She Suffered More
The Lady Elgin steamed across Lake Michigan while the passengers enjoyed the stirring brass band music. Then, out of the darkness, the Augusta, a schooner from Oswego, slammed into the Elgin’s port side. The spar at Augusta’s bow, the bowsprit, was damaged. The Lady Elgin, on the other hand, suffered far more serious consequences as a result of the collision.
She Suffered More
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She Was Left Behind
The impact, which occurred ten miles from shore, caused the Lady Elgin to sink far below water’s surface. The captain of the Augusta, presumably trusting that the Elgin had not been seriously damaged, continued on to Chicago, leaving his stricken victim in his wake. This action was going to be disastrous.
She Was Left Behind
