, 1873-12-13
THE LAKE HURON DISASTER.

FiftY-follr Hours ut tho n1ercy OF
Wind And Wnvc.-'rerrib1o Suffers
ings of tho Grow OF tho Guiding
Sthr.
From ths DttroR Post. Dec. II.
Yesterday morning tho officers aud crow OF
The barge Guiding Star arrived In. this city, aud
such of thom as wero disabled by thoir torriblo
sutforinga and privntions on Lake Huron woro
conveyed to tho Marine Hospital, Capt. Pridgoon
seeing that shoy were properly cared for. With
the exception OF Capt. Barrett. they wore all
badly frozeu, especinl1y their fcot nud hands.
Ono Of the crow, Patrick Poland, large, power.
fnl Englishman, who deoieroa that ho was for
thirty years aalt.wator sailor. waH interviewed
by n reporter OF this paper yesterday, and in
substance made tho following Btatomont:
After tho storm reached lis height 1t bocamo
eyidont that tue propeller was lnborlng hoavily
III yain effort to tow tho barge, and about $50
as manning esnn4 W. ,er w1s sss u
once. In few minutes, however, 1t was OBJ
served that tho City Of Detroit was making 10
leadway; was, In faos, drifting as holploBsly as
tho basgo. md. having. more nppor works or
mo1ncntarilY coming nonrer the barge. Poland
is positive that soon nftor tho Vessels separated
tho machinery Of the propeller must havo bro
ken, olso she would mover hava boon allowed to
drift.
Tho ncar approach Of the propeller, and the
sure destruction that must follow collision Of
tho two vossoiH, ca,lsed new fcar to tnko poa-
session of tho crew of tho bargo, tho Immediate
impending danger eclpslng tho possible ono OF
uo s ,i1 ~, ..'It % ~ - o. ~ ~
tnE io H. ~ ~ Afv1 ~ si,,,a tu ~.
propeller toscend npon tho barge from tho atl1n-
eggshel and 60 to tho bottom Al oneo. Thoir
a.a a", , ~
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w H. H. ~, t n' H.
one T.. te H,n nt ~. sno sf ~
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osu, ,so;t ~ f3ta o .oou,o navna
ces o. nnd 9 10 at ears TO-
t @ na a. ,,one ~ T. c,,;1n
as oio''Aeu 'ieoH' as ''' ~
~ hoard ,,e nronc11er he conra m, thu ontiro
,~av "t1iad ~ Sn,r oT ~ t,,o,m ondoavor;nn ~
Iu" ,auno hont ~ ,noja,;t', ~ ,nnt;",,1nva
LAUNCH Ia onns ~ ma4!o;ity no.'oliuss n m as ~
enog nao tn1,;,, H. an,aor ~" oraft ~ * so,,
ehio J" saas sn s.a@ea th 49,. raoa Nv ,nS ntm
,roo no"s ,,a K = a''d ,,onort 3o xosaai
eteo vn fanr rn @ an nn a sG o so11H, ha
L ~ ~ s t;n' na- to s.o ~, m4'I .ha
pss ~ snas .'.u o. e.t % ~ sant Nv, tI1 =;
sas"I ,,ronoIor c",,so tha norno tn tronh,a rom
sso,,, ' of"r T,,o hont cnonn1 ~, troa
ns I m f fe H." noo sa
~ fa ,aiurfoa Il, - aft thn 1rornl;ar ~
aoW ~ lGm 3 m,nuaos "1sos sng @ ~
.,,,stos ouw e;scr,ast ancoa ocd no crow could
1n,, n to oS",v ss;,'d md a1oot tnot
f.nE VIVA III ha1;a. =; q natont r"o r. ~
annled NJ ~ oneo tho II thrcn man n4t nvs
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,sat asn 'ras ~ ,nus;tIn aamoa - 49,. a ,,
ouca,aI ""' ~ p''4'''o '1"1~o ~ '
'7S Wtth the Smiling os lin nronol1or fl;aonnoared
tbo 1rootnst dnn,.G, n tl,a 1,nrra onI liz crow
tGn;s attat;o,, -. ta - aaaai ~ ~ ann
+iat 1911 ~ aera ~ ,oo, ra frn-,, fnun5er;'
''n ,couna W .sero r,nninr varv i,rh and tTo
har,a no t,,mh1;ra al,o,,f r.; tarr5hla monnar
~ a,,o ,,. no 1oid 1's t sot
srt1oiont u % convaa To- a;vo has hoa5wnv aha co,,d
ha ataore ~, ~ ~ rhsos,na co
ooso s'or considcrah1r % aii oqort ~ ant sa;
n1ovaI a11 ,,nnvniIimg ,owovcr liz r;ce;mr snara
n~ sm~ds ~ fo man Dot tne sore ened IN NJ
atont ~ oI ~ ~, ~ ~ o,on,nt - aoao
- aal t,'o ;dea was ahan1onod mi viii n ] noars
T. sro 'o'A WAC "Ao VIII ~ oo"'0
y H.. I;tnot;o,, ,r,, ,,,o.vod 40 ,,,r,1, =. ,,o
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that nothnr co,,id bn 1ono' chit III Barratt tton
aa;uo III e. ~ a,o y" Lao,, & m ro
narad t. stJ,sScio f"r @ ifp wbon I tho " vesaol
ehnmid H., yrcsia1 thov rnnn,na1 A., don
tan, ,r,,,1I ~ ni;Iiod to1r fy,.n .i,aatnd ,s,
eo md n Wait ~ ;a ts,ot",or
u.a ~ ,t T. aa taAa
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t".u. ~ aeaa.ueu on uech sa@R npoa iuo
Int thov More "" nnae %aob to aako % az md whic,
~ tuoy mGlo * ar an1nv ~ ni1a m.Ia IT,
f"o o W s;" III ta.e ,s ~ ~ ee
ouid ru his t,u1a ",xav "wa ous no one
,sas aoon p en tn2 ,,ero Una IN al. =,
watnr ~1 in liz % hod and 1S W,inm III noo
nna %n10i aorco ~ .e nawas A tmo treo t
cr" wnn ~ wor . NJ tho npu n,ua nud snt tp af
ehom, x;t,, siort rto,.ais r,nai{ ,"~ roecHoa
tho rsmada anro - ,o nond t rrIoo 10y tat ~
~ t;ao wns flaw ovor s1a suu s,@i IL ~
ho,a 4 poord u avors .t,at sh;1a ~ t;. ;eaaaont ~,
III .on,,nJ ,,a.1nas a,,1 'aarna my ~
caa air %r nnr',,os suu nn nont
SnYa5 =, t,a fsaer s'ot ~ H. up
n, ~ ~ & ve ~ o nah - oarn
thnt hl tlo 9 pumps m % should w ueyor @ bo b. deserted
At A.. one ., t'n.o 10 and h!a fellow lkr Sailors
NURS pRr %ens sotng ngsro ps 'om onn Jn tms
tho mato nrnnscd 0i in snt awov thn fopauast r.
Gdnedv un ri @ IT, an pu a. and ~ npn1
trn1o nro m norosS ~ tt,,a -
nrn pLo" q Mou'u oo pomsr1Ssn " 'nio" to'e1'
Wv u wa5 mt,,,n, ,n,4 .
rrid"n ihus rrhssa % ~ inu1sahy @ nasna ano
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