Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-10-02
Terrible Steamboat Disaster on
Lake Michigan.

| "A NttNhITan
re, -'A'oAAi5 al
! Inc Stcan'''oat Niagara was burned on Lake
Michigan ON the 9th A despatch saws:
The Niasor, left r,ll;n,.,,.,oa ~ D NJ -,
Momiav Min Lctw.rn IA and ~ rosan,,ors !.
% lejt the Lo,t ~ Ah,hovr,n ,sbare eLe
arrived nj . p Al rcsterdo7, Wbon t,.o
hours out from Shehovean. the passengers dis,
covered fire issn;no fren ia ond;no room and
in few moments the whole CABIN was in
flames.
The widest constcrnntion followed The
boats were lowered and all filed, but capsized,
except ono containing 20 passengers
Numbers jumped overheard and were in
stantlv drowned.
Steamer Traveller went to her assistance, and
the following passengers were saved by her;
Harvey Ainsworth, Royalton, Vt j. b. Cur
It's, Steubcn New York; Henry Luce Washing
ton. Vt ; Hill j. Locke, Waterbury, w.. Hen
ny Locke, do; DR. s. IL. Allen, Concord N
II.
Three dead bodies, unknown are at Port
Washington all women Ono has rlns
marked IN D G.
The Niagara had very heavy freight which
by the propclhr Illinois.
Several sailing vessels picked up mn ny pas
sengers. ,,,.
ihe propeller LIMOS bound down, also
Shchov .ap
A life boat at Port Washington rescued TWEEN.
e W pgISo"S' WHOSE i'neS nave 'o' oec'' re-
Geo. Haley, clerk of the NIAGARA is SUD-
posed 10 DC lost co ;.
There Is rv,ror IN tb" " o;t u'' ths tor,oon
that the fire was the work OF an nccndiary.
II Is stated thai inmedMteIy after the. fire was
dlscovcfd II keg Of powder exploded, blowing
WV T T. tirs, ~ Every uisoc',on ,os
Later inhibition 70 tbos, vrov;ooslv 20.
ported, arc known to be saved Nj Dsyipp.
Boston j. Miller, Chicago Edw. Lane, J.
Collins, D, Lyons, Cornelius Dryer, Of Montre-
al "A. a. Mckay, residence unknown.
Almon Atwood and wife of Charlotte, Vt :;
NJ. j. Clark, steward, Buffalo; Hon. ] e.
Macy OF Wisconsin Harvey Ainsworth of Roy
alton w. three Children father, and sister in
law
iD' -'e e "F''a a,, Is informed '''"' COM
INQUIRE n'1N"'' wa ifo''S'ucs' VINO mas
e Dee r IL lifelong Democrat has lately declared
wi f'o''o''''
aeSpa.cn from New orleans says" rost oc-
Cured at Nlckhurgh Miss on the 24th,
The Republican majority in this State is doab-
lie the vote Of tbe-..n,lno democracy
r' NU''''
%" .'N''' -i''1' "''"' Ao'0y' was coh
,O'0 y, ''t'''"' ~ ''' 'V00''' 'e'il Vi 'ne
oo""'y Oo"r'' anu "pP'l'ol up 10 Ih9 > 'pF'Me
Court oh the young man S case the jury conl-
dasr,tcb from wosb;on.on rho.. ::
No tr,,t, ~ Lo'n.,,an,a 'r" a"ys wv Il
s,s m,Jo ~ tbo ronorto1 n,,Las G' ''V 20 G &C.,"
smith that ,he nrps;dent Las ordoroa .,oUe
poSequi to be entered in the cases of the
Free State prisoners.
Recent official odv;oos Gon Gov co..,
ond Can Sn,;,L 49,, ;uoa;.al :, I.,:.e . VI
order viii Soon he ,o,,orda IN Kanoo o' u ,uI
their octior thns far moots w;,h tha oo ~;,>
annrov,l If thc adn;n;stro+;on WV W. ~"
''f " ~ '''' ''''''
"A letter to the republican, dated Westport
'n' says UoV, weary ~ the mead OF sever
of Gan Tano ,,;th H. Jo. 4"u 5o::c ~ '0'o'
rost h; - ho Wv" "o T.'oi '''"'or W ar
'os' ni'" :, ~ Is III Tue meffiIoFy. lie was
e" To|ee lor NEBRASKA. Inc Pro-Siavery par
ty were taking measures to thoroughly organ
ize for the election on the first Monday in DC
tober.
Tho M,,obos4Or TT Aou;
Thono "aYona ~. 49, 4A"0'' va 'ayN
- hn''0 10 I" 'epUf' very current on the stree
THIS morning that cx-Gov. Noah Martin o
Dover is IN favor OF Fremont.
Tho NJ V r.,...;. O.
Inv ~ l. 0o"'Se/ n, ~ i1"4"1Ie'' Pugl'SneS
'ouer from senator tlsh OF Ne" YORK II
which he lepudIates Fillmore and gives hi'
reason for supporting Fremont.
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The General Conventln Of the protestan
Episcopal Church in the United States, which