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Tragic Lake Disaster and a Return to Hope
The narrative follows the ill fated steamer lost in a gale on a lake. Drunken officers and a reckless voyage lead to a catastrophic sinking with many lives lost. Roy rescues a struggling Hettie and later helps convert a former distillery into a temperance tabernacle. The Berry Union Meeting House hosts weddings and community revival.
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Hettie
Roy
Mrs. Goodwin
George
Harry
Mr. Goodwin
Hettie Hines
Canada
Daily
Toronto
Roy Berry
United States
Chicago Tribune
Lake
Hines
Berry Union
Distillery
John Henderson
Ola
Hugh Lovelace
Willie
Berry
Kentucky
Mose
Thomas Hines Berry