Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-01
cAPsIzED IN sAiLHcAT
 OFF NEW HAVEN LIGHT. Leslie r. Gaaer of This City and D. F. Frost Rescued by Light Keeper.

Leslie T. Gager of this city and Don ald F. Frost of New Haven, Yale stu dents, were saved from drowning Sun day afternoon in Long Island sound, near New Haven light. Their rescuer was Assistant Keeper Harry Crandall Of Stonington.
 The two students had left New Ha- ven earlier in the day in 15-foot dory for sail on the sound, and while a considerable distance from shore the wind sprang up so suddenly that the single reef that they were carrying at the time did not prevent the small crart from capsizlng when about a mile and a half outside of the New Haven light, situated about three miles from West Haven. and twice that dis tance from New Haven.
 Assistant Light Keeper Crandall chanced to be using the glasses when he espied a small boat apparently in distress and at once made nasty preparation to start to the scene of the accident. Crandall was alone at the time, Capt Lincoln Tutty being at his home because of illness. but he got his small boat ready and rowed out into the rough water toward the upturned q craft. Upon reaching the craft he saw the two men struggling in the water, hanging on desperately to the boat as best they could With considerable difficulty the young fellows, who had become chilled from exposure and were fast tiring, were gotten into the boat and start was made for the light house, abandoning the upturnad dory for the time.
 The young students said that they had started out for a sail that morn ing and had gone we'll beyond the lighthouse when the breeze got so stiff that they had trouble in keeping the frail craft af1oAt. Both the fellows said that they enjoyed sailing, but ad- mitted that they had had little experi- ence in handling sailboats. Tn spite of their rescue and their extreme ex- posture to the cold water and air they were quite loath to leave their dory, but after a time return was made and it was lowed to the lighthouse, where both of the college men were obliged to remain for the night, as there was no way of getting back to the mainland that day. Both Gager, who lives in Norwich. and Frost, whose home is in Waltham, Mass, felt re- lieved to think that they had got out of their difficulty as well as they did and were exceedingly grateful to As- sistant Keeper Crandall. who took good care of them while they were his un- expected but nevertheless welcome guests over night. Both Gager and Frost quite enjoyed their novel experi- ence of staying out at the lighthouse, but were anxious to get back to New Haven, as Gager especially was fearful that some of his friends at the uni- .versity might think that i'll luck had .befallen them by their non appear ance. The tug Harriet of the T. A. Scott company of New London was hailed Monday morning and he was taken ashore, while Frost waited until later to get an onDortunity of towing his boat back to New Haven.
 The rescue work of Assistant Keeper Crandall, whose home is in Stoning- ton, but who stayed with friends at Brightman's pond for the greater part of his time until he accepted his present position the first of this year. is commendable and was accomplish ed under adverse circumstances. Light house Inspector Yates of Tompkins- vile, N Y. has already been informed of the affair by the students, and it is not unlikely that the heroic work of Crandall will be rewarded.