New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-23
INCIDENTS or THE DISASTER on
LAKE ERIE.

c Jordan esq, gives The Chrelaud Herald the
following il cidents Of the terrible CASUALTY:
Among the lady pasaeI GER b! the Northern Indana
was Misc Jenn'Dte Uf Waveil! ~ young lazy who
hao been attending school IL Philadelphia, aid
returning home ward UNATTENDED. She was anoog the
lost. Wb'n the Mississippi came near, young
wOmsn wbs seen banging BY th" ropes over the bow,
nearly reaching the water W lie 20 clDgiog to save
enc soon struck the you wonans iand-, lore .'ng
CT bold Ste saIk INTO The water, AID rose 10 moe.
1T was not known ahether the MN VITO the ,use
Of ib result aware that another untOrtuc ate Wa
cgipg for lft to the same rope.
Al Iith woman Ieme1 Biicget Glynr, with her four
ch:ldtn on b, AID he boiIiDg boat. She threw
her cllldnn the youIgest Of "bom was nuis'og
infant, into the water, aud then followed then- She
main Ia ned the mott admirable presence OF mind, aud
while SUI tainrg herself from sinking, SHE preserved
all four of Der little from oroSong ins'ruc, pg
them how to keep up ond ra'sitg them as often
they sank. One was drawn under snd passed over by
n sn ell boot from the Mississippi. The mo hsr, ~
soon the boat pessed by cadght sight Of head,
and graspipg It the air. drew up The chit her eldest
The other and four ohdreu are nmopg those saved.
They were Oh the way to 10 husband and father al
Chic.g 60.
Mrr Akroyd, lady tmigratipg 10 the West recent
" lI,m 1t giaIo saveo AID was the oily sdtSi-
yer Of be party, which incluoe1 her father, mother,
LnsbaI al q two CHILDREN None Of the property aud
money belonging to the femiy was saved the father
ano usbsLd taviIg their fntGs III colo sscued 10
belt aosnd the ptrsons Mrs. A., We are inforn,d,
as 50 BIZ her situation, ana the loss OF her
l,e1e-, that III became :nsahe.
DR.. Nlms aid wife If Tuly, Oootdtga County,
were saved but lost lbe OLiy CHILD ooy ot years
lie hicke off piece Of oak from the feodeIs OF the
boat AID threw it int the water, telling bis wis that
when he hod jumped Gown bnd ger 1oli at toe sack
sle shuui ia throw To hin the boy. On grsspiog his
float lie fouI that il woulc moi susta him. OF a.
count of its Ceusity, and he could lot maosye II.
His life threw her little N o'erb ard, telling tin to
trust 10 Iii. father for safety. The lad clolg to h's
fathers neck with sO stioDg claep that It reary
Cd him, bnth 0eu N 0pr
Feeling he must loosen the hold Of hs Guild, or )th
perish, he nncasptd the ann, II the hoy, aud gave
BIN push intending TO tun at once and hold nun III
safety Bat the ubfutunate child at once went down,
and VS. dIow1cc. The father and mother were ssvrd,
ana lament 10 mos, affecting guef, the los OF helr
darling aud oly chid. Aucthef physician IS savel,
with his WIFE, and lost his on! 800.
MIR Joseph +. Presley, of Frankfort lrdisns was
smol the drowpec. lie had Oh fe-pre~erver, bat
was il and ds ipg with consumption, aud could not hep
himself. He war NAL mucn respected Ill hcne-s
lawyer ard e. ltOr.
them.
hcideIts psrtakipg of the humorous, occurred even
in tie MIDST Vt this awful scere. One man came upon
deck with bic bands full OF money ,sbd h's wstcn hang
ro by ito guard chain upon his arm lie wae 10 grea.
d,s,r :, TO knc what he oh uo d" with those things
Do tel - be cried, " what | shall 90 WIN my mo
Ley p He told that be must lot tank o, hSvlus
bis hands burdened with bic DID, OF no would De oe
lie was still be wdered by the excitement VI me us
Finally h. threY his watch ov.rb ard, and put MS g"u
in bis rocket young lad who was stripped to JUMP
in "a the watch flying, sprang after II, Catching o
bis ann b. fore it IeacttO the water. DE hung IL
around his neck, and being gooi swimmer kept ahoat
until taken up. He was rewarded By the owGer, VINO
was saved, with $40.
Just pre- vious to the breaking out OF tue IRE, ana
before any thought of such dir aser had been eaed,
on Of the pa serge who ha, il hs stateroom sen
of II orey-sone So 000-wen and took iron the ptck'
ace about halt the amount, aud Pot 10 his Poche'
hen the alarm Of FIRE gwen h. founc II inPo1si-
BID TO reach his slater uId the boaLee vas oes'
He could hot .xplsn to himself why be took p'Tion
cf the oney, or why he should h,ve taken an; Of II
ut the time he did. II suggestion OF be nilu.
which come ipvoluntarly and without apparent cause
-one of those ncompreheusoe things f,r which there
u DO explanation. a, ~.
The DetroH 1f1uGe Of Friday, relates tht follow
pg incidents
There was Oh the i'll fated steamer Northern indal;
one mother with four chilcren. Satisfying hefoe
flat the destruction of the boat Inc vaoie ena
that the wide waters Of the lake was the d<rne' sn
almost hopeless resort, the Loble woman coony sa'
her ewes about for the beet security for her ouI n.I
opts ard Lsrseb. Looking oy.r the side OF Tue soe
she saw table floating near by. Quickly sGe car 4
lated the chances. Then, bincng three OF her oIu
d,en TO bersen sbe gently lifted the fourth over .ae
ride of the vtsstl aud dropped him into tns 'ane,
rectipQ hun to keep still suc boat on the 49,
Hnyin; dOne ths ehe nextJumPed ITO the ~s'es
etif with her three little ones 10 'ew moe1 sa
sti.ed the floating table. placed her TIRE d "nS
prp L. tbtu sought and secured Ter fsurn cnna' s