, 1865-08-17
NU MRER IS.

eloG'rg to fragment with one hand. viii!
ho:atne her child with tha other, and We,
both saved. sas cas naotht7S. Another, t
,asna ne married n few days, was saved, but he
family. Families wese diYlded-hthers O
mo1ae1s oe1ng saved, and the children lost
The engineer Of the PewabIc aud bis vii
persisted IN the boat, but the c1ptnip ant
othsr officers were sayed. Other incidents
aeeply affecting, occurred but it Is d.ficul
10 Eve aetals OF names st this time. Th.
reader can readily imagine the sceces ami
unexpected escapes tron1 peril which such ;
scene would cause.
The small boats Of the Meteor coat;nu
ed their works ofmetcy un.u all who could
be found we're rescued, and The walls Of hui
man suffering We1e hushed In death, while
the moving waters dolcfuny murmured q
solemn di1ge over the place Of their bu.IaI.
| :. The Meteor remained In the Vicinity o1
the wreck all night, and In the morning hail.
| ed the propeller Mohawk, which can1s
alenSelde and took some forty ofthe PtEa
hlc's passengers to Detroit. The Meteor.
then moved quietly around Tho location OF
Fal part Of the wreck to be seen. to see If hu.
man HE could be saved. But the missing
we're all asleep in death, leaving friends to
| this lie. '"'s Hun
As The m!sts and f,ss CLEARED awly this
2.
sun rcse in eplendor aTay over the scene.
twenty boats Ia sIchs, at the same tine
spread their sails to the hEeeze md cnlivenel
the scene Of beauty. The sea-yu.l, sp-ead
their wings above the white splay Of The
breakers. and playfu'ly sported with them,
more powerful than man to triumph over tie
turbulent deep. And the waves uaac:d mer-
riy alcpg IN subltmt;y aud beauty, ICON
ssious OF their power to Eeyer human ties and
blast human hopes.
Then the Meteor, With more than two hun
dfcd souls, weighed down, and sad aud SICK
Geath, moved on to the more brilliant moon
Light, the brighter sunshtue, and the clearer
and cooler waters Of Luke Superior.
The world at large will give the calamity
2 momeutary thcught, and then the world,
1co, WILL move On and cease to remember this
annS Scessary saciifce Of life, as unconcerneaty
as 1he wake Of our sseaE,er La washed a1ay
~ tce more active Eayss Of the great deep,
But this should not ba 50. Ca.am!tIcs in oIlr
country hare become quite too COMMON. and
1t ls lime the!r cause was Investigated. The
great like Is large enough to permit two
miles.
Il there Is any excuse for the sid affagr. and
there may be. 1t can be found In the vap5r or
mist which often en- The water deceiYeS a tn
distance. This, 1t Is alleged, was the case On
Lbs occasion some contend that my estt-
Ahte VI LEG ICES Ras 100 t!Gh, aud that 1t
would be nearer, correct at rs to 100. bnt
either estimate embraces too many. The
passengeIs eaved. at least some OF them,
apeak Of .o0 IN ali on the Pewabic, in.lud,oa
TIE crew. If 80, the loss must reach abou:
LOO: II less nnnber pe1sshed, It does not
materially change the necessity for IN inyss-
t'Eation into all the facts which may throw
Light upon the Night Of tey1o. and death,
12aE EG
.sAUIT STE hAaE, Aug. II,
The Meteor arrived here last eyeniua about
: O'Clock. Owing to leaking t.itis, fer kuli I
was ezamineL this molnIng preparatory to !
further progress to Lake Superior. 1t
2'clocE 1t was aeeertafned that quantity Of |
Lime tn the hoM bad produced ire, WITCH I
made such headway that 1t" finally became
aaecesta.y to semitic her, when she partially |
di!ed With water and WIS slyed. She is NV
lying IN the pool Of the upper lock OF tbs ca
9a1; as11 snd a1.er m tenaiIe probably n dry dock
hat two Of tie best prope.1.: rs on the lakes
laye been 50 unfortunate; bat It has al
;lloTn Z ont Ct the collision On Lake Hafon, as
hat was undoubtedly the occa sion Of water
eachIDg the lime ou bearI. E,G,M NJ.