Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-05

CotpsioS oT rHr PaorrLLrn MitwAuEEE
AND THE soHooSER .. ". TifrANy-FuE LivHs
Losr The telegraph he's already announced
that the propeller Milwaukee end the schooner j.
H. Tiffany collided In the Straits Of Maclnac on
Monday night last, BY which both vessels were
sunk and Eve Of the crew Of the schooner lost
their lives. The crew Of the Milwaukee and the
survivors from the Tiffany errlve1 ct Detroit on
Thursday afternoon on the propeller Free State
Capt. Rounds From the Detroit papets Of FRI
day we obtain the following particulars Of the ter
terrible disaster. The Advertiser says
II occurred on Monday night, tast Of Big Beav.
sr leland, about four miles northwest Of skilga-
lee rock. The propeller was bound from Miiwau-
kee TO Buffalo with a cargo Of wheat, -four and
produce. The propeller Free State was running
in company with her. Tue Tiffany was bound
from oswego to Chicago with cargo Of railroad
iron. When first discovered, her course was
about northwest, on tact directly across their
bows. The Free State being between her and the
Milwaukee the lights Of the latter and the schoon-
er were not seen by each other. As soon as The
schooner was discovered BY the Free State, her
engines wtr5 reversed, by which she escaped a
| collision. In the excitement naturally attending
the oecu rence, the crew Of the schooner did not
see the Milwaukee, although making directly for
her. Those on the propeller, supposing Of course
that they were seen, aud that the vessel would
change her course, put the helm to slarboard in
order to pass under her stern. But the schooner
kept on her course, and thus they came together
with tremendous shock. The schooner was
struck square nearly abreast the ioremast, by
which she was badly sha tered, In getting cle,r
Of the propeller she swung round upon the latter
cutting hole 10 her bows and she rapidly filed
! Her crew ana pass, ngcrs, the whole numbering
about thirty, launched their boats, and had nc
more than made their escape In safety when she
went down They were taken on board the Free
State. The schooner on getting clear Of the pro-
peler, headed directly for Skillagalee As she was
last hlipg, the canvass was taken down aud
drawn under ia the hope Of stopping the leak
but this wal OF little or no avail As her sinl1iug
was inevitable the attention OF the crew was dl
reoted to the small boat which, upon examination
was found TO have boen so badly stove in the col
lision as TO be useless. The vessel, In the mean
time, was sinking, and most OF the crew sough,
safety in the rigging but before they had all gain
ed this precatiUus refuge, the water rushed in q
perfect food over the bulwarks The mate was
drawn under With the sinking craft but rose e
tue surface, aud managed 20 grasp piece OF wood
10 which he held for short time, when, SEEING
the mainmast standing out above the water, be
swan 10 II. Already several Of the crew were
cinging 10 it, and becoming Ovetburdenel = il fin,
ally broke. Tuey all made next for the foretopmast
which the captain, first mate aud three men sue
ceedcd in elching, The water closed over the sink
ing forms Of the other FIVE The former i've lash
ed themselves 10 the rigging, where they remained
until taken OIL by The Free State. which hat
started in staIch Of them as soou as the crew o
the Milwaukee had been secuted safely on board
When found they were almost completely exhaust
ed WIN cold and fatigue having been in the water
about au hour, which seemed to them almost al
| age. Capt Rounds aud his crew, of the Free
State, miustertd to their wants ia The most kind
ard assiduous manner
The crew Of the steamer consisted Of ten men
OF whom five were saved These were NJ onto
Turner, the captain, Joel Turner, first mate; AN
Frederic Mellon, John NJ. Smith aud Henry Mer
rtt, sPamen.
Tue following is a list of the lost
Henry L. Graves, second mate; from West Har
wch, Barnstable Co., Mass. He was siuge ma
about "a years OF age.
William Thompson, cook; negro from Chat
ham, G. w.
George Smith, seaman; o Norwegian by birth
but hailmg from Chicago. lie was an unmarIie
man, tOrty-hve years OF age
James Swail, seaman; from TaylOF's Point
few miles north of Chicago. lie was an unmar
ried ma twenty one years OF age. lie was en-
gagged TO be married to young lady at Chicago
and the wedding was TO take place On the teTmi
nation OF this voyage.
John LuptoD, seaman an Englishman by blrtl
but having no regular home. He last hailed from
Halifax N s. lie was unmarried and about 2
years Of age.
The Milwaukee was owned by the America
transportation Company, aud was worth abou
$50 900 The Company are Their own insurer
and this is The third heavy loss they have met wit
this season. Her cargo is believed TO be fully il
sured.
The j. II. Tiffany was first class sehoOn,
owned by Baldwin and Johnson, of Oswego, NeY
York She was worth $4,000 aud was Insure
4 for Sc 900 in the Northwestern, Of Oswego, N. J
t15- The Grover q Baker gives better satisfa
tion than any other sewing machine made
n-nuzIzAursz