The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-22
The ..Alnena, Wreck.

Holland, Mich, 21.-Late last night
trunk came ashore near Grand Haven
containing papers, jewelry, clothing, al
insurance policy in the name Of B. +
Sweet, BrsoWood, Illinois. The wind i
from the north this morning. A largI
NUN Der of persons have gone out se,rch
| ing the shore between SAuga!u, K anC
Grand Haven. The body OF the boy
found near Port Shelbror, yesterday,
was Identified as the Oldest boy of Joan
Osborne. A tug, supposed to be tue gov
ernment tug Graham, came down from
Grand Haven about ii o'clock this morn
ing. " hen about eight miles out from
our harbor she was signslle1 by 3 passing
barge and stopped, and as near IS could
De ascertained by the aid ola glass, low
cred her boat, picked up something and
then turned and went back toward 6raEd
haven. The barge went on south. Prof
Scott, OF Hope College, has just shown
me leaf fr m diary or pass book,
Il und attached TO the moulding of the
cabin by small nail. tits badly chated
and wster-soAked, but by the aid OF
ass can me- Ike il out as follows: "Oh!
this IS terrible. The steamer l. breaking
up. am aboard IRON Grand Haven TO
Chicago. Geo ge Connor." The last
two letters OF the name are very faint
and may be Connel!.
Grad Haven, PA tug has arrived
with three bodies. one Fred. Sheath, of
Grand Rapids, one Montgomery Cross
man, of Grand Haven, and lady, PUP
pc. ed to be Mrs. Rev. Farrell Hart, of
White Pigeon.
Chicago, 2l.-SeYerGl dispatches from
Holland comment on the character of
the wreck of the ALpend, which came
ashore there. Il is stated that they are
IN some cases absolutely rotten timbers,
so thai 1t IL considered remarkable the
steamer did not go to pieces sooner Peo-
pie who saw the condition OF the timber
that foated in were highly indignant. 1t
is claimed, in behalf Of the Goodrich |
Company, that many of the pieces Of |
wood which came Ashore were not parts
OF the ALpenG wreck. Mr.. Squirss, |
whose son was lost on the vessel, has
beer on the shore ever since the news ar |
rived Of her loss, and expresses the belief |
that the A[penG aud DdVid II. Wells |
may hsve collided, sinking the Wells |
anc disabling the ALpeHG, so that she vas
unable to battle with the waves. Thr |
WetLS sunk off this port. Mr.. w. {.
Fettlbone, OF Chicago, whose name has
in the list of those on the
ALpena, was not passenger, having left
Tor Muskegon, on Friday evening, from
Grand Haven, by train.
Grand Haven, Mich, 28.-Following
IRE supposed by inquiring friends to have
been on the ALpenG: E. q. Mills, of
Evart, Michigan, who was on his way 10
Topeka, Kansas; was t. havs been mar
led to-day. His parents 1--we in Marshall,
u Michigan; W. A. Wallace and wire,
Isaac Bush ard wife, Roch-
ord. Michigan; sister Of Mr.. Dibble,
1uskegOn; Mrs. CroIsmsn's watch was
topped at 1850. 1t is supposed the
teamer foundered about that time on
aturday forenoon. The body found
ear Pigeon Greek. this morning, proves
y letters to be that of Fred S. JGethe,
Grand Rapids. The tug Graham has
rived, bringing the bodies of NJ. Cross
ian, 5. b. Cole, Evanston, Illinois; a
ster Of Frank HOlbrook, Muskegon,
gent Of the G. T. Co. there. No other
Odies found.