The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-12
1pt LOSS or Ins LADY ElGS.
NsaxsOnAI Particulars Of ne Catastrophe
aate0ents Of eerssps On Board the
steamer Names Of the fasscsf-
sess-sseHes and inei6esls,
H., Ax., ks.

., sne srecs 70 ~hh scme any or ssty beings
cluging whe ar reporters arst srI.yeS M
b~ u these cache the shore TIC sur 80 - Up
sore and % almost every instance when Inc ras came
uilnin rods Of the shore the hetsy ronefs ~suo
sspsae tbs silha s.sAt and IA.'.ns 1A''A'' -
FSssTd pepce- student Of the 6szret Biblical insti
p,Ae vas SPECIAL uromaeut IA ais efforts, and plunged
9ntc he urf wiih rope tod round bis eocy, thug res
ssios several from wstsry grave. -. = v,,..1..
created .ne greatest excitement TIE gallant tcl o~ was
sen out, UPON dc Sop d TIE wheeaouse,
bod re by and clsnging with his other
70 the lsfdl ara lie reached snoTe feartoi surf
spsi.ed his raft, and I'D oarden was o1t q sight Tor
Wien h.v rose the wife wue a, some distance from the
xait Tts gallant fellow let u and swan 10 bis wife,
-e,Oed nsr sad again regainad the wheel mouse All on
hey Appeared high IN he air. aIi the next
barred cut o. sight beneath me terrible sarges
AZ s3t the wheel house grounded rome distance from
sAa oeAcn, when the man with his wife in his arms
Anpta 81 and ccDmeoced wadIng to the iauc lie nai
su; caught by Spencer, mentioned above himself
AaH buried ia the surges, and ORA wn ashore
gnoee who we're saved speak IN tie highest terms o.
e oociuct Of Capt joan Wilson, commander Of the -
hssd eoat. On board ne was al GOODNESS ana bravery,
svays negectng himself and caring Tor tne saey 2, we
pthers he saTy this morning only few rods
kSm shore, standing Uon ran surrounded ~ several
r,her rais, encouraging End cheering le sno aovslas
-rem bow 10 proceed Nhe In the act OF encoarag
As others heavy roller struck him and washed him OF
ne ran sight d the survivors and crowds on shore
ne books 81 the aud the stewards desk contain
ar some money watches saved and are in the
Bsscss,on Of y $ Hubbard, Esq,, owner Of the boat,
sser city physicians and large number OF citizens,
nani dong everything TO alleviate and rescue. The
All The pecessarics for the recovery Of the ex
tansted crss who we're rescued
When our reporters lef there persons in
sight bat the lake with debris of the
he tag Mcqueen was outside II IS rot known whether
we has picked up any
Mayor Wentworth despatched life boats by the cars TO
Ma scene Of disaster.
From the Chicago Democrat, Sept, lol
STATEMENT OF EDWARD wEsrLAEK.
Fkn faIu afn Wa Il
usesgo Friday evening for Kwankee, shortly after
midnight me wind blowing hard from the north
east snd heavy running. There was large party
N 0oard-hve or persons TO each stateroom-and
many we're sleeping the floor. went to bed about
she after gsngway the Iarboard side had not got
axleep when heard fearful crash Jumped ont OF my
deck. went forward the larboard side, and
. vessel At the after gangway. Somc OF our
noowed 10 har TO send her aboard supposed
abe was sinking ent 40 answer was made TO our hal,
scd we saw person. AS she fell AFT some por-
ian q Ter rsslIs broke me amp room WIN
xard, where | met the captain. he told mo 10
set light got and We looked over the side 70
what damage DONE II appeared TO be not serious
captain thought that by strg her to sarooard she
wouid not Leak as The damage appeared TO be above the
line. then went AID looked down the hrehole
sod heard that Richard Alexander fireman. had disco
.arcds ess By command Of ihe capan, went afs for
wnh The Assistance Of a couple OF passengers threw
Gown eight or ten mattresses irio the hold then went
gathered the caba but appeared 10 be neither alarmed
excited. then went 70 the pilot house, where
ne boat headed for shore. ! down again 10 I
nrebod, and water within foot Of the foot OF the
brn4 - went an Immediately, ain met Mr. Caryl and
nod him ABOUT The dangerous leak he and weat for
Immediately - The Ire hold ard water rushing
INTO he furnaces In gong ~ met the captain; be ap
o. osered; ] took the bow tackle and somebody,
not vh9 was a. ihe stern as the boat lowered
cw several persons amp into her from The prornecale
eek / 10 uot know who they were the boat struck
he water ne tackle was unheoAed, and swung on oy