The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-06-18
THE ROMANCE OF A seuALL.
A TuEboat Captain who Rescued a Girl
Becomes Her Husband.

Becomes Her Husband.
The rescue of young woman from
a capsized sailboat last summer in the
hay by the captain and mate of Prov
idence tugboat has resulted ir a ro-
mantle wedding. Capt. Warren n.
Brown, now of the towboat Gaspee,
was married Saturday night by the
Rev. Charles Dcnhcld to Miss Clara L.
Pickering of Edgewood, whC owes her
life to the captains act.
1t was on the I'd of last July. 1t was
thunder, lightning and squalls, and
among the craft that were on the hay
was shopping yacht, in which party,
consisting of j. Walter Pickering, Mrs
Pickering, their two daughters and
Agda Johnson and Ethel Tucker, was
out on pleasure trip. When they
were off Pottors Cove at Prudence
island, the boat was struck by a squall
and was capsized. There was 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 in the cabin when
the squall struck them, and ii was
necessary to break the windows in Or
der to get them out. AS the boat
would not hold all, and there was a
chance of bringing assistance by reach
ing shore, Mr.. Pickering. with the two
smaller girls. Miss Tucker and his
youngest daughter, Miss Essie. started
for the shore, padding the boat with
a broom. They disappeared in the
darkness, leaving Mrs. Pickering and
one daughter and Miss johnson lying
upon the boats side, which was about
1S 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 jagged
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. &.
Brown thought he heard faint cry
and found the women clinging to the
boat. They were nearly exhausted
and probably could not have. hold on
more than 10 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 so Will
liam Lawson, 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 restoratives and
exchanged their wet garments for
overcoats and blankets.
When Capt. Brown found their
homes were in Providence he 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.. Pickering's
home at 1853 Smith street in Edgewood,
and left in charge of their friends.
Capt T. c. Brown of the Gertrude is
the father Of the bridegroom of Sat-
urday evening. The latter was at that
time mate of the Gertrude. was the
first who saw the ship-wrecked 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 the Pickering residence
whenever they CHANGED to be in town.
and the engagement and wedding A.
pally resulted.-Proviience Journal.
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