Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-15
oL1NGIre FOR LIFE.
An Incident on Lake Saltonstall
 Broad Bosom.

An Incident on Lake Salt0nstallss
 Broad Bosom.
 "An incident occurred few weeks ago on Lake Saltonstall," said Captain Baldwin of the pretty little steamer Cygnet, yesterday which plies on the lake, "the true facts of which have never got into the papers. In fact, it was hardly noticed. It happened on the lake and several lives were imperilled, in fact were in great peril. The Yale freshman crew were out in their new shell. Word came to me from gentleman on board, as I was carrying party of New Haven people to the upper end of the lake, that the whole crew were upset and hanging to their frail craft for their lives. immediately crowded on all steam and we went to the spot hum- ming through the water. The Cygnet can go mile in six minutes and can make the trip up the lake, over three miles, in twenty minutes. We'll, sure enough, there were the students in the water and hanging on for lows were we'll nigh exhaustsd. They had been hanging on for long time, and were out in the middle of the lake, where it | Is widest. They were fully nine hundred | feet from shore. The water was chilly yet, 1 and not near as warm as it is now. They were taken aboard the Oygnet, and as they were so chilled through we pulled down the boats curtains and took off our overcoats l and put them around. the students. We | turned about and gave up our trip and re- | turned with the students to our landing near the Shore Line railroad, where we left the | students, after having given them their shell, which we had lowed from the scene of the accident. The shell had not upset, but had shipped so much water that it sunk to the waters edge. The party we had on board consisted of MT. shore end the bluff of Lake Ssltonstall, his nephews, sons of Professor William K. Townsend, Captain Charles H. Townsend, and the sons of E. Hayes Trowbridge jr., whom MT. Townsend, together with other guests, was giving an excursion up to the head of the lake where we have pavilion and picnic grove. It was MT. George H. Townsend who first espied and drew my attention to the crew, who were then long that the crew must be in the water and in immediate need of help. The wind was from the south ard and rendered the water rough, which caused the shell to fill. Some of the crew had entirely divested themselves of their clothing, so that they could swim them more easily. One of the crew was iD
 
 the combined strength of a number on board of the steamer to pull the we'll nigh faint ing man on board. Had not MT. Townsend l happened to have this excursion on hand at that particular time some of the crew would in all likelihood have perished. Anyway, it was a most fortunate escape for the students. We never received word of thanks from the students, although we went out of ou1 way good deal to benefit them. After the | ateamer had coroa fO fho rasoua O sfnola sou1 came up with one man on board, and the l occupant rendered what assistance he could. ,
 Captain Baldwin, in further response, saiG the Cygnet was now making two trips day and everybody expresses much pleasure a the grove and Lake Saltonstall park. Jus beyond the landing is handsome grove O oak, chestnut and hemlock trees, where pavilion is erected. The trip up the lake ant back is 8 delightful one. Captain Baldwin built the Cygnet himself. He is Branfort man and built 1t in Branford. He is yer, popular with all his excursionists