Telegram-herald., 1890-09-24
CAPT. DAVE MILLER
ais Demise a. Grand Haven Ysstsr-
day Morning
4 TALE OF IsSCaPiSSED BEROISH
fhs D~ath ef CaPE Pave nillsr RssAils
Oas "a t1s ns.t ksa.rkabis EgE-
soass 20 bF.FasE "a fha history "a
SaE4s satioa-Eh EaasraL

l lhe History ~ nav igaL0n-
DAVID Naier Fss born ia the city Of
Detroit in tls year ls38, h.s fAIher being
ths famous Caps. Harry Miller. Who, as
asaiior bad VISITED every commercial
port III me w0rlt Dayd's early lie,
until be was o ye.rs u age. wAs spent
ln bis native eitg since which time his
LIE has been .pnI wholly GA Grand
river. Ia tie year ls46, Dave, as be
has always been called, removed 20
Easrmznvue. aat about three years
altsrwart % sprag Lake. About the
year 1850. be vent sailing with his
father, and Laroush that sturdy mar-
mers both oy heredity and by practical
training, that remarkable character
vas formed which htted him Tor those
heroc duties whlch be 80 admirably
fulfilled. Ia bis early manhood days
be went 90 Oregon, bug returned after
soloam Of years. and never after
wards Quilted Grand Haven as h.s
bome.
IAe immediate cause Of his death
vas creeping paralysis, contracted
about year ago through the exposure
Incident % bis rugged profession. A
severe cold, contracted during the
storms OF last autumn, settled in his
spine tud thus supeuuduced the malody
90 which he finally succumbed. HIS
death occurred 40 his residence IN
10 .f.rr 4
o'clock. The house where be died =
kaowu az the Guernsey house, the large
Square structure in tho very suburbs
ot Grand Haven. OD the right hand
sde OF the road gong 70 Highland
PARK.
The .mmed ate relatives Of the de-
ceased are three brothers. Capt. Dan
Miller, master OK the t0wbarge Mary
boice George Miller. a hardware mcr-
chant 0t Grand Haven, aud john Nil
Ter. 0t Muskegon, and Mrs. Isaac III.
santord, OF Grand Haven.
The funeral vii occur from the resi-
deuce in Grand Haven tomorrow after
noon AZ o clock, and a number of
friends are expecting % be present from
Grand Rapids.
The lives og the real heroes Of the
world are seldom or never written IN
fulI. aud &c IS but rarely that some con-
sp,cuous events force themselves on
the attention OF mankind 10 illustrate,
pa tAc real though obscure heroes Of
the world. tie essential grandeur of
human nature. The death Of David
Miller now recalls one OF these events
which. FOR subiimiEy of daring self
sacrifice. stands unsurpassed IN the
20 . -. ..H. ..a 4. q.
in the very early morning OF Noy. "a,
1883. lne steam barge I'll. G.. Akeley,
Capt. George stretch commanding. left
Chicago, laden with wheat, bound for
Buffalo. The vessel reg. stercd at 1888
tons sud carrying a crew OF nineteen
men. was reputed 90 be-. and was, one
che largest and staunchest Of an the
crafts OF the great laSes. The story of
beer euCoIuter 81 ltu "a northwestern gale
while ot GRAND Haven, her attempt TO
rescue another vessel .n distress. the
shifting 0t uer own cargo while making
this attempt. the ios, of her smoke
stack, the .euc0g of her engines. the
CARVING away Or her canvass aud the
sh8lferlug 90 ner spsrs. hcr filling and
laundering. together with the unCQm-
mon Aeroisiu ol her capita 90. who stood
bv hs ship and went wth ter % the
bottom w0uld make aD exciting chap
Scr ov itself n uautlcs history.
some hours after tie departure from
Chicago oi trc magu lCeut gram laden
vessel "ll. q. Aeelty, another crlit
lcit that port. seEZ sting tac widest
poSslole CONTRAST ae urFef was q
snall tNo-uaste1 schooner that had
seen long ana nard service on tne lakes,
and woutl not hafn been regarded st
al sca-Noftay except uY those whose
hearts were stout tN9uSn 20 oaoy mp
tne adverse Juc-in nis ot tne mead
1ne stnoonef WAS utneo anu saitsd ~
tne n A.iIef protH. 20 ave and t'an' and
carried crew on ave men al told' VIZ.
capt. Nate. Nllt Dtn, tNo -t-oIs and
rooS &c was fn oio cfilt or snSnt
raije. upon "n,H Nas mortgage ot
several naao' 't,i % liis.
Nnen tne ielt ellCak 60 tiie
WlAd WIS l33 tiesi .of FfA.le ~ - .9ts
~ letft pet il si.u cfait' VAt t"e
sfisoa Nts i.ttf Aa .At tdtni,As %
tee Fesse' aad Hol ll.ie met the hoptS
or tne olotNe't' ae thel we're A,lA ,va'
~ mas IS tN1 ~ N po--Die e-o 4
tle close or naF -as.en Altotd 90
hey departed in te it,e oi 3 teFriAc
Esie ol Nl9ds Nl'tN !. h,iti>tu ~ ."-
tensty ms ee', eel .l'.t y. ...1
e&st sntfe q La0 &N.' t's4 .','i4 tile ,''-
"F7s Nta ~ tf e'N ev ~ a.
care ll i'-
on ne 81 We Fs1'Is 80 Nofe'i'-
bef -' i''s' t tie '.iFti Nslt
sFfIRl i', t t. toa' enc Worn s
le ~.