Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-22
The Lady Elgin Disaster.

We select from the Chicago pnncrsa few
incidents OF this terrible disaster:
OF the Union Guards, Capt BEST fortv-)nc
rank and file, but six members, prvatcs. re-
main alive; of the Milwaukee City Band of
eleven musicians who accompanied them, there
arc but two survivors Of the gay cxcur-
soniss, their female companions. wives and
swecthcarts, how few survive let the brief list
tell
What wonder then that Milwaukee turned
out her mourncrs by thousands, and that she
becomes the chief centre of sympathy and in
tercst. From our reports, by the husty ox-
tras of Milwaukee papers, and later by the
telcgraphic dispatches, we are able to answer
many inquiries of our readers.
When the intelligence of the loss of the
steamer, with tho excursion party of Union
Guards, reached Milwaukee, it spread like
wildfre through the city The telegraph
and newspaper officers were thronged all day
with parents, brothers, sisters and friends of
those on board, and the telegraph lines given
up exclusively to dispatches concerning the
disaster. Many who presented dispatches
! were in tears and the most intense anxiety
and excitement was manifested in the counte-
nances of all.
Ladies came to inquire for husbands, chill.
dren for mothers and fathers, brothers for
sisters, and some of the scenes presented were
the saddest ever Witnessed Among tho pas
scngers were several mombers of the common
council, four or five of the city police, tho
military, fremen, &c. In the First Ward, il
is said, that there is scarcelya home or place
of business but has lost some inmate or en-
ployee
All the survivors unite in according tn
Capt, Jack Wilson, the commander oc the
iiifated steamer, praise for bravery ana dar-
ing, such as so often sheds upon the fame OF
the brave sailor laurels that time cannot dim.
True to his duty and his inanlincss, he was
throughout the foremost in confronting d.iil.
ger, cool and collected in his encounter, i'm.
stant and earnest for the safety of his passen.
gers. For a long time in that company OF
Z; fifty on the raft he held liz his arms the young
child of a lady passenger, cheered his com.
panions in peril, and his last words, as he
neared the fatal line of surf, were of encour.
agement.and cheer, " Now, boys, look out for
the breakers ahead" Warning timely, but
vain, the raft parted, and Capt. Wilson went
down in the angry waters, mis- last act being
to attempt to save two children Honor "a
the memory of the brave His house, in
Coldwater, Mich, is dcsolate and stripped OF
as brave aud true aheart as ever beat in a
SAILORS bosom.
Late in the afternoon a beautiful female
.EInfant of about three months of age, washed
ashore at Evanston. la sweet unconscious
ness of poril in an hour when mothers
breast was no shclter the fierce wrath Of
the elements could not drive the smile from
the tiny checks that in death, hours after
wore the semblanee of quiet and pacid sleep
i John Furlorg when the boat began "a
break up, succeeded in finding cabin door,
/ with which he threw himself Into the water.
/! a man who gave his name as Cough, from
Indiana, made bis way to Furlone's raft.
] which proving insGfRciont for both, and Cough