The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-09-18
Loss of the Sunbeam
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OF Inc WRECK OF the SuHtnaH, which yes
sci wen; down off the mouth of Eagle riv-
or, in Lake Superior. with about 25 sous.
as already reported in The Times Tie
man rescued from wa'ery grave was. II
wbeelsman who had been slipped at SUI
rerior CITY the day before the loss Of the
vessel. His name is Charles Frazier. lie
was examined tefore Inspector Guthr,e.
Yesterday. The following narrative is
pincipaIly deducted from his testimony
The Sunbeam was a side-wheel steamer.
owned b H. f. Goodrich, commanded by
Capt. William Duugal, anil was running
to Lake Superior, in conjunction with tie
Sea Bird, Planet, AMI Comet. She was
built in 1860. at M4ui,owoc, Wisconsin.
AMI was 800 toas burden icing accounted
very superior boat. She left Superior
City on Wednesday, AMI called at Ontona-
gon on Thursday evening. taking on wool
there. She left thence FOR Portage anl
arrived IF The mouth cf Eagle River, being
about fifteen miles from shore. earlv on
Friday morning Here the gale, which
had commenced the ish, before, sudden
" increased in violence. AMI the vessel
became uHmanayeable From II O'Clock
At night till near in the morning they
laborel to keep her on her course, but she
made no headwav, rs she careered so much
tha; although the engines were kept at
work they lost their proreliinc power, and
having TO forward no.ion she din not
an-we, the helm. About 6 o'clock tie
Captain decided upon re.uruir g to some
poi:, and tried % turn lie vessel rourd
heading her into thu lake an putting the
j.b mp for that purpose. This was found
to be Intellectual. aaI !! ey haulded the ill
down again, and the vessel keeei over to
laeward worse than ever, the seas rnakin
c'ean breache. cv-r ter. The engif epr
came NJ AM spoke 70 the e,}iain, WHO
toli him t. put all the steam on lie posi-
by cou'd The jib vas run ~ second
time, In. nothing VAS gained. and for =
while longer The vessel beat about At tie
rne:cy Of The waves, everything on hosrd
beng II The widest confusion. and no one
expecting other than slmost instant. iea,h
II Is not known whetl,er she m-de much
water or not. hut about six o'clock the
weather bulwa,ks wee sutes! el bv the
waves and lie captain then ordered all
hands below to try AMI nigh, her " n ov
ing the freight and luggage. Finding Nj,
- he impossible, he or.ere,i them alt ON
dccE. Now en'ncl All inlascrihab'o
scene They were climbing about in all
dIrection'-d7sae hire and there by The
waves, some cnr>in@ others PRAYING, bat
al in \ state Of will despair Frazer re
NAMED in tie kce,hou7o, Icing told to
do 50 IT, tie captain, although it did no.
seem that any good wonld be accomplish
e,i by 50 '!oing- \ rush was now male
for the boats, and the avn aud one al he
life boats was got ont AID packed fal Of
men. There as Int onp female on board
the cab;n-rnaid Seeing The vaslaf.
Frazer thought it about time 20 look for
himself. lut tho door Of :ha vheehcuse
was under water, and resisfel all bis efforts
10 open il. tie sma.aeI window on lie
opposite side. ara crowded through. He
then jumped into tho yawl, and 90, place
on the stern, but seeing tho cabin maid IL
the water, crying to he taken on board, lie
jumped mo the lake and assisted her to
place in The boat lie then began TO think
that tie boat heavily laden az it was IRE
scented Int poor cIance If escape, AMI
CONCLUDED 10 trust himself to the vessel
lie returned 20 the hurr cane deck and the
iiig stall falling across near him. lie cut
the haIyarts from il and dashed himself TO
the De, k. Tie vessel was no.y lying on
her beam ends, and Il e waves breakir,o
over her At every motion cerried away nee
cssari'y the di.e!ens parts of the cabins,
breaking everything 10 pieces, and fnal'v
hing him and his hurricane life pre- or.
Yer into the water Fer two or three min
u'es more tie hull OF Tie vessel lay Ike
scGw he wa'er bsirg ri'chcd about
fealiuIiv, then We down Lead lorem0et.
Frazier fl a'e1 fl ,ecrrely, but was ter
rilly brui e by the lie 'es Of wreck which
we're dashed against him Once or twice
body iloated past him. anG one tf them
came 50 near that he could almost touch
1t. Another minute and lie saw the yawl
with lis cargo Of humanity 90 down from
the crest Of Il wave viii i,iunrn. then a
Wild shrek and all wa, over: the yaw1
had gone under and not one Of the party
who trusted ti.air likes in Ter vera saved
rs he wae tsrogn about. 10 soon after
wards cane near one Of he LIE hoa.s
which vas upet and two Of tie del,
hands were on her keel They hung on
there for half i'm hour then one WAS wash
ell off aid his companion soon follow ed =
trazcl WAS now left alone on tie Wild
waste Il waters. rfail that company 10
one Else renamed above tie surface. =