Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2013, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== The Manistee Times, Manistee, Michigan Saturday, October 7th, 1871 VOL. XII No. 31 - The steam barge FRANKFORT and the tug JENNIE BALL came into port on Tuesday night. - There was considerable of sport on the Little Lake last Saturday. The tugs WILLIAM and MARGRET ran a race for the "bear," over which an obiturry appeared in the Standard a few weeks since. The bear didn't die worth a cent, and is now as lively as ever, and seemed to enjoy the race. The WILLIAMS won his bearship. LAKE SHORE NEWS: Elk Rapids - The propeller CRAIG arrived at Elk Rapids a few days since with 60 tons of hay, a number of horse and ox teams, and other supplies for te Messrs. Smith, Kelly & Co's lumber camps at Otsego Lake. Muskegon - It behoves us to chronicle another terrible steamboat disaster which took place some days ago on Muskegon river. The Steamer MONITOR while on her course down the river, foundered near Mill Iron, and sunk in a very few minutes after, giving scarcely time for the crew and passengers to save their lives. The brave Captain had the life boats lowered and every person on board was safely landed on the shore. By some means the cook managed to get the stove ashore, which proved most valuable to the surviving passengers and crew, who in the midst of a wilderness sought game and whatever else they could find to satisfy the inner man. After days of toil and hardship, assistance came, the steamer was raised and repaired and safely brought into port with flying colors, to the great joy of her gallant Captain. Grand Traverse - The CITY OF TRAVERSE left this place for Buffalo, on Tuesday afternoon, with a cargo of 72,000 bushels of oats. -- Glen Arbor, September 25, 1871. - The C. H. HERD, No. 1 schooner, 419 tons burden, loaded with 27,700 bushels of corn, left Chicago on the evening of the 21st, bound for Buffalo. On the evening of the 22nd, about 8 o'clock when about two and one half miles southwest of South Manitou Island, she was struck by a heavy sea which stove in her cabin, filling her so that she soon foundered. There were twelve persons on board, consisting of the captain, his wife and one child, and nine men. Eleven were drowned - the captain only being saved. He was in the water about twelve hours, floating on a part of the wreck, and about daylight on the morning of the 23d came ashore on the west side of the North Manitou Island nearly exhausted, and was kindly cared for by the people of the west dock and his strength restored. The body of the captain's wife was found by the people of the South island. The captain's name was Wm. O. Harrison. The mates name was Sidney M. Harrison. He was a brother of the captain. ===========================================================================