, 1859-10-25

Probably TwentF-three LIgss Lost.
FULL PARTICULARS.

report by telegraph that Eve survivors had ar.
Tired at Port Sarnia, Seems to be unfounded,
the last reports from there heipg TINT no such
persons had arrived at that port.
We gather from the Detroit and Port Huron
papers, full particulars Of this disaster, as de-
tailed to them By the three survivors, Marcus
Lake the first mate, J. c. Barton The second en-
gineer. and George Plinley, the wheelman.
These men, as our former account stated, took
leaky boat, but we're finally driven ashore,
after being at the mercy Of the waves for ten
hours, Mt or near Goderich. The following is
from the Port Huron Pres:
. The Propeller encountered a. strong head
wind until about clock on Tuesdav morning.
when the wind changed and blew gale from
the Northwest. Notwithstanding The very
lcary sea on the Lake, the Propeller weathered
the gale well until about 81 o'clock in the ulorn-
iug, when heavy sea burst in her gauEwaY
aud flooded her deck. After this every sea
hwept over her decks, until the water rising
above her weather boards, flooded the engine,
boiler and furnace, aud at quarter to o'cIock
her fires were ali extinguished, aud al o'clock
in the morning she went down.. As she sunk
hcr upper cabin parted from ler deck. auI
when last seen was nfloat.
There we're on board Of her &c persons, riz:
Vim. Rails, wife and three children, Kate Hurt-
burt, sister OF the Captains wife, two stee,age
numbering in all nineteen. The crew were as
follows: Capt - byron, Of Racine; First
Mate, Marcus Lane, Of Chicago: second mate.
"jim," belonging in Buffalo, but shipped ut
Chicsgo; first wheelsman, George F. rl1mley,
Of Detroit; second wtleelsman, name unknown;
first engineer, Joseph Kelley, Of Chicago; sec.
ond engineer; J. G. Barber, Of Chicago; cook,
Leonard, Of Chicago. Besides the above there
were SIX negro deck hands, two 1iremen and
one porter, making eighteen in oil Of the crew.
When she was found to be sinking, ,iCapt. BY
ron, with gI eat coolness mud decision, addressed
himself to the task ofsasing the passengers and
crew. His first care was for the passengers.
lie accordingly, after giving directions to the
officers witt reference to manning the boats
and Saving the crew, placed Mr. Rails, with his
wife mud ihree children, Miss uurlbust. Eliza
beth Leonard, the chanlbermaid, and Joseph
Kelly, the chief engineer, in the life boat, and
got into it himself to take the management OF it.
As she was launched q rush was nude for her
by the deck hands, and two Of them, coloreI
men, succeeded in getting into her. The pres
ence Of mind Of the Captain, however, prevent
ed her being SO filled Us to swamp her.
The captain detailed one Of his officers to take
Charge Of the only quarter boat that IVES consul.
cred ssaworthy, but she Was launched By some
Of the hands contrary to The captains direction,
with but few If the remaining persons in her,
that all were lost who got into her, unless they
were sayed on the food wood.
There was still nnother quarter boat, but she
was not seawortby. She had been passed by
the hands, probably because she was known tu
have q hole in her. J: c. barber, the End Eng.
neer, who had shipped Oh the Troy fer the first
time at Chicago, not knowing the condition OF
this boat, got into her aud loated from the pro.
pellor US she went down. He soon discovered
the hole, aud by cau'king it with his handker-
chief and bailing, he kept the boat adoat. Geo.
r. llimley, the wheelman, rcmained in this
wheel house till the propeller IVES full half under
water, when he LEFT big post, 1ung himself in.o
tood wood, to the boat in which barber was.
Marcus Lake, the 1st mate, remained on the
hurricane deck after the propeller hnd gone
down, trying to save his comrades. When he
saw that his only chance Of escape was to get
on board the boat in which sarber and l'linley
were, lie urged lis comrades TO plunge with him
into the water aud nuke for the bont but they
seemed paralyzed with fear, aud Lake jumped
from the hurricane deck. aud Sw1sn to the hunt
These u4ree drifted before the wind for lua
hours. when they fiually made the land at Blacks
Point, four miles below Gode1ich, a',out7 o'clock
in tue evening. From that place they came TO
this city by the steamer kalooRah. These arc
When thcy last saw tue wreck, three men
were on the hurricane deck, which, being part
of the upper cabin, had A0ated oil with il.
These men were a wheelman called Dan,"
the steward. Tom" and the porter, who has
wife in Buffalo They were called to several
times to jump into the water aud swim, to the
boat, but all appeals were in rain, as they
seemed perfectly parafyzed and appalled, witt,
tue awful scene before them. All Of the hal
ancc, with the exception Of the eleven in the
life boat. we're ciingiDg to pieces Of the wreck,
ortaouting upon the dIift wood,
The lift-boat WAS we'll furnished with buckets,
blankets, ETC., and was not overloaded; but when
last seen By our informaots, was half filled with
water. and q heayy sea was beating upon her
side. 1t WIS the Impression Of those from whom
nc derive our account. that the oars had been
washed away, and that the persons aboard Of
her were entirely at the mercy Of the waves-
There Is possibility that tile C.ptaiu and ten
ether persons in tho Life, boat may have drlfted
ashore and been sayed, although the chances arc
greatly against them. For the twelve persons
Who were last seen floating on the wreck there
can hardly be hope. 1t seems almost certain
that they must hare perished.
The three men-Lakc, Barber eand Plimley-
when they reached Blacks Point, were chilled
almost to death, one Of them, Barber, being up
owing deep debt Of gratitude to the people
where they landed, for the great kindness
shown them. They say that if they had fallen
into the doors Of their own fathers houses, they
could not hRye met with more kindness. They
also express their gratitude to Mayor AcDougal
Of Goderich, for his generosity in supplying
them with garments, and for other fasoss. They
siso feel uader many obligations to the Captaia
Of The steamer kaloolah. 10 whom they are in
debted for passage to Detroit
We shall wait with great anxiety for certain
intelligence of the fate of tue Captain, passeu-
gers, aud the rest OF the officers and crew. We
hope for the best, but fear the worst
the propelters Bucepha1us and Detroit, both
lost several ye.rs since, sunk near the spo'
where the Truy went down.
Mr. Rails, :of Racine, with his family, were
removing to the East. Their effects had beer
sent forward on auother propeller, anl are p,ob
ably now ut Buffalo awaiting claimant. Ths
family were oil placed in the Ife-boat, which i!
all that il known Of them.
The Troy, as VIC have stated, was owned b.
4. Il. Covert, Of this..city, and had cargo o
1l.ooo bushels Of wheat in bulk, owned By 4
| G. Morey. The vessel, with her cargo, was full.
| insured. Of course ahe is total loss. Al th,
place where she went down the water is proba
bly twenty five or thirty fathoms deep. As >h
sunk her upper works separated from her hul
and foated of, but were soou shattered to piece
| by the force Of the sea. She was an old vessel
but was considered perfectly safe and seawortLy
Indeed, it does not seem that any lack 0
strength in the ressel caused the fearful calami
II, which can alone be attributed to the ter1ibl
violence Of the elements. The naate, who is al
old sailcs on tie lakes, states that he never ex
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