RESCUED BY HIS MOTHER.
EXCITING SCENE AT SEA.
At an inquiry at Dingwall relative to the deaths of Murdo Stewart and Finlay Macrae, who were drowned while fishing off Isle Martin, evidence was given of woman's heroism. John Stewart stated that while proceeding with the two men named to the fishing ground at Coigach, they lowered the sail and turned the boat safely. On proceeding to lift the sail again, the boat was struck by a squall, and they were all thrown into the sea. Witness caught hold of a bouy, and Stewart and Macrae held on by the oars. They began to shout, and their cries were heard by some women on Isle Martin, who rowed out to their assistance. Witness was saved, but by the time the women got hold of Stewart he was dead. No trace of Macrae could be seen, and his body was not got till three days afterwards. The women in the boat were witness's mother, and a girl named Mary Ann Stewart, and her mother. Mary Ann Stewart, 19, stated that she was in her house on the day in question. Mrs. Stewart, the mother of John Stewart, rushed past the house in a state of excitement, exclaiming that she heard cries out on the water, and that there must be some one drowning. Mrs. Stewart then ran down to the shore, and witness followed her. They got into a boat, and on rowing along they took in her mother also. The weather was squally, and they were afraid, but pushed on as hard as they could work at the oars. There was another crew of fishermen a bit off, but they did not seem to know that anything was wrong. They managed to rescue John Stewart, and looked for Macrae and Murdo Stewart. They found Stewart, but he was dead, and they could see no trace of Macrae. The "Northern Weekly" explains that the scene of the rescue is at times one of the most dangerous spots in the western waters.
