Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-09-11
THE Loss OF THE LADY ELGIN.

The following are the names of Of the pa'sen-
gers believed to be lost by the terrible calamity on Lake
Michigan;
Orleans; W. Garth and wife, Miss Anna Garth and Miss
Amanda Garth Of Paris Illinois, +. +. Hall and lady, Of
Aurora Illinois, Mr.. Senteen Of the firm OF Smith
Senteen T. s Hama, Mr. Pearce, of the firm Of Good
man Pearce Mrs. Barrow and Isaac Kingsley OF Mil
waukee; James Cosgrove Mr. Fitzpatrick, OF Keuosha,
Wisconsin; Mrs Kets aud four children, Mr. Bond and
two children James Beins, of Mineral Point Wiscon-
sin; A Buckingham, j. O. Pollard and lady, of Miwau-
kec j. Fitzgerald and lady, Of Milwaukee; Michael Gene
gan and lady of Milwaukee; Herbert lngraham, men,
Der of the British Parliament and proprietor OF the IL
lustraed News, and his son Herbert; Edward White,
Fanny Brrns Chas. Smith, Of Chicago George Morton,
of superior City; George L. Simpson, Mr.. Joliet, Mr..
Locke, Of Sheboygan 0ttG Levemice aud wife, Mr..
Nickle and Mr.. Phillips, Of Milwaukee; John Horap
deputy u S. Marshal, of WiDconsn.
None OF the above named have yet been heard from.
SAVED.
CHICAGO Sept. 9th-rhe following the names of
those saved in addition TO those already mentioned
Chas MAY, Michael McGrath Peter Welch George Fur
long William Ewood John Regan, VIM. Delur, James
Mclns, John Murray, Fred. HAPPIER John Doyle, VIM.
waco 2i iaG Sla ftiG SPH sbyGS H. %SPu ar
W. Gunn-en, Peter Walsh, VIM. Leiyer Fred. Devesky,
Bridget shoe Johu Rossi,or T. De Burr james Rogers
Fred Fetmeyer, E. Penney, Mrs. Rivers, of Milwaukee;
Perry Crohers Patrick Maher, fremen, Mrs SimOnds,
orge Davis Patrick Myers of Chicago; Jacob Cook,
Of Fon du Lac.
THE dispatch does not say how :hese were rescued
THE STEAMER LADY ELGIN.
FACTS CONCERNING HER AND HER CAPTAIN.
Mr. Edwards VINO lived for number OF years on the
shores OF Lake Michigan has kindly furnished with
sundy particulars in regard to the Inflated steamer Lady
Eigin and her captain They will doubt be read with
lively interest in connection with the loss of that unfor
tuuate craft and her immense human freight.
The Lady Hlgn was built in Canada about nine or ten
wears ago. and named after the wife of the then Gov
ornor-General OF British America, Lord Elgn. She was
sdeWhee mail steamer, OF about 500 feet in length
and 900 tons burthen. She fast and favorite
boat and went on lhree four excursions annually
For the first FIVE years after her construction the Lady
Egn was employed in the Canadian traffic Of the lakes
and carried the mails along the northern shores while
the Grand Trunk Railway which performs that SER
vice. was yet incomplete, even in embryo. -Four or
ye years ago she was purchased by Hubbard Spencer
4 Co. of Chicago to whom she belonged till the calami-
ty which is painful duty to record to-day put an
end TO the history OF her tragcay famous career
When she passed into the hands Of the Chicago firm of
Hubbard, Spencer 4 Co.. Captain John Wilson became
her commander in which post he continued up to the
time of her loss and il is to be feared that he has
doubtedly shared the melancholy fate. Captain Wilson
WAS gentleman of ten years experience in the naviga-
ton Of the upper lakes fine ofhand aud vgant man,
aud popular commander among travellers on Lakes
Michigan aud Superior. He was also a man Of family
his family residing in Chicago.
Since the Lady Egin became the property OF her last
owners she has been engaged in the travel between Chi
cago and Bayfield, Lake Superior, about one hundred
miles from the head Of navigation Of that inland sea-.
she used to call the prominent posts and harbors
living between Chicago and Bayad to land and receive
mails passengers specie and other freight This last
in great measure copper on the downward trips, the
products of the mines Of the giant Of the lakes The
ports at which she always stopped were Marquette POr
age Entry Copper Harbor Eagle River and Ontonagon,
and her last and fatal trip she had passed all of these
places and had therefore, vast number of passenger,
on board
The Lady Egn used to make three similar excursions
annually, to the in which she was engaged at the
time of her loss. The last was invariably the one on
which she conveyed the largest number of eIcursOnsts
aud passengers Il the last excursion trip of the
season she was employed when she met with her caami
ous and unlocked for fate. IL is believed that the Lady
Egin was insured but this not certain.