, 1860-09-13
THE LADY ELGlN CALAMITY.
The lnquests Of The Corouer's
Jury.
FURTHER RECOVERY OF BODIES
Examination as to the Ca,1sa
ofthe Disaster,
TESTIMONY OF Tie CAPTAIN OF THE
ACGESrI

The Coroncr's jury came in session ve.ter
day at L. II. at The Court House, to rescm,
their mournful duties over the i'll fa:ed within,
Of the late calamity. The scenes th1ou9hop
the day we're Of the most sad and atfec.ipo m
ture. The eager crowd Of mourrers wetchins
and waiting In the hope th&t each fresh srriye
from the shore would bring them their owu
dead.
Fifteen bodice mere recovered yesterday and
inqussts on the same held as follows:
no. IS. Thomas Fitzpatrick, 10 years of aop
WHO was in charge Of Nligh's cstt!e on board
the boat; identified by bis father. James FIJI.
patrick, Of Willow Springs, III.
NO. ~. Heretofore unknown, was identified
this morning, by Jacob Cook. Of Fond du Lsc.
had been on visit to Canada, and at tbs time
Of the accident IVES returning home. Trunk
delivered to Jacob Coax.
No. SO. Jeremiah Thomas. (colored ! secoud
eo,k Of tho Lady Elgin, identified b. L=wis
uoas!as. Ll.ed In Chicago, aud leaves wife
No. 81. Christian Nicko1, Of Milwaukee, ide,-
titled by Adam Just, of that CITY: 80 years of
age; thoemsker; wife md three children. ~
~. 80: Gunkoown woman; five feet four
inches high; dark hair !; full face; blue eyes:
teeth regular; black moline d:ess With Ebi,s
! LI..t..1-t IA4s1 hA1tt CQeUlSe :
| w. H''e4 oo oess eStuentlF labor1nR woman.
40: ss. unkno*n boy, found by officer ren-
o1oe.A' eet"een Inc Cemetery a1d Lake View ];
abou: eight years Of axe; brown hair. full
round face; light pants but,oned on 9 shor
White linen jacket; muslin shirt; unde. flannel
sn,fs' ~ ~ 49,,
titiad bv Tboma. 1edden ~ y. eG.aakee' lden"
Of aye; unmarried. e@ - sea5s
- No: a. Francis Mccormick, one Of The City
IL ha9r =. aanna 20 years OF age; no fam
View Hc1se: rold waich r;r" ~ n xaa " Asee s.s
found on the body.
verx ~ III aAneMn gtl!, aoous l6 years Of uge;
ligh. cemp]e1,on: caco Gta:s nzsgol.f , teeth
purple colors. "4'u 1eo aao
:, ~. ~. ~. A.g. Sarah Mcaanus, vile cf James
Gse nna ;Stba =. ~ ~, ana Sister OF Anu bic:
and nine or Kan others ~ 49, asi as, naso@na
whom, ar: McMauua, reached the shore,
no. ~: EllaS nte5i; Recognised as the car
On bosrd du;in0 th;s ssa*or al o@ea employed
No. 45. Henry Schneider, Of Milwaukee,.
Leaves 9 wife aad ch1ld. Hsd Eeen in the en-.
p'Sy 81 ~ y: nntn. 4, trearce. OF tbe Adams 1ouae:
Of Milwaakee at ira. renortad ~ oe nra G Ei.s,
known to be lost.
80. q. Unknown man; large and muscular;
m "a. f1oSnn,a a. .nAau .aa., .,ao'
lie crosses dressed il white ab1rt da-t chsrkad
Cashmere pants.
Yesterday the Doari Of Sunrrviaor. oe III,
county, now in session, passed an order au,hur.
iz!rg Sheriff Gray to procure tbs sers;.es of
twenty additional ecal deputies TO aid in
the wy,k Of watclina ths sbore md -on,r..;..
property and bodie1. Probably to day will add
numbers to the list Of bodies recovered.
4 despatch from Waukegan states that The
body Of = boy five or liz years Of ege WA
p'eket up BY tho propeller Oscptz. 1t will be
brought to this city to day for Identification
and i11uest.
Ihe following have been found on the shore
ehlid's cotton night dress, white; Do pink, do
apron; mans cotton skirt with mayseille.
bosom; do Nth llEen bosom; do shirt mrrted
~. W. uo!ner;" caild's black silk cine win
la:e border, lined with pink cotton: cbild,s
cotton under shir:, white: p,;k,t handkerchief
marked John 4. Walker.
Names a'e continually being brought in Of
persons lost, not previously reported: John
Louez. wife aud three children, vera moving
fom Caicayo to MlHaukse. The wiGs sa7cd
husaafd and three children lost. ue was q
ontener' I1c1r llttto all was on board the
n;,ss- "'1o" . 'es' PEN
nAess'
Elen Sullivan, whosa mothcz lires Oh the
sortn Side, was also on board. She wes &C.
com2anFlng EVlston acl his wife on visit to
A't"au2ea'
Mr. a. u. trlace IS one Of the 10 at, He Eas
seed abou. 70 vc,r.. ~, .h,,t 49,. - "As
high; sandy complexion; 1itt:o light colorcd
hair: no vaisier's. b}ock co,t .,I 49,.
ub;to -..+ o.o,d -: f".'o aoo
~, 1850 so'0 s"a.a alo s'lFsf watch, Eng
lsh patent Lever. If found, send for S. L.
Brown, Al and 40 State street, up stairs,
Charles lothian f,rn,x,1 ~.
,hs ~ H. c...a" a"' ~, ..suefs .no naf'keeptr ut
'ne !''o 1eaode Hotel in this oIty, was upon
the Lady E!gin, andi is among the lost. rJ;s M.
rents reside in Dubuoue 1ova a,t Ia ,..a ~,
tnown in ch;r.,o ~O '4A &c " a. "e''
49,. -,
maker at uoberts. Milwaukee. vas a,,o amen
49, ~. ~ "ao a'so among
Aas t'9'' ae nas SISTER IN Ffeepcrt, Illinois,
s'ster In Ashtabul,, Ohio, ind 4 brother, rho
is q minister, in Atchison. Kansas. Hp forme,,r
Ii, ed in Buffalo NY vbara ha ~, 1'.
t;~a. 49, c-:.":. "ns'e no BILL mas rela'
u!eS and 1rle1ds.
In relation to the arrest Of p " Tton.,
sud Charles Russe,1 of rv,rs,o, ;,,.-,,. ~
...tod 49,. o'seH y! 1'ans'oa' nshoald be
s'A'eo 'nat taey have been discharged, 70 eEi-
dencs having been found that they robbed The
trunk Of Dir. L,cer. I. ia but ;,., - as 49,.
n. nra,;,r. .ha-ss'.. - 80 ~ 1.s, 70 a'a 1aat
= p'e'''ua eoleactes e1 DON gentlemen, went
far 10 dissrm suspicion a2ciust them
Messts. j. T. parkbvro+ r.c..
chand,.~ - ,,-1,~:, nAuo'. zoe H.
oAAAo'ef' ~ H. :. Aoekr1dge ana Il. Robinson Of