A Cold Rescue at Cow Point
Two local men are saved from a freezing death after their canoe capsizes near the mouth of the harbor.
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Elmer Tew and T. P. Lewis had a narrow escape from drowning on Tuesday by the capsizing of the canoe they were trying to navigate, near Cow Point. The boys were discovered by Captain Smith, of the steamer Jessie Burrows, clinging to the bottom of the canoe and screaming to the full capacity of their lungs. A boat was lowered from the steamer and they were put on board, but none too soon, as they were becoming numb from being in the cold water and could not have held much longer to the rounded bottom of their craft.
“Clinging to the bottom of the canoe and screaming to the full capacity of their lungs.”
The treacherous waters of the Chehalis River and Grays Harbor have been the site of countless close calls throughout Aberdeen's history. Cow Point remains a recognizable geography for those navigating the waterways near the city today.
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