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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
A NEW ORGANIZATION.

A branch of the National Mutual
Building and Loan association of
New York was organized in this
place Tuesday evening June 10, by
special agent, E. Alvord. E. H. Bios
som was chosen president; 0. H.
Henderson, c. c. Bingham and A. NJ O..
Goodrich, vice presidents; Marshall
NJ Montgomery, local attorney; w. H.
Ward, secretary; E. N. Randall,
treasurer and collector; B. G. Howe,
Sias Randall and George w. Story,
appraisers and valuation committee
There are 81 charter members
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
SCHOOL CENSUS.

George H. Moore of this place will
begin Monday morning to take the
school census in district No. 1. What
with two canvasses of the village for
directories the taking of the village
census by George P. Moore early in
the winter; the annual visit of the
listers with their questions, and the
comprehensive and exhaustive United
States census, through which we
have just passed, the poor people of
ST. Johnsbury will soon think they
are doomed to an everlasting ques-
tiOninp
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
A CURIOUS ACCIDENT.

As John Wright was returning
from ST. Johnsbury East Tuesday
afternoon, a forward wheel came
off the wagon when about half way
down the hill just beyond J. G.
Hovey's. He was thrown headlong
to the ground and the horse ran,
with the wagon minus one wheel.
1t kept the road for a mile and a
half, but as it crossed the bridge at
the upper end of Portland street, a
train came along and headed the
horse into Chester F. Deans front
yard Mrs. Dean caught the ami
NAL and made it secure until Mr..
Wright came up. The horse was
quite badly cut and bruised and the
wagon more or less damaged, but
the driver escaped uninjured-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

M ]. CaIdbeck has purchased B..
G.. Howe's interest in the old Cow
derry block and the new block occu-
pied by Lougee & Smythe, giving in
consideration about $500. Mr..
Howe is now moving the Cowdery
house back about 100 feet, to give
room for the new block which he has
in contemplation. The old house
will be used as tenement
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
New Ads. i'm this Paper.

Boiler for Sale.
Umbrella Found.
Caledonia Springs.
Dennis Z. May-Pensions.
Harry II. Carr-Dress Goods.
Chas :. Hastings-Insurance
Geo. E. Grow-Lawn Mowers.
Northwestern Land and Coal Co
Northwestern Guaranty Loan Co.
Chas- p. Carpenter-Refrigerato
Geo r. Barker's Est-Comrs Notice
Lemuel Walters Est-Pres- of Account.
E d Steele & Co-Mid-summer Goods.
BENJAMIN E Watson,s Est-App. for License
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

One second hand Tubular Steel Boiler o feet
long. 81 inches diameter, in good condition.
Also lot of iron piping and steam fittings
will be sold cheap. Enquire at First National
Bank St. Johnsbury
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

Newark-O. c. Woodruff, L. o.
Sleeper, w. g. Cheney.
Peacham-C. A Bunker, w. H. Bal
ley, w. N. West.
Ryegate-JamesJ Johnston, J. D. Nc
Allister, Pringle Gibson, NJ r. GRAY,
N. H. Kicker.
Sheffield-S. A. Jones, Salina Davis,
Alfred Gray.
Stannard-J. H. Clark, ]. M. Saw
telle, c. H. Wright.
st. Johnsbury-E L. Hovey, L. d.
Hazen, c. T. Walter.
Sutton-G. M. Campbell. A. H.
Bell, G. w. Watson, o. M. Fogg,
Freeman Hyde.
Walden-W. H. Davis, c. J. Bell,
Abel Gle.
Waterford-E. E. Hovey, S. ].
Hastings, Charles Ross.
Wheelock-W. w. Bean, w. H.
Weeks, Fred Hoffman, G. w. Bean.
The Afternoon Session.
The convention again convened at
the Opera house and was called to
order by the chairman at 2 p. m.
Alexander Dunnett, clerk of the NOM
mating convention, read the report
of the nominating committee, giving
the names of all the nominees for
county Offices. On motion by David
Trull, this report was accepted and
adopted. The committee on resolu-
tions then made its report as follows:
The Republicans of Caledonia coun-
ty, in mass convention assembled,
hereby adopt the following resolu-
tiOnS:
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the action and measures of President
Harrison and the national admins
tration and, believing it to be for the
best interests of our state, in the
present depressed condition Of agri-
culture, we cheerfully lend our sup
port to the state ticket recently put
in nomination, believing it to be
composed of men well calculated to
give us free and economical admin
istration of state affairs.
Resolved, That we place on record
our opposition to the present system
Of double taxation, by which the
majority of our overburdened
farmers are made to bear a double
load of taxes while the value of their
real estate is depressed and we urge
our senator's and representatives to
use their influence and cast their
votes in favor of reform in this all
important matter.
Resolved, That we believe the in
@T
books in our common schools to be
one of the imperative demands of the
day.
Resolved, That we as republicans
heartily endorse the principle of pro-
hibition; are in favor of a vigorous
enforcement of the law in favor of
temperance, and lament the discus
sion of high license in this state as
premature and uncalled for.
Resolved, That the tendency of re-
cent legislation in favor of eXtrava-
giant expenditure of the public money
is unnecessary and is imposing bur
dens upon the tax payers which they
are i'll prepared to bear, and we here
by instruct our senator's and repre-
sentatives to oppose, by all honora-
BILE means, this reckless appropria-
ton of the peoples money.
A. F. Nichols, candidate for first
senator, was then called for He re-
sponded in a neat little speech, thank
ing the people for the honor and urg-
ing the republicans of Vermont to
hold together and give a majority of
$4,000 at the coming election. He
was greeted with applause as he
closed. On motion of Charles T.
Walter the meeting adjourned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

Two freights collided on the Pas
sumpsic road between OlcOtt and
Norwich about $50 Wednesday
morning The engines are a total
wreck and the cars badly demolished.
All the train men escaped injury by
It1rnDiDn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
A CARD.

The family and relatives of the late Mrs.
l. p Dana desire to express their thanks to
the friends and neighbors who have so kindly
given assistance during Mrs. Dana's illness
and since her decease.
ANNETTE s. DUTTON.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

The Northwestern Guaranty
Loan Company of Minneapolis, of
which W. S Streeteris vice-president,
has Just declared its semi-annual div
idend of + per cent
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Union
school district was held in Union
school building Tuesday evening and
was attended by about 35 voters.
The call was read by George P.
Moore, clerk, and these officers
elected:
Moderator, Daniel Carpenter.
Clerk, George p. Moore.
Treasurer, w. S. BOyntOn.
Collector OF tax, A. D. Pike.
Member of prudential committee
for three years, Harvlin Paddock.
Auditors, Daniel Carpenter, Dean
Patterson and John Clark.
1t was voted to have the same
number of weeks of school as in past
years, 33 for primary and SO for the
other grades. 1t was left for the
prudential committee to make the
same arrangements with the Acad-
emy as in years past.
On the question of how large a tax
to raise to support the schools, some
thought 40 cents on a dollar would
be required in order to pay the run
ming expenses and make a payment
of $4,000 on the funded debt The
majority, however, objected to rails
ing the tax above 35 cents, saying
that they had rather pay what they
could of the debt this fall, and next
year, when the grand list is larger,
pay the balance. This, they thought,
could be easily done with a 35 cent
tax on the new grand list, and after
a lively discussion, this view pre-
vailed
On motion of w. S. Boynton, a
vote of thanks was extended to
Harvlin Paddock for the efficient
way in which he had discharged his
duties and the great measure of sue
cess that he had made it possible for
the schools to enjoy.
Mr.. Paddock responded in a few
brief remarks, saying that it was
pleasant to feel that his work was
appreciated. Adjourned.
From the prudential committees
report these figures are taken:
Orders drawn, $12662 tuition
drawn from non-residents, SAT, max
ing a total of $127O9.11 Funds
ers' salaries, $526O.5O ianitor,
$6O4. so; tuition at the Academy,
$2631; interest and principal on the
funded debt, $2157. so; fuel, $3.50 so;
school supplies, $144.13; repairs,
$3S5.95; general expenses. $S2S.-
O3. The whole number Of scholars
in attendance, Gil, of whom 524 are
in the Union school. Number of
teachers employed, including those
of drawing and music, IA.
Below is given the treasurer's re-
port in full:
Tax bill SS9, S9532 3S
Cash from division of school fund 2s99. .O4
Cash for tiutions, 400
+Due treasurer, outstanding orders. 211921
s14,597 90
CREDIT.
Outstanding orders paid. 1o35.52
Orders 1881 $50 paid 12,662.11
S14597. .63
INDEBTEDNESS
Note due Sep. l. 1890, $4,000. 90
Note due Sep. 1, 1891. 5000. 90
Int. to July 1, 90 at , per cent 10000
Note due Sep l, 80. 5000. 90
Note due Sep. 1, '93, 5000. 90
Int to July I, 90 at Az per cent 135 90
Due treasurer, 2119-21
Total Indebtedness, S144o4 II
Deduct school fund, (estim ated) 100000
Real Indebtedness. S11. 1.5o4.21
Indebtedness 1889. S13. OF
Indebtedness 1890, II .5O4- 21
Decrease, S1753. 81
division of school fund will not be made
until July This will be sufficient to pay the
outstanding orders and leave small BALANCE
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

The large crayon portrait of
Postmaster Bowman, on exhibition
in A D. ROweII's window, is the
work of Miss Lucie NJ. Thompson,
and Is an excellent likeness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

Preparations for the foundation
of the new block of the Fairbanks
company on Main street are being
pushed raDidlY
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
Births.

AT st. Johnsbury, June ID, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy c. Wright
At st. Johnsbury, June 20, a son to Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Hobart.
AT st. JoIlnsbury Centre, June 23, daugh-
ter to MIR. and Mrs. Erastus Hallett-
AT West Burke, June 10, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred T. Porter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

During the severe thunder storm
Tuesday night, L. Penniman's barn
was struck by lightning. No serious
damage was done.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

The prohibition state convention
will be held at Burlington Thursday,
July 10, in City hall, beginning at 1 1
a m
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

beginning with July the Ath-
enaum will be open Tuesday ard
Saturday evenings between the
hours of Z and o'clock
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
BOILER For SALE

A good line of new and secondhand refrie-
orators for sale cheap Call and get prices
before buying N r. SWITSER,
81 Eastern Ave
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

AT the business meeting last even
ing the Free Baptist society voted
unanimously to give Rev. c. B. At
wood a call to remain as pastor an
other year.-Sociable this evening at
the church vestry. Ice cream and
cake will be served.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
TAXIDERMY.

Mr. c. w. Graham, taxidermist, recon-
mends his old customers to me, and the pub
lie may rest assured that all orders will re-
ceive prompt attention Give trial
w E BALCH, Lunenburg, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

Joseph Fairbanks has a four
years-Old heifer that has averaged
21a pounds of butter per day for one
week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
PLANO. PRICE SIS.

square piano, octave, rosewood case.
round corners. in perfect condition. Shall sell
it for S75 and il would be a bargain at twice
that amount. Apply to Clinton Carpenter
at Bundy's shoe store. St Johnsbury-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

The old Fletcher store has been
moved back and work on the founda-
ton for the new store began Mon
day
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

Cards are out announcing the
marriage, on June 80, of Herbert N.
Johnson and Miss Alice Smith, both
of this place
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
Marriages.

AT st. Johnsbury, June %, by Rev. 6. NJ.
Curl, Albert Perley of Hardwick and K Kathe-
rine b. Gould of St Johnsbury-
AT Lake Como. Fla, June 9, Thomas H.
Strange and Lizzie S Sperry, both of Lake
Como.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
Weather Record.

At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
ending Iunc % 1890.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

Girl to do general housework. Enquire al
First National Bank
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
WAN ED.
1 - L. hA..-.
WANTED

capable girl to do housework. Apply a
this office
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
REFRICERATORS,

And rated at A. ID. ROWELL'S, OPP
Athenaum, St Johnsbury-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26

aged "A.
At st. Johnsbury, June 21 Creta M
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ezra Shorey, aged
10 months.
At Island Pond. June 81, Mrs. H E Ran
dali, aged about 10.
At DanviIIe. June II. Mrs Charles Nc
Casco, aged So
AT Burke, June 21, Jacob McveaI, aged 50.
At Cabot, June IA, of apoplexy, Noah A
Clark, aged ~.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
Deaths.

Notices of deaths inserted free. More than
the simple notice, ten cents a line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
Gbe Californian.
c. M. STONE & COMPANY,

Opposite Atheneun, St. Johnsbury. Vernn ont
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
MIR. NELSON'S CANDIDACY.

What the GLOBE announced as fact
some days ago, and what the Repub-
lican machine organs have been indus
triously denying, is finally established
by KNUTE NELSON'S open avowaI of
his candidacy for the gubernatorial
nomination and the opening of his
headquarters at the Merchants hotel in
this city. He has gone in to give Gov.
BILLY a real tussle for the nomination,
and from this time forth there is going
to be war on the Wabash. 1t is to be a
fight of the bosses from the word go.
1t is one corporation arrayed against
another, a struggle between rings for
supremacy of the machine, and it is
bound to be bitter contest. Gov.
MERRIAM has the advantage in the
start by having captured nearly one
half of the delegates before his rival
got into the field. But that is no dis
couragement to man who has big
corporation and the wheat ring at his
back, especially in convention COM
posed mainly of purchasable material.
The delegate who doesn't get big
price for his vote will be mighty poor
fnancier. And yet this is what these
Republican bosses call a publication of
state politics.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15

has been made, the evidence of it will
be carefully concealed by the parties to
the contract until the state convention
is held. Yet the GLOBE is in possession
of sufficient facts to feel justified in
making the statement that such a prop
osition has been made by certain par
ties protesting to have the author
ity to represent Gov. MERRIAM's
interests, and if the deal was not ac-
complished it was no fault of the gov
ernor or of his friends. Later develop
ments will tell whatsuccess has attended
this effort of the machine to barter
away public rights in exchange for per-
Sonal gain. If the coincidence should
occur that the Hennepin county vote
went to MERRIAM in the wind-up, and
that the census proceedings should
finally peter out, an Intelligent public
would have no trouble in establishing
the proper relations of the two occur
rences to each other.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
VERY CLIMAX OF HORROR.
Continued From First Page.

Enlistment of military order made their
task easier. Surgeon Major Fitzgerald.
together with Surgeon Caine and the
other regimental physicians, worked
like heroes in the effort to resuscitate
the apparently lifelesS bodies as they
were brought on shore. and were
Successful i'm Many Instances.
Company G, of Red Wing, under
Capt. c. S. Betcher, worked magnifi-
Gently, and with the precision of clock
work. 1t was pitch dark. The elee-
trical flashes darted across the heavens
in Serried streaks ten times in as many
seconds. To add to the fearful charac-
ter of the work this company had to
perform was the knowledge that
drowned like rats in the hold of
that Wretched scow there were
many of their personal friends,
and perhaps relatives. There was not
murmur anywhere. Not man but
worked as though his life depended, on
it. A strong guard kept the crowd at a
not be hampered in their task. Cap
tains McGinnis and Bennett in charge
of their respective companies performed
the duties assigned to them with
military regularity, while Maj. Pierce
and Adjutant Dean were exercising a
general supervision under Adjt. Gen.
Mullen. The latter. thorough soldier
that he is and brave man, set the ex-
ample to his men by going into the lake
and carrying out the first of the rescued
from the boats. There was not man
in the regiment but would have
Died In His Tracks
rather than falter in the work of res
cue. 1t had rained, and the men were
wet through and through. That was a
trifie to such men, however. In a very
short time such was the perfect order
prevailing that every living soul had
been taken from the wreck, and there
was only remaining the awful task Of
recovering the hundred bodies of the
drowned. Among those of Battery
"A who deserve special mention
for their tireless service are
Corporal Garry, Sergeant Wilson. Pri-
vate Bauer, Sergeant Letfort, Private
Mcclellan, Sergeant Major johnson,
Privates Mccarthy, Sweeny, McCabe,
Slinker, HiIlman, Martindale and Ser
geant Larson. OF Company G and Bat
terry A, it can only be said that words
of praise cannot be found adequate to
express the tireless energy and bravery
they showed. The entire regiment is a
e4. Cradft tn tho State
When morning broke on the scene
the work of dragging for the bodies was
begun. The spectacle presented at the
beach was a frlghtful one. The long
row of dead bodies. unshrouded and
lying there stiff and stark in the gray
of the dawn; the debris everywhere of
broken timber and smashed skiffs lining
the shore; the stern, sad faces of the
guards as they marched backward and
forward, keeping the crowd back; and
the blanched faces of relatives of the
dead who were there to identify their
loved ones, all combined to make up
scene that time can never efface from
the memories of those witnessed it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
IGNORED ALL ADVICE.

Capt. Wetheren Blamed by Sur
viyOrs and Bereaved Ones.
Special to the Globe.
LAKE CITY, July 14.-Great indigna-
ton is expressed both in Red Wing and
Lake City at the behavior in this affair
of Capt. Wetheren, of the wrecked Sea
Wing. who, it is claimed, put to sea in
spite OF the protests of many people in
Lake City and on board the boat. He was
warned that terrible storm was brew
ing, and that there was great danger in
making the trip, He, it is said, ignored
all advice and beseechings, and the
awful result has been chronicled. Capt.
Wetheren's wife and daughter are
among the drowned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
CITY OF THE DEAD
Horrors of the Wreck intensified
nv Grief at Red Wing.

Horrors of the Wreck Intensified
by Grief at Red Wing.
Special to the Globe.
IS RED Wing, Mimi, July 14.-Red
Wing to-day is city of the dead.
Death. desolation and despair every
where; weeping women, agitated men,
sobbing sisters, brothers and parents,
and frantic wives are everywhere
scarcely corner of the city but has
suffered by this, the direst disaster in
the history of the state. When the
steamer Ethel Howard arrived at
the wharf here this morning with
her freight of fifty-seven dead,
every mother and father, every sister
and brother of those who were missing
was there to meether. Women tainted
every minute. and had to be carried
away. Means and shrieks, than which
| no more heartrending evidences of a
great sorrow ever fell upon mortal ears,
were continuous. When at last the
Howard drew into the wharf, and the
bodies one by one were lifted out, there
were scence which appalled, even the
most accustomed to misery and suffer-
ing. One beautiful girl, with the flush
of youth and health scarcely yet faded
from her cheek, met the gaze of pale
faced little lady whose eyes were
Streaming With Bitter Tears.
The girl was her daughter, yet how
strangely she greeted her beloved. AS
she caught sight of that cold, pale face,
md If che hr0I-o into vponi-
acal laughter so terrible in its mirthless-
ness as to awe every spectator. The
sight had temporarily dethroned her
reason. lis she insanew asked a by
stander. "God knows was the reply.
Small wonder if the frail little woman's
mind had given way under the awful
strain. Did not strong men sob aloud
in their grief, and talk wildly and in
coherently as they saw the form of
some loved one brought on shore?
Did not even those who had not even
chick nor child among the killed stand
there and cry aloud from sheer sympa-
thy? There were no orphans, no mother,
no father left of the family of Peter
Gerkin. The mother, father and five
children lay on the wharf together.
stone dead. There was no relative there
to mourn. The scenes about the under
taking establishment Of Messrs. Kayser
& Allen were fearful. Here many of
the bodies were taken to await identi-
ficati0n, the greater number, however,
Being Placed in Collins
and placed in a vacant store on Main
street to await the arrival of friends.
There is grief everywhere. All the
church bells are ringing their doleful
knel1s for the dead. Several more con-
signments of bodies were received dur
ing the day, and at each arrival the
scenes of terror were renewed. The
town is draped in mourning from end
to end. Almost every house has Grape
upon it. Red Wing mourns as she
uoyar mOurppd hoforn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
STORY OF A SURVIVOR.
The Passengers Implored the Cap.
tain to Land.

Ihe passengers 1lnpiOfeO the Cap
tain to Land.
Special to the Globe
LAKE CITY, Mimi, July 14.-Andrew
Schneider, young man residing in
Trenton, was one of those who escaped
from the Inflated Sea Wing. The story,
in his own words, is told thus:
when the sky began to look so
threatening many of the excursionists
wanted Capt. Wetheren to turn back,
but he appeared to think there was no
danger. A number of young fellows,
and myself among them, got
together and discussed the look
of the sky, and agreed. that none of us
had ever seen anything SO tire ateniDg
before. We went around trying to get
the girls to put on life preservers, but
only few of them would do so. Ten
minutes after our consultation the wind
struck us broadside, and the lurch sent
every one over to one side of the boat.
This gave additional weight to the
low side, and suddenly the wind got
under the bottom, which was high out
of the water. and over she went. I
jumped as soon as felt her going. and
struck out. I had on life preserver,
but the suction dragged me back to the
wreck. OF course the girls who refused
to come out Of the cabin must have died
like rats in there. Almost all the
people who had been on deck were
clinging 10 the sides of the capsized