Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-10

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1 young and in manhoOd's strength, were re-
turning from a pleasure excursion to Chicago
on the ill-fhted Lady Elgin. Among tn,
I passengers too were the gifted and genia
Lumsden, Of the New Orleans Picayune, Will
his family, and others of note from the South
the Northwest and Canada. Their names
do not appear in the lists of the saved.
The Lady Elgin, large elegant steamer
was built at Buffalo by Capt. Appleby, W,
think in ls49. She was rebuilt and much
improved at Chicago in 1857, and had been
very successful in the Lake Superior trade
from Chicago. She was commanded by
Capt Frank Wilson, one of the most expert
enced and popular Lake officers.
The following are the details Of the ter
rible calamity which have reached US by tel
egraph. 1t will be seen that the Clerk of the
boat was saved, and that in his statement but
one military Company from Milwaukee is
mentioned, though others are named in the
first dispatch. But one military, and no fire
companies, probably were on the boat, as the
Chicago Press of the sth announces the ar
rival the morning previous of the Independ-
ent Onion Guards, Capt Barry, OF Milwaukee,
on the steamer Lady Elgin. They number
ed some forty-two in all, and were accom-
panied by fine band. The Press states tha.
they left for Milwaukee at II Friday night on
the Elgin No mention of Milwaukee fire.
men is made by the Press, It will be seen
also that the second dispatch adds some
forty-four names to the list of the saved:
.sya-l CHICAGO, sept.s.
The steamer Lady Elgin, Lake Superior
Line, LEFT here hast night and was run into
by the schooner Augusta, of Waukegan, al
half-past two this morning, striking her abatt
the wheel. The steamer sunk in twenty
minutes in three hundred ;eet of water
Only seventeen persons known to be saved,
including clerk, steward and porter. From
three 70 four hundred persons said to be
aboard, among whom were the Black Yagers,
Green Yagers and Rifles, several Fire Compa-
nies from Milwaukee who were on a visit to
this city, Col. Lumsden, of the New Orleans
Picayune, and family also on board, supposed
to be lost. At the time of the accident the
schooner was sailing at the rate of IL miles
an hour.
The steam tug Mcqueen left this morning
for the scene Of disaster. Further particulars
per return of tug.
The names of those saved as far as known
are as follows; H. G. Caryl, Clerk Fred
Rice, Steward; Edward Westlake, Porter;
Robt. Gore, Thomas Murphy, Thomas Cum
mings, Michael Conner, John E. Hobart of
Milwaukee; Thos. Shae, Tim o Brien, W. A.
Darnes, Wildman Mills, of Ohio; Lyman Up
dixie, of Waupun; H. Ingraham, Member of
the Canadian Parliament
The son of the proprietor of the London
News, is supposed to be lost.
Books and papers all lost. After the col
lision the steamer hosted south Of Winetka,
where she sunk.
CHICAGO, Sep. 8.
In addition to those reported saved this
are the following: Chas May, MI
chael McGrath, Peter Welch, Geo. Ferling,
William ElwoOd, John Regan, William De-
mar James McNames, John Murray, Fred.
Halper, John Roper, T. Richard, John Evil
ton, Miss John Doyle, Mr. Waldo, Isaac King
and lady, John Gilman, Ar. Burke and wife,
John Mckinley, Fredk. Snyder, J. H. Millard
II. W. Gum and son, Peter Walsh, William
LeEyer, Fred. Devarskey, Bridget Kihoe, J.
r Ossiter, E. Debar, Jas. Rogers, Fred. Fet-
myer, E. J. Powers, Hrs. Rivers, Milwaukee,
Terry Crother, ,Patk. Aaher, Fireman, Jlrs.
Simmonds, Geo. Dennir, Patrick Myers, of
Chicago, Jacob Cook, Fon du lac, Geo. Hart
ruf, James Rogers, a German woman name
unknown, John jacobson, n. Y, Peter Walsh.
STATEMENT OF TIE CLARK.
The clerk maks the following statement:
Lady ElgiH left Port Chicago at half past elev-
emo clock, for lake Superior; among the pas
sengers were the UuiOn Guards, Milwaukee
Company, part of some two hundred and fifty
excursionists from that city.
About half past two o'clock this morning
the schooner augusta, 0swego, came in col
lision with Lady ElyiH, when about ten miles
from shore the vessel struck the steamer at
midship gangway on the larboard side, the
two separated Immediately, and the Augusta
drifted by in the darkness. AT the moment
Of the collision, there was music and dancing
forward in the cabin in an instant after the
crash all was still, and in half an hour the
steamer sank.
passed through the cabin, the ladies were
pale but silent there was not cry nor shrek,
no sound but rush of steam, and surge Of
heavy seas. Whether they were not fully
aware Of the danger, OF whether the appal-
ling situation made them speechless, cannot
tell. .al1 fa.f
Boat was lowered at once with design Of
going round upon lraboard side TO examine
the leak. There were two oars, but Just at
that moment some person possessed himself
Of one ofthem, and we were left powerless to
the boat. We succeeded ,oneeFn reach
ing the wheel but were drifted away and
thrown upon the beach, at Winetka.
Only two boats left the steamer, one OF
them contained thirteen persons all of whom
were saved, the other one forty eight per-
sons but four Of whom reached shore alive,
the others being drowned at the beach. Be
fore l left the steamer the engine had ceased
work Fires having been extinguished and
within thirty minutes Lady Elgin disappear
ed. Force and direction of the wind such
that boats, and fragments of the wreck were
wv IA W tuc LuhG anu WUulu ltaCu auOAC
in the vicinity OF Winetka. As stood upon
the beach by the helpless, looking back along
the route, We had drifted, peouId see in the
gray Ofthe morning, objects floating upon
the water, and sometimes ] thought human
beings strugglin with the waves. Signed,
n H. G. CARYL,
Clerk OF the Lady Elgin,
The following persons left .he fremont
House last evening and took passage on
the Lady Elgin: F. A Lumsden wife and
two children and servant, New Orleans; W.
Garth and vie; Miss Anna Garth Miss
Amanda Garth, Paris, KY; B. +. Hall, and
lady, Aurora in; Mr.. Sen6tleben, Of firm
Of Smith and Senftleben; 7. G. Hanna. Mr.
Peace, fthe firm of Goodman and Peace;
Mrs Barrow, Isaac King and lady, Milwaukee;
Jas, Cosgrove, Mr.. Fitzpatrick, Kenosha, Wis;
Mrs Ketto and four children, Mrs. Bond and
two children, James BELOW, Mineral Point
Wis; A Buckingham, J. @. Pollard. and la
az, MilwankesiJ. Fitzgerald and LADY, do;
Michael Go9egan and lady, do; Herbert In
olTqhauf Esd III p p. and rIPouriafoF n II m