Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-10
II. G. CARYL,
Clerk Lady Elgin.
SUNDAY NIGHTS DISPATCH.

CHICAGO, Sept 9.
In addition TO those reported lost yesterday,
on the Lady Elgin, are Frank Chamberlain,
Mrs Sarah Brewcomb, Mrs. Thos. Kennedy,
Mrs. Snsan Haulon, VIM. Foley, Paul Foley,
Edward Malone, James Malone, Daniel
.0'Leary and child Stepnen Cuddy, James
Gilroy, Otto Leverett and son, Miss Amelia
Sedden and niece, Charles B. Laughlin, Thom-
as Eviston and wife, Bessie Tanning, Kate
Tanning, Alice Rollard, John c. Rollard, VIM.
Hays, VIM. Hays, Mrs. John Jervis, Miss
Agnes Keogh, Mary c. Duaey, Mr. johnson,
George G.. Oakley and wife, Captain Barry,
Union Guards, Thomas Bohan, wife and child,
John Kelloy Samuel Brown, policeman, Den
yers Smith, Delaney Schecker, Hoffern Rice.
The latter whole family Antoine Rice, Mich
ael McGrath, Martin Dooley, Frank CASHIER
VIM Wilson, Mr.. Rapp. James Smith, d.
Downer, Mr. Mcmahon, daughter and SON.
VIM. O'Neil, Terrence Conley, Alderman
Crilley and family, c. Mccormick and sister
c. O. Brien and family, John o'Grady and
wife, Mr.. Rooney, A. Corbett, Constable
Fahey, John Hooran, Stephen Hoff, Hugh
McGarry, Constable Burns, Edward Burke
George Churchill William Churchill, Charles
Evarts, Edward Warner, Charles Johnson r
Il. Commonford, Moritz Parsons, M. Fitzger
aid and sister, Peter Lynch, William Pome
ROY, Thomas Gheehan and wife and two chii
dren, John Cosgrove, James Smith, Henry
Parsons, +. Hameer, Thomas Neville, PHILLIP
Bert, Patrick Conley, James Conley, Samue
A. Downer, Eli PlankintOn, Harry Bishop
Augustus Bishop, Patrick Welsh, M, Kiefer
Iir., all of Milwaukee.
Bridget Foley, l.. 7. Winston and wife, Mar
garet Codd Bridget Codd, of Chicago; Elm
Cullen, Elizabeth Mclaughlin, of Watertown
No accurate list of the number OF person
on board can be given, but the following estl
mate is nearly correct Excursion party, 300
regular passengers, so; steamers crew, 80
OF these but 9S were saved
Capt Malott of the schooner Augusta, il
his statement, says when he discovered tn
steamers lights, both red and bright, he SUI
posed il 10 be from quarter TO half mil
distant, and steering between north and north
east. II was raining very hard at the time
1--WE kent our vessel on her course, east b
south, until we saw a collision probable, whe
we put helm hard up, and struck the steame
two or three minutes afterwards, just abaft tn
paddle-box on the port side. The steame
kept on her course, the engine being in tu
motion and heading the Augusta around
the north side Of the steamer, we got separi
ated in about q minute, when the Augusta ie
into a trough in the sea-all the head gear, b
boom and staunches were carried away W
took in sail and cleared away the anchor, SUI
I posing the vessel would fill After olearin
! up the wreck we got up the foresaiL We SUI
. ceeded in getting before the wind and stoo
for land We lost sight Of the steamer nv
? minutes after the collision.
-Beeman the second mate, states "thi
at halfpast two squalls struck us la hve mi
utes more saw the lights OF vessel one poi
, of port bow sang out "hard port III
= vessel seemed 10 pay no attention, and struc
d us lust forward of the paddle box on the Ia
board side, tearing of the wheel, euttr
the guards into the cabin and hull We we
steering northwest by west point TO q
windward; our course wind at that time mort
west After striking us the vessel hung
: a moment, then got clear went below
see what damage was done; when got ba
tho vessel was gone"
: When the intelligence Of the loss OF I
steamer, with the excursion party, reach
IA Milwaukee, yesterday, Il spread like wlld't
Throughout the city. The telegraph Office "
thronged all day with the relatives and hien
of those on board, many Of whom when p
D. sented with dispatches were IN tears, and !
most intense anxiety and excitement mamie
y, ed in the countenances OF all
All the survivors unite in inaecording 10 Ca
Jack Wilson, the commander, geeat praise
- his bravery and daring throughout he
nd foremost IN confronting danger lie
~ drowned within a hundred feet OF shore Ne