Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-07-14

mate, and myself, requested them to 60 on
shore, and land the men, and come off 10 |
US with men enough to man the boat, and |
then we would give them the goods; but
they would not, saying they could carry
all the goods we had, and the passengers
too. Accordingly we commenced giving
them the freight; after getting about one
we had drfted so far into the lake, that we
found it necessary to drop the lighter a.
stern, and tow her in toward shore, which
we did, and then commenced loading the
balance of the freight on her from Off our
promenade deck, forward Of the wheel, on
the starboard side. When the lighter came
forward, we gave them Il line, which they
had made fast to the End thwart from for
ward, in the lighter; the line leading from
our check forward Of the cat head. In the
mean time thought felt the steamer
strike the bottom, and took the lead to as
certain the fact, and found she was a.
ground. at once told the Capt. that we
were aground, and he ordered me to have
the lighter cast off from us, 50 that he
could back the engine. | then told them
to cast off, ard stopped the mon putting
down any more freight. They said from
the lighter, that all was clear; then told
the Capt. that all was clear, he rang the
backing -bell, and the engine made several
! evoIutons before the boat started. Atthis
time Mr.. Kennedy (tho mate) came on
deck, after having been on shore with our
! large boat, with the passengers, and had
| l. - 90 bo IL no for
ward he discovered the line leading from
the lighter to our bows, and ordered it cast
off, but before it could be done, the lighter
sheered across the bows of the steamer,
and was capszed with some II or 13 per-
sons on board. AT the time the boat cap
sized, the engine was stopped; the mate
and myself Immediately lowered away the
stern Loaf, and manned it, and went to the
relief Of the persons in the lake. In the
mean time, the Capt. had launched one Of
the deck boats, which was sent 10 their re-
lief, as soon as it could be done by what
men were left, after full manning the large
boat, with orders from the Capt. to save the
men first, and get any other things they
could find a-drilt The large boat sue
cccdcd in saving all the persons, and took
them to shore; and then came off and took
the balance from the boat on shore, with
orders from the Capt. to go and pick up
any thing they could find, and tow the
lighter on shore; which they did. For the
correctness Of the above, in relation to get
ting the boats down, and all that transpired,
after our large boat returned from shore
the first time, will refer the public, or
any one interested, to Judge Bullcn Of
Southport, who came off in our boat; also
to Mr.. J. G.. Wilson, Of Rockford, Ill.,, and
a Mr.. Brewster, who lives about 20 miles
west Of Chicago. Those gentlemen saw
the whole transaction, and will give the
! whole without colorinS, on either side
! There were, also, several other gentlemen
on board from Southport, that will state
that the Captain left nothing undone, that
could be done, to save the lives and prop
erty, Of those interested, and that prompt
| ly; other interests Notwithstanding. Twill
further state, that it was very dark and
raining. J. &. DAVIES, CFk.
S. B. New England