Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-10-03
n"r"ing Of the Ningnr".-snrthcr Pnrticu-


The Milwaukee American Of til. och contains
further particulars Of the dreadful accident IN
Lake Michigan, by Which the lives Of eighty per.
sons were lost on the steamer Niagara II i
thought the fro originated from I.ueifer matches
or other enmbustible merchandise on board The
passenger list being lost, the names Of the dead
cannot be oscrrteined. Many persisted from tin
seventy of the wcnthef,~ho might Otherwise have
been saved:
Mr.. Harvey Nnsworth, from Ravaton Wind
sor Co, Vermont. was aboard with his wife. thru
children fathcr, sister in law, with child IL
alone of all the party WIS saved They wcre IN
their way To l}arabeo in this State. near VIII Oh
plnoo he had purchased n farm ast Spring, and
was ON his way to settle. Mr.. \. wa- standing
alone on tho stern Of the boat on the hurricane
deck, when he first the smoke aud stream.
81 flame breaking through the deck. above tie
engine between the beams, lie Immediately ran
forward 10 whore his family were standing.
The cry Of fire." fire" wa immediately rails.
ed from score of voices
Men, women and children rushed on deck with
horror depicted upon ovclV conntenance and
numbers rushed to the guards and spranc shrirk-
ing into the water to be buried in their LIQUID
grves Mr.. Answer;h gathered his family
around him and unailed uncoiled the large haw>,r
at the bow, aud threw il over the guards
He then let his wife and children down. and
finally descended into the moose of the hawser
himself. and hung fast until the flames had burn
ed of the rope, and let him drop into the water
MIR. Ainsworth then go: hold Of IA boat upside
down,to which Il number Of poor drowning wretch
es were hanging in tho last agonies of death lie
thinks thut dozen persons were hanging to the
boat when he seized hold. One after another of
these dropped off, until only himself remained -
He then succeeded in getting three men (Mr
Chalmers, Of n. H.; j. Z. Kennedy. and Hugh
Kennedy in the boat with him I he four per.
sous were all finally picked up by small boat
from the schooner.
Mr. Answorth thinks that there were about
one hundred cabin passengers on board when the
boat left Sheboygan, besides n large number in
the steerage. Mr.. 4. lost all hi, baggage, aud
about thousand dollars in money
MIR. Ainsworth states that the conduct of Can
tain Miller was well calculated Ia quiet the ter
ror aud save the lives of the passengers, AMI
that he Was the last man to leave the huruln,
wreck Of his vessel
OF the pecuniary loss by this terrible disaster
we learn nothing though il caulot be less than
IRON s2oo'ooO 10 S3oOo0o; iii, nothing in com
potSen To the fearful loss Of human life
Mr.. I. ID. Westhrook. Jr., II Green BAY. was
! IN the front cabin when the alarm was given and
immediately rushed deck lie went TO tbe
] pow ot The boat, aud while standing there wa.
! approached by Hon. MIR. Macy ex member II
! congress from this state. who exclaimed ..yye ~
| lost On, God! we're lost" and Immediately tnrn
ed and went into the cabin. This was the H.,
! seen of Mr.. Macy. Mr.. We,tbraok then flfsad
his attention to his own safety. md was about In
/ Jump overheard when cry If distrts, ura far
help reached his ears from the riot. who. ensel
] "prd in smoke and 1amc. Stooa Iaanfnlv at Ii.
! post. Ferge,iul ofhi, own safety Mr.. ". nan
Ia The assistance OF the pilot, Gnd aided the Inter
in directing the steamer towards the shore.
The engine stopping few minutes after, the
two left the wheel to seek some spo, moro d,tan,