Lady in the Water

Lake Geneva is known for its beautiful waters, and easy boating. Very few deaths or drownings have actually happened here, but there are two that still are well known.
July 8th, 1895
A small pleasure steamer called The Dispatch was chartered for a cruise around Geneva Lake. Blending in with other launches dotting the lake she was set to cruise with John Preston at the helm. About an hour into their pleasure cruise, the weather started to turn threatening. All the other crafts on the lake began to take shelter, and make for shore, but the Dispatch. Suddenly the storm broke out in all it’s wrath and fury, tossing the small steamer launch upon waves and winds. It went to the mercy of the elements. Tossing and turning she dipped into the water, and righted herself several times, continuing up the lake. Immense waves and winds finally capsized her, drowning all on board. As soon as the weather cleared enough, the Majestic, a larger steamer, set out to recover what they could of the Dispatch.
Soon they saw the body of a woman floating in the lake near shore. She wore a fashionable dress with large puffy sleeves that were filled with air. This kept her body from sinking. The only other object found was the captains hat. A search crew went out again a few days later to try and find more lost souls, only to retrieve the body of the young child that was on the charter.
It has been said that if you are out on the lake, and you see a floating woman in a big poofy dress, make your way to shore as fast as possible. She is the warning in the water to save others from her fate.