Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-09-14
AWFUL DISASTER ON LAKE
MICHIGAN!
Sinking of the Steamer Lady
Elgin.
.M.d.NI' LIVES LOST!

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Elgin.
JM.a.N'I' LIVES LOST!
CHICAGO, Sept. 8.
The steamer Lady Elgin, of the LAX
Superior Line, which left here, last night, wa
run into, about 9 o'clock this morning, OF
Waukegan, by the schooner Augusta, striking
her abaft the wheel-house. The steame
sunk, in twenty minutes, in three hundred
feet of water. Only seventeen persons arr
known to be saved, including the clerk
steward and porter. From three hundred
and fifty to four hundred persons are said te
have been ON board, among whom were the
Black Yagers, Green Yagers and Rifles, and
several fire companies Of Milwaukee, who
were on visit to this city. Col. Lumsden
of the New Orleans Picayune, and family
were also on board, and are supposed to be
lost. At the time of the accident, the schooner
The steam-tug Mcqueen left, this morning,
for the scene of disaster. Will have further
particulars on her return.
as follows:
II. G. Caryl, clerk; Fred Rice, steward /;
Edward Westlake, porter; Robert Gear,
Thomas Murphy, Thomas Cummings, Michael
Conner, John E. Hobart, of Milwaukee !;
Thomas Shae, Lima Brien, w. A. Darnes,
Wildman Mills, Of Ohio; Lyman Updike, of
Waupun; H. Ingraham Leber, of the Cana
dian Parliament, proprietor of the London
Ne,os, son on board, supposed to be lost.
Books and papers all lost.
After the collision, the steamer foated
south to Winetka, where she sunk.
The following persons left the fremont
House, last evening, and took passage on the
Lady Elgin:
F. A. Lumsden, wife, two children and
servant, New Orleans; W. Garth and wife,
Miss Anna Garth, Miss Amanda Garth, all of
Paris, KY; B. F. Hall and lady, Aurora, ILL.,;
Mr.. Senftleben, of the firm of Smith & Senft-
leben; T. G. Hanna, Mr.. Peace, of the firm
of Goodman & Peace; Mrs. Barron, Isaac
Kingley, all of Milwaukee, James Cosgrove,
Mr. Fitzpatrick, of Kenosha; Mrs. Ketto, four
children; Mrs. Bond, two children; James
A. Buckingham, j. G. Pollard and lady, j. F.
Fitzgerald and lady, Michael Gonigan and
lady, all of Milwaukee; Edward White,
Fanny Burns, Charles Smith, all of Chicago
Geo. Norton, Superior City; George L. Simp
son, Joliet; Mr.. Locke, Sheboygan; Otto
Leverence and wife, John Horan, Deputy U.
S. Marshal Of Wisconsin none of whom
have yet been heard of.
CHICAGO, Sept. s.
In addition to those reported sa7ed this |
morning, are the following: Charles May, |
Michael McGrath, Peter Walsh, Geo. Fur.
loug, William Ellwood, John Regan, VIM.
Dena, James McNamus, John Murray, Fred.
Holpier, John Roper, T. Pritchard, John
Eyeston and wife, John Mckinley, Fred'k
Snyder, J. H. Willard, H. W. Gunrison,
Peter Walsh, William LEVER, Fred Devor-
sky, John Doyle, MIR. Waids, Isaac Kings
ley, John Gilmer> Mr. Burke and wife,
Bridget Kehre, John Rossiter, {. Debar,
james Rogers, Frederick Tetmyer, z. j.
Powers, Mrs. Rivers, Of Milwaukee; Jerry
Crother, Patrick Maher, fireman; William
Simmons, George Davis, Pat Myera, Chi
cago Jacob Cook, of Fond du Lac Lieut..
George Hortsuff, of Mackinac Jas. Rogers,
a German woman whose name is unknown,
John Jacobson, of New York.
The clerk makes the following statement:
The Lady Elgin left the pier of Chicago
at half-past II O'Clock, last night, for Lake
Superior, with between 200 and 200 passen
gers on board. Among them were the
Union Guards, of Milwaukee, composing
part Of some $50 e9eursionists from that
city. About half past o'clock in the
morning, vessel Che schooner Augusta,
Capt. Molatt, of Oswego,) came in collision
with the Lady Elgin, when about ten miles
from shore. The vessel struck the steamer
at the midship's gangway, on the larboard
-: bo rod snarontIu and tho |
Augusta drifted BY in the darkness. At the
dancing in the forward cabin. In an instant
after the crash all was still, and in half an
hour inc steamer sana. As > passed through I
the cabins, the ladies were pale but silent.
There was not cry nor shrek. No sound
but the rush Of steam or the surge of the
heavy seas. Whether they were not fully
aware of the danger, or whether their
appalling situation made them speechless,
cannot tell.
CA boat was lowered OF once, with the de-
sign of going round upon the larboard side
to examine the leak. There were two oars,
but, Just as the moment, some person pos
sessed himself of one of them, and We were
left powerless to manage the boat. We
succeed d once in reaching the wheel, but
were drifted away and thrown upon the
beach at Winetka. Only two boats left the
steamer. One of them contained thirteen
persons, all of whom were saved. The
other held eight, but four of whom reached
the shore alive, the others being drowned at
the beach. Before left the steamer, the
engines had ceased to work, the fires having
been extinguished, and within thir min
utes the Lady Elgin had disappeared. The
force and direction of the wind were such
that the boats and fragments of wreck were
driven up the Lake, and would reach the
shore in the vicinity of Winetka.
'As stood upon the beach. helplessly
looking back along the route We had driftsd,
could see in the gray of the morning OBJ
ieots floating upon the water and sometimes
/ thought, human beings struggling with the
waves. [Signed, H. &. CARYL,
Clerk of the Ladu El0in."