Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-11

and the ~ind IA. against us. We continued
our efforts until We aw by TIE d'sappesrsnce
OF the lights that the steamer had gone down
AsAU~hie We y man e~lmbtrg near
aud We picked him up he va. Edoy hogsu.a
deck SWEEPER. There were l. the host b~sit-
myself, the let mate a ia u. psm-d Eferts and
another Mil~aukee man whom | did not
know.
When We lett the steamer there WAS but lit.
tla excitement. and We dia not suspect the
fatal ch raeter OF the blow. The c. lh.ion vas
severe, but We rad no idea ,ba, she was going
down Capt Wilson ~ss somewhat alarmed
but behaved as q man should with that greet
responsibility upon him The tight Was q,
that time intensely dark The ss,ain vas isl.
ling In torrents. The lightning ~-s VIVID and
the thuCd er inc. sssnt. " e could not hear any
thing ON the Eigio until jnst before she dis
appeared. two screams let our ears We
we're at DO tiue p.rhaps more than quarter
Of = mile away We oal, knew that che hsd
gone D. ~n by the di appearance OF the lights.
After Gil was ovhr. v. kep, as rear the spo'
as We could in hope Of vi king up some OF
4 the passengers or ciew, but we saw nobody
| When day light came We fonud We had driifed
/ lofgway IN towards the shore. We landed
/ near WyretAa. Striking tn. surf We vert
/ upset and Ebert - aud the stranger
i
/ tso or three times. by the re,irng raves. but
! at la.t hlsDag-d TO ASCEND he bank
/ STATEMENT or L Smith. OF oNIoSAeoS.
was asleep iD the mates room when the
! cos on took place: tut ava kened hy the loud
crash and went on deck as soon a. pess'oir.
/ The vessel WITH which We coliided d got
clear OF US and Capt. Wil-on vas CIV ng orders
TO lower boat 10 ascert in he extent OF th-
i mi In hen he,
near the L.n hy ieason OF the waves aud
| wind assisted In 70 ling lei hit to the stur-
hoard 10 list the bnat over. ard nlso In getting
over sotne cattle for the pur no-e II igh log up
But the water seemed to be coming IN so last
that the G. iptain ran to the pilot use TO zee
how she vas heading B-iog told West
he said That right boys ge' h-r into ma II
ven can" He then ran back TO the CABIN snd
| end-avor TO arouse the sie pers. ano gei
| them ~ the hurricane deck. Many oi the state
/ room. doors ere fastened ani NJ broke them
in with an axe, exhortiug the sleepefs, many q
whom had ben drinking good deal. to rouse
up aud save themselves. frw oil them r-iL'
Cd to leave their hri,h., bat sit-r little utne
a greater part OF tn. !, a. sengtrs had got to he
upper deck The Captain ttld each man ani
woman 20 get plank life pr.server I'm which
looms of rope were tleil and prepare Tor tue
worse There q, pesred TO be plenty o' these
and scme were ra-sed down the ssyigh's Int,
the cabins, for the nee ofthose who would DO
! come uui Mu-t OF the pas--nrets were CO
aud coil-cte; Captair. Wilson srFt eneoufas
in them by cheerful words and by assur
npces that the deck would carry Us 81
ashore A. length surely not N re than NJ
te, ntisnies tr.m NE fra dtdrm-the Egit
hayan t. settle aL6 rel n II or 'he hha
plunge f-w IL -efel.u- ar az, aud iew
frantic passengers jnrngrA otef''oari Ia huf
ry to meet ,se.f .,v .!tl-f - tie mon.n
when the boat u.nt : nh, - struck h-
uprer works, and th.g Iartea IRON the hui
. a.. j float.l off in ses.rai pieces, Ibis was I
irving moment The shock ana the wave
5 sw.pt eff several OF our number bat the nigh
was darn. and all lights were soon 9ons, "
: could not s.s " no wss yet safe, and who Wa
r gone. { uni myself on reice OF the "rec'
perhpas l5x3J--a port! IN OF the upper o-eS
D the boards and ribs, or carlins to which the.
, we're nail-d. In company with u we're Ir"i
IS to % persons and We lad "othing 10 ~
? hn. suif-r our.e ves to lie flon'ed 'o".rds IN
shore Among the peices Il wrech we lou .
8 few cabin doors. h-se secured, aud se
q tiaL, them anl our peers oi plank upon enc
!, b,oadsifl- to the wind mad them s,rv~ as sail
saon fter srt',ng out our perilous J1ur ey
e We discov cred another peics of the deck. NOR
2 d..ply loa led thai ours. Crpt. Wilton was o
j, with two or three others. he cam. to ou
J. float and cont nuel with u, ep'ng Us !
q hear, hv his oris 4 good cheer. After d. )
= lyht. he tusied himself in ..prosijing for IT.
general sa.ety, bs f,-t-LinS loops - the cariiL
bv which We might hang on wt.n " Z cane t
: the .urf There ere win ~ four sr ~
= wnmep. One Of th-se nad chilli about si
mcn,hs old for th- safety of which the CaE
,ah va. c+edins!v solicitous lie held
n when not other S;e enpio ed. He had CIV
4 il I'D but a r. cIneni. TO attend 20 sofTie mntt,
; when wave swep, II Ut ~ the arms 81 nj
,o whom h. handed II. and it w.s gonp. Thi
. elIld and a man ana woman were al We los
We sner,. the night 10 con. parat've comfor
The storm uss stvere, hu' We did no, 81
r. greatly f. N The cold. The ater va
a. 9 l-2 O'Clock we nearsd the shore q
,r Aoou About 2a, fee, from h shor. OIL
:. life hv the surf which W
! ana completely cap-'z-'
Thn ~, "a. h,ot.n hy the free of the 1ase
c.. u.;l.e, a. ado. of the \ ton
!, Nj (,r,ons,on Mr.. @. o. Newton "f onTe'
, or Civ and myself ciurg TO one s'ee o. -
!, deck hut scain striking he su.
, car-iz.i aud al .hrown into to =" !.
, waves managed 10 strike the ~reGA =,
. and Mr. Wado got on another r.iec b. -
Nevton and Capt Wi'son were seen no NOR
e After much exarticn and appalling dancer.
! gained the land OF The t~enty light on on
2 raft only eight men and one woman :
were saved The rest went down in sight an
sonni 4 safety.
. Iwant 10 saw tia' pit Wilson behave
{ nob,y from ieyinning 10 h@ fatal close. Tia
, anv are saved .xc- those who came of il
!; the boats j. due 10 him.
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