, 1881-07-29
Narrow Escape Of Capt. Davis,
lIcr Commander, from IL
Fearful Death.
The Passengers and Grow Rescued
by the Tugs Ward and
Union.
Lake Freights Make Another Drop
of One.Quarter of a
Gent.
Around the Lakes-Arivals and Depart
Miaoellaneous-Along tho
Docks.
HOME GATHERINGS,

sn"H"os"hH.
:, .astcruay nota'hg aoo.tt w" Q oclocR' ~mcn
uathht from thts poft tlttee'f or twenty fh'!es'
the sfcan'"bnrso George T. n'rronnhs w"s tis.
cnsefeu 10 10 on ilrc. TITO 'fnes wcfo nFst alA-
cnfcfett NY tho Captain, who WIS 1T lite pint
house, coming up throitKh tnt pronehaho accR'
Inc nlArnl was tlllsI,a0iaseIy R1se at1u tae nosa
oM ttoarsi sot rca'!y Tor service. hnt so fnpasS
"l' the s,ro gain head"ay thas tao engineer
crew. sc"arsess' anu two or tnfee MESSENGERS
WHO ha't run 70 INC lorwhrn inlst ot tho ooat
"ore co'npeilcu 70 lansich tho 'Ifc-loat anu pun
nway IRON inc neat anu liatnes' INC Lapthn''
whllo tho engineer WIS seeing 70 3ett'nB tno
ntae III pos'tlou. chtetca tno en9'Ae-roo'h loI
the r1irnoso III st"pp'nR tno ci'H'ac4 als'i
III hlothont louha nluase't e9!tp1n'eo
oy the nnmes. Alter a. 'uesperato
airtRale WIN THO 'lfo ana shioKe nc s'cccft'e"
III resaih'hF INC uoek. tho,'En ~ was quito
scverey n'irnc'l about tue farc anu r'Rht urn.
Ivy tbls time tue whoe nttcr port OF Inc steamer
was i''asa OF ire. Groucnlf1g On tho 10" were
TWO passengers anu iltt'o hoy nntncu Ahder-
so'' "hoso 4ataor telt hinR on poara "ueh tho
steahers ooat put a1. WING tno anlor."hates
on boara "ctn o&reetinR every moment 10 ~
driven iito tho water by tho tlrc tho tug Warl
s1oa'heu a'ohKalda tho n1fnlh6 Ncssel anti
rescued tnofh' INC tdg uato''' ~n'cn "as tow-
ing a schcnncr In dropped Lsr tow a,l 'atso caniu
to tho rescue. Everybody be,ng safely OF tho
py inc Tug Of1off' anu tho stcAm- oafKo Fnyct1o
pump BUMP was % p,'t t. to W. work s~' piaying on % Tho
ire. which yus cont1nsc,i until tho Union
'..ar.', s.ta wv, ,,e',.,, ~ ~ rt.nr ,sI,h
hor burning TT tow. aron. credit Is due to bo.h tho
Cnptatns md crews Of tho Ward uud Union for
their timely aud h''a'1e o1ertions to sasa no no
ilapefsscu lives on tno hIrFoa0ns' hs aao ~ 'ho
CaptMfn Of tho Fayottc III kocl'inB tho f!nmcs
down whllo she WIS being towol Into port. 1'hnso
11r ff,Itr I'M
small boat were ulso picked up by tho tug Warl.
,rhn Rurro,,vhs woa n ppw boat, having como
out ut IN AprIl Isat. sho was on her way to this
port from Grand llavou, and hatl cargo oon.
posed OF snnplo lumber In her hold, and upwar ia
Of hundred oarres Of p'assor nna p'tesh anu n
a4aaHt'y " cAeels'' oseu u. p'Ma' VI n'n Mo'
deck: II was not kaowa no" sns canRns "ee.
but tho Captnin thinks 1t wns communicated Ny
n spark fruln hor snoke-stack getting among
tho excelsior, which Is casily ignItcd, Alter
entering tho river tho llurro,1xts wns tOwcd
above North liaIstcd brl.i 20 and engine
NJ ~ n I'M Etro 1,nnnrtmnnt mt Mt worls IN
ttna,,t. ~ W 'uu ~ 'ap p ~ tna hoII An ~ tno
e@.xs1 ~. NV ,1. o ~. ~" 1v,,.. ,o',,n.sa
na ~ ~ ~ ,,o,a m,,,ot m a.c,rtnc mil
was aofle tho hola eanhot W ascoFt"tnea "nln
peSy noSF asrosy ~ ss ssa "aFo Sa The
e0At Stu 00. and IA owned by Capt. Richard ~
Davis. who cotnrnanls.l hgr, Al, anu j., L2il,s
5 5tS"tssa; tesf VI: W. %f sa5 ea"css" Il
s si nnr utyt yn IN foet r. On wbie aIsu tharc il no IT.,
il mSrine M a'ress for Gspt: Davis lo:s: = tho M
the barnc.l sssamcr. it Ii cstlinato'i that it
Soat: oss fSrtSnats for tiSss :, On I! II%sf; 5 !Ss
t1us tlaMictl. otnorwIsc many Of tioIn would III
! ail likelihood have found watcry gruvcs or
perIshod In the tlnu,es.
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