, 1860-09-15

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CHICAGO
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women and sh;ldttn cl:4:mcd tbs e1e1tionz Of
his e4llaut etm.
The remains will bs taken to tho Eichuoad
House. the Chic:go home Of Cap., Wilson, acd
from thsnce will be Ills evening attended to
tbo Michigan Southern carsby an e.cort which
in nrmherk and character shall 6ttioply c,m
mart with the honor dne thu uob,e dad
Tbrouphout to.dsy it is desired that the 1aoa of
our shinoipp, our hotels and ether rublic places
of bu.iress be at half mast, and the same coca
mourning in cur places Of busiress and public
streets Is th.s late great calamity deserves, and
not more f,tlpgIy TO bee1pressed than DOW
The matter il deep In the hesrts OF our citizens,
aad wthcus ary formal or distinct plan it will
find expression. o"ing to the latenees of The
teso's4, . - -, -,
l"eo' VIC no'iss " s's"'s4 asAt'eaese VIII
be announced today cspt WILSON'S widow
md other frieuda arc exp:cted to reach tie cir
"a
m
luz eaooh oH Ann oAooo11h'
The Corooer'B Jury occupied allt intervals
f,om itnuests Yesterday in carving forward
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LUG 'e~as ", ~
cumStancc6 Of tne o1s1eter. 4A1s vi necessA
rily be made to include every fec: that eau be
,,,;,ud ae u, t,,e stsunchnp.. nnd sravo,4h;npa,
...c. r. r..c,,-r
ot Las s'eae1et' oe' oo1ns ''4 40 r@'e'J u paa'
seDgers and security ogai1s; disaster. Is Hell as
tie particular sid miruts attendant circum-
,t.,e. :, v.s,.rt n hath ~-e.s,. ~ +,a .;,,. r.
s'4assa - 49, W.
and following sheir col1'sion. 10 THIS end tue
testimony published in our issue OF Je1terdaJ,
anil confirmed to.d.y. will ha of intrrest and
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importance many communities ~e 'oln1:E
their anxious gtze h'ther to learn II anght OF
human carelessness or disregard ofcaution ras
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'he of'g'n u ''st'A'A la 1An 4"ea Aa17
dleds OF homes Will mourning. IN 1o1s vie"
the duty Of iho jury is no light o:e. We ar-
| .a ,h. +e,+;r,,nv +ote, rrateyd,v.
pen" '"e N'a@'AA 'D'
TIE TESTIMONY.
7Is7AAoSt " 1n1 A".~ ot 4A- AAo4 11.1S'
Gtorge DIrsst1';rn-Waa hfst mate OF the
ste ;mer La;y Elk 4. aEe leIt tbs port at 1850
| P. II. F4ldly u'ght; thisk she bad between $40
ana 4uU EASktuEe19f At3As " ~ <AEiA 4uAu1IU
passengers, and 40 hands, considerable freight;
shu was not over croxdeG, have had tHice Us
| many on beard; had twice as many on tbs st.
| Jo. Excursion. We had four beats; oae larga
boat that would carry ont big aocaur-1500 u
| 2O00-wouid carry in the sea OF that ri Eht 80
passengers; On hursicsne deck ne had ohe me-
ta.lic lie boat, which would carry ten or tHtlre;
the yaEl would carry sbcnt tie sane; the BIZ:
beat YVES hanging over the sern; life to4t AID
| Jrwl Gil hurricane Geek; tue oiher eoEt uas On
tbs quarter; Ale "as "fas "e Gull iiIe beat
with sir ught ccmpsrtneuts; ehe would carry
in that sea 10 sr II; each OF them would cxrr5
twice Is naHr In still water; these boa1s were
all in good order; the large boat Was hanging
I ou davis over the Stern, with double conlI'e-
ment Of oars within four feet Of it; the boats
| on the upper deck were on each hide by the
arches, TO be readily lowered; We were
| not two minutes in getting one Of thtm
cff. the oars were handy 10 each :;
the boat on the quarter, with otrs nea7 her
| There we're $50 or 400 board lIfa preserrers
eaeh about 2 iuchcs talck, from t., 1G inctes
| vide and 8 teet long, with ropes attached to
! each one. one lole bored in one end and ts O in
tha otber. With rcpe from oua to the other
t These were in piles uu The hurr cane deck. In
the fire extinpu,shinC DEF artmen& We had three
1,umns below. with hose on each; the eneiuter
! had means for forcing on. steam to smother f,e;
| va had tEe sh1p's pu1nt s, IN case OF leaks, 1wu
hy hand ard three bY the eur1-e; besides taeso
tHers we-o the 6re engine pumps, which could
ba used for 1he same purposs; besides these,
the turine puups, that could oe used for tue
nurpo.e: ole Of these, the bi'gs iri.ction
nun1n. could lump two ieet Of va:s + Gu: Of the
kid n an hour. t. two Others were about Tho
.sn,. c,nar;ty ro life preseryers in the stste.
1oan,s nor siuols: We bsd only c,Qht ire buck.
ets hslr of them kent on tls hurricane d1:k.
ahout The pices, and kent filled; ne lad n,ue
a1es nlaeed in different i1srt,oDs Of the vessel,
OK What nas her c9nu1tion as q aseawor,hy '
vessel.
xos She waa on Dcolittle l. M1ller,a drT.
docE in this city, this season; her t,nls,ers aud
hnil were found sound; beard no complaints
ahont the an zine. but suup,sr it to bc IN order,
/ the frames seemed to be sound. Sac mas oa
Doollttle l. MiiIer's dock in May believe do
; NOT law III !. saa las aueu Sal 4aue1 Or iuj.fe
| iii. seascn: from the time we Left on Fl iday
nipht tie Clptar and 81 mate stood the wasct;
the wind was about n. ". when We got ou.sid;
vas not On deck during that watcit; when
turned in, about 12 o'clock, Wind Was then
| aoou. n. W; got up 2b. ut a| o'clcck, about
two minntes aiter tie collision went on eck
md un:ers,ood the vessel mas leaking badly;
west {to~ard. shore;) he was then steering
abou. n. N. ". n aid changed W.; vent uE
| bg the pilot hLuse and sa~ that her courhe Was
chan cd. At this TN The VIVID was n l..
captain cams up aod asked how We weze stecr
inx; l told him west to*ard shore; be sac
minute after he came aud sad, "she is leaking
fast, tI,~ the whistle and ring the bell made
the whistle string fast 40 IS to Keep colliuua
whistle; l asked him had We bes.er light he1
and throw the cattle orerboard; he sad &c
e4srth1 over you cir; ordered the aecont
mite to ket his men and throw the cAttle over
board as fast as he could; we had h!ty CT slxsJ
head on board they went down and beg1n II
get the cattle overheard act about tweotj
loose, ard got one overheard il wAs too slow
j,b aud weh~d to leave it; remaiced by th'
pilot; Just then the captain who ~as on th
main deck said For Gods sake, Davis. get .
boat over board outside andtry to stop The leti.
the e. was then 1isttd clear down to s.a1 buard
the second mute to come aft on hurricane deck
We picked the life boat up and threw It over
boa1d; m5seif, sscond mate AID watshnal
Jumped into it; rs ~e Threw it overheard th
boat filed; it ~as filed wh'n we jumped init
> it; We took one pail along ind two cars; wea
! 70 ballink her out; the second MATE took th
| | paif and the rest to5k our caps to it; We had
, heaving line made fast to ths boat, an
dropped her eff 20 or 50 feet; = crowd OF b.
tween 40 and 50 gathered on The guard ON th
quarter and went IT, hauling up the line to hsu
!. her alongside; l was obliged to let 70 the lin
unit! No cou d get her ba.led out; there Was
r heavy sea OF, aud We had to pull two minute
perhaps before ne could ett bend to it
J. eet bsck to the steamer; We pulled for $ OF
minutes towards the tteamer before shs wan
> down she was about 159 yarts from u Whe
+ she went down; it wls the List saw Of her
q she settled down by degrees 10 put out Il
lights, and then ceuld only see her by tho ligh
ming: could hear thosa % board plainly
a tbe7 gave two screams in the cabin AMI the
: all was still; We got The boat over tie l4sbnsr