The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-12

After being tossed about for three hours
in an unmanag eable boat by mountainous
seas which filled the craft TO the gun
wales. thrown upon the rocks OF Antelope
island without shelter or sufficient food.
and after seeing the boat sent to their
rescue pass within two miles without OBJ
serving their signals of distress, William
Selley and William Seley ir were dis
covered and brought 10 Saltair by Captain
Dewey Davis in the launch Cambria late
last night they brought the news that
thelr companions. Harvey Selley, son of
william Selley, jr., and Tony j. Midgley
were safe and had started across the
island on foot to Whites ranch in order
10 obtain assistance.
William Selley. nearly 20 years of age,
relating the story of his narrowing ex-
perience. said: We left Saltair in the
little launch Gale. built by my son. Will
liam. Saturday afternoon intending to visit
Antelope. Bird. Fremont and Hat islands
and to return Monday morning. SATURDAY.
night we camped on the north shore of
Antelope island. several miles east of the
point where we We're wrecked and on
Sunday cruised to Bird Hat and Fremont
islands.
In Terrific Storm.
I'VE left Fremont island about ; O'Clock
In the afternoon. intending 10 return to
our former camping place for the night
and to return TO Saltair Monday morning.
When he were about seven miles from
Fremont island. terrific storm came up
and after struggling against il for nearly
an hour our engine was clpked up by tile
flying spray. the batteries were disabled
and the boat was at the mercy of the
waves. We had pair of short oars. but
the waves were so high that il was i'm
possible for us to keep the bow of the
boat to the waves
I'VE worked at the engines. and when
the squall lulied for few moments. We
were able to bail some of the water from
the boat and get the engines going. al
though not at their full power We had
managed to get several miles from the
Antelope island shore when another squat
struck us and completely filled the boat.
For three hours we sat in the water-logged
craft. expecting that it would sink with
us every minute. and were finally dashed
among the rocks on the Antelope shore.
Thrown Onto Rocks.
1.-The boat was thrown high among the
rocks and we We're able to rescue most
of the provisions which we had with us,
although they were wet through with salt
water. We had lantern and dry matches
and built fire and spread the tarpulin
which had in the boat to catch the
rain water. ~
I'VE had no shelter whatever. and all
the clothing we possessed was wetted
through by the waves which had dashed
over for hours
ION Monday we made attempt to get
the Gale aflOat. but the bottom of the
boat was badly injured that although
We got her afloat, We were afraid to trust
ourselves in her upon the open lake We
gathered all the wood within mile and
built two fires. which We kept going con-
stantlv. wetting one so that column
OF smoke would rise in the air, and allow
ing the other to blaze brightly
Use All Their Water.
I'VE had used up all the rain water
which We had caught in the tarpaulin
and all that we could collect from the
hollows of the rocks, and were forced
to walk five miles to- a spring of brack-
ish water. We had only a two-otart lard
bucket in which TO carry il and were
/ forced to limit ourselves in spite of the
terrific heat upon the rocks near the
shore.
I'VE raised two flags. which we had in
the boat. upon the highest point We could
find. but. although we We're near enough
to the I-ucin cutoff 10 see the trains
pass by We could attract no ones at
tention. On Tuesday morning. our pro-
/ visions being entirely exhausted. as we
on Monday. my grandson Harvey and
/ Mr. Midgley determined to walk TO
Whites ranch. ! was unable TO walk
over the rough ground which it was
I necessary to pass and my son William re-
manned with me.
See Rescue Boat Pass.
After the others had left we saw the
! launch Irene pass within about a mile
and half Of the spot where we were.
but although my son shouted till he was
4 hoarse we could not attract the atten-
ton of those On the beat and had TO see
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