Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-09-22
The Loss of the Lady Elgin.

Further Meidenis.-The body Of Mr..
Ingram, of the illustrated London News.
has been forwarded from Chicago 10 Que
bee, to be shipped thence TO, England
The body of his son has not yet been re-
covered. The Chicago Times says:
The whole number of Independent
Union Guards, Of Milwaukee, who came
to Chicago on the EIgin was IhIGty-lhfee
muskels, with FIVE officers, and only seven
were saved alive. The entire company
was pretty much wiped out Of existence
at one felt blow. Also. the Milwaukee
Civ Band was nearly all Destroyed as
only two were saved alive.
The propeller Acme reported that she
PASSED, on Friday last, seventeen bodies
floating on the lake, about fifteen miles
north of the hsrbor and six or seven miles
off land. The schooner Racine, Captain
Brown, PASSED near W aukegan on Thurs
Gay evening, and reports having seen
abou, one hundred bodies. The wind
was so high that il was impossible Tor
him 10 recover them. On Friday ten
more bodies were recovered and brought
10 Chicago. Among them was that OF
Capt. Wilson. HIS name was found writ
ten upon the watch fob Of his PaniaIoons,
as follows -. Wilson, March, CO.
From J. F. Mcintosh & Co., Washing
ton, d. c."
The body Of Willie P6meroy. about
Aleen wears of age, son Of FennlmoFe {.
Pomeroy, a school teacher in the fourth
ward Of Milwaukee, has also been found
This boy was on the raft with Mr. Jer'lS'
Of Milwaukee, who bears testimony to
his unhinching courage. One OF his com
rades, Capt Barry's son, was on the
same raft, but died some three hours be-
fore he reached shore. Little Willie sui
chung to the body, however. for more
than an hour and expressed the deteFml'
nation 10 bring the body Of his playmate
ashore or die with him. The crue! surf,
however, tore them apart. WiIIIe chung
to the raft and acted like man, but the
last time it capsized lie never rose again.
The IlIe fellow acted his part nobly an6
bravely. and perished without com
plant, when within a few leet oil The
shore. Eulogiums have been written tor
battlefield heroes who have deserved
them less. A pair of mitts, pocket hand
kerchieGs, key and fish line were found in
his pocket.
According to the best estimate that can
be made OF the number Of persons on
board the steamer, there are about 100
bodies sill in the lake. Many of Them
doubtless will never be (ound. 1t Is be-
iieyed that few, if any, of those 40 the
lower cabin (about all Of whom were la
dies) escaped. One Of Tie rescued states
that lust before the boat went 10 the bottom,
he looked down into The cabin and beheld
many ladies' running wildly about III their
night robes, having apparently just come
from their berlhs. These doubtless sui
remain with the wreck.
1t is SAID that the lie OF John OGra.
dy became quite frantic on the vessel, and
throwing her arms about her husband,
begged that he would moi desert her. lie
saw that he could do nothing N the water
with her " hile she was frightened as she
was. and embracing her he said My
dear if We must drown, We will go down
together" and they were not seen alter
that.
Frederick Snyder says that he has been
wrecked four times, but the-Iast vas The
narrowest escape he had. Here is one
of the scenes he Witnessed "A IIIlIe +!
distance from my raft young lady Tell OF
from a raft, and just a. she fell Nan on
nv raj, cried out, Oh. God there goes !
my poor daughter He said IhIs IN The
most hear,-rending tones, and his ddugh-
ter must have heard il, for she raised mp
her head az she was going down, and
looking a. her father with an angelic
smile. she sank for the last lIme. ! never !
shall forget the tenderness and purity ct
that smile as long as live. Others could
be heard to excalm There goes my poor
husband, save him for Gods sake !. Oih. I
ers, NAV God preserve Us.
Speaking of Mr.. Lumsden, the New
Oheans Delta says:
He was accompanied by his lady, a
daughter Of that gallant veteran, Captain
Spedden, whose heroic bravery IN the bat
tie Of The gunboats, in 1914, has been The
theme Of so much Of the eu0ogy OF hlsio-
rians. Mrs. Lumsden was in delicate
health. Her only son, fine youth Of
sixteen. was her constant companion. and
By his fiaI devotion and genrleness. won
lie admiration and love Of all who knew
and observed him. There was, too. in
the family a remarkably sweet and beau
GruI little hsxen-haired, blue.ryed GIRL Of
six wears. an adopted child. upon whom