Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01
a PsRlLous EXPEDITION
Grand Rapids 5oYs Str0ggis IN the
Waves of lake Michigan.

Harry Besn. ga smploss "a TIE Oad Ma
tionsl Bauk of tbls cisy, reigrued homs from
Cfacsg0 yesterday. lie ~ss one OF a os1n.
pans of four yoang men who ieft thls eits $
short tune ag0. ap0n cruise around the
lakes ia a sail bosl The young mea we're
having tbels Summer saeaIlon and were
solng upon trip for pleasure and heaifh.
bot. a. It tarned out. they weiai upon = lnosi
perllous journey aud passed through = most
thrilling and sad experience iOong Bean
was suffering from severe cold from ex-
posare and related the story 81 the unfortu-
nate expedition With Il uch relnetanoe. The
particulars are about as follows.
A week ago last Saturday VIII Horner, lie
artist, and harry Bean, Of tins clty, Walter
Horner and young man named Ray, Of
Manistee, started upon cruise about the
lakes. They purchased haudsome sall
boat at Aaniziee, had Il shipped Ia t1is elty
by rail- and with tine outft for fishing,
hunting and pleasure they stArledsdOSn tie
Grand River for Lake Michigan. - the
mouth Of the riyer they awaited p4easf-<t
weather and smooth water aud prOcecdod 10
Manistee Here thoy determined 10 aW All
favorable winds and tide and put out for
Green Bay, Wiz. Last Saturday even
lng the four started from MaDistee
With fine wind astern, happy hea4ts and a
smooth sea. and sal aaiiy upon their
course. When about one laif Wy across
Lake Michigan the two boy upon the look
out beheld dark clouds 9ud we're hlled Wltll
anxious fears. They did not 80 much a. have
time 10 lower the sails before a squail struck
them and the little craft was overturned.
Two IF the boys, Harry Bean and Wal er
Homer were AZ sleep III the hunks. dressc0
only IN their hunt NJ jackets, and were
awakened by Nlli Homer only III time 10 re-
alize their peril. The four scrambled about
in the water and rigging of the little craft
until Two of tae number succeeded IN reach
ing The small yaWl boat, which they had IN
tow. and the Otber two perched upon the
keel II the sail loat The small
row boat would carry two easily,
three with difficulty, aud would be
swamped with four, and a. soon a. the
small hurricane had ceased the clothing of
the two was divided a. impartialiy as could
be among the four. The two in the row
boat took the upturned sail boat with its two
passengers in tow and awaited for the calm
ing OF the lake and day light. Many sails
were sighted Sunday, but the boys who had
out a danger signal, were not discovered un-
I'll late IL the afternoon, when a schooner
passed near by, SAW their condition and
took them on board. The two boys who had
were almost rigid when taken on board the
schooner, and one of them, Walter Horner,
said he could not have held ont through
another night. The boats keel was less
than foot out of the water and tho boys
limbs were most of the time IN the cold
liquid. and they sat in a cramped, unnatural
condition. The sal boat valued at 1925,
the two boys clothing containing over
$3.50 in money, their guns. tackle
and camp eQuipaGe were lost and when they
arrived upon the schooner and considered
their situation and the kind treatment shown
them they felt they had spent fortunate if
not profitable, vacation. The boys arrived
in Chicago upOn.the schooner, Monday after
noon, and all of them. with the exception of
Harry Bean, are there still awaiting orders
from their friends before returning TO this
city and their homes. The all consider
their rescue n miracle and no one of the mum
Der will ever attempt to cross Lake Michigan
in "A sail boat again.