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Rattlesnake Gal · 10-12-2004, 10:50 AM

Governor Endicott
Excerpt from Three Centuries on Winnipesaukee

Another narrow escape was when the excursion boat “Red Hill” had a boiler explosion just as passengers were leaving the craft at Lee’s Mills; and only a few years ago I remember the anxiety when the “Governor Endicott” left Lake Shore Park with a capacity crowd late one foggy night bound for the Weirs and after several hours no one had seen or heard anything of the boat. Of course the alarmists were ready to believe that Witch Rocks had, at last, taken their toll. Boatmen, however, understanding that Leander Lavallee was captain, refused to believe that he would be anything but extremely cautious, and if he could not pass the Witches, they vowed he would drop anchor and wait for the fog to lift. Such was the case; and as there was a small orchestra on board, the young people, of whom the party was mainly comprised, danced and sang the whole night through, exhausted the ship’s larder, and never complained at their fate. About 7:30 the next morning the “Governor” whistled into Weirs.

10-12-2004, 10:50 AM	#2
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,253 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,455 Thanked 1,357 Times in 476 Posts	Governor Endicott Governor Endicott Excerpt from Three Centuries on Winnipesaukee Another narrow escape was when the excursion boat “Red Hill” had a boiler explosion just as passengers were leaving the craft at Lee’s Mills; and only a few years ago I remember the anxiety when the “Governor Endicott” left Lake Shore Park with a capacity crowd late one foggy night bound for the Weirs and after several hours no one had seen or heard anything of the boat. Of course the alarmists were ready to believe that Witch Rocks had, at last, taken their toll. Boatmen, however, understanding that Leander Lavallee was captain, refused to believe that he would be anything but extremely cautious, and if he could not pass the Witches, they vowed he would drop anchor and wait for the fog to lift. Such was the case; and as there was a small orchestra on board, the young people, of whom the party was mainly comprised, danced and sang the whole night through, exhausted the ship’s larder, and never complained at their fate. About 7:30 the next morning the “Governor” whistled into Weirs. Last edited by Rattlesnake Gal; 10-27-2004 at 08:43 AM.