New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-31
A THRILLING LAKE ADEENTrRE

oox, or wonIN,s IMPRISONMENT FOR
FIVE DAYS IN A WRECKED SCHOONER.
PROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT Oh i''" 'N",~
Ep,r peun March 30.-The death OF Mrs.
Emily Johns of this county recalls one OF ''' ni',
,earsail incidents Of navigation Oh Lake Ere Oh "n
sbere il any record GA recollection. MS 'os Wa" ."
amt Of the late Captain Gilman Appepy' VINO COM
anded craft of different kinds on the lake Tor moro
than forty years. In 1910 Captain Appepy hNen "'
Cenpcaut Ohio and his aunt. then young Noiuh' Was
visiting at his home. She lived near buhalo N"l'i.,
Appley owned the schooner State OF CohhecVcuI' "n
was building at Conneaut a steamboat mter"aiu wen
tuovn a. the North America While Mrs johns was AZ
her ne,hcs home she suddenly became very h0mcsich'
and no solicitation could induce her TO remain at CON
meant Her nephew was desir0us that she shouid re
main few days until the North America was reh'H io
Launching and 'reun TO Buffalo on board thc NesSe'
but as she wouli not do So he placed her III ois"
the crew of his schooner which was ready 10 saf '
Rufao Two DAYS afterward the crew OF the schooner
returned to Conncaut In another vessel They reported
IN taptain Appleby that just after they hadrasseo ETC
they were caught in one Of the snddeh anu Ni"io"'
squalls 10 which Lake Erie is liable, ana when "ie
terror Ia all sailors the "lakes The schooner WIS
oapsIzod but. although filling with water IN very
short time did not sink Mrs. Johns was in the CABIN
and the crew. believing she was drowned, ana peihR
anxious TO save themselves. hurried away IN inc
sehooner's boat without paying any attention 10 the
messenger They suoe eded in reaching shore near
pmkrk and made their way back TO Copneaut.
II was three days after the wreck before captain
Appeby could make arrangements to go in seafch OF
his wrecked schooner and cndeavOr to recover the Body
Of his relative The steamboat Peacock. from Detroit
was on her way to Buffalo, and was engaged ny nun 70
leok out for the wreck and IL the body WAS iouu l"
axe Il 90 Buffalo. The steamboat came across the
wreck which was drifting on its side rs II had been lt
by the crew. a number of tho Poae0cks NEE bO3iuta
Che schooner and found that the cabin was 10 all appear
tncos full of water. Thy thrust poles down INTO IT.
but did no. como IN contact with anything boauhS
About Believing that the body had hOncd OUT INTO INC
lake they left the wreck they had found H. vera 10
that effect was sent Captain Aplieby. ana on the
ffth day after the schooner had cdSl1eo 10 went III
search OF her himself with facilities for ehtn2 Her.
lie found the schooner still drifting out ia the lake On
her side After several hours the schooner WAS straight
epoa up on her keel aud before she Had hardy Hghteo
Mrs. gOhns haggaId, worn almost Ia askcleioi' ah"
every shred ot her o'oihhs dripping WIN Nh''r ss-
rered M the cabin sairs aud tell nneODsccus on tho
deck The thought of her being alive nos having pecA
Tor mOment entertained her sudden apl"alatco wa
so s1avtliuQ that the crew fed in terror To- tao 0her
vessel and il was time before tho captain hlselt
recovered his self Iossossion Mrs johns was l,stgIl
not able untl the next day 10 tell how she had nanS
TO keep alive during the Ave days INC scIG9'cf was
went over she did not know what had hal2thgu, Sue
was thrown down ana Wy 'e UNI y. b ~" XIII ~ If .Ise
nt ~ he time She eohld not lie down. aud although
The cabin door was open INC water was nearly tA,e eet
abov,, H. and she could not get OUT: When ~. men
IRON the steamboat Peacock boarded tie WT4ok she
heard th0n walk and talk overhead. but she was SO
hoarse that she was not able &C. make lcr lTeseaee
known she saw the pole they tust into ne eahI bht
ii always came spot where it did MOI torch her
mon colid She grasp II; and before she cod MAKE hc
Sysy 10 the sl0t the pole would he WitEdrn"n ana
fhfust ia al another distant place. This failure 10 make
At known that she ayc ~ the cNOl' sh' hdd e
InoKed her last ycsiigc OF hope that she would he
rescued Al that Mrs johns had 10 cat iof 'he nNe
,sv. She was on the wreck raw onion ana wafer
soaksd cracker that noated on the water 1W!cr shG
T,fe1 ~ drawn herself hut she could moi. sic Itll
ssIcco several times while Standing In the wafer u
WAS only hy the most supcrhumap efforts That sic
gathered sufficient strength 20 ur' her way NJ ne
igtiu stairs when the schooner 1glted hy captain
Applcly She heard the man '-2s ahonl rom tho
time they arrived on the scene. 'Ul "a" huoS Hh'
ibrV were and listened 10 them ddLed ana listHs,
manner which only left her when The. vessel Vinco
back on her keel Then She appreciated the sual"h
pud escaped from the place If her hNc days misery d
terror Mrs Johns lived to he oteI tigt! !cas on
mud never spoke without a smdder Oh Nor WiIioC "a
nerieHce on the wrecked schooner.