Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-10-13
Another Great Calamity.
Z, X, Collins Burne d!--23 Lives Lost!
TRIBUNE OFFICE, DErRoI

TRIBUNE OFFICE, DETROIT, Oct. 0.
The steamer E. X Collins, from the
Saut for Cleveland, left this city last night
between 10 and / o'clohk. About mid
night the boat was discovered to be on fire
when little below Maiden, near the light
house at the mouth of the river. Before
the boat could be got ashore she was com.
ple,ely enveloped in flames and twenty
three persons perished either in the flames
or the water.
Below we give list of the saved and
lost. Statement respecting the origin Of
the fire or such other facts as can be OBJ
tanned will appear in this evenings Trib-
une.
PASSENGERS MISSING.
Mrs Diddle, somewhere in New York (;
Samuel Powell, Cleveland; Lawrence
WhaIen, do; Thomas Cook, Pittsburgh r
r Agent, Cleve' and; Mrs McNeily, wife Of
waiter; Mrs Watrous and child. Ash,abula
body of child recovered; colored man
from Virginia.
CREW MISSING.
! Charles Adams, barber; J John McKelly,
waiter; John Dennis, do; J Trinknes, do
John Halstad Mad. do; Lyman Barkeeprr
Mrs Fanny Lewis. cabin maid; Samuel
Brown, fireman; Anthony AIlwck, deck
hard; Thomas Addison: John A Gremna
James Garnets, cook, (colored); Nathaniel
Robbins, do; do one wheelman.
CREW sAvED.
Fl J Jones, captain; Barney Sweeney
mate; Henry Cole, I'd ditto; Ezra Rust
engineer; james Rocket, I'd ditto; John
Farzey, Sd ditto; Thomas Luce, Clerk; r
S. Montgomery. steward; R Stoughten.
bury, waiter; II Webb, ditto; John Strand
ditto; John Stookes, ditto; John Dougher.
ty, ditto; ] Carol, ditto; P Smith, ditto
Daniel Cordott, deck sweeper; William
Corner, porter; Lawrence Whalen, assist
ant porter; a wheeman named Joseph
Tom DANNY, fireman; Charles Stalley, fire
man; Pat Quinlan, fireman Boston Meafee
barber; Samuel Bolles, head cook; J W
Brown, second cook; VIM Cuddy carpenter
another carpenter, name unknown.
PASSENGERS SAVED.
A P Rogers, Ashtabua O.; X Cary,
Grand Rapids, Mich; J D Patterson, West
field, Chautauque Co, N Y; Geo w Farr
Brecksville, Ohio; B f Dubois. Philadel
phia; Hill Edison, VermilloD, o; P Mertz
+ Dalton, o; Edward Powers Cleveland
Bernard NJ. Mcdonnell, Cleveland; Nj
Lewis Morris and lady, Ann Arbor.
The Collins took fire on her boiler deck
and so rapid was the spread of the flames
|, that the passengers and crew, who had
} mostly retired, were unable to save any.
thing except few articles Of clothing
She took fire in the Bay, about quarter
Of mile below Maiden and nearly abreas
! Of the lighthouse. She was immediately
J headed for shore. but was unable to reacl
shallow water before the flames had com
plete possession her. The after part o
the boat swung round into the river anC
nearly all on board were driven 10 tina
part Of the boat and we're obliged to juml
into the river.
The current here sets out very strong
ly into the lake, and had it not been 70
the timely arrival Of Captain Langley, o.
the propeller Fintry. nearly all would in
evtably have been drowned. Seeing th'
, light, he fastened to The spot, and had hi;
) boats all ready to let go. AS soon as th'
5 vicinity was reached this was done, ant
! mostly all who were saved were picked ~
: by him, few only were reaching the shore
: Some were nearly exhausted Everything
t that could be done 10 relieve the sufferer
was done by the crew of the Fintry, win
acted Dobly Some wretch sole $8t
] from sick man who had been at work a
! the Saut, and which constituted his earn
, ings. A purse Of $50 was made up 70
}. him.
The Collins came out last October. ant
2 cost 100000. and was insured for onl
: Sl3,5c0 in the Mercantile Mutual, New
c York. 5000 in the Atlas, New York, an,
S S., 600 in the North Western, New York
t She was owned by Capt E. b. Ward.