Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-20


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The LAKE SUPEr lOR DIsAsTER-rIgTY LIVE
LOST
We have alrcs iy publshed under oar telegram h,.
oei account OF the -struction of the steamer San,
nor and tho rs of LIE aendan, thes<oa Ths aollo.,n
details wb oh ". copy from the Lake Suoeror Joor.
give To- account "a the u,eiancholv ratastr,phe
ii'f rto Lake Superior has been devoid Of those dir
c'la mites which have been the terror f Tho lo,.r IL a.
br ~e are atla~t called upon IN record ths To- M an,
our noble steamers together with ,h- cargo and most
her passengers and crew The steamer Sup.rior IA.
Saul ST Marie on We iprav th,. Goth ult aud soon !,
ter entering the Lake the Wind commenced bo~inr frs
from the Northwest raising heavy sea
TLe bost ma. Ia. st,rn, IA, aud
for Grand Island where She could il IN s,ty She H.,
nearly reached the island when her rudder pated AM
| she was lett TO the mercy of the waves
The engine was kept at work with the hone that ali
might make the lee OF the island and thus e saved Blu
she soon round ino the trough of the sea ~Lc,
rendered her still more unmanagrabie and rssked he
timers an that sb,. s,.,n -nrug ..k TIL. .,,,ros ~,
still kent NJ work until the water nut The 6rs out n,
the meantime the boat drited towards shore and abou
y o'clock she struck on the man land little east o
Grand Island, off Pictured Rocks at the place kpowr
| as the big cave.
The anchors was thrown over some time before with
the hone that they would touch bottom and hold her
but the water is very deep at this place and they did moi
take hold until Just before she struck The frst sea tina,
up after she struck, parted the anchor chain and
carried her further the rock the second sea swept her
csbin OF and the third one dashed her in pieces All
this occupied time than IL has taken us TO relate H.
By the aid of the boats and fragments of the wreck
small portion of the passengers ard crew were saved
They speak in high OF the efforts made by Captain
Johes the boat attribute her solely TO the
giving ~ay Of the rudder.
.. INCIDENTS.
The snow falling last during the night rendering
It intensely cold and slippery upon the deck 80 dark
that 10 impossible " discern anything. Capt Jones
in ascending the pilot house. slipped aud TELL brusng
himself severely. yet he relaxed not his efforts in the
least. At another time, while standing the gang
way, heavy swept him overheard but fortunately il
returned and brought him back, but length he
~atery grave His body was found by the survivors
daghI having been washed ashore before the other b
dies were From this fact 1t was thought that he
nave nearly reached II alive
Mr.. Ernst the porter, informs US that Captain Jones
came nio the cabin where he Was sitting and said Boys
want you 10 SICK TO the boat as long as there is any
hhs 'e OF hcr ths is the fourth boat have lost, but
snail not probably 10 another II any OF you get ashore
! Ssn you 10 go ana ten my mother that done all
cou'u 10 save the boat That he did do all he could
"e." Is no douoI
ihe IS. engineer MI: stephen Ceolahar, to whom We
e 'o' most OF tne paucnias gwen, informs Us
.N' u vas win uimeu''y ne vas saved lie went hom
u,e uveh tnt"usn 'ne eanin ana met the chanbemad,
VINO aneu nun ne could not save her he said he would
lucy "e'' a' 'v "heeihouse 10 the ya~l boat, IN
"" ~ were seA'cu Two auieS'
iney naaseu 70 get u ahnat but 1t soon eapsred in
e SUI ana all were lost except himself aud he hardly
NV nc ea"e y" suore. 0has Ernst tue porter,
~ "epeu s'n ss'ore' ou' ~as mueh bruised oy the
US s "'os auu AZ lAs' me hie BOAT struck him on