Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-19

snys if rm MOI at 70 handle . snip.
I'm not ht q handle a woman. and It's
an on between u.s."
Father can command the Mans
field. said Narion but he can't com
mand me. It's net an OF between Us.
/ don't care Wat you have done.
"Thsnk you dear" said the young
man. "anl although I cannot explain
e. some day you shan know"
suutl & It tine comes you VIII find
me waitas for you right here replied
Marion
In dae course be presea I'D himself
to the mana ar Of The Ferlald Trans.
portatioa Inns 20 The City Of Cleveland.
Michael told l.m af his dismissal as
first mate of the lfe'ghter Mansfield.
When he iearaed Of the young mans
sacrifice and saw the statement
Thonr son hal sivcl him he was i'm
medIately given charge Of the seioto.
The scioto was little "coal-up and
re-down" boat Of about 5000 tons
cargo capacity
no man among the thousands who
Piled the ia.aad seas la5ored harder
to DO his duty to The fun than Michael
Sullivan.
After some weeks delay, the Mans
field, thoroughly oecrhauled and newly
sterned, took her place on the lakes
aeain.
on the morning ~ November 81, In
spite Of the tact tlat the storm sig.
nails were flying with every promise
Of threatening weather. the Mansfield
cleared from Gre.olon with 10000
tons Of soft ore in her canacious holds.
The wind rose os the temperature
fell by nightfal he was of Kewee
nav point when the fun force Of the
tempest was hurled upon him. The
wind was blowing 60 miles an hour
He retraced his course, therefore, and
headed as straight for the gateway Of
Greysolon as the compass permitted
Hard after the great ship came the lit
/ tie scioto. loaded with coal and also
bound 'or Greysolon. Well along to
ward Don Capt Houston made oui
land. Two o'clock found him heading
for the marrow opening between the
piers. Taking advantage of a sudder
let-up in the snowstorm be headed the
Mansfield straight through the open
ing
Houston pointed her nose fairly an'
squarely in the center Of the opening
when the current which struck th'
pier and was detected struck thu
bows Of the shiT Although he.put hi
helm hard-a-polt he fell oa gradual!
/ toward the lee piei
Capt. Houston haa cne-thousandtl
part Of a second 10 decide upon hi
course. He must go in OF he must g,
back. He gave the order for full spec,
astern.
The Mansfield responded noul
the pull of the mighty engine.
she was in the entrance. I'm NOR
she would be clear Then a mi
wave picked her up like a toy
flung her broadside on against
massive end Of the pier. She 81
on the pier-head a helpless ma
: iron and steel. 1t seemed to the
tators that she hung grounded
for hours. She was IN plain sig
all the terrified thousands, yet NJ
could do a thing The lifeboat
] far away with another ship. reles
Q and messenger were dispatche
! bring life-savers, and then there
. nothing to do but wait and pral
g watch.
s, Among the lookers-on from
e shore was Marion Houston. She
e see her brave old father from the
t house trying in vain to commuT
d with the shore through a megaph
e But this picture of disaster wa
permitted to occupy the atte
n alone. Another steamer was str
]. to make the harbor evidently
e rose upon the top Of a high wave
g they recognized her the scioto
rion Houston realized that to
d wreck of the ship which carried
father was soon to be added th
D. the vessel which her lover capital
ID Keeling, tossing, whirlng Il
ID cork. the little Scioto rushed t
thelchannel. Just before she re
:" the -Hiars the snow came VII