, 1875-09-15
THE GREAT STORM,
statement of tho Captain of tba
DarEo Evening Star.
How Ho Managed to savo His VIII
aud Crew.
Young Crosatlwaftc, Of tho Hlepdot,
Picked Up All Right.
The Pamlioo Not Heard From Yos

Az d general ruto thcro Ia no class Of nan,&
who arc moro lsrgo.hoartcd or humsta thin
vessel mon. Floating On The trcacherouA vsi.,,
Of tho lakes from their eatloat youth, they b.,
come accustomed TO alt kinda Of hardships ~,
learn to look danger square III the faco Tbe,,
Ia hardly = veHsei Captain 10 bo found .hs
would not 10 miles out Of bis course and nj
his OWL llfo to save that OF anotb.
Ct fol1ow-belng. Tint makos IL eeen
all tic stranger that tho Captains n,
The Moudota and Emnn A. Mnyes aro Attapsct,S
Of not having done their full duty in Saving IL.
PoTrons On board the former voasel and III.
Equinox. Not A vcssel-,nan Ia to be found tn
this city who docs not condemn their action IN
those ovontful und terrible OCCASIONS. or cour,.
everybody makcs allowance for tho fact tut
thoro was terrible galo blowing At tllo tina
aud that each ono hh1 to to al bo could to eau
himrelf. Still II Ia claimed thoy hare not don,
enough, and have taken too much carr Of THIN
so'scs. tnstoad Of hooking cut little for oihsu
h'so. IN Wow Of tho ac4ion OF tha,
mon, It Ia refreshing 10 flud ca..
vhsrn carts,n showad thai terrible night Ill u,
cool bravery and selfucrthcs for which II.
10 reaoEncd ali over tic world. This man 10
GAIT, JAMEs q. BENNETT,
of tie barge Evening Star, Of The tow ot this nnsc
inmate propoiie1 Mendots, md which foundcrca .pI
funk also, =. reported BY telegraph yeaterdsy n,
erew u tho barge havo all been saved through the eo
II s IL III s.tvs15 , Of u; nc &Span and
are loud tn their prsise Of tho Captain, aal
~ tlo aost wout never hare oiitltv,'i Ia
Storm but for Liz cool and excellent management
The susvisura, seyeu ii number. arrived hera yekr
DAY from MilwaHloo. on tho atc4,uer 8heboygsu
IT, Ta1Iuss reporter called upon Gaps. Bennett durrs
Ths propnler MandotA 1nft 0len tIAthor With IL
bar9es Morning star And Evening Stur in tow Thur
1oent Between md Il oo1 ts naht hfssa r.
Morning Har pared her lnv ut O'clock and hroaeAI
to, head 70 tho westward. His barHe,
THE EvEHIS1 STAR,
sAn along III toy Of tho propeller fur nearly two hour
more When aLo had to lot 10 of the propeller Al Abcd
o'clock TIM barEn began 10 WATER md founaa
S sorss paps ssaa! n ap a'r % s
Wien he touad feet Of nater In hor hold. 1Io mi
became convinced tlat 10 could not keep her a1a.
tod taen1 that they bad to sbsndon tho barge, upa
this tiMe she had answered to her htls,
hSs na hem hes,.,s@ ss ,e became sni1e,
brought tho beat to tho windwaFd, and hauled i
acro.s tas cabin to eo Il to tho lesward. 10 fhen rr
cured largo oak fender and tied II 10 lima AtlchA
to thh bowl Of the boat to act - drag,
THE BoAT wAs TukH LAUNCHED,
md aA ot tho crew, six in nunbsr, and ons wom1n,
got T. Without difficulty. and got Away from tia bsst
Loaf wsa very alna one only 11 feet long, 1t t.
ln9 se.y LOW. oauanaest2 e uVet Of ~ lnnates 81
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auai., .o "ne .l"H. s.nsk 5Haay aeon aata
hra o a.Y lttt!Y S, "c9yA, Hasn taey Ie1eass @
h }a ~ tsn !a tne noat twenty aeyen houf
. ~ .auy ~ ousto tae oost W. toe WE MI
nass ~, W. ~ Ion. dneJ TeIe naly eA'sd ~
I n,o~nGn ~ ~ loPo " - aau aiea"
~Esrce thays e. t tht @ Ia -, ~ ~ uths
oan Tia Ersnine star III ~, hnsrd ~ ous,S .nn,
sosi far ts cftr mi w,. T9nsi ty Mi9,t.,n rs.s
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Mo.sts. ns1s.se.i ~, eoa! ncaless OF sne GtT
yeaseraay teselsea oae following dispatch snnoanctui
th H. .g y. {otE son os tne OWNER
~ =. Meooo'a' Aao tno oas8as h4otaloa Aaa
Morning btsr and EyeIl,uo Star and Tia Mcndots ~.