The New York herald., 1860-09-14


hold Of me, for Gods sake, I'll be drowned" " Toe
captain made every effort to Mrs Rice bat II was
u6slsss they both we're drowned SIZE must have gone
dowr about twenty feet from the shore, holding to
the baby the last The that struck broke
The ran 10 pieces went down and came up again !
i'm, and could not nythng TO lay hod or
] went down again, and when came up was within
eight net Of Tom Keogh, who on q piece Of a
door ! tried TO catch hold Of II and was almost
Knocked senselsss by II, and went down again.
Ny recollection was perfect l made up my
mind that all my efforts we're useess was ho vsves,
fortunate enough to piece Of door, aad succeed
ed n geiog the shore wheu Ed Burke threw rope
TO me- caught hold Of Il, and he jerked II out OF my
ashore Captain Barry and Jsrvh wero below At the
the boat went down. Ing 70 save ber BY throwing
the heaviest part Of The ballast The banks where
went ashore forty feet high and Steep SO tnat
many those who succeeded in reaching the land we're
carried out again By the waves think that Frank Nc
think about two hundred oui Of the Thri ward who
lost.
WlsE1SA, Ill Sept. Q, 1850.
We In Milwaukee for the scene Of the lamsnted disas-
ter Lady ngn BY the quarter past three train
seven m the evening We somewhat surprised II tho
appearance Of winetka, which We supposed 70 be smart
o village though y " ,Sana nothing S .s. Sus 90 xss
wever did everything In their power TO alleviate tho
sucrngs Of that portion Of the passengers Of III Ated
before the vital spark had Great credit due 70
the people of Winetka for their untrng exertions 70
make comfortable those Who, from time g time male
their escape from the vast Of water which had swa
lowed up many Of their companions. We wended our
way TO the beach, and arriving there were struck
The lake furious In rs rassthe breakers rolling,
might say, "mounsAins high"-and toe wnne
length o. the beach, !. far = :: the S eye co could
chairs, doors, panks mattresses, &c &C. IL being bow
ever late and 100 dark to make any progress along
the beach, returned 70 Winetks and after having
visited several sufferers from the wreck In different
got board the and proceeded 70 Chica
20 were we were received by the host OF The Briggs
uar Uhn rpatNd und Our n
temau and hospitsoe mani or, AMI must say for tho
Briegf that II by all odda the most comfortable house
that we Of and far the fare ID concerned
SURPASSED any respect either East or West We
le Chicago this morning and got of the train at Evson
10 wIte,sa The beach ali along the dytascs we ira.
versed covered with fragments Of the Ereck, and .
great number Of the carcases OF CATTLE two hundred OF
which board soe lost steamer We found tho
BODY Of man, whose shirt the letters II. p g. were
marked. He had ON shirts woollen and ooe fne
shirt and pair OF pansioops In the pockets OF which
we're Two cente close 10 him vas coat the pocxe Of
which had the appearance OF having been rified.
In fact noticed several very saspic ms nd!vit
whose looks indicated their intentions OF puroiung
whatever ca me in their way We laid the body jus, al
luded planks, and sant for 1t when arriv
held by Chicago official We noticed on the beach two
pianos chest OF drawers, which latter had the ap
srsnce OF having belonged 10 the clerk Of the boat
One OF party found gold dollar and bank book OF
tho Illinois Savings Inslitutioa, In account with Mrs
Eliza Rice, along with two receipts running 70 Rice
The account book and recepts will preserve. Ws pro-
cseded porsh Of wlnetka along the beach about two
mles and there also the same desolston was manifest
Here found two metallic life boats, with their respec
tive sides stove in found also several pieces and
asu ents OF papks and beams Of the Lady Elsn, and
jogging from their appearance they had been dccaycd
aud untouDd for y lorg time.
We then returned 20 Winetks and met the extra
aps which had left Milwaukee at this morning
M citing Of the vis<u wAs called at once for the par
pose Of organizing Vigilance Committee 70 assist In
rarr, ing on = search fr the bodies Of tne dro wncd
John L Doran was chosen Chairman, and q. X. White
sppcnied Secretary Mr. Doraa stated the object q the
han lCod n al
ntfee of Ave. h power TO choose others to watch the
b' sch, and that contribution be taken to defrxy ex
committee and Immediately the barge
bis Duties report has just reached here that tho bodies
capt Wilson, Mr. Faney, Sunan and baby, supposed
o'Bearp, and . young man, probably Charles Everts
taken from the water by James Hoy, about four
miles south Of ths. These bodies win taken TO Chicago
where an inquest viii be held There h also rumor
that body, answering tho description Of John Kelly
had been found Hu, tear my letter /. sro.ins TOO
long will therefore coee with respcco yours, &c. &c
lFrom Tho Chicago pcmccrst, Sept. Ill
Al sn early hoor Sunday morning and auring that en-
tire day. large numbers q our oizeas visited the beach
opposte the spot whore the uufortunsH Lady Egin
had gote down wilh her precious Freight For miles up
and down the lake the shore strewn with fragments
Of the wreck asd Of her cargo and hsre and there life
lees body. me bodies carefully taken and
vcd 70 this city for Identification he counteusrccs Of
the dead were IN many Instances badly dsarued y ths
repeatedly shore. rne faces in some cases
bafy cxcoriated as 10 present little more than mas Of
iorn and often almost wholly divesssd ffom their
mbs The lake was yet sngvy and turbid. and consinu
% sss. sns hs sods ae hsos
veytd the Court House and placed In thc
room, formerly used ~ the Msrshss otcs The Coroner
w6oee they ignorant might be admitted
the covTses, with view 70 their dept0cation large
number of persons resident IN Nlsaukce bad arrived
here susdAy and yesterday morning and were await
ing this psemssioa We hops never TO be called upoe
lock such again, DO propose 70 hssrow
up the feelings q our resncrs by describing ~
The and yard ront o. this portion of the Court
House ned by adcpse crowd Of people. who stood
rosy and continuing q gaze upon the outside Of the
bu0ins where the dead lard, and 70 converse win
Other snesusd and awe struck tones about she caas
trophe
ILside Of the cce m the 6rst room entered we're the
nocies Of nine Of the deadoDe of thcm ittls si@1t
yng pon its mother nelrss breast In Anothev rom
lay The bodies Of two others both women The faces Of
al the decreased ~erc more or less bruised and bloofy
s as .s.. 70. e. .
which they clung for life some Of she fAce- placid
and tranquil Others were distorted. % the wrists Of
attached strong cords, BY which spt~roauy
they had been sshed 70 aoats The nat cloth
ns ssve their skirs and chemises appearng TO have
beeI aroused from secp ooiy 70 meet their desiL
rBRFEY or THE Dssp.
While many q our cil,cns were working odefatgAby
or The recovery cf bodies and saving o propsrv,
wer rcoundreh Who improved q mournfu oecsson for
rurrcs 81 robbery Everytbiog thai fell
- tocse lard thnrks WAS ctr, ped u ia vause They
commenced their op. rat oas n the early rr.y a the
mon rr before the posse of police ana sners. hsd
y
frshrd The spot Nothing escaped their ravenous
cut bes Articles of the slightest value led OIL
IIur,s and vssB brokea opsa and rined Of their
cot. nts
me arrival Of MARSHAL fsxroa ~th q strsog sollce
frce and sbcrins, aided an1 afv-~d hy the 1oroucr
sTgiy socrA Anderson and Fddy, Captain Bradley, So
tttvsos uriey and Res, aad others wkcse nance do
cot oruT 10 90 Put ssup r. the-e sreoss rro
cosdinrs for the umaiuder of the ua,
soxsss IN ray corHr Eorsr sQrAEE.
A. fast a. the bcciss se-co. they
veycd 10 the hnshss cd Once IN tle Cart House. Ia
yN frs rf.f ar rff N ~
early N the mcrnipx Al cay iour the Cpurt usuw
square vas aled Win and excited ads largo
rsJs-ity Of them frnsrs Nearly cvcry cue had iost
rs'm~ rrnd snd sohs ard ana occasional frantic
ehriske ~rnt ~ from thai thrrng witch ~wsrm~i
ron The stairs and 70 the ssd cisnah~rsd up
N tie wtu6ows As csrh bosy TO- the excited
ID pressed furvsrr 70 catch on,y gi'rpse
rSful yet heen0sshst mirtt ne tne oody % scme
frirnd 0r restlon MOTHERS seeking Tor chidrsn
nnf cbioYen for mothers. husbands for and
for busta1ds would be rscrnEed the lowing
tears psieors mosss and ~rinenr hsndr, told ~ the
irsrtc grief aid mental agony cf thwc whom
death nad hereaved. stcce m~n. "~n, hd no
frlepG, no bruter tkcre, ~ep' IKE chi frcn,
~htie ~asti. thar