Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-05-01
LOST IN THE o
D'IIIgent Search but the Missing MOI
Found.

ard j. &. Blanchard, Jr., Benjamin Vas
fer and James Walker. of Ienia, and
Richard Vasfer. Hiram Anderson and
Martin Brandt, Of Saranac, and Edward
Stevenson and Hampton, of Stanton, ar
rived in Cheboygan and on Tuesday
were taken by the tug Pendell to the
northeast portion Of Bots Blanc Island,
where they had all taken up land under
the homestead act. On Wednesday
morning, James Walker, one of the
young men of the party, had an epileptic
fit and remained unconscious for about
four hours. After regaining Conscious
ness his mind seemed to be affected,
there also seemed to be a partial paraly-
sis of his left side as he had cOnsidera-
BILE difficulty in using his left arm, and
difficulty in eating and talking. Mr..
Blanchard, SEN, who seemed to be the
leader of the party, left n Of the men
in charge of Walker while the others
were prospecting. On Friday morning
the man in charge of Walker fell asleep
about 0 o'clock, he awOke in about half
an hour and Walker was gone, and to
this time, Wednesday eve, no traces Of
him have been found. The whole party
searched for him until toward evening
ON Friday. The tug Pendell, by prsvi-
Gus arrangement, called at the island
for Mr.. Blanchard. Sen,, and Mr.. Steven
son, Sea-, as they expected to return to
Iona. They chartered the tug Psndall
which took over a party Of ~Cheboygan
people, numbering about thirty, on Sat-
urday morning. Owing to q late start
it was near 10 O'clock when the rescue
party were landed and their lines
formed. T~hirty5ons mel were in LIKE.
They landed about two miles from the
extreme eastern limits Of the island,
formed with their right upon the shore
and crossed the island. A few of the
party turned to the right and came back
over tho ground surrounding their
camp, and the balance moved up the
north shore of the island, formed their
line again and crossed to the south
shore without finding any trace of the
missing man. The rescue party relm-
barksd between A o'clock and'5 O'Clock,
whom it was discovered that two of the
party were missing, who proved to be
Edward Overton and Fred Taggart.
Capt. Kitchen moved along the shore un-
til nearly dark, blowing the whistle and
scanning the shore with a glass, but
without success. William Leadbstter,
Harry Webb and j. W. Heren volun-
tssred to return to the island and build
fires on the beach and do what they
could to find the missing men. ThOy
were supplied with blankets and Me-
Leod's basket was filled from the larder
of the Pendsll and they put off for the
shore, and the rest Of the party steamed
for ChebOygan, disappointed at finding
no traces of the missing man. and hay
ing to leave two of their number in the
swamps of Bots Blanc. On Saturday
evening a council was held at the Office
of the Grand Central Hotel and Mr..
Blanchard chartered the Psndell to 20
again on Sunday to the island to bring
off the men left there and also offered
twenty. five dollars reward for the rescue
of young Walker or for the recovery of
his body IL found dead. Owing to a
misunderstanding about calling the
people together by ringing the FIRE bell
and the early hour of starting but a
small party went on Sunday. They
landed near the same place as the day
before. A heavy sea was running in
from Lake Huron, which made disem-
barking dangerous as we'll as unpleas-
ant, but was accomplished without ae-
cidsnt. Sixteen Of the party moved
about a mile up the shore and dsplOyed,
then moved westward, the left OF the
line resting Oh the shore, until about 4
p. M, they reached a point about north
west from Cheboygan. when they came
up with the two men lost the day before.
The balance of the party went over part
Of the ground examined the day before.
and returned to the landing place about
5 o'clock. The wind was blowing hard
and q tremendous sea running so that
1t was almost impossible to launch a
boat or land it, but Joe Quincy, and Jim
Pennman, the fireman of the Pen dell,
were equal to the emergency, and al
though their boat was swamped several
times they would each time drag it
ashore, empty out the water and try it
again, until all were got aboard the
tag, after near two and a half hours
hard work. Mr.. Blanchard and Mr..
Stevenson, the two old gentlemen of the
Ionia party, took their wetting with as
good grace as younger men could have
done. The efforts to find young Walker
were net continued on Monday. His
brother Ed Walker arrived on Monday