Opportune Rescue After Capsizing in Tsingtao Bay Tsingtao, Sept, 8.
R. E, M, Paterson, in this port, had an almost miraculous escape from drowning in the outer bay on Sunday afternoon when their cat-boat was caught in a nasty squall and capsized, Mr. Paterson, who is on the star of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, in company with his wife and Mr, jand Mrs, Benbow Rowe, of Shanghai, had sailed their eat-boats from the' Boat Club Jetty to beyond the promontory forming the entrance ta inner Kiaochow Bay. The rowers beached their boat past the point forming the inland bay, but the Patersons made a landing outside this point, but two miles inside the main promontory.
Having had lunch, the Patersons started for home. The bent was then caught in a gale of wind lowing from the sea. They managed to get into the outer bay. Tt became so dark that they could not {see Jand and a strong current flowing from the shore kept. carrying them farther out. At about 5.30" p.m. the wind shifted entirely round to the south, This caused disaster. The mainsail filled out and before it could be reefed the boat capsized and the occupants were thrown int the water, Mrs. Paterson was caught underneath by the sail and ropes, and it was only through the repeated efforts of her husband that she was able to rclense herself. They then tried to right the boat and finally succeeded in doing so. In trying scramble aboard, however, they overturned it again, "Moaning Minnie" Attractive In the meantime they were drifting farther dut, and were visible from the shore because of the darkness. The squall then abated and the light became stronger. They descried "Moaning. Minnie" buoy and tried to swim to it. The tide was so strong that they were unable to make any progress in that direction. Their only course then was in swimming around hoping to keep going until someone saw them and picked them up. They removed their outer garments and waved them when they saw a small steamer, which by great good fortune was just leaving the port.
Captain Katashima, on the bridge of the Cheng Lee, of the Ching Kee Ca., saw the signal of the swimming couple and swinging round, dropped sampan from his stern. ' The fast weakening couple were picked up, brought aboard the Cheng Lee and given restoratives. They were then rowed ashore in the sampan.
Mr. and Mrs. Benbow naturally know nothing of the plight of the Patersons, as they remained ashore until the squall subsided, and then suiled their ect-boat back to the Boat Club with: ut incident—Reutar, Tue Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs announces in the course of a notice that the entrance to the harbour of Swatow has been mined and mariners are warned accordingly.
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