, 1860-09-12
THE LOSS OF The LADY ELGIN
Three More Bodies Identified.
How the Disaster Took Place.
The Testimony In Full.

The Testimony in Full.
The painful interest and feeling awakened by
the great disaster of Friday night last still COT
tinues. Throughout yesterday the rooms in the
Cour: House where The doad are laid, and the
hearing before the Coroner in progress, WIS
besieged By anxious iuquircrs after friends that
are lost Many are here from Milwaukee whit
ing and watching to learn if possible Of the find
ing of the bodies Of their friends, and others are
arriving By each treio.
Four more bodies were recovered yesterday,
and iEqaes!s held upon the same- All have
been identified and taken in charge by their
friends. These bodies were recognized as fol-
lows, continuing the number previously given:
No. 81. John B. Qusi4, Of Warsaw, Wis,
passenger on the steamer. Mr. Quail had been
stopping at the Briggs House in this city for
See friend Of. inadvertently be was carried
awsy. After the disaster, Mr: Quail Was passed
by lis friend who was saved, floating upon
raft. 4 cheerful remark was exchanged By
him, he looking upon his rescue rs certain. lie
WAS Loaf in the surf. Heieages wife and child
in Waraaw.
No. 81. P4fr;ck AcGrata. Of Milwaukee, aged
- c...r 49,.
10 'oono Gu AsAs snose' near estao''e ee'ns-
tary, by eficer Tenbroeck. Had on black
clothes. Identified By Michael McGrath, his
father.
No. 80. 1A7mat ShssAaa, Bridge tender at
Mijwapkee- recopn;zed bv sevrraf N;lwankea
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o.ber boa;e. vf,t h, broncht in to.d,y md
o.ne' oouIea Will 10 pzougn' IN 'o'oa3 ano
teclury will be IN session from O'Clock, T. II.
The jury have commenced taking evidence FL
I, the caus, of the d,,as,er- ya,ter3.v Tho
ioAo"'oe were saoEe1aeu ano present oeio'e
h.jury: john Vorce, LIST mate OF schooner
auousta. G,oroe Rodpe ed mnta do tobn
70 c..n 1.;1.. a..,'
hfo"n' sA'4ef, Wi oeohEe o2"s5' VICE. aa7o'
do; Robert Gose, coal hea'er on the steamer
A.. r11.,d u,.sn d \,
oo.; 1a"a1o aoean' oo' o''
The following ia the result OF the 1eAsing
| Yesterday;
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1hh 1hsilAoSi.
| scboonar 4u9n.ta Ras;de in n.we1o "
! Eh;Inad m he Apo,,t. ~ 1awe,n rsnt.1r
| Jenrfna had her then Cant Msio;t' hsr prea-
| ant rnn,m .nder toof lerin tne Datroit rfrcr
MaIott had been hired By the year md took tbe
| Caroiins out to LiTerpoo1. where aLs wos soid,
~ w.iott tbsr tnoE tha .ch.onar a,savs,a
Sha Ia ;s nwnea hv f;enroe II E,ssa1 ri natrn;e
| W. +o,t ~ fhe 1nnoher thres r,;ias i'm, pn-t
Hnron f,an't knnw vim VIA cnns;pnsax @ ha1a 1a'
H.d m otber fre;pht than 1nmher shs vss
d4nt Il vas Tho Cantain'a watch ria secoed
N It, stands fis watch. At The lima n ths
aans,, ~ sacona msta vant 49, ana n,,Ia5
tSa can.sin. r. might h. mnre or isss
| than Ell r,inutcs b. fore the collision. Twas
sailed TOO. aad struck the decE iust es he
tfa Gan,a;n cs1ne m harchesded 5,on,t t,oT ~,
what fRs course of the vessel was. 7 was im,r
1st.;nn IN the canvass. They ,rsra tct;nz y
ssa;i xf,en i came on decE. Whan TIA anrail
strnct Ger sbe ni1ad- lust hefnre "a st,,rr
~ had m ahant = third Of the f,1esa;] and -
as;n1cnt "Hard mn" was aft at the n1ainsaii
ss1 the steamer cross our boxs: iumned IN.
on the inmher nile. We were Lsadinr +. hv s
| Heard, iuat beiora that, soms Of The naau aay
| there 1as light on the lae bon. Saw the bad
lights Of the steamer como across
II rigat angls. As rear as I can TIL
We we're running east by sout:u. Before
the .auall, ia nv watch from to 1s, the wind
| va. II, E.. tho gquall struck Us from NN.N.
as near as could see; ths schooner was show
iug white light on tue "Saupson post :" ths
post il 70 feet high just in front Of the wind
lass; curiog my rssch NC were running i1ee
the wind over oue quarter; don't know If it
WAS there when csi1e On deck waan's on
deck more than minute before it struck; / frat
started to 50 forward; then thought the spars
would 60 over her bows; thea turned back.
l rnsnf L. In Ha4,v ~
know the man answered; can't say if she ans
wered to The order; che steers Wild" owing
to her build; the order was given before fhs
| crossed cur bows: couldn't say II at the COLI
| sion the steamer was on q sea OF in trough j;
she was higher out Of water than we; when
the schooner struck the blow headed us
up into the wind, alongside tha steamer;
one OF the men, W,lliam Bonner, sung ont to
the steamer to giTe US line; can't say what
he waited; heard no reply from tha steamer;
heard nothing said On board the steamer; it
was raining hard, there was nos much 4ea; I
have sailed on this shore; cooldn's say 1ow tar
We we're out, for don't know what change had
been made in my watch; doa'tknow depth of
water; it WAs very dark when came On deck :
it was cloudy aEd rainy; when cur vessel sot
loose from the steamer thought the latter went
On: asked the Centain if shouldn't let ro an
anchor; hs sud yes: 1 commenced c,ssrinr
away to let 80; the anchor wasready when The
captain sang ont TO IS hold on :" was forward,
be WAS pretty we'll aft; the steamer bad aepara.
ted from US, and could not eee her; whea va
gotloose from her wes busy getting The ancho.
, ready and did not notice; did not know Of in.
, jury to the steamer supposed ne had only in
ju1ed her upper works; YVES afraid that some
one might have been killed in the state rooms
) for the j,b boom went righ. into them, but my
, suggestion to drop the snchor WAS not On hs,
, account. hut because I balleyed ws were r,inr
to fill. our boWs hein1 ali pone. She lav n th3
; trouchs Of the sea. when n struck don't knon
| if rs ,rere in the troupha Of the tea. Ne o.,
the fore s,araal On her 1ud pieca of 1he fore
ssii and with that she got before It, we lost nj
: our head gear; the heaviest razt Of the squa{
I lassed OF an hour; when va got under way
!, wind ruust have been N.N+W., the schooner
i running S.E.; John Lerrets WAS at the wheel
1 We keP5 On our eousse = tna cims in; were in i
d steamer was injured 80 much had we knows
Of her condition We should have stayed by her
said to the Captain WAS afraid some ore va
l. killed in tie state room; he said he was affai'
+ 30 too; whe1 Ne hud 20. in At our dock ab ,u
. 8A. H., the Captain heard and told me that th
= steamer hid aunk. On 800 or 400 lives los
I when we struck tho Captain was on the sa1
q side as myself; the force OF the bloN threw N
to let the boat doHn; Captain and tcld hin
to let it alone; Thought hard OF the steame
for leaving us, ana We all suoposed at the tim
4 we were going to till 1t once; Heard Brown sa
"les us get into the boat;" Ne told him to fe
r il alone; thou2ht sone ct going ashore Ia tha
:. boat myself If she went; 4 ressel loaded will
1 lumber cannot sink, but she cau water. log ana
roll over and leave you to dance on her b7ston
In my watch We were steering S. bJ E. /
. wnukes at hhlt.past Z, ebout I or 8 miles ot
! | hhofe: We kent in because VIC WerA er bsetfni