Telegram-herald., 1888-07-24
AND SMFF
ALMOST A CATASTROPHE AT The
LAKE.
Nsssrs Aaars~s .sd ksxfSrd Narrowly
ksesps DESwniss J.eksss sssu
DisADisd.-aosls for Help.

"Helpl Help For Gods sake save usi'
The s<oaizsd. terrible sry rsas In mascu-
hns tonss across the peaceful. shimnsring
waters Of Reeds LAKE 81 4 O'Clock yesEsr-
day afternoon.
ooh help help! HxLF.a We are sink
ing
The people on shore rushed down the
banks.
The busy workers In and around the
o-Wash-ta- Nong Boat Club house and the
grand stand ran cut 10 the docks.
Out quarter OF mile or more In the
regatta course they bsheld the double scull
shell Of the Jackson crew backing rapidly
away from q row boat which they had APP
psrenlly run into.
The cries came from the skif, which was
evidently hlling with water.
Secretary Chsuneey recognized the sup
plicating tones that fiosted across the water.
Great Heavens" he cried, its Jack
Jack Andrews my partner" and he was
about 10 plunge into the water and swim
out 20 the rescue when Lesher. Of Detroit
French, OF Hlllsdsle. and Sterling. OF Mon
roe seized him. IL Was with difficulty,
however. that the three stalwart officers OF
the y. W. a. r. A. held their comrade.
Chauncey being not only the son. but
the grandson of a Commodore in the u. s.
Navy, is a regular old sea dog. and he
doesn't care for watsr-not even 10 drink.
Meantime Andrews kept up An awful
yelling.
Every steamer on the lake blew Its
whistle, Godfrey rang his dinner bell.
5wetland beat gong and the whole pop
ulation of Grand Rapids township AS
senb nbled on the banks Of the historic sheet
of water-some portion of which has no
bottom-to witness the dreadful catas-
trophe.
II was thought that four human beings
must lose their lives before the eyes of hun
dreds who were powerless to aid
The tive earsmen in the she'll were labor
ing with great difficulty, bat were gradually
approaching the shore.
The cries of the men in the row boat
finally aroused boy who was fishing for
suniish over behind the pond lilies nex- by.
shut yer yawp" he yelled, AN quit
scsrin' the hsh q I'll come a git ye."
And be did.
Brave boy He rescued both men. towed
in the disabled skiff and was rewarded with
shining ten dollar gold piece.
The men in the row boat we're j. p. An
crsws, OF this CITY. AID ID. Q. ReIford, OF
Detroit.
The Jackson crew were Will Thompson
and Fred Blair. two well-known young
gentlemen of the Central City.
When the excitement was over il was
| discovered that Mr.. Andrews had really
| had very narrow escape from instant
death after the Ra nner of the unfortunate
accident at the recent Pullman regatta.
| The Prov of the shell had run straight
| through the row boat about three feet from
| its bow. OF course two or three feet of the
shell was broken square off and q hole
| eight inches in circumference was driven
| through the skiff.
| There was, of course difference of opin-
| ion ss TO who was to blame about the mat
| ter. although when the matter was sifted
| down it appears that neither party was par
| ticulsrly TO blame. There were very few
boats on the lake at the time, the Jackson
boys, who are good oarsmen, were rowing
| at terrific rate of speed in practice squirt
and Messrs. Andrews and Rexford did not
see them until it was too late to do any
| thing.
To give an idea of how near the copper
| covered Prov Of the shell came to depriving
| the New York Life Insurance Company OF
frst-class sgent we give below q diagram
of the accident: