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might scan the northern shores of the island and 

 ascertain what the fate of the " Island Home" had 

 been, if there was sufficient of her left to tell the tale. 

 It has proved that these few were correct as far forth 

 as the subsequent facts will prove, which have been 

 gleaned from the officers and passengers. 



Shortly before ten o'clock Sunday, a few men on 

 the street were startled by the word that the steamer 

 was % on the bar, broadside on, and the word passed 

 rapidly from mouth to mouth. Every step was turned 

 toward the wharf, and one of the wrecking boats 

 quickly run down to Brant Point, and before the 

 crew had an opportunity to lift her from the truck, 

 the wind performed the task for them, overturning 

 the entire gear. The boat was launched in charge of 

 Capt. John M. Winslow, but the services of the crew 

 were fortunately not needed. The steamer in the 

 mean time was eagerly watched as she backed and 

 filled on the bar, until she drifted, broadside to the 

 gale, into the harbor, when the anxious countenances 

 assumed a more cheerful expression. 



In the harbor the management of the boat was such 

 as to elicit the warmest praise for Capt. Manter. Un- 

 able to get her round to mind her helm before the gale, 

 he ran in close to Brant Point with a view of catching 

 her bow upon the sand, and allowing her stern to 

 swing; when a favorable gust caught her and allowed 

 the rudder to perform its duty, when she was headed 

 in and brought prettily to the end of the dock, where 

 willing hands caught the heaving lines and drew the 

 hawsers ashore, making them fast; and after some 

 minutes in backing and filling, and with the aid of the 

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