The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-09-13
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.
Nearly 400 Lives Lost.


this morning. off Waukegan, by the schoon
err Augusta, striking her aft the wheelhouse
The steamer sank in 30 minutes in 800 fee
water. Only seventeen persons are known
to be saved, including the clerk stewart and
porter. From three hundred and fifty tc
four hundred persons are said to be on board
among whom were the Black Yagers, Green
Yagers and Rifles and several Fire Compan-
les from Milwaukee, who were on a visit to
this city. ...
Col Lums len, of the N. o. Picayune, and
family, were also on board and are thought
to be lost. ...... ....
At the time of the accident, the schooner
was sailing at the rate of l. miles an hour.
The steam tug McQleen left this morning
for the scene of disaster and we shall have
further particulars Oh her return. III.
The names Of those known to be saved
are as follows: II. c.. Caryl, Clerk Fred
Rice, Steward; Edward Westak,, Porter
Rober Gore, Thos. Murphy, Thos Cumming,
Michael Conner, and John L. Hobart, of
Milwaukee; Th,s. Shae, Tim o. B,ien, w.
\. barnes and Wildman Mills, of Ohio Ly.
man Urdike, of Waupoa II. Ingraham,
member Of the Canadian Parliament
The proprietor of the London News and
son, on board and supposed to be lost
Books and papers all lost. After the coils.
ion, the steamer foated south to Winnetka,
where she sunk. ...
In addition to those reported saved this
morning are the following: Chas May,
Michael McGrath, Pete Walch, Geo. Fur
long VIM Elwood, John Regain, VIM. Den.
ar, James McNamus, Jno. Murray, Fred
HAPPIER, John Raper, I. Pritchard, John
Iviston and wife, John Doyle, VIM. Waldo,
Isaac Kingsley, John Gilmore, VIM. Burke
and wife, John M,Kinley, Frel. Snyder, j.
H. Willard, II. Nv. Gunnison, Peter Walsh
VIM. Levyer, Fred. Devarsky, Bridget Ke.
hoe, John Possiter E. Debar, James. Rogers,
Fred. Fetmayer, E. j. Powers and Mrs. Riv.
ers Of Milwaukee; jerry Crather, Pat. Mahon
fireman, VIM. Simonds, Geo. Davis and Pat
Fugens, Chicago jacob Cook Fon du Lac
Lieut.. Geo H,rstutf of Mackinac; Joseph
jacobson of n. York Peter Walsh The
Clerk makes the following statement
The Lady Elgin left the port of Chicago
at halfpast eleven o'clock, last night, 70,
Lake Superior, with between three and foul
hundred passengers on board, among then
were the Union Guards of Milwaukee, com
posing part of some $50 excursionists from
that city. About half past two o'clock this
morning, the schooner Augusta, of Oswego
came in collision with the Lady Elgin whei
about ten miles from the shore. The vasse
struck the steamer at midship gangway or
the aboard side; the two separated insant
ly, and the Augusta drifted by in the dark
ness. At the moment of the collision Their,
were music and dancing in the forward cab
in-in an instant after the crash all was still
and in half an hour the steamer sunk.
passed through the cabin, ladies were pale
but silent, there was not cry nor shrek
no SQUAD but the rush of steam and the surge
of heavy seas. ...... . .r f-
| Whether they were not fully aware of thu
damage, or whether their appalling situation
made them speeches., | cannot tell. Aboa
was lowered at once with the design of go
ing round upon larboard side, to examine
the leak- there where two oars, but Just a
the moment some person possessed him sci
of one Of them and we were left powerles
to manage the boat. We succeeded once il
reaching wheel, larboard, but where drifte,
away thrown upon the beach at Winetka--
Only two boats left the steammer. One o
them containing thirteen persons, all @
whom where saved-the other bore s bu
only re ached the shore alive. the other
being drowned at the bach. -..s-.... 80
Before left the steamer, the engine ha
ceased working the fires having extinguish
ed and within 80 mites the Lady Elgin dis
appeared. The force and direction of tn
wind was such that the boats from the wrecl
were driven up the lake and would reacl
shore in the vicinity of Winetka. . ...
AS stood upon the beach helplessl,
looking back along the route we had drifted
| could see in the gray of morning object
floating upon the water, and sometimes
thought human beings struggling with tn
waves. .
i II. G. CARRYL.
i ..-.'.u- CLERK of the Lady Elsin.
The following persons left the Tremon
| House last evening and took passage on tn
Lady Elgin: +. A. Lumsden and wife, tw
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