The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-07

suggested that we hoist sail. This was
done and the little launch took Its course
smoothly and evenly. In sight OF the
landing place and nearing the shalloN
water / began taking down the sail
While engaged In this task the boat was
struck broads!de by a sudden terrific gust
Of wind and in a tWnklng OF an eye
We were thrown overheard.
I'm all my years OF experience on the
water | have never seen anything tc
equal the gale that struck us and was
path OF whlrlwird Of the strength ol
hurricane. None OF us had n second
in which TO prepare for the wreck that
water As soon as j could get my bear
ngs | grabbed the mast as II was being
whipped about in the water and under
took TO steady the boat calling out al
the same time TO everybody 10 keep theil
heads and get back To The boat. This
direction was followed and a nlomen;
later when | asked II all had reached the
boat some one answered Yes" / tried
TO count them. but was BILE 20 do so
and missing Holmes ! asked fer him. only
tn find that he had disappeared from
sight From then on until the waves
grip one al a time, my own two daugh-
ters and son among them.
Watched Children Go.
The wind continued TO toss the boat
hither and thither and clinsing to the
nlast TO steady 1t as best | could
watched the boat to see how they were
doing. At a glance I saw that the place
occupied on the upturned edge Of the
boat by Raymond and his little son was
vacant; Unable TO retain his hold and
hold his boy Raymond had slipped over
the edge and we saw them no more.
Helen and Frank went next ] dc
not know how. but their places on the
side OF the boat we're. vacant when
some one told me they had given up the
struggle. / turned my attention TO the
others and tried 20 keep them In as good
My daughter Vera was the first 10
go after that. | saw her struggle in the
waves and Wen, to her rescue. I started
with her TO the boat. but lost my hold
slipped from my hold AS tried TO hold
her head above the water and spoke
words OF encoura cement, she family
whispered. Father. Eds gone" At that
she slipped from my arms and | knew
she would never speak again. | again
went under the waves and securing her
body lashcd it 10 the mast with a rope
Long Hours of Agony,
What followed can never be described.
How we kept our hold on the boat in
the cold water for over two hours; how
the men OF the party played the part
OF heroes and how the women bravely
kept their holds following my nstruc- :
uons, mono ever can know. After sig
mailing by waving coat and calling ont
in chorus TO a launch We could see
AT distance. we saw the boat turn our
way. The work OF transferring the half
dozen frozen and we'll nigh exhausted
members of our party 10 the launch
really WAS the most difficult task. AS
the launch was starting for shore some
one called that one man still was In the
water. I found Acton Rodwell struggling
alone in the water after the Naylor sis
ters had released their hold on him 10 be
placed in the launch He was eX-
hausted and without i'elp could not have
reached the rescue boat. At the Schnei-
der ranch were taken In. and to the
service rendered by that family undoubt- t.
edly Is due the saving of part of the per
sons rescued. Is the long struggle left
them nearly dead"