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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1977, PAGE 7 Brian Winter's H istorical e:Whitby "4MAN OVERBOARD!." Many stories are told about sleepwalkers, but one of the most unusual recorded in this area bccurred in Whitby Harbor on the foggy night of July 1l, 1900. The Garden City, a steel paddle wheel passenger boat which called at the various ports on Lake Ontario, was inching its way through dense fog into Whitby Harbor. Darkness was falling and visibility was near zero. Everything was quiet until a cry of "man overboard" sounded throughi the stili night. The crew,'whiich had been taking soundings of the water's depth, and trying to find the lighthouse through the fog,jurnped into action. Captain Cooney, who was at the wheel inediately tuirned the boat haif way around, and waited in the stillness for another cry. None carne. 1With no way of seeing anything, the captaivi sailed the boat into the harbor, and little more was said about the mnysterious cry that nighit. The next morning, however, there was concern expressed when a young man nanied Arthur Barnett, of Ashburn, failed to return home. It was kviown that he had been on the Garden City the night before, and inquiries were made. After a numnber of questions were asked, the following story camne out: Young l3arnett had been sleeping in his cabivi, and when she heard the boat was approaching Whitby, bis aunt, Mrs. William Cassie, awakened him. She was the Iast to see him alive. Shortly afterwards, the startled cry of "man overboard" broke the stillness. Soi-ne passengers said they heard a splash and a cry for help. Various theories were advanced as to what had happened, but it was generally agreed that Barnett had sleepwalked off the boat. He was kviown to be a sleepwalker, and his aunt said he was not fully awakened when she left hiiim. Althoughi somne passengers pointed out that lie wouîld have to have clinmbed over the rail or beevi sitting on it to faîl of the boat, it was presumied that the young man hiad wandered out of his cabi inii a daze, unseen by anyone, and fallen ivito the xater. Captain Cooney said lic believed the story, for it is seldoml tha t somneone crys mian oveirboaird" withou t a reasoni. No trace of Arthur Barnett's body was ever found, adding to the mystery of the occurene. The story of Arthur Barnett is tragic in other ways too, for bis father had worked for many years for the Hon, John Dryden at Maple Shade Farrni on the seventh concession, until he was killed in a freak accident in 1899. One niglit he felI from his wagon at Bowmanville and was killed when twisted upon the wheel. The case, of the sieep\ý,ailking passenger was vnt the only unusual accident to occur at Whitby Harbor at the tomn of the century.1 About I1897, an old boat called the John Wesley was anchored in the harbor for the winter. Captain McCourt, a Whitby man who owned the boat had invîted some frievids on board for a gamne of cards. Somebody du ring the evening's proceedings dropped a cigarette or match, and the boat caught fire. The card players escaped with their lives, but the John Wesley sank west of the pier, and may still be on the bottornitoday. About the sanie year, Charles Newbury built a flat- bottovned boat which was powered by a windmull. When it was launchied, somiebody cracked a bottle of water over the bow to cliristen it, but it did vnt get very far. It was steered out ivito Lake Ontario and ravi aground on the rocks east of the harbor. Corne to thivik of it, Whitby harbor was a rather accident-prone place in those days. Is this you? Folks living the firsi I10 years oft thir lives in small towns have a better chance of 'imaking it than folks living their first decade in large cities. This comment was mnade during the past year by an emninant psychologist fromn the U.S. Apparently lie is nlot alone in lis opinion. The nucleus of the point is simple. People bom and raised in sinall cornmnities (500-35.000) are exposed to the total commrunity concept. They see and know the Mayor, Couincil Menibers, Church and Business f7ýCorridor Capers Hi again folks. January brings many great and wonderful things, but the best of al these things is -- Febrtiary. News for our Handicapped and Seniors Over a year ago, a proposai was presented to Whitby Council, that would aid our seniors and handicapped obtain affordable transportation. The executive of the Ratepayers Association felt there was a need in this area and pursued the issue. Presentations were mnade to the Operations Committee of Whitby, who also stressed the need. However, staff and legal advice suggested that the programn was contrary to the Municipal Act. At the same time, the Ratepayers obtained a legal opinion from a Whitbv lawyýjer,, stating that it was within the Town's FARM BUILDINGS people antI ajjj(Il omnutni ty afItrjj.s. ihlese people whio forni the fra mewvork of t lie conîuiion i it\, init orn knio\vthe ýge iîera I public" as Irieîîds. rela tives and nieighibours. The comuîoitnity cliildveiî it is claiiîied quickly retiîi a senise of, awav-eness tlîroi >ghout tlie area -- anidevel vecogii ise thle best aniid thlc wol-st in tlihe vs! Ili sîîial le r co unmi itictis iliit e ri ty pla vs a intucli more vital mIe t hian ini large cities. People are kiîowi for wlîa t t liey are -- raltlier than.ti for wvhat they have -- al htlimgli stîccess iii business, poli tics is admired ( soîîîetii mes eiîvied) it's coiîside red 'respectable'. Aftev thel irst 10ti years sliould l'Ol ks e relecated to a large C ituy, chances aire. ilt is cl a i iied . thlîy wil hlave gr1eater eppJortunity te live a fIl and hiappy life -- thli a prsolibi h uand living iii a large ciltv toi a decade. The reaseîis are thle st ronug roo>t s lie siaI I towi dwel le r lias developed aîid gelîevally ve tainied -- as Opposed to thie spliîtered e.\perîiellce otf'i g-ithe -onit> yp witil liiiiited total Ci ty litestyle ( depeiiclinoigfn circunistarices oft the famlily ). Receîî t y. thie îoted Canadia n wrvîter aid broadaster i une Callwood iiiterviewed a U.S. expert onti tis subject anîd it appea.ris Aîie cricalîs ( and Canladiaiis) are ceticernied about fuîlt, :ve deve1ofleil!tfnot offlyet' ci tics-- b ttpeopl-e. ju>risd ict ionr. The con Il ict intg reports con lt se d the Operations ('omimitice. Ini order tw e.se the confusion. and at the sain m e try and lethe li andicapped and seniors, the Ratei)pavetrs Association Corwvarded both legal opinions and the Program t he Province, requesting their opinion. The Ope rations Commit tee. wvhen informed of this action. decided thley too would conitact Queens Park. The Ratepayers Asso~ciation received a telephione call in reply to thecir requests. Thec information lis been paissed on to thle Town. Ilt is now up to the Towvn to deterniine whlethier or nt this informa tion will be beneficial in helping this segment (Àur 0pplîin Dates to Remember Thursday, Januarv 27th - Bring andl Buy Sale at Westminster United Chutrch heiinine ,,at 9:30 a.m. Opening new doors' gZ smafl Lucien Motel, 134 approximately 9:30 Tel: 668-6879 one of our representattves will be at Byron St. N., Whitby, fromi a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3/77, 22d raiing StreW.,shawntationo Telephone: 576-6800 Sonie profèssional planviers teel it is imperative towns and cities be developed iin a manner giving total concept of ful coinnunity living experience' -- s0 aptly evjoyed by previotis generatipns. lIn other words -- sinall towns. Towvis like Whitby. To me, Whitby ancl its numerous surrotinding smnall towns. with dignified communities are the envy of big cities. lu business arid private life smnall town people have a hîglier sense of vaIlues than big-city folk. They have to. The guy or gai they promise a persona] or business ser-vice tn siLy Monday illorning -- they'll probably meet ini a oal -store, post office. doctor or dentist office, church, library. auctiofi sale. or oni the street, sooner or later. For- certain, sonner. generally, than ini a large-city. I've lived ini small towvns, big cities and rural isolation in several count ries. Big city services 1 love (particularly the plumbivig anld snIOw pOlgs). But l'Il take the smnall comnîunity every tille. 1 do int need a psychologist to tel]Inme, Amnericavi or Canadiaii n. li all towvns a mîan's wor-l avid havidshake (ixvtctlalytoday) nmust be his bond. People at the top should ail\ways keep this in mmmd. Somie of us înay have fallen off haycarts -- buit that does vint mean we aire stupid. Friday, January 28th > Whitby -P. C. Association are having a dance at lleydenshore. Tickets available from aniy memiber of the executive. 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