Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-27

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tos f<asnos& pifh kss sv3uy rssoisis<
screws scisr,Eg sissr = ~ vsts< AID
hzxk - tk1 s1r.
auxlpa nsss - waoss.
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a1a kelsw h~t - tins - rssh - Us
st><.k. bsxk foaBd thsnsplvus groptses epE
the dpqrs u poon1s f.lei uith vxtss and
ez,uprs~s<d AR There xas little ule<s
tine f,r those Ia tho o1ieefs quarters
Ihsy heard the sh11ts and sArplng
e1ses sn1 rtn1rd ~ t1e psseesHillaIsx
d<sk. tann sa.kr Jeiiius. lying IN his
berth SICK s4tb fever. ssassed Up sad
,a<hssi % the soerk m a paiuna ~ nnd
hinss.f iamesii4seiy struggling ia the
water A l.e1s~n2ns swan. ~ tia.. tat
kis ARIA areani hAa, sDd despite the
kansieap q Supporting keiqiess ussn:
Ma afis - get asay ffuo The go ~
the shaking shin
ihs nexe hail 90 drawing IN the
~.tFr as Il sent down. aud several hun
.irs4 ulea Who 1eEo hnried suddenly
into the xasrr fully d-e.ssd. bad Ia bat
rs against The iucrrssiag ssetIon-
A nnonscat later asw p&r,t dsscsn<issl
upon theaS- The great enxire deep IA
Tie heaft q tAs hall ssd enctsed IN
pst.r tight cotnrartuents wss rtsli
tkrotbsns az fall sfced. and the great
stesl phlaagD. u the twsn screws acre
whlriing xfoana up la thu alr- As the
vrsssl sunk tbs scfess cane ne1res and
nszssf u lhr water xni descended into
The misist u the STRUGGLING huinan
beings.
stA-hed by the SCREWS
The vessel rank sisxls, and When the
SCREWS we're loo enough % begin L. hiri
IA the water asain the suction bad In
creased untii there was d~sf.enifs sor-
EeE ike a nse isirool N the bottom al
this maeistnaaa tho screws were rcsoiv-
lng hks circular s4w~ The poor crev
bait ell "a vain against the suction. Ihsy
~se drawn dosn and N against
tbs swift f~yolvirg biai~s. Theu eapc
a scene ~hich made the of1rers OF tho
decks q the other warships ~ the n-es
tara sssy from the picture 81 horror.
Screams and sarirks arosc. and In the
White foam appeared rssideced arms and
legs and wrepehesi AMI torn bodies.
Headi~l.s trunks xere tns~ed cot q the
snxlex 90 hneDr q usoucnt on thu sur.
fare aud ssnk Out II sight
At slthsn reach u that vortex losi
their presence II nind. Men who knew
hrs 90 swim. erased sHimming and
fought With The xst.rs. Men ciutchcd
each other In frenzy aud struck each
othsr OF The deep cors ~ whiriing
water. with the swift knives chipping
human boiles az the boston Il It. y - =
hotror "a daunf the brascst
Dne man = ho escaped says he nv In
this rortsx at least nifty Of HE fellows
Sighting sith each other and with In.
csl.as,se death. In . moment or ~ the
knives disappeared and the vortex began
u CLOSE ia- Tho ship sns beneath the
surface jet a. the whiri vss swallowed
almost 10 tbs surface
Death I'm Thr<~ Forss.a
Then there was a muffied sound Of
fhuukirr. the waters we're tosscd up and
the steam burst from Thorn. Again
the ehrseks II screams burst FROM the
swimmers The boiler had exploded =
the -ea had rushed into the furDace and
the swimmers were beating waves
az scasdiug water. Thus in
lcss than ten minutes death
In TIRE awful forms attacked
the officers aSi crew % tho Victoria
death 10 drowning. death by knife like
screws AID death by scaIding With tn,
first under plunge II the Victoria all Tho
boat- Put away from the other ship'
ard came over the calm sra 10 save ths
stru.rzisrs These boats were eoor
picking up the fortunate ones whs
had got out "a reach II Oh,
terrible VORTEX So long N the vorte,
wss there the beats dared not venture
near, but they did lift from the scaliins
water several wretehcd sailors " hc we're
horribly burnesl IL - thought ths'
more than half Of those drowned got out
q the chip. bat we're caught In the vor
ter ar scalsied % death.
ADMIRAL Tryon stuck ON the fridg'
and refused % leave II. just before tn.
Victoria made her underplunge he saw
shat was about 10 happen and issues
An order for each man "a save himself
but the. order never got beyond TIT
bridge. foe ruin descended straightw4y
k.atsn by sharks
The diver whom be bad ordered below
D. book iafo the danger xas still ca deci
and dressed fur ms descent etcept hn
helmet lie would hass beeR dragges
o. The bottom ~ his heavy lead eoles
-hoss had n not been for a SEAMAN vhs
stopped - cut him loose from ms hcavl
ciothsA The diver xas saved. but th'
man h0 cut him frs~ vss drowned
There were many acts II heroism
peif fsrEcffuine-s and daring The PERI
e thfsse ~ the water WAS Increased b,
III Tat that the so thereatoats - IA
feaied Wifb starks.
II - the duty - the marines when
ceiiisissr ocrUrs t. Immediately 80 beios
All ci.@e ali he water tight cpmpars
meufs When the Campsrdo~n STRUCK
the Victoria the NictfFsx'- marinrs ven
beloW for their iqty. and - a result O
- marines ca the Victoria. 80 xer
lost.