Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-14
Went Down in
The Whirlpool
LOSS OF THE STEAMER STEcKLER
INTHE GREEN RIVER RAPIDS.
Many Passengers Narrowly Escape
with Their Lives-ThrilIing Ex-
pericnce of n Rochester
Girl-The story of
the Rescue.


The captain OF the steamer George
steckler which went down during a bliz-
zsrd in the whirlpool of the Green river,
had navigated the rapids for over twenty
years previous to the fateful trip. The
accident occurred soon after the passengers
had breakfasted and many OF them were
on deck watching the troubled waters.
Among them was Miss G.. f. Redfern Of 9S
Ambrose street. Rochester. n. Y. and her
account Of the accident and her thrilling
rescue gives the best story of the passen-
gers fierce struggle for life.
when the boat sunk" says Miss Red
fern, some OF the men jumped into tho
water and swan for shore Others we're
clinging to floating bales OF goods, and
these were rescued by some men in. long
boat l was caught on a projection OF the
steamer and went down with her. One of
the crew dived and brought me to the sur
face, when somebody threw a live pre-
server over my head A young man helped
me on bale Of wool which loated past.
and so l reached the shore"
At the time of the accident Miss Redfern
was returning to Rochester from Ken
tucky but, owing to the shock Of the acct
dent, she reached home in an alarming
state of health.
81 was covered with ice" she said,
when they brought me ashore l was black
and blue from my bruises and my relatives
said they did not think l would live. But
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