Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-09-20
THE STORM AND IRIS DoINGs.
Wreck Of the steamer sebastopol.

what diapidated, and stood the shocks OF the sea
that was running on Tuesday morning but lit
tie while when it was swept away. The stables
and sheds attached to both the warehouses Were
undermined and left in rather a decayed condi-
ton upon damaged piles. The planking upon
the bridge piers was ripped up to some extent
but no serious damage was sustained by them.
BY the Milwaukee papers we get the partcu-
lars of the wreck of the fine new steamer SebaS
topoi. She struck ground in attempting to run
into the harbor about one O'Clock on Tuesday
morning, some three miles south OF the harbor.
She was from Buffalo, heavily laden with mer
chandze for different ports on the lake, and with
passengers and crew had some 80 persons on
board. After she struck Of course she was at the
mercy of the wind and waves, the latter making
clean breach over her, and begir mig at once
to break her up. Terrible alarm and confusion
prevailed among the passengers, who huddled in
the darkness around and under every spot of the
1 boat which promised a temporary shelter, where
they chung till the light of day revealed to them
the extent of their peril Soon after striking the
captain and two or three hands attempted to take
a line ashore in one of the small boats, which
capsized and two OF the hands were lost The
| Captain however reached the shore and made the
| line fast, but could do nothing further. Several
others were lost during the night by being wash
ed overheard or attempting to get ashore-but
exactly how many is not known. Five of the
crew and two of the passengers, is the number
supposed to be lost. After daylight the news
1 that large steamer was ashore spread rapidly,
and soon reached the city. The government life
boat was at once brought into requisition, and
hundreds of noble hearts and willing hands hur-
red with it to the scene of the disaster. The
wreck lay about 500 feet from shore broadsdc on
making lee under which the boat was launch
ed, and after much hardship and danger was
brought alongside. The women and children
were lowered over the side first and taken ashore
and all after repeated trips were rescued. They
were all drenched to the skin, and suffering from
cold and terror. All were cared for and made
as comfortable as possible by the hospitable in
habitants on shore.
There were a number of horses on board, some
said to be very valuable. Several got safely TO
shore, and among the rest stallion valued at
$500. We understood that Mr.. Worthley of
this city had some horses on board, but whether
they were saved we know not at this time of
writing. An eyewitness of the wreck after the
passengers were saved, described her as being
hard aground amdships, both ends being free
and bending and twisting like withe. The on
! ~ living things aboard were the horses, which
stood patiently looking towards shore, while the
waves came rolling in from seaward and over
whclmed them every few moments. No doubt
the wreck will be complete, and little will be sa-
we'd except what washes ashore.
| The schooner Rockwell was driven high and
! dry upon the beach near where the Sebastopol
went aground, in trying to get into the harbor.
brig Tascarora, from Buffalo, loaded with coal,
was wrecked by dragging her anchors and drift
ing on the breallwatcr, and her crew of nine men
were only saved by incredible labor and immi-
nent peril on the part of those who went to their
uid with life boats. We hear of several other
crafts that were more or less damaged by being
out in the storm, but no other wrecks.
| -9S
TIE EDITOR Or TIE DEMOCRAT finds con-
elusive evidence the oneness of Republicansm
and Known othingism, in the fact that D. L.
Wood, delegate last summer to the National
Know Nothing Convention, was a delegate to
the Republican State Convention. 1t is true
Mr.. Wood was delegate, but before he was con-
frmcd in his seat he answered the following
questions =
Mr. Bilnghurst inquired Do you hold the
principles of the Republican platform superior
to those of any other political organization
Mr.. Wood | hold the principles of the Re-
publican platform paramount to any other polit-
! ical issues of the day [Great cheering.
Mr. RoDtb. I am satisfied itb thot
! Mr.. Spain: Would you vote for a forei gncr
should one be nominated by this Convention?
Mr.. w: shall. ] shall vote for the nomi-
nces of this Convention without regard to their
birthplace. [Cheers.]
Mr.. Wood, it appears, will vote for foreigner
if one should be nominated. So much for that.
In the Democratic Convention, among other
Know Nothings, there was one from this city
whose connection with the % order, is just as
unquestioned as that of Wood. lie was asked
no questions. lie voted straight through for
Barstow, and therefore it was all right; there
was no necessity for smoking" him out. But
we are not without evidence as to how he stands
on the question of voting for foreigner. Last
fall the delegates from this county in the Re
publican Congressional Convention cast one or
two complimentary votes for c. l.. Sholes AS
candidate for Congress. When they returned,
this Barstow delegate accosted one of them about
thus:
well; you're a nice man to vote for Shoes,
amt you2"
"Why?" was the rejoindcr
"Why because Sholes thinks foreigners are
entitled to the same rights as other people"
This was the substance of the reply. In the
opinion Of this Barstow delegate, Sholes was not
fit even to receive complimentary vote,
much less get a nomination for Congress and
for no other reason than because he put natural
lied and native-bon citizens on the same foot
ing, and considered them entitled to the same
rights.
Mr.. Wood, we have no doubt will vote the Re-
publican ticket-foreigner and all; but we do
not believe this Barstow delegate will vote the
Democratic ticket until he has scratched off ev-
cry foreign-born candidate on it.
We earnestly call the attention of the Demo-
crat to this fact, and trust we shall hear from it
with reference to it.
! 70 D. Z. Wood, one of the delegates to the
Republican Convention n delegate to the