The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-09
How a Girl Crossed the Sea.

A remarkable story is that of Miss Jour-
neaux of st. Heller, Island of Jersey, who
recently made an involuntary voyage across
the Atlantic. One evening in the middle of
April she went rowing with young gallant
named Jules Farne and another young man
and maid. They were in small skiffs. Soon
the couples separated, and Farne and Miss
Journeaux found themselves ere long past
Elizabeth castle, about mile from their
starting-place. AS they turned to go back
Farne lost an oar. In order to recover it he
turned the boat with the other oar, and in
doing so that also slipped from his hand. AT
this time the tide was running very fast and
the oars were soon swept away from the
boat and he lost sight of them. Jules then
jumped out of the boat to swim after them
In the course of a minute or so he got into
the boat again, nearly turning her over in
doing so, as he got in at the side. Then TAX
ing off his hat and coat, which he deposited
in the boat, he jumped into the sea again.
The boat, which was two-oared pleasure
skiff. was then right in the stream and going
out to sea at great pace. He jumped from
the side of the boat and struck out astern
toward the piers to get the oars The boat
being deeper in the water, he considered
that they must have been left some distance
behind. The boat gained in speed and
soon the girl lost sight of the swimmer. In
few minutes she heard him cry for help,
and becoming alarmed, she also shrieked
for help until quite fatigued. All that night
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would search for her. About midnight it
grew cloudy and got rather dark, but she
could still have seen any object as large as a
boat on the water if it had come within a
fair distance of her. In the course of an
hour or so after the gathering of the clouds
it began to rain heavily, and continued rain
ing until about daylight She had small
umbrella in the boat, but it was not of much
service. BY Monday morning the boat had
a quantity of water in it, and Miss Jour
neaux bailed it out with Farne's hard felt
hat The weather on Monday was fine
again and the sea continued smooth, but
the girl could see nothing but rocks all
around her. Jersey is surrounded with
Sunken and other rocks, and the boat mus,
have passed over many of the former, which
would have proved fatal if there had beer
any sea on. About half-past seven or eigh
o'clock on Monday morning she saw ;
steamer returning from Jersey, but sh,
was long way off and going in an opposit,
direction, and night set in without res
cue. On Monday night there were a few
showers of rain. Miss JourneauX's gar
ments were very wet, and she gave up al
hope of being saved. The girls courage re
vived again, however, when early on Tues
day she spied the sail of a vessel approachin,
from the direction of France. 1t was q briga
tine, the Tourbola, of st. Malo, and was OIL
a fishing expedition to Newfoundland. Mis-
Journeaux signalled with her handkerchie
and the vessel answered and came along
side. The girl was too exhausted to catch
rope, so a boat was lowered, which took he
off to the ship. The captain and crew wer
very kind and tender to the waif the
had rescued from the sea and in few day
Miss Journeaux showed no traces of he
terrible experience. She remained on tn
hospitable ship twenty-six days. The TO
once prevented her from being landed, bu
at last she was set on shore in Bay 81
George, n. f., having crossed the Atlantic
journey Tar from her thoughts when sh
went for the pleasure ride on that evenin
in April. The most remarkable part of tn
adventure remains to be told. Young Farm
reached the shore after long swim, but hi
story about Miss Journeaux was not b,
lieved. People were found who declare
that they had heard cries of murder from til
sea Suspicious of foul play got abroad an
he was arrested and indicted for homicid
and cast into prison, He was, Of course, r.
leased at once on the receipt of dispatc
from st. Johns announcing the miraculol
escape of the heroine.