Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-11

Loard only fifteen names appear in our 'ist Of
the saved. OF the lost was the brave hesrt
xho tried his best to ssve those committed 10
his charge. 40 reri.bed IN the attempt brare
Captain Jack Wilson, the commander Of the
Ut r rtunsie steamer.
Tb~pc- for yard the scene on the shore until
tso +. NJ, when the last survivor vas lawn
out Of the surf was Q scene hich the look |
ers-on will never forget. Or it nature the /
b. ST proof is tn. fact that the from forty to I
fftv persons saved were less that one third Of
the nuriher that cam in from the lake 10 pas. /
tie fearful gauntlet Of the line OF treskerssev-
eral hundred iret cf shore were under the very |
.ves and Amos: within hail OF those on shore,
We eau tho majority perish. The RATS ~o'd
cone into tie line OF surf. dip to the force
of the wav-s and then turn completely over
Again and again would rats containing from
cue to five or more person gradually rear the
shore and then he lost where a stones cast
would reach them. yet really as far from hu
man help as il 10 mid ocean.
The scenes Of these fearful hours To1li fill
a volume. Th. ~pisode Of the saving OF the
"a lan, James Iverson Of Milwaukee. with
hi. wife q hi. arms was one that LETT few dry
ewes among the spectators. tie had secured
h neelf aud his precious burden to .he severed
roof Of the pilot house, stou. octsgon !. cat-
yass covered frame. AZ ,hs came in, he was
seen upon it holding 10 ore arm q woman.
! A gain and again the waves broke over them,
! and more than onc- both were submerged.-
still hey came on. passed the hrst breakers
~ I'D midway thence to ths 81 sore their RAFT
/ ~ ounded from some projection beneath. There
| !, hung. beaten and swept by roller after roller
and for minutes making no progress. while the
br~athl-ss spectators not two hundred feet ois-
TAM, watched aud waited the r. suit
Eiward Spencer before named. with rope
about his waist, dashed into tie waves. once,
twice and agsin, but WAS washed back by the
| huge sras 1t vas q critical moment he FOL
lowed q r-treating roller, as 1t passed the two
on the trail structure. the man with his burden
in his arms leaped into the water aud made la
borously towards his reseueE, not second too
.oon an angry roller was at his back u It
reached him he wss lost the rescuer toiied
MOI ly. they neared one another. and just
| the outstr-tched hands met. all vas los III
mighty submt rging wave-'t. Influence told
/ with cheer ha, ran along the shore that they
| were cafe. and the next instant eager hands
| were bearing two limp exF ausled burdens. tue
+ hustand \ d wife. UP the steep bluns.
Thus amid such scenes OF peril and daring.
! hour. passed. the gale s,ill continuing, lhe
saved ere taken at once To one or the oth-r
of the scat cred Wiuelka ho~es, and never
sboue humanity noLl-r than that which ws-
ready and instant and ire ssant With every
thing that could relieve the sufferers
The shore was strewn with fragments OF the
wreck Captain Wiisoa during the interval
oH.red. caused all available portions Of the
upp.r works OF the steamer to be cut ay
that thus raft material might be abundant
| when The steamer should go down. But tor
the high seas running, and az it was could
there have been some means OF resru' Outside
the line of surf th- wis ON Of Captain Wilson's :
order would dop btless have saved his own
brave life and those Of many ohers now
lost
We give the names Of the saved and lost IN
our lists complete, as far as the Intelligence re-
ed both III this city and HllwsuEee up to
Saturday evening could make The same lhe
survivors have mainly gone home to their sor.
rowing and stricken city.
LIST OF sAvED-FIRsT BOAT.
H.S. Carryl, clerk, Rice, steward Chicago;
Edward We.tlake. porter, Milwaukee Robert
core. T. Murphy, Chicago; NJ Shay. Milwaukee
Tbos Cumm,ns Chicago Micha el Connor, John
c. Hobart. I. O'Brien, Milwaukee; VIM. A. barnes,
colored, Chicago, Wildnlan Mills, Ohio; Lyman
Updyke, Waupun
sRcoNp BOAT.
JOHN Roper, Milwaukee; Terry Crotaer, +.
Winslow, Chicago I Prit,u~'d MILWAUKEE,.
on RAFT.
Mrs. Ellis. Terry McCreden, Albert .'-oaf''
musician. Ed. Burke and wife De mis- Gilmore
E. j. Crilly, Thomas Denny, William Elwooi MIL
waukee William Simmonis. Chicago: Thom.' h.
keosh, Ed Mel.en A } McLoon, John ONeill,
Frank Boyd, Milwaukee.
| 9TH RS SAVED on PARTS OF wRkcK.
Louis Steinke W. Bradford. brunswick, Ohio
Mr.. Frances Rivers. Chas. h. Mclaughlin Martin
Rousharn Vim. Moots, John O'Ncil, Frank Chris
tine II. q. Garlner I'm II. ii Ter, John Jervis.
Mrs Otto LeverIenz, Martin Evisson,
EDWARD White, frem..., ....~auKee John II Col
lins "a pantry man. Chicago, WIN Duffy, Fred.
kettaineye yer. boy. Mrs iauiel O'Leary, }. B. Ro.
dee, Milwaukee: Jas Bellman, Eagle harbor: Vim
beeman. W l'unns. john U 'brien, John McLin-
den. VIM kinsela John Mcksnly, John Eviston
and wife, John Doyle, Milwaukee; - Waldo,clerk
of the National Mine Ontonagon Isaac Kingsley,
John Gil more John Mckinley, tredrirk sny Ter,
Newhall House, John Il Milard, W Glnnison,
Vim Singer, Devarsky. bridget kehoe. John
John Regan, Geo Furlong, Peter Wash, NJ sic
t;rath. Chas May. J Rogers, fir man, Powers.
Milwaukee; Patrick Maher, fireman, Geo Davis,
l.t mate, Patrick Myers, Chicago: Jacob Cook,
Fond du Lac: Lieut. Geo Harisuh, 7 > A, Macsi-
nae: James Rogers; John jacobson, New York
Peter Walch, Pat Ovens. saved, Milwaukee; Mi
chael c Smith Ontonago l. : Yrs O'Bars Mrs
nennis: Mr. Gurdon Cnas Breher; Henry Clare,
clerk float.
LIST OF PERSONS KNOWN TO BE LOST.
| Mrs Sarah Newcomb. Milwaukee Mrs Thos
Kennedy; Mr. Frank Chamberlain, Milwaukee,
aged 90 C.,l F Lumsien, New Orleans Picayune.
with his wife, son . years old, two young daugh-
tiers and two cclnred servants Miss susan 'anon,
Milwaukee Ann Rulger; Bridget Foley, Chicago
Patrick Hanlon, VIM Foley, Paul Foley, Edward
M.lone. Jas Malone, Daniel O'Leary ami child
Stephen Cuidy, Jas Gilroy, Milwaukee; 7 Hall,
Aurora, Name Co: Otto ieverenz and son, iwau-
kee Elina Cullen, Watertown, VS.; Z IL .beih
Mclaughlin, wa,ert.wn; Amelia I.elden and
niece ~ years Of age, Mrs Chas Mclaughlin,
A NJ Pearce 6rm Of Goodm an, Buell. Pierce.
Thomas Eriston Chief Engineer Fire Department,
and wife, Milwaukee; Herbert lngraham. r.,
of London Illustrated Netrs, and son aged is years,
Mr. Is body was recovvredl Bessie FAuning,
Kate Fauuing. Alice Pollard John G Pollard, IN
Hayes. brother of Marga aret,l Mrs John Jervis
) Apnes Ke Oh, Mar, g Dufs. Mrs Vim H .nlon and
three children. Geo p Arnold, son OF Z A mold
Democratic candidate for Congress, - Johnson,
] son of DR. johnson, Geo Oakley and wife, Capt
Barry of Union Guards, Th"s B han, wife and
, child, John Kelly, samuel Brown. Policeman
; Rice and family, i'ewer,, Delaney smith police
men. Henry Shecker, Hafiern. Milwaukee ; l. )
Muns,ou and wife, Chicago: Antoine K-ce, Mil
wsukec: Capt Wilson Of the Elgin Margaret Co d.
Bridge, Coid Ihica w Garth and wife, Anna
Garth, Amanda Garth, Paris Ky; Michael Mur-
} ply, Nicholas McGrath, Martin ibooley. Frank
Casper two Mich 4 brothers Of the band, Mr. Rapp,
WIN Wilson. Jas smith, ID Downer, Mr. uohahan
daughter and son, VIM U'N.il. Terrence Conley
All CriIv. Union Guards, with family, Coun Nc
. Cormiek. With sister, C .un O'Bren and family
E Joh. o Grady. with wife and brother in-law, son
3 of Mr. ,,uey the auction.r, A Corbtt, compost
3, tor on Duly Wisconsin,, with lady. Constab ble
Fahey. Jo fioran, stephen roH nas Me"a,ry v,
, Constable Burns. I'D Burke Geo Churchill, VIZ
Churehill. Chas Evar,., Edwari Warner, Caas
: J.hnsn. K E Comm oniord, Morritg Parsons, Par
sens and smith. rum Corps, Peter Lynch, Morris