Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-28

the shadows Of departing dsy the hnes
OF an anonymous poet were spPro-
pirate
: ~fhe tsaxh; hosrs Ike bixds zee ~.
Asiigbtiy aad - fIss
Tea thsassnd stars we're "a the so.
Tea thousand IA sur sea-
Asd eysry ~sse vith alnol-d cheek
That eascd 2pJa tar All.
haa caught star n its en- brace.
And hesd ir trembling lhese.
\ stssna Arose.
sooa these slars we're obscufed BY
dark cloud from which rain fell The
wind began TO blow, and tbe waves IN
stead OF having dlmpled cheeks we're
transformed INTO - many monsters of
the deep, cent on destruction Al ms
potat We change from the posticAl 20
the PRACTICAL side OF the joofnsy. The
boat, small double decker. with ] D
people aboard. half hundred more
Than enc MAS allowed TO carry. reared
And charged ike frightened and un-
gossrnable steed. To add 20 tbs peril
OF the situation the man whom the ex-
curslonlsts. supposed WAS the captain
vas drunk and foolish. the mate WAS a
young man certainly unused 10 heavy
seas, but did his best st the wheel when
ne WAS not nuggng his beat giri. the
eng neer. an old sailor. was all rignt,
but Ms wood wss running low, aud
with the reckless pride OF most seamen
would not run IN anywhere, but was
bound TO take chances until harbor
springs WAS reached. Many of the
passengers did not know these things.
and for that reason . panic Was
averted- For three mortal hours We
battled with the waves and "rocked ia
the cradle Of the Deep
By this time over half on board were
seA-sick and the other half just round
ing the corner. An old Methodist min
Ister began to slug hymn ~ the boat
Was passing through one OF lts awful
throes. TINS was gwen ~ consolation,
but 1t proved TO be equal 70 heavy
dose Of lobelia or ipecac. Without the
slightest effort people would give up
their belongings aud the alver-hairod
divine ceased these meIifiuous strains.
Just as we turned into Little Traverse
bay we fell into trough and it actually
seemed like the boat had turned clear
over. Those on the upper deck were
! thrown violently against the guards.
Made the Harbor 1T Last.
This escapade of the boat revealed in
all the pale .Ace ana blanched cheek.
One more sucn . surge and the bottom
goes out. Little eteam on. no wood
and several miles from harbor. The
most self possessed man IN our quarter
was Mr.. Kinscy If Grand Rapids. He
attended to the only apology for q
lamp on board. Every lunge the boar
took that light would 60 out and awful
| darkness added TO the terror OF the
| situation. The HERALD's correspond
ent Was IN the lower cabin holding Z
| chair down with both hands fastened
70 an iron supporter and both feet on
his stomach-that being the most diff
cult to keep down. He was placid Vel
| not serene and for reasons not to be
given hero he made up his mind he
had written the last copy" for the
! esteemed HERALD.
| Gradually We began TO notice that
the waves had spent their fury and
hope began TO light up all faces. Those
that were able began to talk. Some
one etarted the song, "Pull for the
Shore" and several chimed In with
the appropriate melody. while the boat
almost exhausted. with low head OF
steam, with not enough to spare tC
whistle, clipped slowly up TO the pier
At Harbor Springs, while al on boa I'd
felt like singing "Prsise God From
Whom All BIessings Flow" After TAX
ing on fuel and getting up steam, the
boat made for Bay View end Petoskey
afer psriious and eventual trip. the
members of the Woman's Press club Of
Michigan were abroad, the Rev
William Denman of Grand Rapids, who
spent little time IN the hospital. Mr.
and Mrs. James Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs
Kinney, Ralph Devries and severs
other Grand Rapids people. The bosi
was the Thomas Friant. The ole
captain was not aboard. but that da,
the boat Was gwen 10 his sou who is
drinking man and not fit for any suci
sacred trust.
We were told that few days ago tn,
boat wss inspected and conditioned
She WAS not 10 60 on to the lake nor I,
carry more than one hundred pas
sengers Ut time. AGATE.