Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-18

rgE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES or AN
OYSTER FLEET ~ a STORM.
,.oro Vbniips Lost Overbcsrd-Caliant
iGorfs Of Cerfsin Victor POWELL to
save Hlm--A Fight fer Life.

" hI Irtn la"tn iNuiHaaN Aolilus i"'N
.,,,,ro, feet OF tonccrs vent q, usual
e.. tac ovslsrinc- grounds on Gwyu's
,...l threo or four miles from those in
... lhr.apeakc BAY. The Wind gradually
.-.,.ad. iill ahout noon ii blew with o
..- .kq quite q hurricane from about
..... Now There came the battle for
- rte and Tor the shore, which was
f-.l w,h people IN mental anguish
..t..r far loved ones. as they were
r..r.s .ust % sigai 10 Che trough OK
r.tv -sas. thon horuo on the crest
.I.1. white feathers ca the sureihg
Some of the siGrnchest craft as
a.. fss erailcr were knocked down
g. .a up generally.
rnoraB ngrAgrBs.
eln.,sci them coming in from the
r... web q glass, and i think that du-
.tr wears experience IN boating /
...a. snch crowdlng on Of sail az the
.., follow had Co do. through break
"cOmlo7S' % reach inside Of
..-. POINT h0rhor 10 escape terrific
% ~m-ciogl from the northwest
....f on h.m. We al thanked God
I..I la3 believed this gas the last.
a.re saved. bar. alas this WAS bat
I..l,n- oi our Sorrows. captains
Powell aai Victor Emmanuel. his
n.f. % laI named WuGer, went
....l -.. ross in very large. substan-
r.rDar built yacht-like canoe.
.r -..ls tU have been the last 20
.. fh. rocks except q bugeye, winch
... I.a.lo., q yefy little later.
4aulirNG IXrEnuNcE.
rf... .n both the captains Captain
,-l.v 80 fgrEe.i orj
.'i 60, ~. .1',,.ll go,
.t. 49, ,,,r,,r,s, s,.,,aI
,.t 30 f,li fcre.oli -,
.. ,-,,i. ,.e a., Io,,I,r..
.o ~ ~ ~
.l.,. -.,,. - 49,
..t s,j .rlered mo iib ~ be-
.... tsr4 Lr ,lp frre-haui-
...l l.+ .,o fl, lib haulgards aud
--ho tore muiyards. but before
t.-1 D. loose. or scarcely loose, the
.. s.s and We were no nng
... Having 100 bags ODD sand Tor ballast
sets Oi dc, p-W0Inr iof patent
.r. .t .ll.t could scarcely tOat with
rEsCrFo.
r---. commanded bv Young Cap
..-. rr'ms. of York county. and
.. D.,.ain Same. ThIlius. who
... L. ..r. smiling from fhle place
.f. Doctor trade bore doyn
-...,.., 1,, I,,. bo5 -
i-.e. ~ ,,,.,.ol.d ~,
~ 1.,,.s-.,,s ~, tle
r-.t Don. t,t,,t rtcc- after
.,i,rf Corfain nj Tho Bnr-
..f B.. r.fn erlrrh Of the canoe.
r. agreed o.. Captain Lum.
-.t .n a.- lurrFe. oierfd his scr-
.. went also. The moon shoue
.... T could not sight tac craft.
... .-..I f1 c0 back. when go last We
.....| r. auf could NOT rlrht her OF tow
..-.. n. anchored her with the Bug
.. .r aud proceeded for home.
.. ..trHtut. ln tac Weau time, was
.... DBL. Ilen the wand burst Out
... rlt i1rr uorthWc.t. from q clear
... ..I.. u0 warning ol MS coming. We
r... ..L al4ei close rteied san.
oWEBOAED.
r.. f-.-ter. Csutain Tom Powell IN
-.t ....u. -.amInl was no the helm.
... OLA sudden tht main sheet broke.
.rI ard went young Phillips We
M launched the little skin. deter
....nI lazfarl % save BIN. uut the
....... .f.rwh.lnrl tho LITTLE craft. that
r0r ielro of my weight even un-
adorable circumft Gco5. and ! don't
.. wti.A was oflanest on top the boat
.-....l. NV pocket vas caught m one
.. .. r-v-lacks and kept me under. /
Nt Aud then hHiiir1 Tor three ioht
before ms brotngT como rescue me-
ID not have heii oli Two minutes
t'''''
,r,
.rfnn Tom Powell says; inc, young
H..Nls was tiesn' iG -ln. ,ll Win
.i iae t'''A '.'oul VI, p t.l, . su'''
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s, , .- His'' II ",i
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