The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-12-07
Less of the Propeller Dacotah.

deep regret we now mention that capt
Cross, her commander, with all his crew,
met with an untimely death. Capt. CRoss
was an old resident of Milwaukee, and is
a brother of J. B. Cross, President of the
Juneau Bank His experience, as navi-
! gator on the Lakes, extended through 6
long period of years, and all concur in the
belief that no one better calculated to fiji
the station or more honorable in his deal
ings with men, ever paced deck. H
was esteemed by all, and was the recipient
Of the confidence of every one who knew
him. He had many friends in Manitowo C
who mourn the loss of an accomplished
seaman and noble hearted man.
From the Buffalo Republic of the 9th
we have tie following particulars:
The Dacotah had on board twenty four
| persons. whose names are as near as car
be ascertaned, as follows: W. S. Cross
captain; G. c Klumph, 1st mate; Samu
ell Boyce, LIST engineer VIM. G. Lee, %
do; Anthony Kilkoyne, fireman: A. Ken
nedv, Waterman; John Iandrahan, por.
ter and the 81 mate and nine deckhands
of whose names, owing to some changes
which had recently been made, we were
not informed. There were also on board
portion of the crew Of the propeller
Marquette, that had been laid up here
and Der crew were returning to their homes
| in Chicago. Their names are: Passen-
gers-Sly der. Morton, Smith, Milton and
Flagg. all sailors; and one Jared resi-
dent of Milwaukee.
From Capt. Dorr, who returned from
the wreck of this i'll fated vessel this
morning, we learn the following particu-
lars. The vessel struck on Saturday night
probably about nine O'Clock, on a reef a
short distance from the shore, one mile
| above Sturgeon Point, on the American
side of the lake opposite MIR. BENEFITS
house.
On Saturday night, about nine o'clock
Mrs. Bennett and her son heard some per
son hallooing, they both went outside with
Mr.. Bennett he elder, and looked around
for half an hour, but amid the driving Of
the storm could hear nothing, SO they
concluded that they were mistaken, bat
50 impressed was Mrs Bennett that she
heard some one shouting in the direction
Of the beach, that she sent her son at day
light down to look, aud be at once came
upon portions Of the wreck. A part Of
the hull, aud probably tie machinery, an
chors, chains, &c, lie off outside a little
1 .lnl ,l,- wi 81 -,
| The whole Of the starboard side lies up
high and dry, some twenty feet from the
| water The timbers separated where they
joined the keel The balance of the wreck
and cargo are strewn along the beach toI
a distance of several miles, most of the
debris in small pieces. The life boat, near
| y perfect, lies directly opposite the house
of MIR. B,nnett. In the rear of his house
and towards the lake, is ridge of Land
b'utIs, running along the inside base o
which is a deep creek.
/. may De pUssluIo ,na. oop,. o.o.. y.
some other person came ashore alive IL
that boat, and climbed over the Bluffs
making their way towards the light of Mr.
Benefits house until coming to the creel
a perfect trap-tel in and was drowned
and that was the person Or persons hearc
to halloo by Mrs Bennett and son. It i
feared this was the case, but it may PROV,
ali suimise. Capt. Dorr and party wer,
on the beach with lanterns the early par
of the night. Three bodies have beer
found and a Coroner's inquest held on then
by Coroner Dewey and a jury.
(l,o &c t1,o,,, : - Il, l.
new MacMama, deck hand, he vas pac
off fcom Prop. Chicago by Capt. Collins
on Friday night. Another was identified
as Edward Kennedy, a Waterman, he ha,
been on the boat some time; the thirC
man was evidently deck hand but couI,
not be identified. He had on his perso,
a small gold watch. Kennedy had fifty
nine dollars in money on him. MacMam
had no valuab!es on him, and no clothiu!
but his shirt.
Capt. Dorr left Capt Thomas, Marin
Inspector, Capt. Collins. of Prop. Chicago
and Capt. Gaylord, of Prop. Equinox, a
the wreck to pick up any bodies that ma
come ashore, and protect the property, il
conjunction with the Coroner.
From the same paper we obtain addl
uonai information, together with thos
having goods on board:
We learn from S. Pease. ESQ, who re
turned this morning from the wreck of tn
Dacotah, that over one hundred men ar
stationed along the shore, to secure tn
cargo aud bodies of those lost who al
washed ashore from the wreck
Up to last night five bodies have beer
found, two more in addition to the thre,
we gave An account of yesterday. One 0
them vas the colored cook of the Mar
quette, and the other sailor who was no
recognized by any one present.
Large quantities of The cargo and piece
of the wreck are continually being washe,
ashore for miles along the beach. Mr.
Pease thinks that the propeller must hav,
struck the reef some mile or more from
where portions of the hull now lie, anc
gone to pieces on it, aud from there the
wreck was washed by the waves down.
From gentleman who came down on
the State line Railroad, leaving Evans thi.
morning, arriving here at II so, we .earr
that during the night another body was
washed ashore making now six in all. lie
saw the body, tut no one recognized it
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