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THE "EXPLORER," Ing a violent galAand th.
Oapt. WsddeU'e town Account of
the Oinking Of the V e+tleel.
A violet end reemennewe aarrative s( iM
Rlseassr.
The 'widow marine newspapers kava
republiahed the letter weiteea by R. O.
MoCullocb,which appeared in Tel Ston a L
ea the 1lth out., and the interest taken Omen the weather and the darkness sett -
in the slaking of the schooner R:plorer lag in test, it would 141 alurost esx•Get t
is increasing. Seine papers still hold to destruction to try tt, the whole expanse
the opinion that Capt. Waddell did scut- o`. water acmes the entrance being, one
tle the vessel, while others aver the the ridge of surf and breakers. Therefore
report circulated regarding the finding we hauled the vessel up for the night on
of holes in the bottom of the schooner,
is s vile slander, containing not one
word of truth, and circulated only to
wound the feelings of the family of the
deceased captain. A reporter of the
Detroit Free Press interviewed Customs
Officer Baby, of Windsor, Ont., and
obtained the following account of the
loss of the Explorer from Capt. Wa&-
dell'sown pen, it being a letter sent by
him to Mr. Baby in response to a note
asking for the particulars of the disaster.
During the season precedinv the one in
whiz h the little schooner was lost, Mr.
Baby, together with several friends,
took a trip in the Explorer, being the
guests of Capt. Waddell. The trip was
a very pleasant one, and Mr. Baby
states that the Explorer was a stanch
craft, well shaped and almost as much of
a yacht as a freight schooner, having a
large and well-appointed cabin. Capt.
Waddell's letter which was dated Chat-
ham, Ont., January 26, 1868, is as fol-
lows:
"You want a narrative of my voyage
north on the last trip of the Explorer,
and though I am almost tired of the sub-
ject, I will endeavor to give you an idea
of what occurred from leaving Chatham
till I reached Owen Sound, alone and
nearly "gone up," nearly a month after-
wards.
"The vessel made several trips with
grain to Cleveland last fall, bringing
back coal, etc., and about the 2nd of
October 1 fitted her out fat a -trading
trip on the north shore and intending to
locate William (my son) at Little Cur-
rent all winter witli' a small stock of
goods to see what he could do with them.
Accordingly, we cleared from here and
went down to Windsor to finish our
Toad. This was on the tat of Nevem tie
(which was getting rather late). Having
completed our load there, it was consid-
ered necessary that William or I should
pe up by steamer to be ahead of the
cesssl u1 ss to make some preparations
about the goods,
"Aa William did hot know the coast
very well I sent him up by steamer. I
then engaged two good sailors to go with
me, and on the morning of November 3
we got away from, Windsor with a strong
wind from the southwest. The wind
blew the sane way nearly till we reach-
er! Sarnia on the 4th, but in such furious
gusts, with snow, hail, sleet, etc., that
we had to ,"come to" just below Port
Huron, where, after dark, a large bark
scraped us along so close that acme of
our headgear was damaged and we had
to lie over a day or two to refit, the
wind blowing a hurricane all -the while,
which, though fair t go up the lake,
appeared very treacherous and likely to
shift at any moment to the northward.
However, with the wind while blowing
a living gale, we made sail and ran out
of the rapids on the morning ,,f the 8th
of November, and I never saw any
steamboat go out of the current quicker
than we olid. it was pretty clear I was getting on some
shallow place again. I immediately
"All went well enough till we got knocked on deck, but by this time a
about fifty miles up the lake, when the huge breaker was reahcing along to wind-
ward, and I kept the vessel away before
it to ease her. This wave lifted her
stern clear up atun•st perpendicular and
broke over both sides near the forerig-
ging. jamming her nose under water.
She struck with force enouh to tear the
masts out nearly, and her how settled nn
the shore, while her stern stewed round
toward the lighthouse.
"The next sea was a sea of foam, and
roared like Niagara Falls. and just be-
fore it struck leave it way going to sweep
her clean, so i jumped into the port
main rigging, but it tore her her cabin
(I. -e t off. throw the yawl on the top of
the cabin, capsized the vessel clear over
to starbeart, the water pouring into the
cabin nand filled the hold right if. M1
this happened in less than threeminutes,
and when she struck with her fore foot
on the rocks the shock was se violent
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awful Mrd thumps now
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the !lIsow
showers, hit I noon toend oat that be -
Isle of Cures which we just began to get
a glimpse of now and that. and the cal-
culation was to steer across the ends of
the bowsprits making o8 from H0196and Zeo Islands till we got into the ship
channel, and then when the light bore
E. and S. to run down Georgian Bay
till we found shelter.
"We had not run very far on this new
course till we found ourselves in shallow
water with the sea breaking clear over us
and throwing the vessel down on her
beam ends, which shifted a lot of barren
of whiskey in her hold and gave her a
bad list to port.
"We were then canying close reefed
canvass, and I was once or twice afraid
she would capsize, but she ran over the
shoal into deep water and kept on. The
shifting of the load made it almost im-
possible to perry all the canvass we had
previously carried, and we took in tor -
sail but she would not work with that so
we hoisted it again, and then one of my
hands proposed to go into the hold and
try to stow the barrels which had shifted
but it was impossible to take the hatches
off, and I directed them to take the axe
and chop a passage through the cabin
bulkhead, which they did, as the move-
able part of the bulkhead was jammed
tight with the cargo stowed against
it.
r ateru
sasell
ad T
bucket rape was Made
dg•
�g T wee in and aLu one oat lashed bo
there. I tried to get the at alonaide
and bail her out, and 1 worked over six
hours at it, finally succeeding.
"By thin time it was 10 .'cluck at
least in tbe day, and 1 employed part of
my time in catching the little scraps ..f
biscuit which floated nut of the cabin
window. I now began to suffer from
numbness in the joints and cold.
"So having drifted away bel.•w
Flower -pot and Ben's Plumb, and the
wind being round to the northwest and
blowing straight on the main shore, I
got into tho boat and left with my pail
and one oar. I was about ten miles toff
shore then and it took about four hours beach to get there. The I picked out to
land on was bad and the surf camo very
near capsizing the boat. However I gut
ashore and let the boat beech herself the
best way she liked.
"A good•deal of snow on the ground
and all my matches wet except a few in
my vest watch pocket which were just
damp enough nut to go off Picked out
a snug place under a big cedar to make
s fire and get some shelter and then
started and raced up and down the
beach for hours till I got pretty warm,
"Four or five hours after being ashore
I got a match to light and set my coin -
the �lI1 �°dlii our
fast ti ilia
"After chopping the hole one roan
went in with a lantern, 'and when. he
carne out reported some whisky barrels
stove in and a considerable shift of car-
go on the port side, and he volunteered
to take the other man and fix it as good
as ever in fifteen or twenty minutes if
the vessel could be kept steady. I had
been steering from about 2 o'clock
and I told them I would watch her sharp
and give them notice of any, danger.
We then got the handspikes aft and I
ktpt one to sound on the deck with as 'a
signal of danger, or if I wanted the men
on deck.
"The hands came out once after being
in the hold about twenty minutes, light-
ed their pipes and went in again. A iew
mintues elapsed and one of then handed
me some whiskey in a tin mu; which he
got out of the broken barrel. I caution-
ed then about drinking tau much at this
time. They then went to work again
for over a quarter of an hour, and I
thought i was come to shallow water
again, so I knocked and both caste up.
"They were both pretty jolly with the
grog they had drank, and after waiting
'about for some time the biggest of the
two said that five minutes more would
complete the job, and they would finish
it. I tried to persuade them to stay up
as we were drawing pretty well off Zoe
Island into the Ship Channel, and would
soon square away into Georgian Bay,
but they wont in again, nevertheless.
"After they had been about twenty
minutes or more in the hold, a big sea
breaking ahead drew ny attention. when
wind increased in violence and the sea,
though dead aft, was so heavy that the
vessel would not steer well nor would
her compass settle t , a pint so that we
could steer a gdiul course. We then
"hove to" fur the night, thinking the
wind would surely blow itself nut after
a while. Blew a hurricane all night, and
in the morning put the teasel away bt-
fore the wind with everything close -reef-
ed. Sea tremendous and great trouble
in steering, as she buried herself forward
every now and then and stuck her rud-
der entirely out of water. Couldn't
make a good course, but was aiming to
go thro i h the Detour or False Detour
channel, whichever appeared moat con-
veutent when we sighted them.
"This afternoon our forelasnm jibed
suddenly and broke in ta-•. pieces. Hove
the teasel to under fore staysail and dou-
ble reefed mainsail till we fixed the fnidl that i could feel the cargo slide forward
booth. Night conning "n, lay 'hove to in a solid body right into the bow ..f the
all night. Next nuornintr, abut an vessel, and the men in the hold must
hour er se after daylight, with the wind
and sea still more violent than ever, and Sieve been jammed to piker before she
shifting from south to west every l ttl«
tilled water,. and . 1 hong on to the rig -
while, we tried her at scudding hef••re it gtnt, expecting that my time was up.
again, and shout 11 o'clukk ma.l« land "Each of the sea that came along kept
abead abut eight or ten Intl«. hue turning the vessel mend to the star -
could not discorso, the channel or what bard. and at the sena tim^ drifti le her
land it was, owing to thick, nnoky at into deeper water.
mosphere. JIy idea. l'"wever, was that ••Hef fine kept going down, het her
it was •he Ducks we asw, and to make stern Anatol, and alta, awhile 1 Need
matters sdtt and sure, as 1 thought, I she was in deep water, drifting alnn4
steered the eeanel's course 5•. as to stand jet.) Georgian By with a hoary current.
along the Manitoulin ialee 1 i'o hopes "1 Ah. it half an hoar or m'ue elapsed
noshing Hoes Island channel before when 1 1•egen to think of 1 mold save the
Mr. Wm. Reason, of South Nurwick, I
[s: Fur sixteen years 1 suffUles{ front
s• tisane. 'Om had suy
gr000d untilK'-
44,unmtrrltf d t m ,{tr
OUT druggists. (J. Wee
1sw Ysdh .>t du.. O$ v11Ie.) to try Dr.
Cation'. �St,osynui�tlt aynnd....�Coustipettuu lNt-
'aeeC'x re -
* We we nun .jtwd
then an
.1 have ,o,,v,,e,er �t�akt�llts•
to all suffering Sim ilii
assns.sa, etc. Sok! by all Dntggiata at
50 Ml. a bottle.
Davy Ss Clark, druggists, Renfew,
write us June 3rd :-- "We have sold
Fowler's Extract of Wild Stewberry for
a uember of year's, and find u4 thing
equal to it, for the purpose for which tt
is desigueJ_ Dr. Fowler't Extract of
Wild Strawberry cures all forms o1 bow-
el c leplaints incident to Summer ..rad
Fall. 2.
Hall's Catarrh Cure ista'ten internal
It acts directly twin the blend and the
wuoutle surfaces of the system. Price
5 cents. For sale by George Rhynes, of every grade still receives my pnnnpt and careful attention, and will be mr e up
sole agent fur Goderich 1443 -Jai in the most approved styles by first-class wurkmen, a rid
7of the very beat material obtainable.
BOOTS AN,P S
At the Oldest #lablisheOlsoe
tn
fir' Mb� � rr
Et, ji.istAit
fatalldu us and the noes ecomif buyer t
MY SPRING STOCK
Is now °maple .e, and I take
ipusasure in loft raring 01 each austouter1 that at ne ere-
ime
ve I
Large & Varied Stock
Ai at present. I have raised the Standard of Quality and Lowered the Price uat
at is a positive fact that no such value in foot wear can be gut elsewhere.
CUSTOM W ORS
Felix Mabee, .d Queb'e, was dt ugged
and robbed in a houseef evil repute at
M'utreul on Tuesday night. The sunt
stolen was near /500.
PIM Seward
Is offered for any cane of Catarrh that
csn't be cured with Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Taken internally. Price i5 cents. Fur
sale by George Rhynes, sole agent for
Goderich. 1843-3m
iitbaaesa.
A furred tongue, bad taste in
mouth, nausea vomiting, variable ai
tite, alternate diarrhoea and costiveness,
faintness, weariness, yellow mat of eyes
and counteuauce,iidicatesserious biliary
the
to
bustibles afire, which was a great com-
fort,trouble. Jaundice is a dung«nes lis-
oase, i
enabling me to dry my feet. Kept ease, t is an ut•ertb w of bad bile in the
hunting wood and firing up all night. etion, any ..f these symptoms
"For three days and a half I could should be remedied without delay, end
not get away from this place, wind be- Burdock Bl
aod aBitters is the remedy
ing northwest and a gale all the time. „1„,n,n wbict, may eun•ly rel}.
Nothing to eat but wet biscuit which o
had fallen out of the pail into the b.ttunt —�—
af the boat and were full of sand, etc., I The singing of a hurlor,-.l hymn in a
and only about a pound of this altogeth•
the ..n threatre, intend..to ridicule
the Salvation Army, w•ae fvrt•ui-Iv hissed
er•
by the audience.
"The third day after being ashore, I
launched the yawl and, with the wind
southwest worked round the poin• Soto
Wingfield Basin near Catot's Head,
where I found s poor old Indian all alone
with a few salt fish only to live :on.
His son and some others had gone away
with the boats two weeks before and as
near as I could understand him, ho did
not know what had become sof them. I
stayed there three days, living on salt
fish entirely, and then got s supply of
fish and left with aouth wind, intend-
ing to get to Vern Sound the best way I
co n•
TOR "After ten days of Misery and suffer- Diseases .of + the Mint
and Las.
ingtl reached Cospoy's Bay, ill and ex- . In diseases of the
battened as you may suppose. The idea SAYERS pulmonary organs
was entertained that the vessel would
float ashore somewhere, but I had two
men and a Mackinaw. boat out for three
weeks and they report having seen noth-
ing of hor."
The'\ il•Iatrawberry ;.! out ;love -Mea tare
virtue as a cleansing. a•..lini, aatrtngent,
anteseptic, ami h 'allot taw luiuo and
when combined with other valuahte ve-
getable et true". as in Dr. Feeder's Ex-
tract of Wild Strawle•ry, it i. en un-
failing remedy in all bowel co:nplaints.
THE BEST REMEDY
The firm of J. & S. McEachen, Doug-
las, writes us June 1st, saying:—"There
is not another preparation we can recom-
mend with so much confidence as Bur-
dock Blood Bitters, as it invariably gives
the beat of satisfaction." Burdock Bleed
Bitters cures all diseases of Blood, Liver
and Kidneys. 2. t
dark. and getting into Mir.mness Air.
bor.
'We ran along very well for a while
.1l shout 3 p.m. Tt began to snow and
th• enrol as very ohsOgMile.still >`b... #11/, ”their tackle anti .tie roainf.'r en.1
best till daylight 1 might yet off to
shote. The boat washe 1 off the cabin
with the we and unhoked the stab"ard
tackle towing or rather hanging nn by
.1 tesaerkable Earape.
Mrs. Geo. C. Clarke, of Port Dalh..u-
sic, Ontario, states that she had been
confined to her room for a long time
with that dreadful disease, Consump-
tion. The doctors said she could net
escape an early grave, but fortunately
she began taking Dr. King's New Di -
covery for Consumption, and in a short
time was completely cured. Doubting
ones, please write Mrs. Clarke, and be
convinced. Trial betties free at Rhynas'
drug store. Large size $1. r3)
Goan --Is excellent for filling decaye 1
Teeth; but "TEAasnaY" prevents the
decay, makes them white, and make peo
ple lovable. 5 cent samples.
Dennis Menerd, captain of the tug
Annie Louise, fell off his boat oft Satur-
day, at Chatham, and was drowne 1.
•'T,weatyfear tease' E.xperleare."
Says an eminent physician, convinces
me that the only way to cures nervous
exhaustion, and weakness of the sexual
organs, is to repair the waste by giving
brain and nerve foods, and of all tie
remedies compounded, Magnetic Medi-
cine is the best. See advertisement in
another column. Sold in Goderich by
Jas. Wilson, druggist.—lm
A game of cricket was played at Blyth
on theflth inst., between the Clinton and
Blyth clubs. The latter won by four
runs and eight wickets
a safe and reliable
remedy is inval-
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It is a scientific
combination of the
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virtues of the finest
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tbe greatest possi-
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and le adapted to patients of anage or
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Low prices are inducements to try
some of the many mixtures or syrups,
made of cheap and ineffective ingredi-
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only temporary relief. and are sure to
disappoint the patient. Diseases of the
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experimenting with uflknown and cheap
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century bas proven int certainty to cure
all pulmonary complaints not already
beyond the reach of humau aid.
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SEEQMILLER
Chilled Plow
AND -
AGRICULTURAL WORKS.
Ifs% ing purchased the tioderirb roundr3
am 817in the ppretuisns for the manufattur
'IMPLEMENTS
AGitI('(•LT('RA
IMPLEMENTS on • J scale. Mill Work
General f(r-pairing sad ebbing will be CUD
tinued. A1UI work guaranteed.
qtr. I). Rnoc»rtan a the colt man autLorite
to,rolle t paymeats and love rereip*I on be
half of the late dein of uncintan 1 Co.. an
all perwoas indebted are reoudied to guver
t hemsel c os seeordingl y
�. SEK6MILLER.
Proprietor.
W. S. Hart & Co.
i'ROPRIETORS OF THE
Goderich Mills
LATE PIPER'S.
Beg to return their thanks to the public for
i the liberal patronage received during the pest
year. and to state they are prepared to do
Gl-*IISTI/NT GI -
on the shortest notice, or for the convenience
ut ps-tiee living at a distance will exchange
vista at their tows store
Late W. M. Hsllierd's, )
Masonic block, East St. Godericb.
,Highest prioe paid for wheat's
HARDWARE
- POP ^+� �3-ve--.nisi'
Sit' tJ„lap 1r” 'wt "Ilk ha.
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TO BUY YOUR—
Farmer's Hardware
Build er's Hardware
YOt' It--
HQIVES FORKS ANI SPOONS
:n fact, everything you want in his line
IIE IS BOVND TO SELL CHEEP
This Spring and Summer. See his FENCE WIRE, the best yet.
I _ W_ McKCN'ZI=
GREv1 BARGAINS !
BOOTS AND SHOES!
GREAT CLEARING SALE FOR 30 DAYS
Previous to .tock taking e
AT CAMPBELUSBOOT AND1 SROE EMPORIUM
Parties wanting cheap goods should rail at once Having secured first class wor
1 am prepared to mannfaetnre to order.
Nothing but First Class Material Used,
A'.1)
A G cod Fit C1-uaxaizteed
WM CAMPBELL.
iiederieh. Fehy. lith. 1682.
GET YOUR
R'IIiTTINCi
OF EVERY DFSCRIPTION,
Posters, Circulars, Cards. &c
PRiNTEi) AT THE °FFiCEOT THE HCRON SiONAL
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