The Republican journal., 1894-10-25

STEAM LAUNCH GUENEvERE To THE RESCUE.
Some Of orr local yachtsmen have been
hanging on to their moorings for "last
sail = hut storm has succeeded storm, gale
followed gale, Until il began t. look as if the
yachting season was ended Last Sun iay
the outlook was not very promising, but the
Edna started carly in the morning for rer-
tam cuNe oh the shores IT lslesharp where
/ clans of unusual phtmpneSs and tine flavor
aha und Some liolirs later the Marjorie got
underway. AT the start there Was light
breeze t. the southwark. but before Tile
monument was reached II had tiattened out
completely. Finally two Of tile party took
the tender and started TO pul across the
bay. leaving the yacht TO follow when a
breeze sprang up. Occasionally faint air
wunld come and some progress BE- made, but
il was dull sailing. Schooner Senator, Capt.
Turner, bound to Eockland with lime casks,
had made a start ii the morning and got as
far AZ Little River, and then gave it up and
/ drfted back to port on the flood tide. Capt.
Turner thought we would get southerv
breeze later, but it grew calmer and calner
until it became the calmest calm the Mar
4 tories crew had ever encountered. There
I was not 4 breath If air stirring anywhere.
\ The surface of the bay was like a mirror, in
! which WAS reflected the clouds overhead
1 ami the wooded shores With their gay au-
\ fulmnal foliage. a fleet of sehooners bound
7 out lay motunless off Turtle Head and
along the IsleSboro shore. An occasional
seal u flock Nj ducks swimming and diving
was an that disturbed the CLASSY surface Of
i the water While "tAe lonely laughter of the
loom" or the screams Of sea guils alvne broke
Silence TINT was almost oppressive. Al
! homes uf reaching Isleshuro We're abandoned
and the Marjorie, then off the North shore,
! Nortlpnrt MAS beaded for home to take adj
vantage If tile flood tide. With no boat and
| no wind there was nothing t. do but av AIT
des elopments Before This tea HAD been
4 made aid AZ wv atr our dinner We wonder
ed how our hoa7- crew had Jared. The
own ana thu Marjerie~ boAt ahead, and MAS
making good progress across the haY Wien
hAlf WAY across our boat returned and Tie
Mafi9r- MI taken III ruw-
Fortunately ~ XVI hove in Sight 81 tie
/ DyerS nelk lite Saving Station We We're
4 Serl ly CApt Gro- " Flisbee. who M onee
\ tH'k n THE 7itntin We wele NV faa W.T.
! To w reached ~ Tine from the mortar gun,
i t4e ifr-hqat- lal All b,-en placed IN winter
\ riairers- al-d n Wi~ foe eela to Msll oiu M
aut feS at. Nat MAJ " ~ done9 Fartu-
nateiN Calf4n WIlhe BIay Of tile steant r
4 GAelevere WaS at hand. ana tAr problem wa>
salFeA There wa7 NV eaal fl tlia bankers.
tilt crew Of volunteers soon collected wood
en ugl leI tte TIN, and when steam MAS
\ nlaNH me wll~th M4~ bVwn, amt 4 mu7l
1 w-Ieolne -ouMl Was to tbe weary YaNts-
men. They kneV from former experience
4 thAt tlr SRNLl meant Speedy RIM 70 thr
Mi@NaI5 with no eXertipI un tlltlr part, aAA
on Hills occasion The oars were laid down as
] saHa h the whistle was heard Down came
/ tl# Gnvnev+re ANA soon Han the Yachts m
1 TOW, the Edna being behind tie Marjorie,
ana We sned swiftly holneward sails We're
lewvrea aiiti hfled lla an wer- ready tv KIM
Ashorv when thr blight Of tle iaaar5l.- ron-
WI, placed over the bits AT hands fe,-l
/ indebted ID Caltalns Bray and Ffishte lnd
tAsir vvluMtesr 4rew for th= tinelv and kind
1 y 4e~ciie.