, 1870-10-19
4 NIGHT OF PERIL,
L0>- 0f tue Silc-VYqaccl Stcnncr
Orion on Grand Haven. :.
slx!y-six Human Beings in Immi-
neut Danger Of Drowning.


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atpouhtcd to our readers the fact ,t1at th,.
rtea1r >. n,t,r ~ ,ha Coosr1rh In, ,nfr,r- -
-. ,,ts 49,, ~ IT,, ILL.,, ~ 'yae
k"een t1ls iuf@ anu u at'u AsFeut !1ea E9ccH on
the bas OIL tne latter place. Although no ltres
wc1t lott IN tho sa.trt the s:ory of rae WRECK IL
Eli buoc ennsa Us ,eu e'ss 6, 6ea
u ere lhrred to the shores Of time. Situations
faI less dangerous hare, on Juany occasions, re-
tEcsbtsd 10 Mr- c. II. R0xlct, Of the Merchants
Insurance Company, one of tho passengers, foT
an Interesting Rad graphic account Of the stoJ Of
The WteeE
The time for leaving the Gtand Haven dock, on
S4turaay night, was O'Clock. but owing TO IN
exs;a shspn ess q seven hnna1sl barrels. tae
we're eiHsy-slx PERSONS on board, thtEtynse beirg
passenf ers, lnclndlpg four lastess auu thtFt5ons
belonging TO the crew. On leaving tie river ths
1he WED itom the southwest changed t. gale.
and tba sWell Increased pefreruolJ from nu;neat
to moment, snd IN short Tine the Steiner w1s
woe FOOD apparent that the vessel wa! literally
At the mercy Of .he wayes, ihs ensiaes being 1oo
and 1ct1 with the great waves. the paddle whe.!s
~ uId At time, come 10 cea1 sior, tit rrapelfia1
POWER btiuE tus1t1cienf 10 stem the sea. Ia spit:
81 the Unit q ei1oEt Of nye s.alwaft t1ea at nc
wheel, the futlder gave stubborn res!st*ece. and
the steamer, time after time. wnald swluv Into
tee S ,er xoqSs m w. ,s o. ~ ~ m 70 'ouese'
About fe tFclacS she wAs sssucS 10 heavily ~ to
shit asr ea1ro. AL han,ss Gu ',oat,a sase 9nisk
ehit;td rs a!n and sRfin. 1p THE hope 0f an abate
utAt OF The wlnd. the steamer vas held to her
enutsc, ae 4 WAs csnsidsst q an exsfcnslf nazahs
Gus undertaking 10 tIlu about III s9en sea nun
gnIt, hit to the co,irse OF another hall honr be-
sa'Er srrafctt slat stfe aest!uctloh was iheyla"
"e Il 70 adsanee vac n ~ 81 y W., Ut
ffE Z
Natl s.rs acut Tt charge Of POSITION 1s was
~ ~ ~ t's " aea
II At!t nn geasI Rsns tne InS' " t,r sssoh VT. ~
However, III splse u u,e gaze an! hesaSY sea, aan
tte a.hs,st uEItsn. laoos u iat tn tae
seanxr n"i Ent rss sa ScrSs te riad % .srs s
pozt wh.ea laesntsea sa'sts. la ht!sea minutes :s
Ihsy came ~ si:ht OF ne h2ntaonse, re iast
nd s1 bali .~f"se, ssozns WHAT lille hsaiway
had Lerl ,u4ie against the sea.
Meanwhll. liz raie Kept nt Us he!snt, and the
officers Ut :he steamer experienced great Gt1t-
Guilty Ia Accepting hnt 10 hind. On nearing the
share. owtx to combination OF circumstances,
she m;sfed The channel and In moment struck
and sesties, oE the lar, hsif a nile nom shore,
ana about nre hundred feet north Of the he I'd OF
,he pier, tascsy eseasIng contact with The wreck
as soon a. Il was usrcrtaiacd tha. there was no
rs ss hs TIE Sap
people on the suore, and then ordered ali the res
nnu tights IL te rut ont, IN onler 10 a1rest the
danger ii Luripx in cast the vesseI should pa1t,
fats that ssefSsd momentalilF In ssnre, sfu9te
I'D ths passengers & cured sut,lcient number Of
suns. and then sat down fu The gloom Of dark-
.csA to await The doubtful issue The ladies'
III <ean &C, revealed u cain aid heruIr ap!ris.
While fuljy aware Of the laus,rr With which they
wers threatened, tney preserved u calm exterior,
| which Nrns fnr tOTuI,i Eeeninr IN The nvraie
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