The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-15

all off between u.s. s s ~; -: =. ~'.
Father can command the Mans
field" said Marion, but he can't CON-
mand me- It's not all off between us.
RI don't care what you have DONE
THANK you, dear said the young
man, ''and although / cannot explain
it, some day you shall know
Until that time comes you will find
me waiting for you right here" replied
Marion.
In due course he presented himself
to the manager of the Fernald Trans
portation line in the city of Cleveland.
Michael told him of his dismissal as
first mate of the freighter Mansfield.
When he learned Of the, young mans
sacrifice and saw: the statement
Thompson had given him he was i'm
mediately given charge of the Scioto.
The ~Scioto was little .*coal-up and
rre-down' boat of about 5000. tons
cargo capacity -
No man among the thousands who
piled the inland seas 1abored harder
to do his duty to the full than Michael
Sullivan.
After some weeks delay, the Mans
field, thoroughly overhauled and newly
sterned, took her place on the lakes
again.
On the morning of November 27, in
spite of the fact that the storm sig
nails were flying with every promise
of threatening weather, the Mansfield
cleared from Greysolon with 10000
tons of soft ore in her capacious holds.
The wind rose as the temperature
FELL By nightfall he was off Kewee-
nav point when the full 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
bound for Greysolon.- Well along to-
ward noon Capt. Houston made out
land. Two o'clock found him heading
for the narrow opening between the
piers. Taking advantage of sudden
let-up in the snowstorm, he headed the
Mansfield straight through the open.
ing
Houston pointed her nose fairly and
squarely in the center of the opening,
| when the current which struck the
pier and was detected, struck the
bows Of the ship. Although he put his
hn{r !, vi eh1 fol III,
toward the lee pier.
Capt Houston had one-thousandth
part of second to decide upon his
course. He must go in or he must go
back. He gave the order for full speed
astern.
The Mansfield responded nobly to
the pull of the mighty engine. Now
she was in the entrance. In moment
she would be clear. Then mighty
wave picked her up like toy and
flung her broadside on against the
! massive end of the pier. She ground
on the pier-head helpless mass OF
iron and steel. 1t seemed to the spec.
F tators that she hung, grounded there
for hours. She was in plain sight OF
all the terrified thousands, yet no one
! could do thing. The lifeboat was
far away with another ship. Telegraph
| and messenger. were dispatched to
bring 1ife-savers, and then there was
nothing to do but wait and pray and
! watch
Among the lookers-on from the
shore was Marion Houston. She could
see her brave old father from the pilot
house trying in vain to co mmunicate
| with the shore through a megaphone
| But this picture of disaster was not
| permitted to occupy. the attention
! alone. Another steamer was striving
rose upon the top of high wave and
they recognized her, the Scioto. Ma
| rion Houston realized that to the
wreck of the ship which carried he1
father was soon to be added that OF
the vessel which her lover captained.
Keeling, tossing, whirling like a
cork, the little Scioto rushed toward
the channel. Just before she reached
the piers the snow came Whirling
| down again and blotted her out .o1
! sight as it had been curtain.
Suddenly, far over to windward Of
thespier, in a lull they saw the Scioto
Although his blood was up, Sullivan
had never been cooler in his life il
every sense of the word.
Out of the storm and tempest the
SciOto rushed for the narrow 0nenine
between the piers. The watchers or
shore held their breath. Down she
sank in the hollow of wave Up she
rose. Down once more; up again
Now farther-now nearer, and the1
into the smooth water beyond she
swung, into the haven where she
would be!
Thank God and her captain!
wild cheer heard above the roar of thu