The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-12
The Pirate shenandoah.
1t Is Heard from In the South
American Waters,
GOLD LAST NIGHT al ~.
Associated Press Report.
IHE OOLLINIOH bet SEEN THE
PERAB AND MErBOR
DETROIT, August IL.

The collision between the PeWabic and
Meteor occurred st $50 P. NJ on We'd
Desdsy evening" six miles from shore. The
PeWabic was struck on her port bow, Just
aft of the pilot house and sunk in three or
four minutes. The boats were running at
full speed and struck each other with such
terrible force Rs to crush in the entire bow
of the Pewsbic.
At the time of the accident it was
scarcely dark and the boats saw each other
SIX miles apart. When approaching they
exchanged signals, and the Pewabic bore
of to pass, but the Meteor, for some IS
yet unexplained reason, turned in the same
direction and struck the Pewsbic. A
number were killed by the crashing tim.
bers. A few OF the passengers jumped on
board the Meteor before the Pewabic sunk.
Life boats were Immediately lowered
from the Meteor and picked up those who
did not go down with the wreck. One
hundred and seventy-hYe or two hundred
passengers were on board the Pewabic -
The loss of life cannot be correctly ascer-
tanned yet, but will be near one hundred.
The Meteor remained near the scene of
the disaster till merning, in hope of pick
ingu any persons that might be still float
found.
The propeller Mohawk passed down,
and the survivors were transferred to her
from the Meteor and brought to this city.
The Meteor was but slightly injured, and
continued her trip TO Lake Superior.
The following are names OF passengers
known TO be lost Miss f. Hosmer, Hough.
ton f; Miss Frank Ryder, Houghton; Miss
MI n al n,
troit; Mrs. VIM. Wells, Ann ArbOr; wife
and four children OF Edward Levsn, Cana
da East wife, and daughter of a. Mitchell,
Lake Superior; Lewis James, Rockville,
Miss. Hannah Kelley, Illinois VIM. o.
trel, Cleveland; Miss Julia Ramsey, Tiff
fin, Ohio; Mrs. Hall and two children,
Copper Hsrbor; w. 0Neil, CleYelsnd;
Thos. Blackwell, Ontonagon; John Tracy
Cleveland.
CREW-LosT.
Ist Eug'r jackson and wife, Detroit; lst
Cook Sam |. Bowles, Detroit; by. Onoler,
Cleveland deck hand Jas. Riley, Cleve-
land chambermaid - May, Cleve-
land third porter Big Jones Cleveland
bartender Daniel Cares, Marquette.
Passengers saved-W. P. Porter and
wife, Elgin, Ohio; Mrs. Charles Mills,
Egin A. l. faster, Churchill, Canada
West Mr.. Reno, Canada West Mr..
Levan and three children, Canada West;
d. Mitchell Lake Superior; s. Aubroker.
Port Huron; Eugene Peck, Newsrd, Ohio;
A. W. Tilden, Cumberland, Ohio; Mr..
Hsltham, wife and child, Bridgewster;
Mr.. S. s. Mcknight and wife, Detroit Mr.,
Gardner, Detroit; Mrs Gardner, De-
tFoit; Miss Ada Brush, Detroit; Master
Will Whiting, Detroit; Miss Kate q.
Jones, New York; Edmund j. James,
New York; Mary NJ. FOote of New York;
jeff Ords of New York; Mrs. Kaufman,
Maritans, Ohio; Mrs. Il. NonststioD, Cana
de- West j. H. Ashmesd, Hartford Conn;
Frank Mshstsdt, Detroit; Louis Shsser,
Quebec; John Shield, Portage; Pat.
rick McCsnn, Massachusetts j. d. Baker;
Detroit; ] NJ Buckens, Hamilton I B
Roberts, Ohio; b Mercer Columbus, o; +;
VIM. Morrison, New York; james Deyle,
Eagle Harbor; John Bushen, Canada Jno
Blsser, Detroit; W B MscKeller, Ohio;
John Frszsr, Michigan; Daniel Graham,
Michigan; Joseph Montall, Portage !;
Benjamin BaiD, Michigan; William Bslto
Canada; Michael Sullivan, Michigan; Mi.
| chsel Graham, Marquette; Charlee Lsbo.
| m6Dt, OhuhuhI NllCllhol OOyloI u6o5nChA-
sets; James Connolly, Eagle Harbor h.
A. Brsno, Canada West; N. McClenry,
Canada; John Jamison, Canada Henry
knight, Illinois; T. G. Luster, Detroit /;
VIM. q. Hall, Copper HsEbor; DR.. NJ. Q.
Lewis, Cleveland; Charles Harris, West
Hebron, N. Y; John Brennan, Cleveland ;
James ROsey, Cleveland; Thomas Blair,
Cleveland; Andrew Flowers, Cleveland ;
Michael Sullivan, Olevelsn; Thomas Fitz'
gerald, PhiladelPhis; VIM. Reid, Cleveland;
Charles Hunt, Toronto; William Heating
Ohio; John Bryant, OntonagoD b. O.
Parks, wife and two children, Hancock
Captain William Cousin, Houghton Il
Russell, Memphis, Tennessee; 1. Rumsey
Seneca Falls, New York; Mrs C. N
Wright, Detroit; DR.. J. II. Douglas
daughter and two sons, Ann ArbOr; J
W. Cherry and wife, Delaware; o. ]
Wosmsn, wife and daughter, Troy, Ohio
The names of the crew saved-CsptsiI
George Mckay Cleveland; first mate
George Cleveland, Cleveland; second mate
Frank Dugo, Cleveland; lookout JJhl
Mckay, Cleveland; clerk, Charles A Mack
Detroit; second engineer, William
Kennedy, Cleveland steward, Johl
Lynch, Detroit; porter, John Mooney
Cleveland; second porter, John Mllol
Cleveland deck sweep, John Kelley
whaelsnan Ed Mooney. Cleveland.