The New York herald., 1860-09-10
THE LAKE MICHlGAZ CALAMITY.
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The Sinking Of the Steamer Lady
Elgin i'm Thirty Minutes.
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Over Three Hundred Men, Women and
Children Sacrificed.
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Names Of Those on Board Supposed
to Have Been Lest.
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me HRAID Of yesterday announced the most calam-
teus shpweck has been any vessel since the loss
Of the steansAp Central America on her passage from
Aspinwal TO New York in September, 1857 Il Ia
probable that over three hundred human beings per.
iahed with the steamer Lady Egn Saturday morning
last and the wreck Of this steamer BY fsr the
most caiamitous pwreck that ever occurred upon the
Akes Of this cortinent.
appears that the Lady Elgin left Chicago on
Friday evening, with about four hundred persons
<men, women and children) on board, excursonsts,
tourists and passengers. The steamer was bound on
excursion up Lakes Michigan and Superior. Till
dawn Saturday morning all went well and merrly.
NE saloon then the Of music, dancing and
general festvity. Who board that steamer in her
brilliant saloon, joining in the mirth and joty Of their
st festival and enjoy the delights Of the popular and
graceful Terpschorean art, imagined for moment that
they were at that instant on the brink Of an
eternity into which all but a small frac-
tion Of them to be preciptated within
half hour afterwardsi Just before dawn,
however, on Saturday, morning. there was an awful
interruption 70 the gay scene board the ilfated
steamer The crash OF collision startled all on board
The schooner Augusta running at the rate Of eleven
miles per hour, came in contact with the Lady
ngn, producing such fracture her that she drifted
helpessly for half hour in the darkness, and
then sank in 800 feet Of water, whom some thirtynve
miles from Chicago. The fearful attending the
sinking Of the Lady Egn frghtens imagination from
pcturing what All on board, with the exception
Of fy sixty persons, were, appears simulta.
neousy enguphed In the waters Of the Lake. There seems
70 have been most reckless and even criminal lack OF
boats and life preserving apparatus win be seen from
the following account Of the disaster, given by H. G.
Casyl, the clerk Of tho Lady Egin who on board
when the collision occurred, and fortunate enough
TO make his escape In the rehted by himself.
THE srATDUrr OF MR.. CARYL, TEE CLERK or THE
LADY KL0H.
The steamer Lady Egin len the harbor OF CHICAGO a
past eleven O'Clock Friday evening for pea-
excursion 70 Lake Superior There were about $50
cxcursiouiss from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on board and
among them the Union Guard Of that city About half
past two O'Clock this Saturday morning. the schooner
Augusta, Of oswego coided with the steamer when she
was about thirty ave miles from Chicago AMI ten miles
from land. The collision took place at the mldships
gmgway and on the arooard side Of the steamer The
two vessels separated Immediately aerwards and the
schooner having ber sails set and the wind blowing fresh
iy, drted from the steamer very when .he COL.
lis on occurred there music and dancing going for
ward In the principal cabin instantly aer the crash OF
collision both ceased, and the steamer sank half
m hour after. Passing through tho cabins
saw the ladies pale, motionless and silent There
sound Of any kind bu that or the escaping steam and
surgrg waves Whether the ladies' fent from fear,
not Of the imminent fate which they stood
quietly awaiting, could not say boat was lowered
Tor the purpose Of examining the leak, which made
rclf known; bot there only two 70 row with,
and unfortunately a. that moment some one had taken
possession Of Of Them the boat consequently
useless we succeeded in reaching the lArboad wheel
once wherein the leak vas, bat driven from
by the fury OF the and washed ashore u the vii
lage Of wrctka There only two other boats the
steamer One Of these took thirteen persons from her,
s Of who's, The other boat took eight per.
sons but only hall that number reached land alive, the
other four being drowned the beach when ths bat
dred there. The rush Of through the leak had
exngusbed nres before len the steamer and the
engines bad ceased working In consequence. Tns wind
uas bowing hard and In such Q direction
~ to drn the boats, bodies Of the drowned
and fragments Of the wreck up the lake, and mess
OF them win probably be washed aahsrs vicinity Of
wineits Ifarosd could from the beach 70 which
drifsoc fragments d wreck and human bsis stysg.
CLING with ,hs valers, drffsms towards the shore.
NAMES oy ruoss srrrosD TO - LOST.
" A. Lsaszss. vis, twe children ssa ssrvms, d
New Orleans
w. Garth ssd wsIs, nus ANA Garth ss6 Nlss Anaa<s
Garth, Of Paris. nlinos.
r. y. Han nd lAdy, Of Aurora, Illinois.
Mr.. senptscSsu, of ne I'm of saash ssspssIbn.
Judse I. C. HAaaa, q InAianA-
Mr.. Pcsrce, Of shs nrn u Goodman PArcs.
Mrs Barrow.
haAc Knsssey, Of Milwaukee.
James Cosgpove
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, Of Kssoshs, Wisconsin.
Mrs Keus and four chidrsa.
Mr.. Bona and two chIdrea.
James Bellows, of Nlnerai Poiat, wssosss.
A. Back insh<n-
>. C. Pollard "a IAAy, q Mnvauksa
J. fitzgerald snd lady, Of MnwsukssL
Michael eooeean and lady, q Milwaukee
Herbert ingram, Jr., sou a Herbert Ingram, member
of Parliament and propristor q The Londes Iursass
Meas.
Edward White.
Fanny Burma
ChArsss smith. of Chicaxo
secrge Morscs, q Superior city
George I. Simpson, cf Joliet
ten Beet, of Milwaukee.
nr. Locke. Of 5hebcygan.
OTTO Isvsrsc, and wis
M. Nscsel
Nr. Phmlpr. 81 Milwaukee.
Josr HorsD, Deputy United states narshAi Tor wis-
consr.
ne boess src papers of the steamer are All lost
rHE SAVED 10 FAR AZ KrowS
The ia a the s,vce, 20 far known, neadss he
following perscns,-
l-H. g. Caryi, clerk 2c-Ichn Murray.
2-Fred. Rioe, steward. 23-Frcfcrick Hapior.
9-tdwln wessiAke porter 24-John Roper.
s-ESeert Gore. 2s-T rrtcbard.
b-rnomss Murphy. 2s-John Evcriscp and wife
t-Ihcm1 Cummings. 2T-Jshn Doyle.
7-Nchael Conner. 2s--N. waldo
s-Iotn r Hobart, of NIL 2o--rsaao Klnesisy.
wsukce. 5o-Mr. Burke and wife.
e-r'm. 0Bieu n--John McKIs,ey
io-w. A. Dawes 9z-Frcdorick snyder.
li-wndnan uills, oi ohic. s3-J. n. willard.
l2-Iymsp rpdyke, OF al. w. ousasson.
wsupsn ss--Pessv walsh
ls-Eerbert ingram ,Jr. MP. 8-wm Isvyu.
ls-chsrles Nay. 3I--Fred Dcvevosky.
1S-kchsel Nccrxfh. 5s-Hidget Kehoe.
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