New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-14
sb,u,reek ardu.o.s Of Life en- Lake Huron.

shipwreck andII.oss Of Life On Lake Huron.
The Detroit Free Press gives the particulars of
the loss Of the propeller Troy in gale ON Lake
Huron on the night Of the 1st inst. We extract the
| following: .a=s
| There were tventy-sx persons in al aboard the
vessel at the time she fonndered, all ef whom, 50
far as known, with the exception Of tbe Fst mate
| wheelsman and second engineer, were lost. These
three % we're saved q taking yaxi that Nv, was Con-
driven, by the force Of the gale, across the lake,
landing near Goodrich, Canada. They were
brought to Port Huron on the steamer Kaloo1ah on
Thursday, and yesterday came to this city by the
steamer Ruby Frofs them we gather some details
Of the affair.
n The Troy foundered at 8 O'Clock on Tuesday
morning, about ten raies south Of Point anx
Basques. The wind Blowing terrific gale al I
the time, making complete breach over the yss-l
sci, extnguishing her fires andr very soon filing hes
The Captain was very cool and srm, and when he \
saw that the vessel must go down, made deliberate
and ample preparations for the safety of all on i
board Had his orders been strictly ebeyed the re- 4
suit would have been far diffepent- The COMPANY /
on board consisted of twenty-siS persons, Of whom
eight were passengers
When the vessel began to fill- toe Captain se-
cured the life boat, and placed the passengers,
together with the cllambernaid and first eng-
, neer in it. A quarter-boat, in lrod condition,
was assigned to the balance OF TIE crew l.e the
| Captain attending to find passage in the life-boat.
There was still yawl which was unapproprlated,
;, but which was considered unseaworthy
; In the CONSERVATION incident to the moment the
auarter-boat launched contrary to orders into
= which number of the crew sprang, Overlooking
; it and swamping it. The life-boat was then
/, launched, and the party apportioned to it taken
aboard. when, the propeller giving indications Of
! Immediately sinking, rush was made that over
loadEd the boat, and she had nearly swamped,
when the Captain drove portion of the crew
:. back In the rush, however the oars We're lost,
! and thu boat was left at the mercy of the waves.
+ When. last she was laying broadside to the
! sea- andprobably could not carry her load great
u ywllile.
The yaspl was the last boat left into which Geo.
E., Plurnley- the wheelsman, and J. c. Barber,
g second engineer, seated themselves. They, with
e the first mate, Marcus Lake, were all who were left
on board. Seeing no means Of rendering assist
II to those in the water and the propeller settling
very fast the mate got into the yawl just as the
N hull sunk. and the party were foated off. They
steer their leaky craft They found it impossible
at to make the American shore, and accordingly
so4 headed across the lake. Two of them steered,
us while the third kept busily at work bailing. The
&c boat leaked badly that 1t required constant
ne work to keep her free. and besides the sea was
re- rolling very high and they shipped good deal Of
Ell water. In this way they the lake. land
aE ing safely at bayfield,, three miles below Goderich
to about seven O'Clock in the evening, having beer
all nearly eleven hours in the yawl.
Gr- The Captain exhibited the greatest self-posses
1t sion, did the first mate and some of the othe
IN, officers, but the crew became unmanageable wit
ith freight, and refused to obey orders The passer
10 death slowly approaching and although the of
GERS attempted TO pacfy them and assured thel
, a that all would yet be WELL they only exhibited Il
ON more CONSERVATION. 1t is not probable that an
the Of them saved. The mate states that whe
XXI he last the life boat rolling about on tt
as waves, being perfectly at their mercy, its occ
to pants having means whatever to guide it.
in probably foundered with all who were in it.
ble A dispatch was published yesterday from Po
out Sarnia the effect that five additional persons ha
leir been rescued This lacks confirmation The Fo
ter Queen from Saginaw yeSterda
di- and passed very the scene of the wreck, b
SAW no traces Of the vessel or the boats. The par
., who were saved, and who came down yesterda
dav know nothing Of any other persons being save
The names OF the lost can only be ascertained
Racine, if at all, as all the books and papers of t
propeller were lost.
H. From THE CHEROKEE NATIoS-The st. Louis
publican publishes letter of the 26th ut., fir
San Talequah, C. n, from which we extract the
o of lowing: @
with On the night of the 22d Ellis Burlington was WI
Nlr; laid and murdered few miles beyond Fort Gibs
ana by McBryant, Tim Fields and Eli Smith, Buffingi
n n IN was spending the night at house, and being
that formed that some person had stolen one OF
War horses went out to about it in company witt
lula small boy but had proceeded only short distaI
nas before he shot four tines and literally ridd
4 oy with buck shot and revolver balls. He was Il
is in robbed it is said of something like hund
flag and ffty dollars His horse was taken as W
Bryant and Burlington had both at one time bee
next prison at Van Buren,, Ark, on charge of mnrt
the ING a white man by the name of Jackson, on CIR
river, in this Nation. The former is more recei
e oN from a jail in Texas. Smith is one of the pers
efend who under arrest at Tahlequah during the
cali of VIM. Grimmett, and was the murderer OF JaI
and Failing INT for which he was acquitted in F
Ii de- T6str;ct Fields il a brother of John McFie
| and lately hung in Illinois District, and has one or
mas charges of murder hanging over him, The par
bring | are iii violent and dangerous men, but have
n the ! vet heen arrested They all richly deserve
'n, galOws.
Ek' Thore are here at present considerable mum
], of Indians on visit to their Cherokee broth
~, including Osages, sauks and Foxes, and numl
III of the st. Regis tribe from New York and Cans
date The first named, it is supposed, are simply
made begging expedition while the Others would lik
te, 50 secure homes among the CherOkees.
rned.
ckles INDIAN OuTRAGEs. The Americus Sent
at the fprool.rrdoe county No estimates that tive
'N one emigrants have been killed during the last
force weeks by the Indians on the Santa Fe route.
exists also says there were three weekly mails from
~ ~ Fe which had not arrived at Council Grove on
yers urday, I'D ult, the last one being due on the
ing of that day. The only probable reason
efend ther deav is trouble with the Indians on the re
nptly. ->>>-
,heros SHOCKING MrRpER..-In' the Leavenworth
,,,;,o we find the following: =.z
Of our Mr.. VIM. Harpole, living on the Cottonw
,ncing southern hallsas, SOME hVe ines lion ~ a.
oldblooded manner. He called him iron
house, shot him five times, and then hung the
Tho less body on the corner of the house. After
49, ~ petratng this horrid deed he delivered himse
~ W. to the authorities, but subsequently made OIL.
alosues >>~----
taonsh' TIE FALL OF lS59.-No one can doubt thf
nv fully prepared to meet the cxigence of the
of So 80 after seeing his advertisements pu
morning and they do set forth simple fact which
spacious drygoodscrie II and IA Chartres street. is
crnmmed with immense store of dry goods n'erch
article of which cannot pretend to pnicunrize
spos leading items justice should have to coi,l
III DC Us times as space could properly in the
ta e crowded columns is unnecessary tof
tam m moi merchants advertisement here to tell its own stoI
ncipc ~ nat tho many thousand lady readers the
er 'a it's details nvy large proportion of them strlF
se aes line Todds dry goods emporiums If they do IN
liner inc only old and well beaten track which yfat
ehce trod before them this favoGie shopping resort
popular >----
nothing FASHION ABLE CLoTHING.-WhoeVer wants 10
MI trunk his person decorated clothing which will add to tn
hs"p mental effect his person. would attire himself i'll nea
10 fitting and durable garments, comfortably adapted for
the envols rgors the winter climate can ench be graft
calling at the clothing of N. c. Foger Son. for tilt
goods everybody their means and their pecuhar
~ Planters in the interior supply their plat
nll read -, .a.,,.u,,.s tsrp,s .t the store of
ITS Of the ~ . a r,s.n,.nt ,ve dir.ct their at
l6 Canal fe'ee ' "