New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-23

fog prevailed at the time the propeller came Ia colison
with the Toe p.ssenger' yer" ali Ia bel add
the tst mate duty Immediately after the COLL
sp which very severe scene OF tue utmost con-
fusion brew allied among the steerage and deck passea
gers avery large proportion OF whom were Norwe-
sisn sigrsn.s and several Is thought In the terror
AND darkness that prevailed jumped ovor6ord as once
Capt. Pet,cy although seriously Injured 'endeayored
WIN the assistance of bis crew 10 calm the fsars OF
passengers assuring them that there immediate
danger The steamer kept on her course tue officers
hoping to be able TO reach port, although the boat Was
leaking badly.
The water however, gained on them despite the ef
forts Of the snd by the time they bad proceeded
sbo1, two mites from the spot where the collision took
place It found tn lat the boat was rapidly sinking
the fires In the engine being extinguisned by the
water. scene Of terrible confusion ensusd. Tne
euigrsnts, who could not unders word spoken 10
theu by their ces and terrors added 10 the horror Of
IRE scene. the cabin passengers and all who could
be mtde 10 understand, exhorted by the captain
and Cce.s 10 remain calm and provide the nseves
each with chsr settee bed all of which we're psf
EFT lie preservers and would buoy them up In the
water. Number, however, unheediog or no: under
standing the advice rushed overheard certain death.
About O'clock amid the Wild shrieks of the passsn-
gers, the s,esmer settled and sunk. The propeller,
which had kept IN the wake Of the sinking boat did
all In her power 10 preserve the lives Of the hundreds
OF human beings who were now seen struggling In the
water
The fog sad hndrance 20 their efforts, bat
hundred and fly reseud from the Lake, aoa
taken by the propeller 10 Erie. large number LETT at
once on the su,ans, for Cleveland. Others came down
In the this morning From the best Information we
gain, we are led to believe some THsgE HUNDRED
LIVES ARP LOST
From Mr. Holman, NJ C.. Railroad Office. we rec.ive
information that the following were the numbers of
ticket issued from this Office:
Storage psssen gers, emigrants.
Deck passengers 81
Secopdclass passengers --------------..--. ~
CaOln passen GERS no
Total 1876
Aside from these Mr. Holman thinks there may have
been l25 persons on board, including crew, making
about 49, end reducing the probable lo's to about 200
This however, fear Ia little under the marx. The
emgrapis were Norwegisns who came through by Lake
Ontario steamers from Quebec, and about 20 or ~ OIL
them were left the 6ocs the agent refusing 20 suer
them 20 20 on board They mourn the loss OF their
friends There Is reason to hope that many may yet
be ssved the life pre,ervers with which the boat was
well furnished.
Immediately the news reached this city the steamers
Northern Indiana and Louisiana sod propeller Prince
ton offered their services to go n the wreck-the Lou
issna which was fred up. Immediately discharged her
load for that purpose The compsnys boat Cleveland,
however arrived fronhup lake. and was instantly dis
patched 10 the scene of the calamity. She saw no
thing Of he wreck her down trip owing TO the pre-
vains fog.