The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-05-17

him aboard the Slsquehsnna. BY this
time Captain McNiullen was completely en-
veloped In fame.. reached the ladies'
cabin. and found :he ladies huddlei toseth
er sctinc fEan'ically. screaming for assist
ance, and weeping bitterly.
Mrs. CLINE was there crying aloud for her
husband. | told her had not seen him,
which L had not at that time, for | did not
learn until afterwards that he had been
picked up by the yawl. told the ladies
10 60 down OF the main deck, and get away
back 10 the stern of the boat | preceded
them, and when We reached the deckroom
We had 10 jump eight feet on to the main
deck. When | got therr down there. | told
them to remain until | could 90 up and
throw the life boa. overheard went up
on the roof, and there found my partner.
Edward Stephens, who assisted me to throw
the life-boat overheard
y We then came down stairs. he (Stevens)
immediately ahead of me, and when We
reached the deck missed him. Tina. is
the last | have seen or heard of Edward
Stevens. When reached the lower ,narA
| looked for the ilte-boat where | expected
should tind II. but IT was gone. The stew
ard had caught it, and had taken ii around
on the other side of the boat under guard,
where it was Immediately filled with men.
During all this time there was g great many
people jumping Tito the river. 1t was per
fectly horrible l Jumped back to the la
dies guard, got 5 or t doors and gave one
to each lsdy. They also had tin life pre-
servers around them. told them not to
jump overheard until the fire chased them
away at the same time the fire was rapid.
ly approaching the spot upon which they
were standing. The smoke was getting
very thick. and the air very hot This par
ty of ladies We're five in number. Thoy
were all begging me to stay with them, ana
when necessity obliged us to jump over
board, to allow them to cling to Inc
was telling them that such a course
would be impossible. when l saw the yawl
of the Snsquehanna leave thst boat and
start towards US. told them to hold
on. aud they would be saved by the yawl
l then went around on the other guard s.
as to bring the Susquehanna yawl around
to the ladies before 1t got filled with men
After waiting short time and fearing they
would not come. jumped overheard in or.
der to swim to the yawl, when the wheel
house fell and barely missed hitting me on
the head. When J got into the river and
had good chance to look about, saw the
yawl going back TO the Susquehanna, as il
was about sinking with water, and they wan
ted something to bal il out. was unable
; to swim back to where left tic ladies'. and
: tried to swim around the bow Of the beat
: in doing which came across a stick OF
wood, which was Of material assistance t.
f; me- | soon managed to get around. so a:
: to obtain view of the boat, which found
e cleared Of all the ladies' They had gone
!. aud the guard was All in blaze. That i,
the last | saw Of them, except one, Mira. A
: Kennedy. who had jumped overheard, ant
had succeeded in getting hold o. a ring bol
: in the hull just aft of the wheel
She held on TO this until sklfT took hc
2 away and she wss saved Her shoulder
5 and arms were very badly burned. Mrs
J. Kennedy told re that while she was in tha
d position she saw all the eth, women foa
by her towards the wheel She caugh
= Mrs CLINE and held her few minutes, bu
e could not retain her hold in consequence o
y excessive weakness and heat 1t is Mrs
o Kennedy's opinion that all the women wer,
II drowned By the falling Of the wheehou 'e
as she could see nothing Of them after
III .l.I 7 :,
vice for the ladies', then started to swim
for the shc-e, and landed three miles belov
Were ] jumped into 'ha water When
got ashore found some Of our crew, wb
= had been landed by the Susqnehanna'
= yawl few moments before | also founc
e house but no person living in it w
looked around for means 70 raise tire, bu
> there was none We came Lear rcrishinl
= with cold Il was only by extraordnar
g meaus We could retain our hold or life, sucl
d va. the intensity Of the cold We remain
: ed in the house two hours. constantly eyer
/ cisirc, by which means we were kept fror
n freezing
L At the end of two hours the Susquehsn
3 na came and took rs away 1t was tn
a longest two hours ever spent in my ,iss
e When | got ashore the burning hull Of tn
: St Nicholas had foated out Of sight. Th
r Susouehsnna, after taking US aboard, stop
't ped all along the bend. trying to render a
sis;auce saw woman, a deck passenge
is gather her two children under her arms an
y lump overheard with them They wer
q drowned
e Captain McMullen leaves behind him
" young wife and infant, Of this city. hi
b wife il inconsnlablo and she continually e1
'e claims, Oh | shall ever hear him cryin
for help"
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