Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-11-09

The Auditor of State Informed the Board
that the abstracts ofbut seventy counties had
been returned to his office, and that the coun-
ties would probably not be ali in until the end
of the week.
Loss Of the Propeller OhiO--TwO Men Lost
aud Fifteen SnVed---Particulars of the
Perils.
The Sandusky Register furnishes the follows
log account Of the explosion of the boilers Of
the propeller Ohio, belonging to the American
Transportation Company, and the almost mirac~
ulous escape of fifteen of the seventeen persons
on board derived from the fret officer of the
propeller, Capt. Nickerson, of Buffalo,
The Ohio left Buffalo on Friday morning, at
10 o'clock, bound for Cleveland, with a cargo of
$50 tons merchandise. She put into Gravelly
Bay and lay till Saturday p. NJ, when she
pursued her course towards Cleveland. At IL
p. NJ. she wac abreast Long Point, weather
good. At about quarter of two o'clock, Sun
day morning, Captain Nickerson went below
TO the engine room, and found about 65 pounds
head of steam At tina. time he calculated the
propeller was 80 miles above Long Point and
about 10 miles from land. She carried her fore.
| sail lib and was making about IL miles per
hour. The Captain then went to his room, AMI
removing his coat, hat, and boots, lay down on
the outside of his bed to rest. He had lain there
about ten minutes, awake, when he was startled
by crashing report, like the explosion of heavy
ordnance. lie sprang from his bed, and with
out stopping to put on the clothing he had re-
moved, hastened upon deck. An awful scene
met his view. There was nothing of the propel-
| Ter above water but the hurricane deck and
bows, and all around the struggling crew were
| clinging to pieces of the wreck and crying
plaintively for help Luckily one of the yawls
struck in the water right side up, into which
the Captain had just time to step and push off
before the wreck went down. He was the last
TO leave the propeller The other yawl was cap
sized There were seventeen persons on board,
all told, OF these, fifteen were saved. The other
two, 1hOs. Corvett, the second mate, and Mi
chail Danegan, wheelsman, are missing. The
| former was seen running aft alter the explosion
occurred 1t is thought be got tangled in the
wreck and went down. The wheesman was
not seen after the accident The Captain
son, a lad of about fourteen years of age, was
on board and was saved with difficulty He
had but Just recovered from an attack of fever,
and was weak and consequently but lily able to
take care of himself He was caught under
the cabin as it toppled over, and would have
been drowned had not the engineer reached
under the wreck and pulled him out.
Into this single yawl the fifteen survivors
huddled and having nothing for oars but pieces
of the wreck, they were almost entirely at the
mercy of wind and waves. They driited up the
lake, and saw two vessels before dayli ight bound
down, which passed not over ten rods from the
yawl. All effIrts TO attract the attention OF
those on board the vessels were in vain. A
propeller and sail vessel were seen during the
day, but they veered of towards land and soon
passed out Of sight,
The condition of the ship-wrecked men now
became desperate They were scantily clad
not one ofthem having either hat or shoes, a
cold north, east gale was blowing and the seas
were rolling terriGcally. Many OF the poor
fellows, considering their case hopeless, aban.
doned themselves to despair But their brave
Captain, undaunted, and working with the en-
ergy ofseveral men, with words of hope and
encouragement, stimulated them to renewed
exertion, and all labored with their impromptu
oars to keep their frail bark from swamping.
Darkness now began to gather upon the
horizon, and the stoutest hearted of the devoted
little crew began to give way before the almost
certain prospect of watery grave which
stared them in the face. But a propeller il
seen in the distance bearing towards them i
nears them, their signal OF distress is seen, ant
they are picked up at about p. NJ, off Madi
son Dock, 25 miles below Grand River, ant
about Is miles from land. The propeller proved
TO be the Equator.
With the promptness and humanity of tru,
aud noble hearted sailors. Capt. Hines and hil
officers and crew did every thing in their powei
to administer to the comfort Of their ship
wrecked brethren. They supplied them viii
clothing, and recruited their wasted powers
with the best refreshments the Equator coult
afford For this disnterested and humane
kindness, the officers and crew of the Equator
have the unfoigned thanks Of those whose
wants they so promptly relieved
That a common yawl boat, in which WerI
fifteen persons, should ride out the gale o
Sunday, seems almost a miracle Capt Nick
erson, who is an old sailor, says he never saw
a more terrific sea than that whcn ran between
twelve and two o'clock. lie thought every
surge would carry them down. When tn,
Equator stopped to pick them up, she rolled 81
, tremendously that it was feared she would g
. to pieces.
The cause of the explosion is unknown
At the time the accident occurred, the secon,
engineer was engaged in oilng the machinery
} and the iiremen in trying the water, which h,
found all right. The Ohio is estimated to hav,
been worth about $4,000 It was not insured
The cargo was very valuable, and was pr0ha
lily mostly insured. Capt Nckerson lost 50
in money two valuable glasses, a baromele
and about $3.50 worth Of clothing.
PLYMoUFH sUNnAY School ANNNERsARY.-
The Anniversary COLLATION. Of the Plymout
Church Sunday School viii be held tonight .
the Church on Prospect street A good time
antiopaled at the annual gathering of their lars