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THE Loss OF THE LADY ELCIN.

THE LOSS OF TIE LADY ELCIN.
Though the loss Of life by the terrible dis
astor on Lake Michigan is fearful, it appears
that more were saved than was reported by
the first accounts. No accurate list Of the
number Of persons on board can be given, but
the following is estimated as nearly correct :
Excursion rarty. 800
Regular passenger, %
Steamer crew, 30
OF these, 9S are saved.
The following persons wcreamong the pas
scngers by the Lady Elgn
T. A. Lumsden. wife, two children and
servant, OF New Orleans. W Garth and
wife, Miss Anna Garth, and Miss Amanda
Garth, of PARIS, H. p. F Hall and lady
Of Aurora, Ill. Mr.. Senpteben, of firm OF
Smith & Senptelben. l. c. Hama Mr.
Pearce, of the firm of Goodman & Pearce.-
Mrs Barrow Isaac Kingsley of Milwaukee
James Cossrove. Mr.. Fitzpatrick of Keno
sha, Wis Mrs Ketts and four children.
Mr. Bond and two children James Bel
lows Of Mineral Point, Wis. \. Bucking-
ham j. c. Pollard and lady, of Milwau-
kee. j Fitzgerald and lady, OF Milwau kee-
Michael GOnegan and lady, OF MllWaukee
Herbert Ingram, member of Parliament, and
Proprietor of the London illustrated News,
and MS son Herbert. Edward White. Fam
ny Burns. Charts Smith f Chicago Geo.
Morton, Of Superior City. George L. Simp-
sen. Of Joliet. Mr. Locke of Sheboysan
Otto Leyerince and wife. Mr.. Nickel. Mr.
Phillips, oil Milwaukee. John Koran, Dep
uty |. 5. Marshal for Wisconsin.
None Of the above named party have yet
been heard cf
The books and papers Of the steamer are
all lost
William ucrner Of Philadelphia, Mrs.
Jane Cook, Miss Elizabeth ANN Cook, OF
Fond du Lac, Mrs franklin Hopkins, and a
son of Deputy T. S Marshal Burns, of
Milwaukee, are among the lost by the Lady
Elgin.
Al accounts represent the city Of Milwau~
kee as shrouded in mourning aud business
seems to be entirely suspended
The Republican demonstration st, down
for the reception of Senator Seward, Nom
day, was postponed
Gardner S. Hubbard, owner Of the Lady
Elgln, libellcd the schooner Augusta for
$40 900, and the vessel has been taken in
charge Of by the United States Marshal
This will bring out full Investigation of
the affair.
The body Of Herbert Ingram, member Of
the British Parliament, has been recovered,
and taken in charge by his friends. Twenty
seven bodies had been recovered yesterday.
STATEMENT or TIE CLERK OF TIE BOAT.
The clerk makes the following statement
The Lady Elgin left the port of Chicago
at half past IL O'Clock for Lake Superior.
Among the passengers were the Union Guard
of Milwaukee, composing part Of some go
excursionists from that city. At about half
two clock, this morning, the schooner
augusta, Of OsweS0, came in collision with
the Lady Elgin, when about ten miles from
shore The vessel struck the steamer at the
gangway, on tho larboard side.
The two vessels separated instantly, and the
Augusta drifted by IL the darkness. At the
moment Of the collision there was music and
dancing going on IN the fOrward cabin. In
an instant after the crash all was still, and |
in half an hour the steamer sank. passed |
through the cabins. The ladies were pale |
but silent. There was not cry or a shrek /
no sound but the rush of the steam and the /
surge of the heavy sea. Whether they were |
not fully aware of the danger. or whether
their appalling situation made them speech
less. cannot tell.
A boat was lowered at once, with the design |
Of going round upon the larboaTd side to
examine the leak. There were two oars
belonging to the boat, but Just at that mo-
nent some person possessed himself Of one
If them, and we were pOwerleSs to manage
he boat. We succeeded once in reaching
he wheel, but were quickly drifted away and
brown upon the beach at Ninetka. Only
wo boats were left on the steamer. One OF
hem contained thirteen persons, all OF whom
we're saved. The other bore eight persons,
jut only four OF them reached the shore alive.
he four others being drowned at the beach.
Before | left the steamer the engine had ceas-
d to work the fires having been cxtinguished.
The force and direction of the wind was such
hat the boats and fragments OF the wreck
we're driven up the lake and would reach the
hore in the vicinity of Winetka. As stood
lpon the beach hopelessly looking back upon
he route we had driited, could see in the
ray of the morning. objects floating upon
he water, and sometimes, thought, human
,eines struggling with the waves.
II. G. CARYL, Clerk Of Lady Elgin.
Capt Malott, of the schooner Augusta,
tates that when he first discovered the steam
T lights, both red and bright. he sup
,osed her to be from quarter t. half mile
istant, and steering n. E.. it was raining
cry hard at the time we kept our vessel on
er course east by south, until we saw a
ollision was probable, when we put the
elm hard up struck the steamer two or
hree minutes afterwards, Just abaft the
addle-box on the port side; the steamer
ept on her course, her engine in full motion.
eaded the Augusta round north, alongside
he steamer, but they got separated in about
minute, when the Augusta fell in the !