Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-11-27
INCIDENTS

INCIDENTS.
The snow was falling FAST during the night
rendering it intensely cold and slippery up
on the deck, end so dark that it was impos.
sible to discern anything Capt. Jones. ir
ascending the pilot house slipped and fell
brui<inq himselfsererely, vet he relaxed
not his Efforts in the least. At another time
while standing near the gangway, heavy
sea swept him overheard, but, fortunately If
length. alas, he met watery grave. His
body was found nv the survivors at wight
having been washed ashore before the other
bodies were. From this fact il was thought
that he must have neatly reached it alive.
Mr. Ernst, the rorier, informs us that Capt.
Jones came into the cabin where he was
sitting and said: Bows, want vou TO stick
TO the boat as long as there is ANYTHING left
OF her. This is the fourth boat hive lost
but 5hal not probably, lose another II
any of you get ashore want you to 90 and
tell INV mother tina, did all could to save
the boat'' Tnat be did DO all he could there
is no doubt.
The first engineer. Mr.. Stcpen Coolahan.
t. whom we are indebted for NEST of the
particulars eiven informs us that it was
with difficulty that he Was saved. He went
from the deck through the cabin, and me-
the chunbermaid, who asked him il he could
not save her; he said he would see. They
then went art the wheel house to the yawl-
boat in which were seated Two ladies'. They
managed to get it afioat, but j; soon capsiz-
ed in ,he surf, and all were lost except him.
self and he hardly knew how he came on
s1ore. Chas. Ernst. the porter, attempted
to swim ashore, but WIS much bruised BIZ
the floating tiinhers, and at Last the life boat
struck him on The head. injuring him severe
ly; but he managed to grasp the boat. and
was washed ashore with several others
Thcnexl morning nothingwas Wis bic bat the
wheels, which being strongly made and an
chored fast by the engine and heavy machin-
cry, had not been swept sway. Upon these
were seen cliEging the bodies OF seven men.
among them the two clerks and the first
saloon keeper. As they were but three or
four rods from shore their cries could be
heard distinctly caiiug to those on shore to
come with the beats and save them. But
this was impossible rs the surf beating on
the rocks would have swamped good bnat
almost instantly ald those that were 7ash-
ed ashore were almost like the stramer. Il
wreck. One by one they dropped oif into
the water until all were gone. The scene
is described as painful beyond descriptions,
as the survivors were within speaking dis !
tance yet without the power to render as
sistance. The suved suffered extremely |
from cold and hunger, and all Of them were
more,.or less bruised. Three days they
we're weatter-bound and rot only this but
rock bound, too, as the bluff at this point !
rises neary 800 feet, and almost perpen1c-
j liar, presenting an impossible barrier! At
this time the sea subsidized sufficiently for
them 10 reach G-and Island. They patch
I'd up the boats, and started going par. of
me way on land and part on water. Two
boys ded on the way from exposure TIE
wed were obliged 10 sub>ist during this
ime uPcn such articles ch nee threw on
,h) c. raw veurt BE. iai-i. and l,ur be-
ng the princr,a ar,i !.s. The nu MIR ut
avca vas sin. en-.
Mr.. Coolaham. Mr. Ems and ,h,cr 9th
rs, can" thr n!h yesterday. IN , s.nau hotl
It ri the Way and Wa,kc5 the remainder
I'o them vc are indebted or ,h' rgr'i,u',r-.
,yeu. THIS IS the first ~,ci'ruf - the
ind ih.; ever occurred ou tals Like IN
which there was any serious loss 90! Hie. and
he Superior wouId. probably, have reached
irand Island III safety htd not be' rudjer
arled, where ,he could have lain in perfect
aie,y rom any storm from any quarter. 1t
supposed by many that Lake Superior is .
he worst of all the hikes in a storm, yet
uch is not the case, it can be traverssd