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Show The Excursion to Lakepoint. In consequence of the fierce and Btendy gale at Lakepoint, Wednesday, Wednes-day, the 2,000 people wbo made up the excursion to that popular resort suffered a considerably disappoint raent. The wind rose before tbe firBt train left tbe depot aud m'emcd to increase in force till tbe arrival at the lake, when its velocity rendered any attempt to carry out the programme hazardous and foolish in the extreme. Aflairs went on smoothly till about 12 o'clock, when a foreigu - looking gentleman, whose restive nature urged him to deeds of valor,', conceived tbe idea of taking a row; and oblivious of the fact that the Garfield and other large boats dare not go out, secured se-cured the smallest boat on the beach, aud waiting for a heavy sea, made his launch. The receding wave took him at least twenty five yards and displaced oue ol his oars, whereupon where-upon he began to use the other with such violence and determination deter-mination that he was soon exhausted, and tossed at the mercy of the wind and waves. Some one re-mar re-mar it ed that a rescue waa in order, or an epitaph on a fool, when a friend of the excursionist being near suggested sug-gested that a rescue would be more appreciated by the party in the boat, with Damon-like devotion offering $10 for his body, dead or alive. This reward waa alterward increaded to $100, when the chances for overtaking overtak-ing the unlucky boatman were increased in-creased exactly ten fold. The situation situa-tion becoming dangerous, a party of volunteers manned a vawl and effect ed a rescue. No one is repsonsible for tha moderate mod-erate success of the excursion; the railroad officials did everything in their power for the safety and comfort of their passengers, nor was Dr. Munro less solicitous for the enjoyment en-joyment of tbe company. |