, 1880-10-19

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Among tile first reports was not uufavora
bic oae from milwaukee, 1t read rs fottows:
different from story told by CAPTAIN Of tho irfsf.
but have hcard that sono 1sutfalo propeller 70.
p'''ea "'p''a NJ anchor noar ths h"91t1ns; in.soy
But very shortly afterwards came another
telegram, which seemed tn dash hopo from
the minds Of all. Terrible iii its breyity, It
read:
x,kcx9 4Sayo 1xEy f4s s Man 81 Eo,aS .s nosta on
iaddcr 1T Holland. marked Alpona.
BAD CONFIRMATION.
And then tho anxious Walters received
sad confirmation Of the truth Of the previous
dlspn:ch IN one which, still more cruelty
cDicisc, rnn:
M0*TA0yg, Mich. Oct. 1s.-Tho mail carrier
!t1 1rn, Eay !innks who arrived at this place at IL
leaving Ciay anks wits to S % inaii ~ III. II u K IL. K.
wheeler told him tho deck Of tho 1tcAnor
ansy aAneSa n been cn The bsae It
l}!tnka. Tho ula1l-carrtor did not stop to get
particulars.
a RAY OF norE.
The following dispatches were received at
this Goodrich steamboat office at Ii: 10 last
night:
sxss :' @e Il. oSt @as 'ssesasr II S.z c
u; dss5 tss tQiFix a SxSt Gs{ {nfs %'SsS nv IT.
through somo wreck 81 tho stcacr Tradcr i;;it Fri.
likely .r Wick on 'sa s"ny s rsiSt shc Mss VII aGs1 n
ct!tnpAny with the ,Alp.n,l Mt Il o'clock Saturday
"rinE , ,th!rty ,i!Gs ~ chca9o dor coufso
O'clock in tho morning. II. s. iluxrttnsY.
\ TnInuSE reporter had MI interview dur
tns tho dny with Mr.. Goodrich, who said that
iIe did not think tho dispatches proved tho
buat vas lost; still, liz feured that sllo WAS
Ha expected to hcar from lEer soon. as he
bud men at all points watching. SupcrIn-
tendcht Dutlln lcts Inst night for Montague.
afr. Gooaricl''s Impression was that thu
steamer was disabled and floating about tho
5ake, as sue WIS one Of the stancfest Of sea-
crew. l!e had tclegraphet NIL 0vcr, aiitI
thought 1t strange tint he had not Heard
from her: The passe1lger-rcgister was on
board, and thore was none elsewhere. rs 1t
WAS !l0t the custom to tAko tic nntnes of
people before they went OIL board. Tliecargo
was probably light as It had been running 50
of l9tG, and consisted Of woodenware, etc.
IT, H. di not know tho names Of tue owners Or
MUCH oF THE HOPE
still tndulged IN by tho owners Of the steamer
was tiue 70 tue High and We1l-t1esGrvcd opin-
1nn In which they held Capt. Napier, Who
wns 1ne Of te t; ab'est and best1ove COM
i!n"ocla vi tHu lshe' - tA1louEh mariner,
slors il, i'0 port 'o 10 iS, k"ow kim. s'l ana !nf
u.s. 1ls,,,,!,, gsH'tI|e1nan gt'.'t| he was remarkably
popular VII! all w'o had travelled 9s
ssGsfrs 9s or IT, is o9a 9f oMe Of ,, s Ed
river, III command 0f tile tug o. d. Green,
a1ltt another Is In command Of the tug Ava
ltansoln:: Both young men :trc possessed OF
times given prooi of thoir Courage rag BY I tbs
saving Of many lives.
passengers, the etitor Of the Grand llayei!
hGd WITH him ,is wife, younger thai l,im.
self. They were coming to ChLcago to visit
friends Ntnl attend wedding. They loft two
,Gtliiaf'et 1t ho'ne, ayounR man Of II and u
:, 4, 4 Singular coincidence Is noted in the tact
that the body Of young {;rinlwoott, tho Jour
nGt reporter WHO was LOST fr0m balloon
Willis crossing Lake Michigan with tlio
feans Sy %alcatrar "a It t;i Clay !''1 3anks, Ts'
Mlct., tho identical plncu where the hurri:
GAlle dGck Of the Alpcna was noticed yestur.
day. Clay 1}anks Is situaIctl In 0cenna
Grand Haven and fourteen miles north of
Montague. The lnks current hero Is strong
alsd steady, on! sets IN sh0rewnrd frHnl thu
southeast ut Clay Banks, where tho crescent
debris which Is Gust Upon u.
THE Ti'n!1NE of yesterday printed dis
patch from milwaukee,. to tho effect that tic
Captain Of the barge $. 4. lE!sl, had bect, In
early Saturday morning. mid left l.er hcatl-
Ing toward the west shore, about ten lnlIrs
Oft kenosiln. 1t Is important that tlIis fact
slsnuld le borne In mind, us 1t Inns mn ll.l-
lnents and ultimate fate. This viii be dem.
onstratca BY. what follows. Yesterday
about noon the schooner Levi Grant was
towed into our harbor, a1id In the course Of
IntnvxE her Captain, Gilbert Nelson, In.
parted tho
LATEST AUTHENTIC INFORMATION
CONCERNING the w|lercabol'ts Of tho. steamer
On qdadia SATURDAY, cap Nels9n Stated 4S had
vessel as 10 bo ab'e to discern the Crosse
Point light when tho Ralo struck Him from
sot'tll.soHtllwest a'nl rendered II necessary
TO !lead the Grant down tho like. While
Rctut!tnE before tho storm, liz found himself
rari4iy drawing i'ear slslcwheel steamer OF
twenty miles, norti'eas. Of Raclnc.. Tho
Grant nassea Sr ,i at tistanco ot not over
Cnpt. Nelson, therefore, ind an excellent
opportunity. to noto TIC movements OF tho
steamer, Which was undoubtedly tho tAlpenh.
lie sayS shs was yng n tS roasl af the
southwest, mud was heatllng nbout duo south
west. Ito observed tl,at slio was listed over
20 Daaly as t., carry mr. starbo2ri E;Matd deep
~ %Hn NAkEIs ! Ao pluDu1lII1Y LuRt |
tho steamer occupied m extremely
dangerous position, wallOwtng TINS
III tlie trough Of thu sea, ami lafght neoli rs.
slstance. led him to remark tho fact to tho |
mute aud some OF Ills crew. Tho latter |
treated the nlntter lightly, claiming TINT II |
thu stcniler syas really III distress, OF c0nst-
ered by ller Captain to be In danger OF found.
orEng sha would bU flying \ sfgnal Of dis
tresS. Thereafter Capt. Nelson paid but IT.
tlo further attention to tho craft beyond |
observing tint steam was issuing from, some |
Of tho sninler pipes, thus Indicating tliat sllo
could still help herself. lie says, however,
TINT tllc lnrso stuck OF tho steamer emitted
;tisam1 u, ismokfs fs.St which maybe occeped us ss.
After leaving Capt, Nelson tho reporter IN. |
taryfcwed tho ,lsato Ut thv Lovl Grant, who
c0rrob0ratetl tlle story OF his superior ot}lcar |
IN the man. lfa stated that when tho colllli.
tion Ut tho steamer became topic Ut conyer-
satl0n among tho crew lo took very close
observat!ons at her movements. antl folind
that her list To- starboart1 WIS SO great us to
curry tho port wheel entirely out Ut tIu
wateE. liz ttla,i watched her WRlking.beanl,
and found 1t to bo moving, bnt very slowIy.
Stean. was escaping from her small pIes,
which le accepted lis all Indication thnt her
Hres wore not out, ailta that those In charge
sttll had control oYer her. Tho Elat0 and
fsnntAtn lin[tn In AAy1uW tl1nE ttlGt WrrH lit |