The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-03
THE ROMANCE OF A SQUALL
A Tueboat Captain Who Rescued Girl
i,eco,ne, Her Husband.


becomes Her Husband.
The rescue Of d young woman from
a capsized sailboat last summer in the
bay by the captain and mate of Prov
idence tugboat has resulted iE a ro-
mantle wsdding. Capt. Warren H.
Brown, now Of the towboat Gasoee,
was married Saturday night by the
Rev. Charles Dcnheld to Miss Clara l..
Pickering Of Edgewooa; VINO owes her
life to the Captains. act:
It was OH the I'd of last July. 1t was
rather stormy; late III. the day, with
thunder; iightRing and squalls, and
among the craft that were on the bay
was a shopping yacht, in which a party,
consisting of ]. Walter Pickering, Mrs.
Pickering, their Two daughters and
Agda Johnson and Ethel Tucker, was
out on a pleasure trip. When they
were off Potter's Cave at Prudence
island, the boat was struck by squall
and was eapsized. There was a small
rowboat with the sailboat, but no oars,
and when the accident came the occu-
pants had to take to the bottom OF the
yacht, as the smaller boat would hold
but three.
The women were ih the cabin when
the squall struck them, and it was
necessary to break the windows in Or
der to get them out. AS the boat
would not hold all, and there was
chance of bringing assistance by reach
ing shore, Mr.. Pickering, with the two
smaller girls, Miss Tucker and his
vouD ~est daughter. Miss Essio. started
for the shore, padding the boat with
a broom. Tney disappeared In the
darkness, leaving Mrs. Pickering and
one daughter and Miss Johnson lying
upon the boats side, which was about
Is inches above the surface Of the wat
er for about six feet of her length. For
four hours they lay clinging to the
boat as best they could, with hands
that had been badly cut by the jaggsd
edges of the cabin windows.
About 10 o'clock the tug Gertrude,
with two barges in town, which had
left Providence early in the evening,
reached the vicinity, and Capt r. e.
Brown thought he heard faint cry
for help. He steeret toward the sound
and found the women clinging to the
boat. They wero nearly exhausted
and probably could not have hold on
more than is minutes longer Capt.
Brown called to his mate, and, bring
ing mis- boat alongside jumped from
the pilothouse to the deck. A rope
was thrown to the women, but they
were unable to grasp it, and SC Will
liam Lawson, a deckhand on the Ger
trude, jumped overheard. and brought
one Of the women to the tug, while the
| others were reached from the deck.
They were taken into the hot Kitchen
of the tug and given restora'iTes and
exchanged their wet sarmSsaattss tfSolr fer
6v5eriic.o5aatss and blankets: ~...,- --
WV G-=t. Brown found their
homes were in Providence ne cut loose
from the targes. leaving them an
chored. and steamed back to this city,
reaching here about midnight. The
women were taken TO Mr.. Ptckering's s
home at s53 Smith street IN Edgewood;
and left in charge Of thoir friends.
Capt. T. G. Brown Of the Gertrude Is
the father Of the bridegroom Of Sat-
urday evening, Tho latter wao at that
time mate Of tho Gertrude, wa5 the
first who saw the sii:D-wreeited 'party
and took an active part In the rescue.
The acquaintance formed at that time
was continued through the cordial in
vitation the captain and mate received
to call at tho Pickering residence
whenever they chanced to be In town,
and the engagement and wedding f.
rally resulted.-Proviience Journal.