American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-08-26
Particulars Of the Los Of The steamer
TeIegr1ph on Lake Erie.

ACAct ArA On AftaAc GNAcs
Ftcm the Cleveland Plain Dealer we
caPy the following account Of the loss Of
ths steamer Telegraph on the night of the
si. II sayt: About midnight the wind
blew perfect gale. bowling between the
decks melancholy whistling dirge-the
ran descending IN torrents-tbe forked
hghtni0gs flashing ia continuous sheets,
and frequently in molten sireaks--the
thunder bursting ia terrific peals, ard, ofteb
in grating. sharp. sudden craek& Al is
minutes past twelve. in tle midst of this
war ol the elements. the night being pitch
dark, the unfoT,unat collision took place.
The shock was terribls--the timber and
plssikaeltnm strmtea STERN tFemblssi fora
lew seconds. like person in an sgue fit.
AS soon as the boats separated, Capt.
BaEr5W rushed forward 20 asceraiH theSa-1
m9yE5Pf damage. but unfortunately sium..
bed inD The tent made by tteic6llisipR,
where he Eonld inevitably Lave ,psrished
bad not his cries for assistance been heard
" One 6fthe passsngeefs.S = Tliis was a mo.
mert, of dilirium ana confusion, and Of
thrilling despair. Never can. I fOfpet The
fIDprcs sion made upomms byathe wild up.
roar Of The elements, the sinking stale Of
i'eat, lie caeayereus and, despsiring looks,
Yaillng lsobbipg aud leres' of distracted,
ippidiiQg female. The half-paked and ite-
Ytdersd male passengers running, 10 and
trp,. rel ykaqging Ehat lo do or where 10
gpitfQms she impepdinE danger. The fouie
s7ssqsf .Ssst enough to shake the trayeq
II.
The Sawl and life boat being launebsd,
Ssft, b, tue elder, gave strict orders 10
PIT tAel lismelcsjn tho > boats fast. This
clly was altended 10 By Geo. Barrow. the
sngineeB who executed the order in, q
Rtanl5 styls, ~ ds 6ance OF ;ihe sel6shness
Ella eYpzys cowardly opposition Of three OF
legrslwho were exerling their utmost en-,
GIg,es, 10 befof with The boat and to- leave
Ihe rssl efthe passengers to their fate.-
;slfe- salvation Of all the passsngers in the
lte sogtiS owing altogether, under ProYi-
deuce 70 abe manly courage aud deter
mlaedaexerueps ptlhise Geo, Barrow, Il
the peril ofshis own safety, All being
Howit the bOatexcepl Capt. b, his father
ApdaeneiSE Two more, George ordered the
h0aiftp rsmainlalong side until he, should
hlng them the,oa but the inaanthe was
goue. the boat was let loose by an indivfd-
y = teHlhsd almost into Q maniac, 10 the
mercy OF the raging billows for ,four, long.
,dlsary AMI perilOus hours, without Dnrs,
lpdder Or compass, every soul drenelred
10 tte, skin with the rain and spray of the
conflicting billows, and expecting every.
swell to swallow or swamp the boat and
'ead lhetrlexls lenCe. hrh Hg.-,y,r,g ~
Capt. Richard Barlow and his father,
wthlGeos b., the engineer, re mtined will,
thq boat until il sank fran ,undeF, them
swliee took placssbetween IS and 40 min
ntes after the collisions these were the,frst
saved from a wateEys grave shya The long
boat Of The schqontr Marquette, the passive
and ilDooeni eiuse .ofour disaster While
the elder Capt. B. wss struggling withthe
Thglaglbilpwss his New Foundland dog
kept SWIMMING close by his side. frequent.
ply placing bis nose beneath the chin of his
,lnasiers ~ keep hislhead above water--no-
Ole dog!-and continued TO do SO until
picked up by the sehooner's boat. When
thsse,weyo picked up by the the schooner's
ipoatd When these We're safely on board
,9ltAe, schooner, the boat ihme lately 70
lnrned to the reliefols the yawl and life
boat AM after giving them. a line, towed
them ssfIys along side of The Marquette.
~ hen,i all, without the loss Of soul, we,e
taken on board by the cxerlions of the
tCaptaip ofthe crew. "a = ,ggd i,a as"5
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