The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29
ShlpWrecks the Lakes.
LOSS OF THE PROPELLER FOREST CITY, AND sCHOON-
Frs ASIA AND YOUNG NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND

Shlpvvreclks on the Lakes.
LOSS OF THE PROPELLER FOREST CITY, AND sCHOON-
Frs ASIA AND YOUNG AMERICA-PAssENGER AND
CREWS SAVED.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel, Sept 2a.l
We have again to record very serious marine disas
ter on Lake Michigan. The fine propeller Forest City,
Capt Pheatt, with full cargo Of merchandise for this
port and Chicago came in collision on Friday morning
last, with the schooner Asia, bound from Ihcago to
Buffalo, with load OF corn, and both vessels sunk,
within twenty to forty minutes, in water nearly hun
bred athoms deep. From tho mate of the Forest City
Thomas Rowland who arrived here yesterday in the
propeller Fintry, learn the following particulars
About2 O'Clock Friday merning the weather being
thick and rainy, with knot breeze blowing the
Forest City, then twelve miles west of Grand Traverse
Bay, and twenty-five miles north of the Manitous dis
covered sail vessel on her larboard bow. The propel
lers Immediately changed to clear this
vessel, but while coming up into her again,
cond sail was seen so close aboard that though the
pellers engines were stopped and backed collision be-
unavoidable and The two vessels struck with great
force The schooner which proved to be the Asia, Of
Cleveland was struck nearly amidshps and sunk in
twenty minutes, her taking to their boats. The
proreers stem nearly torn of by the collision and
the water commenced pouring in in irresistible
lume
Capt. Pheatt gave orders to the mate to cnt hole in
the iorecase and ascertain the extent of the mischief
II Immediately TO be fatal, and the mate
ported While thus lying, disabled and fast SINKING
second vessel believed to be the schooner Medbury,
struck the Forest City the starboard side doing some
slight damage, and carrying away some Of her rail
and rigging The captain of the schooner Immediately
sang out God d1n You, you shall pay for that What
upper deck and tolled the propeer's bell, but the
schooner no notice of this signal distress and
abandoned the Forest City to her fate.
Meanwhile, Capt Phealt ascertaning the extent of
tie disaster went to the cabin and informed the passen
gers about 20 in number that his vessel was sinking
would save them all. Not a cry murmur escaped
the Passengers but all prepared to follow implicitly the
captains counsel Preparations were Immediately made
to clear away and lower the boats Of which the propeller
had three-two large yaws and one life boat. The boat
the arboerd side first got down, loaded with "a
Of the steerage passengers and put in charge of the
Wheelsman r
boat boat which the largest next got into the
water and the cabin passengers and remainder OF the
SMALLEST Of the three-was lowered away, and then the
captain having seen to the safety of every soul en-
trusted to his care, got into her. with the clerk engi
neera, oAicers and crew-17 in all.
al this occupied about thirty minutes, the propeller
filing fact and settling visbly yet during the whole
time dark as was tse night. and distant the shore, and
full Of peril each passing moment every of the
and each man, woman and child among the passengers,
animated by the gallant example Of the Captain and his
officers and confident in their skill and resolution re
NAMED quiet, orderly and accomplishing At length, all
being safely embarked the Captain gave orders to pull
for shore supposed to be twelve miles Distant but in the
ofan hour the lights OF vessel made out
and the boats headed for them. In little while they
bound from Chicago TO Buffalo In this vessel the pas
sengers and crew proceeded to Mackinac. From Mac
kinac the passengers and first mate brought to the
city by the propeller Fntry while the Captain and crew
returned to Buffalo The Captain and crew Of the Asia
were also picked up by the Hamlet.
The loss Of property by this disaster is very heavy
or $4,000. She owned by Messrs Hoffman Il Ste.
vens, New York, and NJ B. ssdberry, of this city, FIVE
eighths; Morgan Root, of Buffalo twoeighths and
Capt. Pheatt oneeghth. There was about $4,000 Of
insurance the hull So 600 in the Merchants Mutual
Of this city and the amount in the Buffalo Mutual
The cargo very valuable one, about 12j tons for
this port and $50 tons for Chicago Of course both
sci and cargo total loss, having gone down where
the water Is five six hundred feet deep. The Asia
owned in Cleveland, and with her cargo Of corn was
doubtless insured But with all this heavy loss of pro
perry II is most gratifying TO record that there
loss OF life and for this provdenal escape little credit
belongs TO Capt. Pheatt.
We have still another disaster to chronicle nearer
home. On Saturday morning, al three O'clock the brig
Young America loaded with IL, 600 bushels Of corn
bound from Chicago to Buffalo in collision with the
brig Black Hawk of Ra sine and sank in twenty minutes
Captain and crew all saved She owned in Os
wego and fully insured We did not learn what damage
the Black Hawk sustained.
The mate Of the Forest City reports that the brig H.
Seymour previously reported ashore Mt the Manitous
tightening her cargo, and will probably get off without
much damage He also reports fore-and after ashore
on Michigan coast opposite the Manitous.