New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-10

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which poet he continued up 60 thu time OF her loss, and
il IL 10 be feared that he has undou teddy shared her
melancholy fate, Capt. Wilson wac gentleman OF
ten years experience in the navigation of the uppsr
lasss fine, Cfbsnd, aud vilsnI man, and popular
commander amo0g travellers on Lakes Michigan aud
Superior. He was also a man OF family his family
Tesoirg in Chicago.
Since the Lady Elgin became the property of her
t sbe has been engaged in the travel bet ween
Chicago and Bayfield,, on Lake Superior, about 100
miles IRON the head Of navigation of that inland
She used 10 call at the most prominent ports and har
bors living between Chicago and Bay field to land aud
receive mails, passengers, specie and other freight
This last was IN great measure copper on the down
ward trips the products of the mines of the 81 Iut Of
the lakes The ports st which she al ways stopped
were Marquette Portage. Entry, Copper Harbor, Ea-
gle River, and Ononsgop and on her last and fatal
Tip sbe had passed all Of these places, and had there
fore, vast number of passengers on board.
The Lsjy Elgin used TO make three ii nilar excur
sone aonualy 20 the in which she was engaged at
the time Of her loss. The Last invariably the
on which she conveyed the largest numbef Of eEcur
siOnsts and passengers. l. The last excursion
trip Of the season she was employed when she mes
with her ealamitous and unlocked for fate IL IL be-
ieved that the Lady Egn was Insured but THE not
certain.
FP LUMsDEN OF NEW ORLEANS
II is stated in our dispatch that Mr.. f. =. Lumsden
of The NJ o. P,cayuRc, with his family, were among
the Lest by the accident 10 the Lady Egin.
Mr. Lumsden was a native of North Carolina. and at
the time Of bis death wss be- ween fifty and ftyive
wears of age He went to NeyY-0Ileans about thirty
wears ago where he followed his profession rs prac
ticsl printer; he subsequently formed business co.
partnership with {, W. Kendall and established TIE
n. o PicayuRe which paper is recoghiArd ~ one of
The leading journals Of the Southern States Mr..
LumFden's connection with TIE P'cayune continued
uninterrupted from the day of ts establishment until
his decease toe exceptions being short pleasurerips
INTO the interior of the couGty, and similar 10 Oh On
which he met bic uutney death. His partner Mr..
Kendall on the contrary, was az extensive tfayele. IN
he capacity of correspondent of TIE PicdgRRe, and
xvaz in ley her
sued Ia lCstilit;es with Mexico. MI. Kendall con-
uued his travels 10 Mexico ard remained there from
the opening 70 the closing of the war; His coatribn-
items giving the details OF the war, under the nom de
pumC Of " mustaDg, were extensively read through
out the country, and were Instrumental in obtaining
large circulation for the paper and favorable DOt0-
rety for is prOpretora. Mr.. Lumsden haH an aniabe
wife and fourteen years Of age both of whom, II
is ftaie6 with him at the lme of his death, and
shared the fate OF the husband and father During the
last few years Mr. Lumsdcns participation in the d.
recon II The Pac0zuRe mas been somewhat limited
by obaI gs in the title Of the firm and rearriuge
meut Of It's executive department the chief duty de-
volviDg on Mr. Holbrook its managing partner.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9, 1860.
In addition to iboFe reported lost yesterday, are the
following:
FRANK CHAMBEELAiS Mrs. SARAH B. NEwcoMB,
Mrs. Thomas KFNSF1Y, MIS-. SUSAN HANLoS, Miss
ANN BULGER, PATRICK HAELoE, WI. FOLEY, PAUL
FOLEY, EDWARD MALONE, JAMES MALONE DANIEL
OLEARY and child, STEPHEN CUDDY, JAS. GILvERY,
OTTO IrvERING and CON Miss AMELIA LEDDER and
niece CHAs. b. McLAUGHLT, THos. EyIsToS and
wife. BESSIE flaming, ALICE POLLARD, JOHN o.
POLLARD, WM, HAYES, Mrs. JOIN JERyIs, Hiss
AGNES KEAuGH MARY DUFFIE, Mrs. WILLIAM
HANLoS and thee caildreo, George p Arnold, Mr.
johnson, G. f. Oakley the wife of Capt. Barry of the
Union GuaIds Thos Bohan, wife and child Jno Kelly
and Policemen Deve,s Smith, Delaney, Schecker,
H. .,J 4boI hfla
Antoine Rice Michael Murphy n McGralh, Martin
Dooley, Frank Casper, VIM. Wilson, Mr.. Ralph, Jas.
Smith, d. Downer, Mr.. Monshsn, daughter
and son, Samuel Brown Kate Tanning
MIR. ONeil, Terrence Conley Alderman Crilley and
family c. Mccormick and sisier, G. OBrien and fam
ily John OGrady and wife, Mr. Rooney, A. C'rbitt,
Constable Fahey, John Koran, Stephen Hof, Hugh
McGspy Constable Burhus, Edward Burke, George
Churchill VIM. Churchill Cbas. Ergsts. Edw'd War
ner Chas Joh1 son. X L. Ccmmonord, Moritz Parsons,
Mr. Fitzgerald and sister, Peter Lynch, Mr. Pomeroy,
Thomas Sheehan, wife, and two children, John Cos
grove. james Smith Henry Parsons + Hamier, Tnos
Neville, Philip Best, Patrick Couey, James Cou'ey
Samuel A. Downer, FL Pluokington, Harry Bishop
Augustus Bishop Patrick Welsh, MIR. Keefsr.
All the above sre of MilUaukee.
Bridget Foley, L. T. Winston AID wife, Margaret
Coad, Bridget Coad, of Chicago
Elena Cullen and Elizabeth McLauehl Of Water
town.
no accurate list or number Of the persons on board
can be given but the folio wing is est mated as nearly
correct:
Excursion Party..''''''
Regular ~
SteaD eT's %
OF these, but 90 are saved.
Capt Malott OF the schooner Augusta states that
when be fret discovered the steamers lights botn red
and bright he supposed her TO be from quarter 70 halt
mile distant and steering n. f.. it was raining very
hard at the time; we kept vessel on her course
East BY South until we saw a collision was
probable, when we put the holm hard up
struck the steamer two or three minutes after
war IT, Just sbaf, the Iadde-box the port side the
steamer kept On her course her engine in fall notion
headed the Augusta around noIth alongeide the
steamer, bur they got separated IN about minute,
when the Augusta fell in the trough Of the ssai all the
head gear. ib-boom, and stauucbsoIs, were carried
away We took in sail, aud cleared away anchor,
suppospc tie vessel woul6 ill., After clearing the
wreck snd got up the forssl succeeded in getting
before the wind AID stood for land We Loaf sight Of
tie amer in five minutes after the collision.
Mr. Beunsn, seoond mate, states that at halfpast
squa struck Gs; five minutes more saw the hshts Of
the yessel one point off pjrt bow. l sung out hard
a-por the vessel seemed to pay no attention, and
struck ne lust forward Of the paddebox larboard side,
tearing off the Wheel and cutting through the guards
into the cabin and hull. We were steering N. W. by
W. a point TO windward Our course at that time
WAS N w. After striking Us, the vessel hung Tor
moment, and then got clear. j went below to see
what dap age was done and when got back the yes
| Eel was gore. o.,
W. ON the intelligence Of the lose Of the steamer with