Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-27
A Fishing Boat Cs psized- Three Mon Lost
Noble Conduct oftho CT 'ew of tho Trav-
ollar


The steamer Traveller, which arrived at her
dock Yesterday, brings the dings of u sad dsas-
ter which occurred about tel niles due east from
Milwaukee daring tho severe flow ON Tuesday
night.
A fishing boat named the Ere derrick Iessng left
Milwaukee at I o'olook on TUESDAY morning
manned by N crew of eight men Charles Moer
Frederick LEASING, William Pahlcr, Cornelius
Meier, Frederick Welt, John iubncr Manrits
Bolster and another whose first d anne frcer-
lex. Ills last name was unknown by our intor-
nlants.
Yesterday morning. about oc. 'ock, they star
ted home. The lake at that time was very smooth
and there wins NO little wind that they scarcely
dritcJ. All hands asleep bel ,w. with the
exception OF the helnIsman. At o'clock sud
den light squall from the northwest struck them.
aud instantly the boat was caIHzcd. All hands
spranE 10 tho deck, nLd chung to the hull, mnsts
and spnrs.
Tho storm gradually increased in fury until it
blew Amos, violent gale, aocompnn, Il with tho
most terrific thunder and vivid light ming. The
lake WAS dashed into fury, aud every wave broke
over them. But still the, chung with the energy
of despair to their frall floating ark. S,un one oi
their number whose name unknown 10 them,
was washed Oh aud lost. Les-ng was several
times washed of. but seized by the s,ron < arms of
ons Of tho othcrs. But exhaust ion ovcrc Amo him,
aud he died in one Of his comrades arus. Ills
co,nrade still held him, unwilling that ms body
should lind watery grave. All through hc dark
ness Of that long night, long 1t was them .re day
break appeared, they chung TO their boat.
Yesterday morning several vessels passed them
but they were too far "f Ia them. The Lady
Elgln als, passed them, but did not obscry" them.
Another one Vi their number. Cornelius Meier
WAS fast failing. His comrades cncourn ged him
to hold on. At 10 clock, after being III tho WA
ter eight hours, the steamer Traveller hove sight
on her way south 10 Chicago. She pc receive ed
them and made for the spot. The sea wa still
running wildly, and 1t was dangerous to venture
out in boat. But danger was not Ia be thought
OF when human liyes were at stake 4 boat was
lowered, and Capt. Swcnc, formerly OF the Plan
ct, who was ON board; George Buthn first ma tie;
Henry White, second mate, and john Dconnr d.
steward, manned it, and made their way To the
wrecked boat. After much excriion they sue
ceeded in picking them nil off aud getting til EN-
safely aboard the Traveller
,'on arriving At her dock DR. McVicker was
sent for to attend Meier who was fast ia,ing.-
Nothing could be done for him. however and at I
O'Clock last evening he died
Frederick -. who was lost overheard, was
All unmarried man. and lived in Milwaukee.
Frederick leasing. who died during the fatal
night. was left nj Racine He has wife and six
children living in Milwaukee.
Cornelur Meier also belonged to Milwaukee,
and leaves wife and four children. His wife
is "A widow for the second time her former husband
having been lost upon the lake Chicdgo Journal
dug 10.