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Alex. Bruyere Brings Man to Shore in Rowboat. After he had spent more than two hours adrift on an ice field in Little Bay de Noc, William H. Armstrong of Peninsula Lighthouse was rescued 300 yards off the north shore of the harbor by William Bruyere, a Chi cago Northwestern switchman. Bruyere effected the rescue in a small rowboat, after considerable dif ficulty combatting a rough sea, large chunks of ice and a brisk wind. Armstrong started to walk from the Stonington side of the bay to Es ecanaba on the ice. The ice field, floating steadily northward, carried him to a point nearly opposite the No. 6 ore dock before he discovered that he could not complete his trip. Then he retraced his steps only to find that the ice had broken away on the east side of the bay leaving him entirely adrift. He was panic stricken and leaped from one ice floe to another for sev eral minutes in an attempt to make his way to shore. Steadily the wind carried him farther back into the bay. Virtually all of the boats on the north shore were still in their winter quarters. The situation seemed dangerous for Armstrong's safety when Bruyere appeared with his small craft. After a strenuous fight against the ice, the waves and the wind, Bryere managed to reach the marooned man and get him into the boat. The rest was easy. Armstrong was very cold and fatigued but otherwise none the worse for the experience.
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Escanaba Daily Press
Escanaba, Michigan, US
Tue, Mar 29, 1921
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