Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1856-10-02


party there.
We got the following further particu-
lars last night by the -4rctic::
PoRr WAsIIINGToN, Sept. %, 1856.
Editors Of tSe3ltj31e1:
GENTS. You doubtless before this
have the news in detail Of the burning
Of the steamer Niagara, yesterday, off
some to ) miles from this place. /
Will therefore send you nothing more
than Capt. Miller's statement to me,
with description Of the dead left here
last evening by the Propeller Illinois
and the Steamer Traveller. These were
three ladies and one gentleman, all of
whom will be inferred here to-day One
lady about 80 or 80 years old, fair com
pleXion, 5 feet inches i'll height, rather
| tieshy, 3 or ! upper front teeth gone.
! Had ON a dark brown Chambra or Du-
baize dress, figured lace collar and black
velvet ribbon on her neck, gold breast
pin with form Of leaf, studded with
brilliants, gold finger rings, one mark
ed J. G. NJ. and one Y. 5. d., also
coral ring. Had in pocket TO dress, one
penknife, and linen handkerchief.
One IS or 80 years old, large size, 5
feet 7 inches high, rather coarse features
and dark complexion, with black hair Il
little gray on the forehead. Dress a
dark drab chambra, with satin stripes
and buttons in front, white crotehet or
open worked cotton hose and. black
CATERS, and wore ear rings. Had in
dress pocket, pair gloves, paper pins,
and a fine ivory comb, and had in a
pocket III her skirts some $500 in gold
coin and bills. Was said to have Il gen
tleman in company with her on the boat,
supposed to have been her husband,
who was probably lost.
Another lady, some 40 years old, dark
brown hair, a little grey, upper teeth
gone; wore n dark brown chambra
dress, one grey wollen and one grey
woosted skirt, white drawers, purple
colorcd wollcn hose, light kid shoes and
rubbers, leghorn bonnet, trimmed inside
and out with blue ribbon, also had ON a
green and brown colored plaid wooden
shawl, wore gold ear-drops; had in her
pocket fine comb, pin cushion and a
linen pocket handkerchief.
A man about so years old, full size,
about #, 10 inches in height, hair al
most white, wore a blue drcss-coat,
brown doublc-breasted, wollen vest and
black pants, black silk cravat, blue wool
len hose and morocco bootees; had in
his pocket small, black, gilt-edged wal
let, with clasp, containing two 81 bills
on the Bank Of Royalton, Vermont, and
forty-one cents in silver; also small
pictured card, written in pencil on back,
the words Gas near as could make OUT
grandfather Ainsworth."
The FOREGOING persons, Capt. Miller
thinks, came on board at Colllngwood.
Yours, in haste,
NJ NJ. WHEEDON.
n. B.-The Captain does not know
the number Of passengers on board at
the time ofthe burning; thinks that there
were some sixty saved.
... CAPT MILLER's STATEMENT.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, / g
Ozaukee County,
Came before me, this 18th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1856, Capt. +. 5. Miller, of the
Steamboat Njetgara, and being duly
sworn, deposes and says; That | left
ColIingwood on the 22d inst,, at O'Clock
p. NJ. The Clerk informed me that he
had on board 105 tons merchandise and
pas senger's baggage; 81 horses and
several wagons, and about rs cabin pas
sengers. On arriving at Mackinac, we
took on six more does not know the
number Of storage and deck passengers;
the weather was fresh, northerly; ar
rived at Mackinac on Tuesday at ~
o'clock noon; left 20 minutes past 3
O'Clock 7. VI, and arrived at Two Riv-
ers about IL past 10 o'clock a. NJ, the
oath inst; on leaving there stopped at
Manitowoc about IL past eleven 4. NJ,
and landed some passengers and things;
one or two came aboard at this place |;
left Manitowoc and arrived at Sheboy-
gan, and landed Is horses, some wagons,
and quite number of passengers, and
sepso -.7qrchandise; left Sheboygan about
~ went to my
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