Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-14

ARRIVAL OF THE IEoN CIrY.-The propeller
Iron City arrived on Saturday morning, bringing
from the Cliff Mine lsi masses copper, 100 bbls.
do, iota! weight being 4S6.s23 lbs; from Phoenix
Copper Co, bbls-s,I5 ,I5s lbs, and some fish and
hides. She leit Ontonagon on Sunday night last,
and was at detained Copper HarbOr about twenty
four hours in consequence of bad weather. She
left Marquette on Wednesday morning, and the
Sault on Thursday morning. Met the Brig Gen
Worth in the SAINT River, in a sinking condition,
having sprung leak; she was loaded with coal
1t was thought she would reach the Sault however,
before going down. The North Star was met
about eighteen miles above Whtefsh Point on
Wednesday evening. The Illinois was met in Lake
ST. Clair about three O'Clock on Friday afternoon.
The Northern Light was met thirty five miles above
St. Clair river, about seven O'Clock Friday morn
ing. No vessels were at Marquette At the Sanlt
we've the sohOoaeTs Ballard, bound up, and the St
James, bound down also brig, name not known.
The tug Eclipse was lying in the Sault River,
broken down. Quite number of vessels were
seen in Lake Superior, some upward and some
downward b, uni. The Iron City experienced a
good deal Of heavy weather on the trip both ways,
Altilousu no very CousAuGiADc AulOuAt u laAu las
fallen as yet in the Lake Superior country
The Iron City brought news of the accident
resulting in the loss of the propeller Indiana,
owned by Capt. Frank Parew of this city, the par
ticalars Of which We clip from the Detroit Aara-
fiser Of Saturday morning. When abOut forty
miles above Whiteiish Point, and some ten miles
from shore, at about eight O'Clock on Sauday even
ing. her stung box, or stern pipe, burst probably
from over heating. which caused the splitting Of
her stern post, and she Immediately commenced
filing. The crew, consisting Of seventeen men
iDcludine the captain, with the owner Of the boat
and three passengers-tweniy-One men in all
were saved by taking to the small boats. The
water made in her so FAST that she settled TO her
guards in about fifteen or twenty minutes, puttirg
out her fires. The crew, after taking to the two
small boats, attempted to tow the propeller ashore,
but as one of the boats had plank stove in lower
ing, and needed bailing all the time, they finally
len her She went down ia about sixty fathOms
water.
The crew reached the shore. eamped over night,
and the next morning rigged some sIils to their
boats and started for Whitefsh Point, which they
reached on Tuesday. The same day they were
taken on board the schooner ST. Paul. Capt.
MOsher, bound down, and reached the sault We'd
nesday evening, at which place they took the Iron
City, and arrived at Detroit on Friday afternoon
The Indiana was an old craft, having been built
some ten or twelve years since. She was owned
by Frank Parew Of Cleveland, who was on board
Of her at the time Of the accident. She was prob
ably worth about $4,000, and was insured for
ss, ,OOO--Of which s., 800 was in the North Western.
and The remainder in the Toledo Mutual, and the
Mercantile Mutual Of New York. T. c. Bancroft
had chartered her for tie season for the sum Of
5000. Her cargo, consisting Of $50 tons Of iIOn
ore from the Cleveland Mining Company, was, We
believe, also insured.