosen dish
hey also eat poisoned wolves in the buE-
tdlo country. The white men kin the hDr-
iaioes for THEN hides, tallow, tongue. aud
some oi the best portions Of the meat Tie
tongues bring high price The rest ,,f
the carcass is then pOiSoned with strvcb-
nine. The wolves eat the meat. and their
inieStines become infiamed, PRODUCING
death. The Indians remove the yiscer7
and eat the remaining portions of the
wolf. Ga Grow Greek, in Kansas, in 1861
saw the cateasSes of hundreds of uolvss
hat had heen thuS eaten The Wacb-o
and Comarche Indians VII nOa eat fish
hat have scales but are foud of those thar
have no scales they catch both kinds
auc sell these they do nOa ike To the
whites -ABsCrican Nat1traliSs
pEEsSMAKERs always claim salvage,