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The survivors told of the bravery of Capt. Miller, his officers and crew, “who remained at their posts to the last.” “Capt. Miller, sensing disaster as the vessel was driven toward the pier, ordered all to leap for their lives, and the time-hallowed sea rule, ‘Women first,’ was followed. Only four
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Muskegon, but he said that the vessel struck the bar at the entrance to the harbor. “A wheel paddle jammed in the sand, checking headway, and the great combers threw the ship about and hurled her into the pier.” She
32:, Michigan, at 0430 hrs., in a 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) gale, sinking in a period estimated between four and ten minutes. Nine crew and six passengers were killed. There are conflicting sources on the number on board, however. One account listed 37 passengers and a crew of 35.
143:“Fifty of the 72 passengers and crew guided to safety by a single flashlight in the hands of a coast guard, are known to have been saved. It was feared several were caught between decks. Survivors, most of whom escaped only in their night clothing, were being cared for by the
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Wire service, “15 Perish When Lake Ship Sinks - Crosby
Steamer Goes Down in Four Minutes at Muskegon, Michigan - 32 Passengers Rescued - Forced to Leap to Safety in Night Clothing - Craft From Milwaukee Caught in Storm - Wave Hurled Vessel Against Pier,”
157:“Capt. Miller declared the undertow swung his ship after she struck the bar. ‘I told the cabin boys to waken the passengers and crew and ordered all over the rail.’ He said, ‘Those who moved quickly were saved. The ones who held back lost their lives.’”
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United Press, “Fifteen Lives Are Lost In Wreck Of Lake
Steamer - Boat Hurled Against Pier By Gale - City of Muskegon Smashed Against Wharf - Sleeping Passengers Roused to Meet Death in Icy Waters of Lake - Sixty-Mile Gale,”
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Muskegon channel. “There she hung, momentarily, pounding into wreckage, and then slipping off into the deep channel, going down in 50 feet of water and blocking the harbor entrances.
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Guardsman R. J. Kaknborsky was credited with saving many lives, directing the way to safety with a flashlight just before the vessel was pounded to pieces.
131:, being operated by the Crosby Line, under the command of Capt. Edward Miller, according to two sources, or Edwin Miller, according to another, departed
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Historical Marine Society, OnMilwaukee, Tuesday 29 October 2019.
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women, one of whom was employed on the boat, were known tonight to have been lost.”
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