The Rich Hill tribune., 1908-01-16


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save BIS 0Na lfe ca be1i o. aVzld
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wrapped in Games an1 those o. teeE
had ID uc1i instances eisz tpezreE ia
the elEll1nR EaFeE very fer eaeag-
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were later drowEe1 ~ fhe tEa
waves on parled Gpnu to tteEr teatE
by scores % handn fhat bed o1fo as
smaH crafts uilh tbe c-azef tster.
miEafion 81 z drownfrg neraoa Iha
waves were rrruinr mo1-fal1 hlEk
and many q the bodies were washed
ashore
AS tbe boat Go rhich ue had -
capped. win party u four, wasted
farther ard farther aaes fur MORE
uufortunstes were rescued Eua takes
aboard They Were Heak fr1m thl5i
hattie with the waves and nearly Seas
when taken iu. For mere fhan ai1s
hours We we're IN the baaf. ard -
I fore cur rescue the fc1r meu laE
taken in died
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( receded. could We see the buruins
Z ship as she drffted heiplesElT sbou'
az the mercy of The breakers Tbs
I steam had not been furned cE- and
thus impeiied b. wind wafer aul
steam. the doomed vessel. une hrCzi
sheet q 6aule. rlsha5 Co rwofold q
+ struction.
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for help. shouted ozt in raid. cau
I more and more faints over the watsu
and were Gnauy siiied az the izs
one inst death b. Gre or buried hiE
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/ George NJ. Williams. a member @
Z the Forty sixth TIl1acis regiment an
also On tie boat ca which I had -
capped. al ihe risk Of his own life a.
I tempted 10 rescue a woman who -
I drifted near oug boat The poor WC-z
{ an died Just as BE- 7urhed her.
There were 2s men o The Teue'
Missouri regiment who Weui doWu q
/ beat. and not one escaped de4tl
The boat had been overloaded
Aftpr having sPeas uine hoars q
/ the sea We were sirhted o. Ihe stC1E
{ en- General sedgwick a rope Ma
{ thrown to our baat ana fastened
% my body The other men ser
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vas beSun.
The yoBgh coldiflDn Cf the 81
ard the suction Of the vessel carrie
me UNDER and 90 thc other side of 10
boat in 5fnwing NE hack the cree
used So mueh foroe thaI seven % 81
ribs Were trokEn and waa otte
ulee iniusid q was in an uncuuE1lag
condition when taEsa sl1ard Tt
foul of as. an members 81 tAe FK
sixth Illinois we7e glfen the bes ,
care and soou rerareed
The others escaplug we're IsA-
T Wmhite az Franklin county, uia0l
who IS san ryias George WIliaE
and Jasper Fs,zeela'G. both % whoi
are deed and ugse3L
Il never heard fpom ny hrlihe
ard. % course. 3Ae poor fellow De
mes death sin thousands e ofher
There were two mose pegsuns reEpy
a 10 have esraret from TIE Gsner
Iyon other than as togr bui shey ba'
aeen iosi sight of Ions aEa and a.
prohahiy dead