The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-14
r,urLAKE CALAMITY.
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''.,.e particulars of the disaster To The
I'm on Lake Michigan, by which
"''' nyndred lives were lost From the
'e't''" - Monday. we take the following:
II'''"' an the shore until i. NJ. when
! nv .rytypr was drawn oUt OF the surf,
4 ne 'a,,,sue wa32h the iookerS-on VIII never
rs ~ IFS nature, the bvst proof Is the fact
- rom tJ 10 81 persons SAVE" were 'fNA
ma. ,s.-,5 ot the number that came IN from
tsFa ' d., mss the fearful gauntlet OF The line
i -5e ''"!t several hundred 'eet OF shore,
.t ,tIaT the very eyes, Ahd almost Within
F"ss- ,h.,e on shore, We sa" the majority
aa' - Tae RATS would come into the tine oi
!~ts", ., the force Oi The waves. and then
'-''' "''It,nI4.rly over. Agun and again wou!o
q I'd. ..tsIu!.g from enc 10 ny" or more per
N E'..S .s,sliv near the shore, aud then hr tost
si' -..re's east would reach them, ye
'"' - far from human hein Is II ia iald
4 ,-5'". amos Il these fearful hours would dil
'os Tnr episode IF the saving uI thr
'|. lam.s I Eslson. Of MiiwHGhie, "iiL
tA.',"'.. ~, his arms wa> one th.t icit :,w GtN
.. ,mauE th~ spectators lie hdd secured
.-.... and hIs precious burden % ih' stNeT.
..'.t 3D.: The p.iol-h house, stout "ctaS3rai,
'' '' ,,,sre5 frame. a. ihis came IA. hr
.s5.. linpn il holding IA one arm a "pin in
-. and again The waves broke over 'hsm,
rr.~a .hAu once b1ih were suhmefEtd.-
. 1r.y came on. passed tue hr>i hft'h're
..' .-. -, .l,eurp 10 The shore their rat.
a-- a--'tss from some projection b'LeAtA.-
-.a--rlr OHIE. beaten ana swept 10y Ioiiei n
-r,f}ar ana tor minutes iaahiug 10 pro-
-. while the h-et'hlAes spectators, tIot Two
A'eSs' -, f,s-,n. TA.cGpd and waited The
-, l+.y4ri Sg'uCrr. win Il rope about
NJ. y-aist dashed lHjo me waves once
-..t.a and again, hu. Wa "t9"eu bSC Aeu oS the
sa. II VA 4 critical moment. he toll
r4 q. r..rr.rlus : roller, a. II passed the Two
80 ',s. mai structure. tar man, with has bur
...... ms arms. Ieapsu uio The wafer aud
aa, i.h,rlqu>lY towards his rtsEuer, not
All lST a IN
...-. - Il reached bm he was lost; the res
...- l.IIr,I uut!y, ,hey near one another, and
...t As tar oUtStTejCa aed hand met, all was lost
mighty submtgEInE WaNe-ItS reHuenCe
..f y-ita cheer that rang along tue shore
-t.r .s-, we're SAT-, aud the next Ins tdHt Aauds
.tsr~ assriag rWo imp exhausted burdens, he
D. ..ts.d auu IL. up the steep oiuH>.
Thus amid such scenes OF peril and daring,
4. ..r~ ga~sed. The gale sun continuing. The
s.,4t we're taken at once 10 one or the other Of
.r-s-t tered Wiuetha homes, and never shone
n.f7.ul'y uohIrr than that which was ready
L.luetAut and IuJessant with every thing thai
...II rrIIrYt The sufferers.
t. mertIOu the names Of those who were
comment IA such relief would read almost
--a3 directory Of the beautiful suburb. but
ss~,.s Garter, Gage, Peck, DAVIS, Garland
.usgrH hers need no euloEy Al oar naud>.
The shore was SiTeWu with fragment - OF the
er.s Captain Wilson, during The interval
fred. caused ali available portions OF the
-or-r works of the steamer IL be cut away.
ia. nus raft material should be abundant
,-.ya he steamer should & down. But tor
.s- agu seas running, ana, as II was, could
;a-rp laye been some means OF rescue outside
.,34 Lac Il SURF, the wisdom OF captain VIII
.-- .-dar would doubtless have saved has
.s,t brave LIE and those Of many others now
y -,.ye the names uf the saved and icstip
.s.- il-t, mplpte a. tar as the Intelligence Te-
...,rI b.];a lu this city and Milwaukee, up t.
Saturday, evening, could make the same. The
SURVIVORS have -lEly gone home - their sUr-
rgyIuE ami stricken cry.
THE SCENE Al aILWAURIE.
nar reporter reached Mil Waukje pv the ear
Les. trtIu Oh Saturday. Tue train arrived
..-.- after one O'Clock =. NJ, and amid Il scene
A tii grief and confusion ~ the depot IL
.a.. .i-y, such - has probably few PARALLELS.
a ..,...cf lgyJ or three thousand II lied pYery
..a..4u- yoIat Of nearness ID tie station
WN-, were there, palI4d to learn OF the tate Of
fa..auI- parents OF sons, and children Ut pa-
rents Wual u fearful seq uence his 10 the hour
,.g.u. ou Friday morning, 10 the music of
ptud. playing, aud Laughter floating across
Ike wlvr> the pleasure excursion OF three
hundred or more souls passed cut OF MIlWau-
s.-'a arr;gru no more save is an appalled, REM
lal'u. th- party.
There Wa no regi-tec Of the passengers
o.. irgrl Milwaukee. Tickets were printed
~ ,ur occasion, and sold by the Union
Guards. and The clerk does not know how
..luY were OU board. lie suppOses that ex-
-.Y.tYe Of crew, there We're a least three hun
s!-I.
'' -4-" anon - tA4 rs tdl-. ipcS lDl ~ one
rs4k aud h!", Eut six members, priyutes, re-
nam alive. OF he Milwaukee CIJy Band OF
~i-y~a musicians, who accompanied them.
mere aIe bat TWO survivors. OF the gay ex-
.4r-.Olls'-, their female companions wives
and sarr hearts, bat few survive. Ladies
Gang 20 inquire for husbands, children tor
Ha,n-rs and ta.aeTs, brothers for sisters. a. d
ur u he scenes preseu ted were The saddest
-frl witnessed.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
boa.'s crew came down on a car from Ke-
Ly-4t % NlueLI>a with a liir-b boar, but neither
'aat l1r III boat taken up from Ih,s city could
la used, IL being found Impossible to force
-Irlu uut through the surf
James . CTaub, member of the Biblical
4-sAJut-, saved Z lady, Mrs. OL-ary, by "a
-4.,t gallant act. lie was standing in lie
s-It lie rope he wore for his own safety
I-.I-d toJ short 10 enable him 10 reach the
rr1rly.rXhaus ted woman, he ordered those
.4 tAyIr 10 cast him loose. uud they did So. He
flashed into the surf, ana with a powerful
s.roE Eglr rescued the woman.
ITs q LpaTy. Of MILWAUKEE,. last named
.fl- ashore on a stout plank. Her nus band
aal child, VINO cumpanled her Oh the excur-
tlsu, were lost. She remains a widow with
sz small children.
Al! tle survivors unite in according TO & a.
an Jack Wilson, the commander of the III
--.el steamer, praise Tor bravery and daring
souh "a SO often sheds upon the name Of tue
tiaNe sailor laurels that time cannot dim
4'u- % las duty ard his mauIiness, he was
throughout, foremost III confronting danger
--#l and coffee led IN It's encounter ms tant and
tarhes. tJT the safety Of his passengers. For
I-.s TINE, III tuAt company OF fifty on tle
Iai,, h. held IA his arms the young child of
ia3t passenger, cheered his companions ia
i-iur and his last words, As he neaTed the
I1-aI AE- Of suri, were q euceuTa -Inaut and
'-r-T. Now, boys, look OUT for breakers
+l"-d. Warning umeiy, but va Il, the rtt'
parted, aud Capt Wilson went down IN III
--Ei} waters, his last act belug 70 attar-pt 10
nav JWJ children.
y B. kode-, OF Milwaukee. VITO ir amone
ne saved, used tA~ 'Rafe dtRV e me band Il.
.l!- prrseryer.
III. Jeryl7 was standing or the deck, Just
7i- u The wheel house, and saw a light sun
t'-tEg ~ At Hrst 10 be on shore; but IN a few
minutes found X 10 be 4 vessel bearing down
~a mem rapidly. He spoke % some friends
oH ne sIIne deck 10 look out, for the veescl
Wa gong 10 run into them, when, in Il few
'---ad, she struck The steamer. His wife
-t''er-ia-IaW, Miss heogn, Thomas keogh
ana Mary Mcclure were lost.
Timothy q Br!en, one Of the saved, Is one Of
Ire JJuHClIIneu OF Milwaukee, and helped 10
-aAuth the boat IA which be WAS saved. He
HTH started to save his wife and daugh er,
a.'1 he rest Of his parry, but w4s prevented
D., Ais comrades ana forced lntoThe beat. His
11I'iy were lost, and be saw them no more.
I.A.e "a The atteruoJu il beautiful female in
faa " about three mont OF age, was washed
@sA5Ic AZ Evanston. II Il sweet UNCONSCIOUS
7'7 II peril, Ia gu hour when Il Others
''rast Was shel lLer, the fierce wrath Of the
r.7-ruis could not drive The smile from the
"N theeks that IN DEATH hours after, wore
'IS srm ol*ute u quiet and Placid sleep.
"HIe ihe special train was returning on
a., 1iuag AFTERNOON, lnquests were held on
- 'iu upon The four bodies, that were all
+. uAd been up 10 that time washed ashore,
non. Herbert lngraham, of England
'.1ty u woman unknown, Stephen Murphy
,'4H"aHk!e, and the unknown babe
~ pocket books were picked up on the
-" ~ he afternoon, one containing an or
IT, oh } An-a &. Murphy for S625, signed by
l,suig a Mitchell, Milwaukee, also, two or
tl, ''her papers, aud about Il dollar and 4
''' ~ silver. The other was empty and had
~ taihe " Homer Pasha Con, Racine, Wis
-, Dn The iuhlde