Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-09-19
TIE LADY ELGIN CATASTR0PHE-RXTENT OF
THE DlSASTER-THE SUFFERERS BY THE Ca
LAMIrY-VlSlT TO THE WRECK-MEANS FOR
RECOVERING TIE BODIES OF THE VICTIMS,
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From the Chicago Democrat Sept. II.
EXTENT oF THE DISASTER.


According to the best authority the number Of per-
sous on board the Lady Egn, when she left this port
was S9S including the crew OF these Ia reported
as saved This would leave 279 lost, Of which the DO.
dies OF only sxtyseven have been recovered to this
tine.
TIE SUFFERERS THE CALAMITY.
There is good reason to believe, from the stewards
statement and from other sources Of information that
there we're from three to four hundred people board
of that il.fated vessel the night she went down. or
these the greater portion people in limited crcum
stances and mostly with large families 1t is estimated
bv good Judges in Milwaukee that over thousand
phans leo the Milwaukee Sentiuel says) will be thrown
on the world aud hundred widows. This is probably
the largest of distress that any city in the Union
has ever known, f except the city Of Lawrence, in
the Lawrence mill catastrophe In view Of these facts
We suggest subscription list be opened and commit
tee of active men named TO collect donations.
VISIT TO THE WRECK.
Yesterday afternoon the Coroners jury went on spe
cial traiu procured by Hubbard Spencer to Dagges
pier twenty miles north Of the city, for the purpose of
examining that portion of the wreck ofthe iated steam
er which had ashore there With the jury went the
Inspector OF uls at this port Captain Davidson, Captain
Prndevile Captain Kehoe, and Others. They found
the beach, at the point named the whole OF the stern OF
the Egin which had parted in two lcnthways, and float
cd 20 the shore The wreck was examined carefully and
found to be very sound The finding OF these portions of
the hull negatives the opinion heretofore entertained that
the lower cabin went down without breaking pieces
and carried down those in it. These two pieces OF the
hull which embrace all the vessel from the keel TO the
main deck abaft the wheel, found close to each
other
From the Chicago Times and Herald, Sept. Il.
MEANS FOR RECOVERING THE BODIES or THE DEAD.
Vigant parties constantly on the beach at work
rescuing bodies from the surf. noble Newfoundland
dog has been Of great assistance in recovering bodies but
he utterly refuses any reward in the shape of
from bystanders, swapping and snaring them when
auy such demonstrations are offered The animal has
displayed more soul than the land pirates who have made
the wreck means OF robbery All the bodies found yes
terday we're in far advanced stage Of decomposition,
and some Of them could with dculty be identified by
anything but the garments upon them. One, the body
OF woman, had porte-mouuse fastened in the hair by
pocket handkerchief The portemonnae contained 90
cents in silver 1t is believed that few, il any, of those
in the lower cabin about all of whom ladies, es-
capped One of the rescued states that just before the
boat went 10 the bottom he looked down into the cabin
and behed many ladies running wildly about in their
night robes having apparently just come from their
berths. These, doubtless still remain with the wreck.