The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-09-20

:, WIN VI Sh'InB auC comforting
the rescued unforiunates.
The i'st raft which reached the shore
was a small one with two women upon il.
as 1t came in it broke up, and one only Of
the women was saved. This was Mrs
Rivers, OF Milwaukee. The other was q
lady friend Of hers, who WAS Of delicate
constitution, and could not hold on 10
quite reach the beach. Mrs. Rivers was
rescued, brought up the bank there 30
'ett hlgh) placed on bed and supplied
with dry clothing and such attentions as
she needed through the day and AZ nine
o'clock iI the evening went BY cars 10
Milwaukee. She was bruised. and cut
and lame, and sore. but had Stropg con.
s'ltution, and bore up admirably. Her
companion on the raft was lady friend
whom Mrs Rivers helped by allowing her
to cling to herself, but, Mrs. R. saws her
friend said at length she could hold on no
longer, and feared, too. she should carry
Nlrs. Il. down with her. This she would
not DO. She let 90 her hold when pretty
near the shore, and was instantly engulph.
Gu ana seen no more Very near 10 this
small raft, and arriving at the same time
and place with it, was large raft with
more than twenty persons OH it. Among
these was Captain Wilson. About twelve
or thirteen of these were saved, and the
rest drowned in the surf when within a
lew rods of the beach. Capt. Wilson on
THIS raft had behaved admirably in chpet.
Ing. and directing the little company how
TO hoist and hold doors and loose blanks
so as to make sails and rudders of them %
direct their course and hasten them 10
shore; but sad to say, after all bis skill.
coolness and manliness in directing and
cheering others, when this raft broke up
IN the surf near the beach tie gallant cap.
tain was lost.
SCENE AT wINETKA.
The shore there is an uneven bluff
ranging from thirty to sixty feet high, with
a narrow strip Of beach at its base Al
some points the heavy serf made direc,l,
against the bold bluff At most points
however, narrow tract intervpned un.
washed by the waves, and so affording a
place and foOlhold for the operations for
rescue.
The whole beach for three miles we
found strewed with fragments of the lipb,
upper portions of the ill.fated steamer, and
out to sea, where the waves we're rolling
more heavily than is usually seen even
in our September gales, the surface of the
angry waters. for miles, in extent, as far
as the one could reach sea ward was dot.
ted with fragments Of the wreck, and raf,s
and spars, with what were clearly made
out 10 be human beings clinging to them
AT this time 10Y A. NJ various author.
tiles make out that from eighty to one
hundred persons could have heen counted
driving at the mercy of the maddencd ell
ements, towards the high. rolling break.
ers and surf washed beach and bluff
whence thousands with straining eyes
watched their progress, and with pale
cheeks noted, as alas, too many met theil
fate in the waves,
The work OF rescue began about five
a. NJ, a little north Of Wiueteka, neal
the country seat of Mr.. Gage, where the
earliest intelligence was received by the
Survivors who came ashore IN the steam
er's yawl among whom was the Steward
Mr.. Rice. 10 whose appended narrative we
refer. This boat was followed by anoth.
er, the last reaching the shore little lsier
The neighborhood was aroused. Word
was sent TO the dwellings at the station
below, and party ofhen were preparing
to go up 10 the vicinity where the boats
had landed whom there attention was drawn
to their own shore as still moro painfully
to be the scene of the perils aud loss Of
life, and noble daring Of the day. The
wind not being directly on shore, carried
f each latter arrival little further south
and now RATS bearing human beings were
, seen nearing Winetka, where the country
residence Of Ex-A lderman Carter OF this
city occupies the high bluff.
Parties of men were on the alert and
ready for the woik Of rescue. Word was
! sent to Evanston, AMI citizens and its en-
, tire student community came up in force
J Attention was first directed TO large raf
coming in steadily but bravely over the
!, waves, upon which were standing
large group OF human beings, since know
, to have been some .6fy in number. A
round and hey ohd ii on all sides were sin
a gle survivors and group of two or three
0 or more but painful interest centered a
bout the fate of that larger raft. 1t near
q ed the seetblng line of surf. With glass
those on shore could seq that the com
/, pany on board seemed to obey the ordel
Of one. That ladies and children wer,
there-hearts on shore forgot to beat fo
an instant, and then saw the raft breal
= and disappear in the seas. OF the ehlr,
!. numter on board only fifteen names ap
;. pear In our list of the saved. Of tn,
}, lost was the brave heart who tried hi
# best to save those committed 10 his charg,
= and pcrished in the attempt brave Capi
d Jack Wilson. the COMMANDER of the un
n fortunate steamer.
8 The work Of rescue, however, did no
e pause 10 the agony that wrung the heart
Y on shore. Men, residents of Wiuutka
Is and Evanston, stripped off all superau
|, Gus clothing and with ropes tied abou
a them, held on shore, dashed nobly int
n the surf and only by such peril wrestec
d the saved of .he wreck. Where man,
e wroughtso well We cannot here partcu
arize hut we accord the universal senti
d nent of the day in the assertion that tn
r The logical teachings of the Garrett Bib
II ical Institute must include liberia
/. amount Of "MuscuIar ChriStiGnity," fo