Show HI boat ran away with nim A short time ago henry C stoney a theological student at victoria college bought a centerboard skiff accompanied by mr W P herron a college friend he went down the lake to take the first sail of the season as he ambitiously declared the water inside the harbor seemed comparatively placid but sailors could see that a tremendously high sea was running outside the shelter of tho long piers some men on the shore who saw him embarking spoke of tha danger of going out in huoh a sea but he ignored their caution although his companion refused to go oat with him with a small sail up he glided into th bay east of the harbor A few minutes afterward the wind which was sweeping down the lake from the west the boat in a squall and almost upset it the unfortunate student escaped upsetting by letting loose tho sheet and coming up in the wind the skiff quickly ran out into the open lake before an irresistible wind which increased violently the fari ther out he went it soon became evident to persons on shore that the frail boat with its occupant was drifting helplessly upon huge waves which threatened to overwhelm it every moment all alarm was soon raised and mr D rooney captain of the lifeboat crew hastened bown to the lake four stalwart fishermen came to his assistance anu they made an heroic attempt to rescue tho poor fellow who had become sport for the relentless waves the lifeboat crew worked with desperation to overhaul the runaway skiff hut after pulling hard and gaining on her perceptibly alie wind would catch her sail and send her scurrying southeastward further out into the lake for miles tha caaso was kept up and after being out ahn e hours captain rooney and his caage within about sixty yards of the little boat they could see the ate youth kneeling in the bow apparently trying with all ids might to pull the mast then with his rescuers in sight a wall of water ross and buried him beneath the waves he was seen to fall out of the boat and that was the last seen of him cor toronto globe |