Washington telegraph., 1847-07-07

Z
JonN PORTER An esteemed friend has
furnished US with the following particulars
ol disaster, which occurred ON lake Erie
on Thursday last aud resulted in the loss Of
two vessels aud many lives:
70 The Editor af the Louisville Journal;
oN BoARp STEAMER rKE MOI,
Sunday, June 10, 1877
Gentlemen, Just as this boat was leaving
Cincinnati Tor Louisville, obtained the
following account of disaster, which oe.
CURED on Lake Erie on Thursday last
My informant was on bnard the Chesa.
peakc. The steamer Chesapeake aud
schooner John Porter came in collision
some four or i've miles off cunneaut The
moment they struck, the officers and hands
of the Porter jumped ON board tho Chesa.
pcakc. Tho vessels then separaled-ihe
steamer lacking of anl the schooner 60
iug luwn.
The Chesapeake was l1anl 10 be filling,
aud all steam was crowded spnn her, as her
/ head was turned towards the shore. Bail.
/ ing and pumping, aud every means were
were resoard in, but the water gained 81
iapldiy thal the hrcs were oklingushed
ami the steamer lost her hea1Nay when
F mile ania hai lrnn land. TIE wind blew
+ freshly from the Southwest and a consider
/ able ssa Was fluning. The anchor wa
let e. n prevent the steamer drifting int
ihr iakn
The Cheaaeahc's hon was manned.
all lllei viii As manl passengers t.uuf II
f tbem lalIes1 as II ruuld carry, and boff
away Ia Canupdul ior all. Il drilled lwo
miles below the pier 50 heavy was the wind
The clerk. On lanlng. Ian up Ia the beach.
aud reached lhs pier just a. the steamer
+ Harrison vas entering the port. Captain
Parker ul lhe Harrison. started immediate
+ ly To the rrscne Of the sufferers. AMI saved
most Of lhru. Ailh a.. else he could OF mer
chauJile, e., sc.
/ iIer the Chesapeake was brought 10
anchor, she brgln 10 link gradually. The
captain advised all 10 sand by the boat
ruis alice was not followed, aud , ne u
those who Iii nj heed Il lnst their live.
f lt halfrasl lhrr' the steamer sank in infly
F feet water. The upper eahin parted IRON
/ the hull anil Heated anl On this the per
sons remaining pn the boat were gathered
7 mud sawed bl the Harrison.
numbered passengers, when i was AZ
/ paru, thai tie Chcsaprakc must 60 down
/ before the llnrri,on was seen, prepared
floats AMI pushed ouI iu'o the lake. Ul
these, eight j, known perishrdi others. II Is
7 feared. have been drowned. 4 small boat
/ from ;hc shore foscurl several when nigh
exhausted. llwts difficult llr tie ,'oule,i
man 60 buffet long lha angry waters On
/ these llmt.; lhry were tossed confused y
ahnu, hy the .hoH and rigdy sea, and looked
,ays our informant as The saddles, ., Tot.
.pn hopes.
There wrre between forty aud ify pas.
,cngrts on buaid. aud usual proportion
. ol them were women aHd children, None
ul the Latter were lost. The courage oflhe
.sma'rs oulsbonr that OF the men. They
oicyrd the officer, implicitly, II wasaty.
ing mamruI, however, when the Harrison
passed the wreck wilhou, discovering IT,.
Ogt ol ,Ar ailles said thar wuman's pierre
ng ,hurl could ba heard farther Than
mans voice. a. i uuering a shril wall Of
Voc. Bat Wnmln's cry of agony was los
in be- louder moan OF the sea, aud The
Harrison passed on cavins all apparently
hopeless. Capt. Warmers lady went To
tic mast head. and there remained I'LL the
Harrison arrived.
The books oi the boat were lost. No
illl list Of passengers, consequently, has
hrcn Or eau be given. The following per.
son, are known To have pcrishcd: George
Van Dorcn, Lower Sandusky. Ohio; Mrs.
Hook, Waicuown. y. y; T.. Conn, Belle.
willie, Ohio; 5. York, Tllin, Ohio; Il.
Sutherland, lil,t engineer; o. Wall, second
plhcg Il. Meilan, dcckhanl. lislrared
| u. \. Folsom, OF Rochester, y. V, has
pcri.hcd. when the boat was leaving
the wreck be urged his wife To 60, She
refused unless accompanied by him. She
could moi goi but he pot their children into
The boat; the mother leapc1 into i,--Oa
the gansway they bid each other farewell.
Soon alter, Mr.. Folsom, with one Of Tie
hands, plt to sea on haichway AMI plank
fastened together Ills companion was
picked up next morning nearly lliclcss.-
Nothing has been heard Of Mr. Folsom.
Passengers lost all their baggage, &c.
Three vessels were run down that night
Rough and Ready, Chesapeake, and Por
ter. Sky clear above, but misty on the
water. The night was gusly.
The officers aud crew are represented
as having done all they could after the ac.
cidcnt happened. But hoo did The acci.
dent happenl Who was in fault lhcrel
Ifsp oF CnpN-A Yankee traveller