The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-12
THE PHeNIX BANK DeFALCATION.
Suicide Of An kccomplice.
Terrible Steamboat Disaster,
Ono Hundred LIyes Lost

I"-ot, AUG. IA collision occurred between the
stean3oau Io-sbic aud Meteor, at hsli-past str
o'clock On "wednesday evening sir mile, from shore.
The Psvahic wa struck on hor port bow, Just aft Tho
pilot house ana sunk in three or four minu.e. The
boats verc running o, full speed, aud struck with
such terrible foice 10 crush In the ontire bow Of
The Pe-Ghic. A. the tlr1e the accident occurred Il
vas scarcely darn, nd the boat, saw each other slI
mics tplrt When approaching they exchanged
signals, and the Pewsbie bore OF TO pass, but
the Meteor for soro unexplained reason, turnod
In the ,ame direction and struck tho po~sbio
nuInter Of the passengers on hoard the Pevabic
we're killed by the cruAhns Of her tiinbers. A few
iumped On board the Meteor before the PouabIc
sunk. L,le boa were tnmeda ateiy lowered from tle
Meter aal glcted u? those Eho were not carried
doNa with the week ono hundred and ssveu.y-hye
70 two hundred pass'nseis were bolrd Of the Pc
vabo q. tie time Of The disaster. sovonty-fy OF
the passengers and tsonty -thTos Of tho crew ere
saved
The loss Of ne eanno, he correctly ascert.ned a.
yet, hut IL will be near hundred. The Meteor re-
nsinod near tho sccne Of tue disaster iii morning,
In the hops u picking up any that might be
st floating On pieces Of wreck, h1, uoue uere found.
The propeller Mohawk pas,ins down, the survivor.
we're transferred 10 her from the Meteor and brought
TO this city. The Meteor but slightly injured aud
continued her trips 10 Lake Superior
The iolorHs are the names VI passengers known 10
30 lo.t:
Miss p. Homer, ,Uourh.oa; Mis-, Frank Rider,
WrshL ls'rot, M. VIM Weils, Aan Harbor (;
sifo and iol. ch!ii,en e Eisald Leyln, Cansds
Lsssnpalor Levi II o. Rockville Mi. usu,
nah kell. ~ WA; ,ol, coyeAnd; Miss JUL.
fer H.. Tor \. o. Ncl Cos Gland Thos Blackwell,
tR'anassn John IFac-, CI.ytiani.
sAA.l or rus cr-w THAT wrns LOST.
list EngtueeT + g. Jackson ,nd wife. Detroit; IL,
sooS shntoi bori.s' petot sresees, II. Choler,
chan nesu. -id, 'May," Cevesnd % porter, sBis
lone. Cleveland y,I,IS T,s5@t9, EOgsf. Hsrnaa.
TAssrNdyEs sAyED.
j. roger and Elfo, ri IN. o.; Mr., Chn Mil.
Ilne, C.nA,s Wet; "; ltysn tni .hree Children,
Carat, t1s' i,.,. NM HhSil ,a.s s,rpoliOc, s.ml
S4ig ", " ,,t Ii ,s en-, Ggrasss;'ad' .,.. Ohio
Jones Nor, iCE hdFeJe ? g.mes New IorS \ a.
fcff M a. ln4n, Ys.t,nS Ohio; NM Ma G. Ssss aus
!a;iop, SNa,e3 Wrs,; =. =. A.hmeAl, HStford g.
ehslis Pc TO- Pl.'ek MeCaan, Assrt t6v,eTs
Il s.ji.H aig De.iGd 6G,d b:Gks9. ,i,a hsm!I'cp
wlIi,a M5iii.61, Ss. Yo,fii; aSO'f .%s. fo,I. 10
EE..is np.!,Sl J9sn sg,hoh, csntd. jo9a
E'istr, ',t's'N' -. a., htNNtler bblOi John
flssel, &camsn uIsiol CInnA.n, Michigan 10,
sph so ~ T. 'Ae' bsnj, BAN, Michigan Wm
u, NJ ~ u 'utc ~ livaG. "a A'ChisAn M. cha
Gfslsm, h..,rete HuAtrs =, Ah.vsut. C-u.dA
Ial I4'', 4 s,cJu,e'ts Jol B., Corntl ', Es.l,
Ha-b2r; II, BiArc. CsnBGE W est; ". Mclean
CAnrds Jnnn Jam son, CAusdA Iieucy Rn,nL II
hno' !he'So'e g, l.ystcI, GcIgoit; Nm, E Iiell
per "a tog D-. "a. Q. LeFi, Cleveland CkGtle
HARM, " Hebron ;. !; The Titzssrali Fhi.Ai
John Brennan Gov lann James Reee, CLEVELAND
lholGas Fa.r q evei..d; Andrew FlOEorL C!eve
bnH' q caSH. eu.uvhL lley eland: WIN. Reid
Slc7e,'ne' a.. c. Wright Detroit; Dr. Z. VI
D5u' aas lAu ~. aid two lons. Ana Arbor; j. W
Chery anh .!r, Delaware, Ohlot j. Woman, wifi
ano dau or, li1r, Ohio.
ITO folOf.ns o; lie crew we're saved:
Cap. GeJ.se Mckay, Cleveland; First M.te, Geo
- Co~' aad second Mate. Frank Duso, Clsve
land; "LoGacd.,' John Mckay, Cleveland Clerk
Chas. A. Mack, DetroiG second Engineer, WIN
Keunedy, Cleveland Stewart John Lynch, Detroit
Porter John Mooney, Cleveland; second Porter