The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-14
WENT DOWN
in THE
WHIRLPOOL
Loss of the Steamer StrCckIer
In the Green River Rapids
Passengers Narrowly
Escape With Their Lives. :
Thrilling Ex;erience of a
Rochester Girl--The Story
of the Rescue

The captain Of the steamer George
Steckler which went down during a
blizzard, in a whirlpool of the Green
river, had navigated the rapids for
over twenty years previous to the IA.
tai 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. e. Redfern, OF No.
9S Ambrose street, Rochester, N. y.
and her account of the ecldent and of
her thrilling rescue gives the best
story Of the passengers fierce strug
gle for life.
When the boat sunk" says Miss
Redfern, Some of the men Jumped
into the water and swan for shore.
Others were cllnglng to floating bales
of goods and those were rescued by
men in a long boat. was caught on
projection Of the steamer and went
down with her One of the crew dived
and brought me to the surface when
somebody threw a life preserver over
my head. A young man helped me on
a bale of wool which foated past and
so reached the shore"
At the time of the accident Miss
Redfern was returning to Rochester
from Kentucky but owing to the
shock of the accident, she returned
home in an alarming state OF health.
81 was covered with ice" she said
when they brought me ashore, I was
black and blue from my bruises and
my relatives said they did not think I
would live. But for long time, until
took Dr. Williams Pink pills for
Pale People, my nervous system was
a wreck. Doctors had not helped me
and was very miserable. My health
ran down to an alarming degree, was
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Ilams' Pink Pills changed all this In
a short time after beginning with
them | felt better and, after using a
Few boxes fore, felt like my old self
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much good"
The accident which befel Miss Red
ern was not of the kind which falls
o the lot OF most people but the re
'ults that followsd were the same in
Sind as the many nervous troubles
With which thousands OF people are
afflicted. Only in ner case they were
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EN- was wrecked and no medicine did
Ter any good until she tried DR. WI
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