Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-14
WENT down N
THE WHIRLPOOL
LOSS OF THE STEAMER STREck.
LER IN THE GREEN RIVER
RAPIDS.
many passengers Narrowly Escape
With Their Lives-ThriiIins Ex.
perience of Rochester Girl
The Story Of the Rescue.

The captain Of the steamer Georoo
Stechler which went down during
blizzard, in the whirlpool Of the GreeA
river had nayigated the rapids for over
twenty years previous to the fatefW
trip. The accident occurred soon after
the passengers had breakfasted and
many Of them were on deck watching
the troubled waters. Among them wao
Miss G. E. Redfern, Of 20. SO Am.
brose street, Rochester, N. T., and h6f
account of the accident and OF her
thrilling rescue gives the best story Of
the passengers fierce struggle for life.
when the boat sunk" says Miss
Redfern some Of the men jumped into
the water and swan for shore. Others
We're clinging to floating bales Of goods
and these were rescued by some men in
a long boat. I was caught on a proejc-
ton of the steamer and went down with
her One of the crew dived and
brought me to the surface when some
body threw a life preserver over my
head. A young man helped me on q
bale of wool which foated past and so
reached the shore"
At the time of the accident Miss
Redfern was returning to Rochester
from KentNeky but. owing to the shock
Of the accident, she reached home In
an alarming state of health.
Il was covered with ice," she said
when they brought me ashore. was
black and blue from my burises and my
relatives said they did not think
would live. But for long time, until
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