| Show IT Tjp S i W4P jj Z tM tt R YII I i 11 J She Mabel DayisT Wrecked k onthe Islands Coast v I > T 4 5IE gDALLIFS DAYS OP DOUBT 1 S J An Actnal Occurrence that tReads S t-Reads Like J ti Suffering I S of Two Days and Nights One week ago today Mr John Did I lin of Springville left Garfield in the yacht Mabel Davis which he had purchased pur-chased fortune on the Utah Lake intending in-tending to me Lake Park and there load his boat on the cars and convey ito to his southern home He had provided pro-vided himself with what he considered sufficient food and water and although iiiten lug to make the trip unaccompanied unaccom-panied he had no fears of the result being as he expressed itborn and raised nmo shippirtg JJ So it was with a large degree of confidence and considerable pride in his new purchase that he I 5 5 S WAVED HIS ADIEUX to the residents and visitors at Garfield and headed his staunch little craft on her course What f61Iowed can be best described by the following conversation which took place between Mr Dallin and a HERALD reporter at the White House last evening When I left Garfield saidlthe hero of this aaventure It there was a good south wind and everything seemed propitious for a fine trip The little craft wen over the waves in fine style and seemed to already herald her powers I had ben out but an hour however when a heavy northeast gale arose and drove me to a point opposite the west shore of Church Island anfi about a mile from the coast The sea was soon running at A fearful rate and although a mile away from the dangerous shore I could plainly hear the growl and roar of the angry waves as they dashed themselves upon the rocks that abound at points along the western shore The waves were rolling so high that unacquainted with the shore as I was I did not care to run the risk of endeavoring to beach her The night was pitchy dark there was S S SCARCELY A STAB Visible and no sound could possibly reach me save the howling of the waves I Realizing the necessity of keeping her off the shore until daylight at least I dropped the anchor overboard at about 11 oclock and as it took a good hold in the sand I folt that I was comparatively secure until morning which I awaited with an anxiety such as would be hard for you to describe or me to tell Each moment seemed to see the storm increase in-crease in intensity and severity and as the little boat pitched and tossed upon the waves every moment or sois soon became evident that she would either part with her anchor through the breaking of the cable or else the anchor would be forced from its clutch on the sand beneath This state of things lasted for perhaps half an hour when THE AXCIIOE GAVE WAY And I drifted quickly as afterwards discovered towards the southern point which I reached at as near as I can udge j about 330 am Here the sea was still running high and despite all my efforts I wa gradually forced on to the shore As soon as I realized that I was aground I threw overboard a sack containing a can of salmon and a pound of cheee besides a blanket and some other clothing cloth-ing I then jumped after them scarcely knowing whether I would alight in the water or on solid land but was gratified to discover that it was on the latter I had scarcely struck terra firma when roe boat now thoroughly at the mercy of the SCAt rolled over t ice in the I breakers and a few minutes later j I WAS DASHED TO PIECES Against the sharp and jagged rocks The mental and physical strain that I had endured for hours past had well nigh exhausted me and it was with a good deal of pleasure and a sense of relief re-lief that I laid down upon the rocks in an endeavor whidh was partially successful suc-cessful to obtain few minutes sleep low long slept I hardly know and I was only awaiting for daylight that I might enter on a search for water which I imagined I would be able to discover in some of the crevices of the rocks or holes in tne ground My thirst had now become intense in-tense and it was doubtless aggravated ag-gravated by the fact that during tte night while on board the yacht the cork of the demijohn had slipped out and some of the bilge water had entered tered I was so thirsty at the time however that I scarcely noticed it but now commenced the dreadful thirst cs result ENTIRELY UNCONSCIOUS That the island was occupied or of the location of the Myers property I started out along the foot hills on the shore in the of fwestern hope obtaining a little water po matter how much it would certainly help to quench the all consuming thirst All that day Thurs day I fairly dragged myself along Hourly L felt myself growing weaker my tongue TJSmmenced to protrude from my mouth Under the impression that I should never leave the island alive I sat down and wrote a letter Which I posted by sticking it in a shrnb In this letter I gave roT name residence why I happened on the island the direction in which I was traveling and in case my body was ever found directions vas to its disposal and means of identification Still on I plodded until I fairly groaned with pain and my limbs nearly failed to do their biddinO yet I thoroughly explored every place where there was any likelihood of finding find-ing water Often in the distance STRANGE SHAPES Would rise up before me and they would soon take the form of houses and Jtople Plodding wearily on I would then be disappointed on approaching the objects of my solicitude at discover ing mere piles of stone A Towards nightfall I dragged myself in a mechanical me-chanical way tind w tl1out i any particu lar reason J iberefor towards tlejr1d Jt was slow and tedious work During the few hours intervening between the date of posting my first letter I wrote two similar ones and placed them on two points of rdbk where theylmTght easily found scarcely realizingthat it was possible to meet with Anyone on the Island Towards dark I had ascended the crest of the ridge and from this point it t appeared as though I j could obtain a faint glimpse of what appeared ap-peared to be a farm I had been misted so often before though tfiat paid but little attention to it andS and-S COMMEKtJED MY WEARY TRAMP down the eastern slope of the hill It now began to grow dark and filled with a hope that some one might hear me I hollowed every few steps Often I stumbled and fell over brush stones or into small holes About 9 oclock utterly ut-terly exhausted I laid down to rest and while on my back he idea fastened itself upon me that I should never see a human face again I gradually went into a semiconscious state from which I would wake with a start and than again my voice would be heard This indulged in for some time when I became be-came conscious of yoices near me and a few seconds later S ONE OF MYERS EMPLOYEES stood beside me and I was explaining explain-ing how I happened to be there Hfi xras V > R le nnnnlnsfcpfl hnf nnnn haH I me conveyed the house which WHS not a very great distance away and there I received every courtesy and kindness that Jay within the power of my rescuers I learned afterwards that their f isrovery of me was merely a matter mat-ter of luck as they were some distance away from the house search of a wildcat wild-cat wisest my cries were first heard How long did you remain at Myers 1 Let me see It was Thursday night when I was taken there and I left for Lake Park Saturday morning in Myers cattle boat in company with a young man named Walker We traveled very slowly aqd landed about THREE MILES ABOVE LAKE PARE Tuesday morning at about 10 oclock We went to the residencj of a young man named Layton and he kindly drove us down to the new bathing resort re-sort and at 7 25 I took the train for Salt Lake LakeHow II How are you feeling after your experiences ex-periences i was the next query Very well considering I am now 51 years of age adit wa an experience that few men of mage would be able to withstand Still it has not daunted me in my efforts to place sail and other boats on Utah Lake and I w 11 yet succeed suc-ceed in accomplishing my object In answer to queries Mr Dallin said he would probably leave for home today to-day although he was not sure I Taken all in all the experience of the gentleman on our inland sea is curious and interesting and had it not been for the fact that Mr Dallin is a thorough and practical sailor he would doubtless have beEn dashed against the island melts alia left among the wreck of the 11fated Mabel Davis I S |
