The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-02
The Wreck of the Indian.

The Wreck of the Indian.
SAcKvuLE, November 20. "A boat
containing thirty three ladies with
their husbands. landed safely. after
knocking about for nine hours in the
high sea.
Twenty seven parsons were lost.
None of the bodies have been rccov-
cred. 1t is impossible to give a
complete list Of the names, but the
following are knoSn to have been
lost:
Lemon J. Moses. wife and two
children: Mrs. Eckman and infant;
james Dickson; Wm. Rrss. Third
Engineer; Robert Ritchic. Fourth
Engineer; John MILAN, Fireman;
James Srandwcll, Stewart; Alfred
Walsh boy; Thomas Lloyd. Chief
Cuok; Jumes Long. Joiner; John
Heron and Henry Carroll. Seamen.
The cabin passengers we're all
saved. The following are their
names: Honorable Mr.. Poatfor,l. Mr.
and Mrs. Wrdrum. Mr.. and Mrs.
Patti rson, Mr.. and Mrs. Street, and
Mr.. Elliott.
tn schooner Gladiator has return
cd to Halifax with the remaining
survivors Of the Indian. The steam
er lie totally broken to pieces, and
vc'y littlo OF tho cargo las- boe n
saved.
The passengers cnirIlain nf being
plnndercd bv the inhabitants. The
mails were saved, and have been
for var led
The In lian had eight cabin pass
cngcrs, mostly German and IIunga-
rianS, AMI seventy seven crew.
When she struck the sea ledge size
was running nish, knots. The
weather was fine, but slightly hazv.
The Captain WAS deceived by the
sounding. lie supposed he was off
S,hle Island. When the steamer
struck. she tore off her bottom and
filled instantly. The Engineer i'm
ncdiatclv openel the valves to pre-
vent explosion. Three boats were
lowered, when. with sulden crash
III" vessel broke amdships.
The etecrage passengers rushed in
and sunk two oi the boats, drowning
the Engineers, several Of tie crew
and passengers, including two wo-
men and two children. One boat.
nnier commend Of the second Of
ficer, Smitli, WIS blown off thirty
miles. The bo. It under tho fourth
officer reached shore. The boat un-
der the third officer broke alrift.
leaky, and is supposed to BE- lost.
ST. JOINS New Brunswick. No
vember Give have received a
lengthy account of the wreck of the
steamer Indian. which, however,
presents very few facts not already
known.
When the news first reached Hal
flax that steamer was ashore off
the point in Heated. there was great
excitement there, "a il was fully be-
licved to be the Delta, which had
left port a lew days before for Sid
ncy. wi b number of passengers
sni the first intelligence which
reached llsliiax that the wrecked
vessel was the Indian. and not the
Delta, was strangely enough received
from the agent OF .he Associated
Press in New York. On this intel
Iig,nce hcing coniirmei !, active pre-.
parations for relief were made By al
the public tnnctionaries on shore, a.
we'll as the officers of the British wal
vessels lying at the harbor. The re-
suit 10 already known.
1t is believed that but twenty,
four, or at the must twenty-seven
Sere lost, and the most of these wer,
drowned when the ship parted il
two.
Many Of the passengers who wer,
saved were robbed Of all their bag
gage by the people on shore, ant
loft utterly destitu'e.
The following steerage passenger
are known to be among the lost, il
addition to the list already publish
ed: Alexander DeAn; Thomas M
Clevehousc; and William Johnston