The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-12-25
THE STEAMER SEA BIRD
WRECKED!
She Drifts Ashore in White Fish Bay
Passengers and Crew Saved.

Ffom the Milwaukee News Dec. 18th.
The .,o,m Of Wednesday and Wedue.
iav n eht VAS one o. the mos, severe ever
experienced in hi. latitude I, helng 40
lx.e in ,h~ season, vers few vessels we're
out "f port. "therwi.e the loss OF life and
properly an The lakes must have been
fearful The steamer Sea Bird. which
LET! AaBiiowoc GA Weins.dsy me,aiuy
for this port. ,urceedad in ~as,h~rirg N.
terrible Aorn, until s o'clock il the +v-
~ning, when .hs reached point Opposite
the lighthouse on the North Point. IIsrs
she got into the trough of the s-s and IT,
came en,irsi, unu,anayesb's Alter drift
ing ahnut for TWO heurs she finally wen,
ashore ia White Fish B.v. about ,h,ee
miles north of the lighthouse where abe
now lies. broxlsids 10 the shore, The
crew and passengers remained Oh board
until morning, when assistance was pro-
cured from the Cit, aud all were safely II
ken off Most Of them were completely
drench-6 10 the operation II is though,
the Sea Bird is no, very badly damaged
and can be got oil as soon AS the sea goe.
down.
Since our afternoon edition We earn fur
,her pArilrUIsr. in regard To tho disaster
10 the .,sasner Sea Bud which va give To
our re ,aer. st III. earliest possible moment
The Sea Bird left Two Rivers about u.
m Wedn,sdav Iast. and experienced no
difficulty uutil tonr o'clock Of 'hs same
dav. 81. made her landing NJ Shehoy.
oan. hu. the sea vns already making and
i, VA. found imprsrlrabie To take on anv
freie hi. Some half l"z.D passengers went
on board which Increased he passen.-rls
10 .b.ut twenty. No landing WAS msd- at
Port Washington, AZ the wind had sread,
increased tos gale and it was showing
bri,k'v.
After passing Port Warrington the .ea
hspsn To make brearhe> over the Inain
deck sifikiny tsrror To the haar's Of The
pa-.enxers, and causing some snxislv on
the par, ofshs officers And crew. At fv-
.'c"ck the weather hersme so ,hirk ,ha,
It wa. next - impossible 10 .eer OIL, ,n,s
he darkness for any considerable d stance.
The raw crew b, This t,ae v-r--,o u<~
an arnv rhrAae--v-rv much d~mora':"d,
ant tho passengers were en ir-lv deSpnn1>
ent The .fice's hnv-v-r telavad .hsn-
>e'ves noh'y. E"erv p>s>,bie effort Wa
made bv Cap, Pabs' TO gel Ms Struggling
craft headed in The sea which w. marcl.
les-v beauss into the steamer from the
eas'.
The engine was st th. time taxed to
f,il III hn,
k.rp heaI 30 the sea and ri.le it out but
it ~~s Of ~ avail Afer an hour fuir~
lrssl, spent in this iir-ctinr, il VA. deem
I'd aivIs.b. +" hesd again fpr shore. h"p
iny 10 make our harbnr. This Wa about
haf,pAs, six and 'he ssa WAS frequently
,!.aShiny clear over the upper works and
rrpl-,a!y d-iuging ihe nlsin d-fs, =
Ahnul half an hours run va. = ada tr
wards shore and The "ttirpra yazed ou' in
10 he da' kness. with faint hopes Of ses
ing h. light, hut in vain-,hr, could not
make the light At the mouth Of the hsrhor
or at the North Point. One more -ffor,
is decided npnn. the noble steam er ohpv>
her helm and her Prov points s-awa'd.
Her angin-. are now croudai IN their u
mos, capacity, and she l. KEEP head 10 the
wind !or ann;her hour. but all in vain
The waves we're rolling mnun'x'n high
crushing in the nu'~srk.. sweeping thu
decks, and st time. fairly if,Irg the huge
mass I'M" the air, the nsx' moment To hu
" i, beneath the toiIing ~a'er-. Thi.
WAS abcu, hSIf-pa., seven. sni Capt P~h.',
finlinc The water WAS making in the hold.
AMI bat littis hope remained OF sa2,ny his
staunch and noble steamer turned her
hes: once mo,s towards The shore 4
run o .houl half hour brought her near
North t'oin. and xs she nAxr-l shoAl VA
ter, tbs hrs.kers swept over and ~ronHd
her with tremendous force. and she BE-
came unmxn*Isahle. s~inging ~rou nd in'o
the trouyha Of the sc. and shortly after
drifting on To The beach ~ W have before
da-crih-d Some of tho ps.sene.n were
perfectly payal,zei with fear, shils other.
made preparations for Launching ihs~i-
selves into the water ai'h ~ many advan-
,sRes a. possible il case they f"unde'ed
or were driv.a on the beach. FpriGna,r
Iv the steamer Was -o s'aunrhlv bull, =.
to hold together And all on board ronG
remain with safety until the morning
The conduc, Of The officers under tho lrv-
ing circumstances. reflects great credit up
on them. and ,he pss.1ngav. are unnnl
mon. in their praises Of the captsin. clerk,
ma,-. and ergine.ra.
The .ea hz. te-n rnnning dowr aimee
Yesterday noon. snd some .if,rt will prob
sb', be nsd- ~ day 'uwS1t. getting he
Sea I}ri off She j. o,n-d hy \ f.
Go"drich, E>q Of Chicago Fed l'ab-,,
Captain, and Jno. II l. Guard, Clerk
FrzroN IInr-E ExroarIaS -Th- ". y.
Worn has she following vhach, If tiue
needs ventilation bv congress:
| have no hesitation in charging md