Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-09-13

nearly every passenger got out although pulled one out
as we hoated by the state room. short te aer uis
the engine fell through the bottom oil the vessel snouu
think fifteen minutes after the schooner suca her e
hull went down Immediately, leaving the hurricane u.Sk
floating great portion Of the passengers were ou 'u1
hurricane deck when the hull went down tne most o.
them Jumped off very soon thinking that II wouiu sAi
the hurricane deck soon separated into ve pieces tnefe
were twenty-five the part which wasi tne captain
was on this; there some military from milwaukee,
and six or seven ladies' the other four pieces went on
with number on each. -, l.,
1--WE held up cabin doors for sails, and came GOWN
smoothly far as Winetka. When WITHIN Few Lous .,
the shore the raft capsized some oil US got Dack on II
among them, the captain and mysel the captain got
one of the ladies' back; big came ana wasueu Us
off The captain the last man on the hoa'' hearu
him cheering the passengers another sea came "asneu
him off and he drowned. Of the twentyiour VINO were
ON the Aoat only eight were saved
safer the liie-boat was launched, yaw Wnich was
Aft was launched Two boats were launched from tne
hurricane deck. knew only two men on the rn,I,ne
CAPTAIN aud Mr. Waldo the clerk OF the Nauonai NINE
at 0ntonagon. n
were in sight and great many floating on pieces OF the
wreck The captain called TO each oil the rats ana IN
ouired f his Southern friends aboard Ihey ans
wered from each that they not
THE friends referred to (says the Times were prooa
bly Col T. A. Lumsden and family OF New orleans, anu
Mr. Garth and family Of Kentucky.
The family of Mr.. l.. consisted of himself, his vile,
his son Frank and an adopted daughter named Emma.
The baggage OF the party not with thein u having
been sent from the fremont House in charge oil the
Adams Express Company.
STATEMENT OF THE STEWARD.
Frederick Rice steward Of the Lady Egin, says that
dancing on board suspended half an hour before the
collision on account Of the heavy wind and sea- but the
whole boat was lighted up brilliantly. Mr.. H. describes
the scene board the steamer after the collision as one
Of the widest excitement and terror Passengers ran
bther and thther with alarm. Women screamed and
cling IN their husbands or companions in frantic terror
For considerable dme after the boat lett the wreck the
terrific shres Of the passengers were heard ABOVE the
bowling tempest.
Il is said that one man. passenger, who was saved
in one of the boats left his wife and child the vessel
and in his abect fright did not seem to think oil them
until be was himself safe on land.
Mr. Eyston was with his wife on the piot-house, and
his sole care seemed TO be for her, When near the shore
huge wave washed her off into the lake. Her husband
instantly left his place and swan TO her assistance
SEEKING her in his arm he struggled back through the
waves and by great eIerons succeeded in placing her
again by his side on the piohouse. Both were saved
Edward Spenser a student OF the Garrett Biblical ln-
stitute, was especially prominent in his Efforts ana
plunged into the surf with rope tied around his body,
thus rescung several from watery grave.
The Hfe-boai in which were the two mates, came in
below Winetka One of the boats from the hurricane
deck started with twelve passengers eight of whom were
saved The boat upset twice. lady and child who were
on this boat were washed away once and picked up
They were washed off the second time and drowned
For FIVE miles along the shore the surf was filed with
fragments of the wreck Furniture DOORS the piano. car
casses of cattle and fragments torn from the boat told
the fearful tale of destruction and death
John Furong when the boat began to break up, sue
ceeded in finding cabin door, with which he threw him
self into the water who gave his name as Cough
I. A. HE IN Eurlnnuhg
proved insufficient for BOTH aud Cough refusing to re-
sng to renqush his hold Furlough left itand succeed
ed in reaching eattepeD, upon which he and comrade
succeeded 10 reaching the shore. Cough was lost.