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llsminiscences 0f Passage By Mrs. Buthbert MasLeoil

The followin: first-hand ac- count of an experienci- in vrtissiil! in mid-winter from Piutou. N. 3.. to Prince Edward Island on the 01d "Northern Light" tCiipt. Allan Finlaysorii was written some rears ego by Mrs. Cuthbcrt i\/li‘i"l.l"iil. of Regina Sask, daughter oi the late Mr. John Ross. pulili.~.iici- oi l‘. ss‘ Weekly", Charlottetown. ifcr hus-t band. the late Mr. C. A. hlnvlicttrl, wag for many lrnnlrkcoiycr for Breniner BlWla, Clizii-‘bttcirvuii.’ Mid in 18M shnilerl .'\ lorrsier liais- iness in the Coic. .\"*v-' l.ri:id iii. till the MacLeod farm ulierc he was. born.

“One fine vnoflllfll carlv in February. ikii. wr- !c’i the harbor of Pictou evpc tin.: to ica ‘i the Island before ni.-li: All hen: wcl‘. until we ]\l.‘».“-“'l Piioii ldanri when the S\f‘.”l'i‘t‘!' cii ouiitcrcl heavy l"c, and had crcai diffirultv in breaking tliirvizh l7,‘.i“\ Niori was made to proceed hair hcfoic long we were ucrlicri ill i-c and could make no f'i'..

"After several Ila s a Of men with one of the stcarrci"; life-boats in charge of two uicn of the crew left ti» ~.\.\lk aslioro as the Captain lllﬁ.lL':"Y we were no’ many miles from the lsﬂini 'l":ii>\' Ind the scan-en hrhpziit the loai ‘ back to the steamer. l

’ Food And Fucl Low

"The ice still heavy and no ap- pearance of rhanrc in Wlﬂil to loosen it up. the food anti fucll getting low to add to our anviety. gnocher r-ompaiiv of ineii after consultation with the Captain dc- eided to make another attempt to YOHch land. All this tirrit‘ llic ire was carryin: the ship further eweyﬂfrom shore aiitl there was no knowing lioiv ion": before there_ would be any improvement in con- ditions. as Fehruarv usually is! ltoi-my wth cold north and north- em winds

"One nioriiin: this scvoniil "(Vii- puny started anti when 1c ‘llYJ. the Captain ask-vi thczn to llillit l fire on the sliorc when they landed. We neicr saw any fire and long after when the .- Gamer lFIIIlP port we knew of t‘: .r liardshi-p. They turned the boat up for lhelter when niﬂit overtook them‘ and in the mornin: resumed their walk and when they arrived they were badly frozcn and niut-li ex- musted.

One Life Boat Loft

‘The steamer had been left with only one life-boat. Among ilic pas- Sengers nn board the c were fire- Women and a lfTllVl rliild The ice all this tine sccuied ._liel rird With no hopes of improvement and I fear arose that the ir.-c miziiti crush the ship. One day. in fact» while we were at dinner tberc came a renclirig and irusliiii: that startled its all. “'0 cstnpctl almost by l. miraric as Plenty beams were bent and doors could not be shut or opened.

"Another decision had to be lhlde. Several of the tiassenuers Hmlded m-i aiicthcr attmt-tt ‘o pvt. to land. Two women volunteered $0 go this time, Mrs. DilllZWCll of 8t. Peter's Bay and myself. As nearly as memory serves inc those who left the steamer ucre Mr. D. D. Ryan. purscr. and }\fl(liP\\' Doyle. seaman in cliarue o.’ the life-boat. Mr Price and \ir. Bit-Ric. commercial travellers. Mr. Waiicii Miller of Miller Bros. Charlotte- town; Mr. Dixon of North River. Capt. Anderson and my husband. A. C. hfaﬂieod; eight men and two women. '

"We lcit the steamers side one fine mornin: about ciuht ollrwk. ‘We ‘were ill\'~“‘l our» trXW-Lfillfrll jar of water and also one oi tca and as much prcvisiciis us could bc spared to US.

“We all startcrl walkin: lvcsidc the boat. cv-r-pt Nlrs. Dinzucll who was not ahlc to tialk. She was probably about 45 or 50 years oi age and a heavily built woman. I was younz then and felt aliic to do my share with the men.

Last Ration; (‘onsunicd

"Those boats are heavy to haul We! snow 1nd iec. The oviilkinq was very bad. On a level plIWC oi ice the snow would ll“ about inches decp and on liuivyijv or hummicky- lie no would have to climb and haul the boat over. The whim. tca and provisions did not last ion: and some of the men began to eat snow and were act- ting dismitirazct‘ About four o'clock 1 brought nut and divided among them some fruit and cake 1 had lmuglit from Pit-tori. and that was the last any of us had to out. until we landed at Murray Harbour.

"Fortunateli- we had a nlcc day. not very cold. and a beautiful moonlight night. Ali day we walked and the men hauled that bolt-éno sign of Open ivater that would fake us nlonz faster, The men were getting VCfy much dis. ooureged and talked of turning the bolt up for shelter and re- meining until morning. But Capt. Anderson and my husband beg- ged them not. to do m. and they Ilid they would take a walk with- out the boat and see what the ice was like further on.

‘They were gone Dﬂfhnpa nearly In hour while the rest of us re- mlined in the bolt resting and very anxious. When they returned they seid they could see leads of 6pm water ahead. This word help-

THE CHARUOTT ET OWN GUARDIAN

Recalls iVoyage On The Old

“Northern

The Lost Car Ferry

The loss of the S. S. “Chsrlottetowrﬂ on June 1'1. i941. and the subsequent long delay before a definite start was made in building a new icebreaker for the Borden-Torinentine service. oc-

casioned a great deal of Press c0

mment throughout Canada. Much

of this comment was published in The Guardian in the form of

editorial quotations and Forum letters at the time.

a good-sized volume if republish ately few of the articles had any IlPFS.

It would make ed in its entirety. bu; unfortun- riierit other than that of timeli-

_With the arrival of the "Abegvrcit" we are under a new (li§_ pciisatioii. and can afford to forget

past grievances. From the

mass of material referred to. however, we nave salvaged the fol- hnrini; still readable verses. which appeared in The Guardian of June 3. 1944. as a letter from a rural correspordent who preferred

ic remain anonymous. of the lot:

TO THE FERRY “CHARLDTYEYTOWN"

To you we call. oh Ferry "Char-l iottctovrn"! To you who in the deep blue sea went down. . You sank ir. shame-or so it is supposed. j Dawn to the depth with gizzard‘ all exposed. still you keep while tempcsts roll. How still vou sleep by Devastation Shoal! i think ye of this ‘Tunnel. Causeway notion? think ye of our aqueous locomotion? _ What think we of our present des- . pcraiinc? What sav ve to the terms of Fed- oration? ind for yourself what you mt-st know You left us stranded when the tide was low. Why straved ye from the straight? and narrow course? . And is it truth. vou sped like rac- ing horse? And whv fraternity with rocks andt stories. l And uwterv rendezvous with Davy Jones? could it be-as some are to claim That when you sank. ’twas really God to blame?

Hob‘ verbal

Vlllat What

say. for

l How there u

I REPLY BY runny l “CHAR1UITE7POWN" l

.-\Vitb caution must I speak what.

me befell. i

For sunken ships, like dead. no tales should tell.

Did come to me what happens to the great.

For ships. like men. submit to fate.

Know ye that we who sail the seven seas

HAW Spirit zuides no human eye eer sees;

These nymphs of Neptune cluster round the wheel.

And keep us. stately even keel.

must e'en

ships, on

‘They climb about the compass

and the lot!

And chart unerririg course through storm and fog, -

Oh. dreadful day! no sign or cause was shown;

The nvmphs desert for reabons of their own.

f fain would hazard should I dare?-

Pcrhaps the captain crew did swear.

But why. or where the guarding nymphs did so

IUCS$—-0f‘

cussed or

‘A mysicrv remains. Enough to

know That. all at to roll ‘When nymphs desert. the grem- lins take control.) We parted from our course-the

once the boat began

In humor and \'li'iUDSily it is the cream

For now I ize some twenty fath- oins down.

The \'i1ilil.t'S of life are now dis- poised.

The roics oi sea and ship are quite reversed.

The waves wash o'er me with a mighty thud.

My bottoms buried in the black- est niuo.

And here I'm destined firmly fixed to stay.

Never to rise. at least till Judg- ment Da)!

ed Straits,

For paint on decks and plaster on‘

my plates!

I sank in sh.imc—-I took the fatal‘

drop

SpPECllYiZ on my way to

"beauty shop."

A lesson learn ye from my final fate.

‘Oh ye suspended in state.

Beware. ye dames. when Nature you deride.

Arid cater to the giamor goddess Pride! ' Beware. sweet things. each time

you ‘tempt to trace ‘Those lines with paint. and pen- cil on your face! Beware. who would new age impart to time the s heart,

While

cosmetic

charms

throbbing

who would with polish‘

paint. their toes.

Or would rc-route the contour of a nose

Beware all modern beau'y trends.

For beauty stops where epidermis ends.

Bevxare, yo femmes. o'er Nature you offend. '

For Nature will be master to the end.

mocking

That I should sink upon that very date.

fate. No sympathy from mortal man f ask;

You have vnur troubles too. your warring task.- Your battle to obtain

boat. And for delays. you'd like to find a "goat"!

another

You say that when 1 sank with- - out a crew

Alas! no heir apparent view,

$0 you had forced on you that ancient tub

To fill my royal wake-ay. there's the rub.

So strange it was I should have no successor

Except my obsoiescent sor!

was in

predeces-

. course. was west; We headed for the rocks. know the rest.

You

here I lie prouefer days When bravelv I did ply the wet- ery ways: And vi-hat is more to gallant ship could mean.

l"nnci> was fit to carry King and Queen!

proudly through the waves my prnw did glide!

But vain the nrice Magnificence ‘ pays to Pride. lirnv little means the ilrcat. renown.

Now and pine for

Then

fame of

continued our walk. We had quite a number of stretches of water when we would all get in the boat and the men would take furns in rowing. We therefore kept on and when daylight. came we would see the red capes of Prince Edward Island. l At Murrey Ihrbor Noeﬂ . O About i0 o'clock we were glad-

iicd b_v men from the shore leaving

to come to our help. Before long

we were landed at the factory rook-house at Murray Harbour

North with many nf the men ihadly frozen and all of us much lcxbausted. Everything was done for our comfort by Mr. Higgin- hothﬂm and his wife who were in charge of the factory and the many others in the neighborhood who also helped uii in every way.

"lt was an experience never for- gotten and is still a vivid memory of how we felt. when we sew the boat with brave men coming to our rescue. for we were still some distance from the shore; also the kindness and attention that was given by those people.

"When we left the steamer there were still three women and one child aboard and some men. in- ciudlng Captain and crew, Lleut. Hﬂvlewood of the Survey Steamer Gulnare, who hart gone to Halifax to meet his wife and child with a maid lust come out from Eng- land, and Miss Mecdonnid of Card- igen. After we bed been ashore Perhaps e week word came to us that the Northern Light bed rep. rbed Souria with en on hogrd Well but with very little loft to us."

lilo revive our courage end we

A policy as wise reckoned

For George the First to follow George the Second.

Yet not so strange-oil's one in politics;

For wit and politicians mix.

When public men ignore s public need.

And use a War to hide a witless deed.

How many countless sins must be committed.

How many omitted:

Where sinner sees no sin

l knows no shame.

Or so pretends-he has the War to blame!

as ’t\vould be

rarely

and

You ask amid your present cori- stcrnatlon About the b‘nd‘ng terms of Fed- oration: ‘So poorly spliced you were, that l when it's cold. ltseems the splicing l doesn't. hold.

somehow

s“ riened ivy the sight of a boat man- fsf’ 1°”? ‘m’ "mlrlmmllal km“

was tied

That now the contract seems both null and void.

Just this we say, with little hesi- tation.

Take Wailicis cue. separation.

Divorce your spouse for infidelity.

Or grounds of incompatibility.

Don't. ask for aims or beg or talk baloney; _

Demand for non-support some sli- mony.

How could the torch of love warm either heart

when both with tons of ice ere kept apart?

and sue for

some any that in the ‘twas given

‘Fhis dire calamity we! sent from Heaven.

fmplrvu mm! be careful with that

Nam!

Scripture iuivs thou shaft

not take. in vain.

Blame a malicious fate. or c|ii it fraud; '

Put Mt. the wisdom of Almighty 00d!

evidence

The

Yet whom to blame at all‘: but supposition. Use caution even with the Toll-

‘ Alas. ‘tit-as written in the book ofl

sacred duties left‘

ticiani

As public good is based on priv- ate gains.

S0 conduct always brains.

And this we finci-‘tis doubly plain to see.

PPBSUPpOSES

ity. Some yet. will say, though from the truth they swerve. “The government you get you deserve." truths not universal, for the sin |Appiies to only 4 them in If careless of the way you vote or boost. Remember. cnickens will return to roost!

that

I That

fools who vote

Some politicians have an inclin- HUGH

On infants heads to practise oscu- lation.

Heed not the kissing of

Cupid friends!

when tri~ ballots cast. the

kissing ends.

short it sccms the memory

of mankind.

How fickle. triiil. we human mind!

those

y For.

How

You banish Wily Will midst boos‘

. and Jeers. just four years!

in? .01 was it whiskey. rubble-dub. or gin?

The task you have it seems de- fies solution. - A Transportation 1 illusion. Wisdom involved That cannot hv some l mind be solved. Plans of both mice and men must . well be laid! So. without mow ado. here's prof- : fered aid:_

snag that's no Yet teaches. no task so

t master

‘Tls told to us your Liquor bill's immense: .Slx hundred thousand dollars the expense. {That means in medicine for just one year

fafffiif§iffif§ﬁ§§§iﬁiu§§§

t l I

TIIJIIII III’

No bfﬂlflS—'tht:I‘0'S no responsibil-

iiiid g the p

lThen vote him back a saint in

Uh luckless day I left the shclter- . . y- Did reason put him out 0r put him

lMessage From Regional Manager

Tlie following wire hse been rcceived for publication in thll issue from Mr. J. l’. Johnson. ‘Sloncton. Vice President md (‘iencral Manager. Atluntlc Re- gion. Canadian National R/ell- ways:

"f doubt there is mythlnl afloat so beautiful l5 the Abcgweit. The ship is lovely and the name is lovely and she will d-n service to l. lovely Province."

ed beer.

A lot of foam it takes to form a fizzle.

A lot to wet whistle!

1n vii-w of this-your thirst for cheer.

A Transportation plan we have- ‘tis here:

Into the Strait lust pour

A dozen casks of rum-or e little more-

that Prohibition

untamed

Northumberlend

About four million pints of malt- jThcn watch and Whit.

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and see

I-IOLMMVS SALUTES THE NEW

B. G. S. ABEGWEIT

The World's Finest Ice-Breaking Gsrforry

And ileartily Joins In Welcoming To Prince Edward Island This Supreme Achievement In Canadian Shipbuilding

Since 1857-?" 70m before Confederation-Holman‘: has been keenly interested in the transportation facilities to and from the mainland. From the "Ice loot" days, down ilirough fire years, to the new "Abegweif", Holman’: has brought the people of Prince Edward Island, the nevmf and best in merchandise. The new "Abegweit" will, we are confident, fulfil lill‘ duties masterfully and help Holman‘: to bring you more and better merchandise faster. Yes, we solute the new "Abe- gvveiW-mcy her career be a long and successful one. '

n. r. IIOLMAN LTD.

lummenlde

wini motley band will line the shores Nortbumborinnd. The sick. the lune. infirm-the young end old.

A thirsty throng not even chains No Water then to Ofﬂl—]u|t 3°“ could bold; and and All eager for n sip and for e sup You'll have ‘twist Island me N" Of booze end brine-just watch Inuuwiok lend! them lap it. upi * -Peeseybhrh Profane].

of Strait

Transportation Plus . ..

When the new car ferry "Abegweit" sterla her run across the Strait it will inaugurate a. new

era of transportation for Prince Edward island.

Practical and modernly built the "Abegweitﬂ

_wlll help serve our many and growing neeclr 0

(Tongratulations & Welcome

l J. W. Windsor C0. Ltd.

38 Queen Streef Phone 2140 . 2141'

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