The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-19
WRECK OF THE STEAMER SUPERIOR on LAKE
sUPERIoR.-THIRTY-Ely LIVES LOST.

WRECK OF THE STEAMER SUPERIOR on LAKE
Observation-Disclosures LIVES LOST.
The Lake Superior Journal Of tie sh instant gives the
suhjoined account Of this terrible disaster:
Hitherto Lake Superior hAs been devoid Of those dire
caAraes which have been the Of the lower lakes
last called upon 70 record the loss Of of
our noble steamers together with the and Of
her passengers and The steamer Superior ef sAut
Ste Marie Wednesday, the 2sth alt, and AfteT
entering the lake the wiad commenced blowing fresh from
the northwest raising heavy The boat weather
ing the storm bravely, and making for Grand island
where she could lie in safety She had nearly reached the
island when her rudder parted and she Was left to the
mercy Of the waves
The engine was kept at work with the hope that she
might make the lee Of the island and thus be saved But
she soon swung round into the trough Of the which
rendered her stn unmanageAble and rAcked her
timber that she sprung aeAk The engines were
s kept work until the water pat the fires cut In the
mean the boat drilled toward shore and about three
O'Clock she struck on the main Land little Of Grand
island, Of Pictured ROck' At the place known a. the
he anchors were thrown over some time before with
the hope that they would touch bottom and hold her bat
the is very deep Al this place and they did not take
bold until just before she struck The rrst that came
Up Aer she Eruck parted the anchorehain and earned
her furthr On the rock the second swept Der cabin OF
and third dashed Der in pieces All this occupied
less time than il has taken 70 relate II By The aid Of
the boats and fragments Of the wreck small portion OF
the passengers and saved They speak il high
terms Of tie Efforts made BY Capt Jones 70 The boat
and attribute her loss sOle! 70 the giving way Of the
ruddsr
ycEDExrG
The snow vas falling fast during the night rendering
il intensely cold ard slippery uPoa the deck and % dark
that il vas impossible 70 discern anything Capt Jones
i Ascending The plothouse slipped and fell bruising
himself severely. yes be relaxed his Efforts IN the least
al another time, while Standing near the gNngwsy,
heavy swept him overheard but fortunately, Il
tarned and hroaght him back bot At length be met
watery grave his body found BY the survivors At
daylight having been washed ashore before The Other bo
dies we're From this fact II was thought that be mast
bsve nearly reached il alive.
Mr. Ernst the porter informs that Captain Jones
into the cabin where be stung and said: Boys
want you 70 stick the boat long there any thing
len Of her This il the fourth boat have lost bat shA
not probably lose another. If any Of yoG get ashore
vAnt you 10 20 and tell M mother thai did all oOuld
the boat That be did do al be could there Is
no doubt
The hrst engineer, Mr. STEPHEN CooIahan to whom we
are indebted for Of tie particulars given informs
that Il vas with dfculty that be saved he vent
um s deck through The cabin and met the eh&mbermEid
who ased him Il be could bert he said be would
Aee They went afr the wbsshDuse the yawl-boNt IN
which were seated two ladies They managed 70 get II
sHoat bat Il soOn cNpszsd il the surf ard al lost
eHoept himself and be hardly knew bow be Ashore
Chnrfes Eusr the porter attempted 70 swim ashore but
vas much bruised BY the hoang inhsr and a. last hs
He-boAi struck him the bead Injurng him severely
but be managed 70 grasp The boat and washed ashore
with several Others
The nsrf morning nothing Wa visible bat the wbesls
which being strongly made and anchored fast By the
Eine and heHvy machinery, had not teen swept sway
rpon tbese were clrginE the bodies Of
Amorg them the two clerks and hs hrst saloon Keeper As
they bat Tires four rods from shore thefr cries
could be beard distinctly calling those shore
With the hoG~snd them But this impossible
the surf beating the rocks would have EwNnped good
boat almost instantly and those that were washed ashore
were almost like The EreaEner-a wreck
Ore bv enc they dropped OF rto the water until Al
zone The seen. Il described rninul beynnd 1eBcrir
ton the survivors within speaking distance yet
Without The power render svsncs TIE saved suffer
"a extremely from cold, and les bruised
Three davs thev were weather bound and Only th
but rock bouua too the hlu this point sesy
three hundred feet and almost psTpcndcuAr, FrseatnE
an inpmssahe barrier.
At tbs time the go subsided Eucisnay for them 10
reach Grand sAud They patched MP the boats ard start
Cd going part Of the way land and p1r water Two
boys died On THE var from exposure The saved vsrr
chance threw o. sh0rernw vegetables rAsns and -four
being the principal articles
LIST or TIKI aAvED-Josspb Davis hrFt mate Stephen
Cooahsn gt engineer Augustus Ksnses carpenter jas
Barney watchman flamenco Gamer deck hAnd Henry
Chandler, fireman; John Dolsn- deck hand Andrew Pal
sr deck hand, David C0rbit deck sweep; Charles Ernst
porter; John Butcher, fireman: A. J. Foster RdwArds
burEh Csss county passenger hugh shelby, Detroit pas
ssngsr Zimmerman, passenger Geo. Piper, do James
Lvr or rHE 1os4-Capt Hsrzm J. Jones, master Of tbe
Superior Dstroit: william Norris clerk Chicago; Wm.
Robinson, second clerk, Indiana Hsnry r. White,
ard JEFF Warner saloon keeper, Chicago william saloon
keeper Detroit Max second engineer Buffalo. James Nc
GlauuhIin wheelsrnan. Thomaa7 whsslErnan: James
Henneny, deck hand Alexander fireman George Davis
deck band henry Barnes second mate harriet chamber
maid Barney Smith sruman John Smith fireman, Pat
rick Curisy, dsck band Csrsv, deck hand Alsr Wsris
colorrd waiter; Thomas Wsris c0lored waiter Stephen
Winters ard four sisters passengers Superior; Mrs Ben
nett and Tires daushtsF pAsssugsrs o5ionagon AsTga
siu.0n Indianapolis Indiana William Rowe passenger
Rohsrt o0lcrsd cook Burd, ooorsd sailor; John -,
oolorsd hrsmsn
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