The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-12
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DETROIT, August ia collision be-
tween the steamers Pewabic and Meteor
occurred about half-past eight O'Clock
on wednesday evening, about six miles
from the shore. The Pewabic WINS
struck on her port bow Just aft the
Pnot-house, and sunk in three or four
minutes. The boats were. running ut
IIIi speed, and struck with such ter
rlDle force MS to crush in the entire bow
of the Pewabic. At the time of the ac-
cldent 1t was scarcely dark, and the
boats saw each other six miles apart.
When approaching they exchanged
signals, and the Pewabic bore off to
pass, but the Meteor, for reasons as vet
unexplained, turned in the same di-
rectlon, and struck the Pewabic. A
NUMBER were Killed by the crashing
timbers: "A few passengers jumped on
board the Meteor before the Pewabic
sunk. Lite-boatS were Immediately
lowered and picked up those who were
not carried down with the wreck. There
were from one hundred and seventy
I'VE 70 Two hundred passengers on
board the Pewabic. The names Of
seNenty-tive passengers and twenty of
the crew saved are known. The loss of
life cannot be correctly ascertained vet,
but will be near one hundred, The
Meteor remained near the scene of dis
aster till morning in hopes of picking
ing on pieces of the wreck, but none
were found. The propeller Mohawk
passing down, the survivors were trans
terred to her from the Meteor, and
brought to this city. The Meteor was
put slightly damaged, and continued
on her trip to Lake Superior.
The following are the names of pas
sengers known to be lost:
Miss f. Hosmer, PeytOn, NIich:; Frank
ryder, HlngtOn, Mich; Miss Tillie
TIthn, Ohio (; Calvin NJ. Wright, Detroit,
Mich; VIM. Wells, Ann Arbor; wife
and four children of Edward Sevan,
Canada East; wife, son and daughter
Of Henry Mitchell, Lake Superior;
Lewis J4mes, Rockville, Mich; Harriet
Kelley, Ill. VIM. Altrell, Give, Mich;
Julia Ramsey, Tflin, Ohio; Mrs. Hall
and two children, Copper HarbOr; w.
O'Niel, Cleveland; Crew lost, first en-
gineer r. G. Jackson and wife, Detroit;
greaser, Henry Choier, Cleveland; deck
hand james Riley, Cleveland; cham
bermaid, Mary, Cleveland; Richard
Porter, B. Jones, Cleveland bartender
Daniel Cares, Marquette, Pa.
Saved, G. j. Porter and wife, Elgin,
A. S. Foster, Churchill, C. w; Mr..
Reno, Q. W.; Mr.. Sevan and three chill
dren, c. D.. Henry Mitchell, Lake SUI
periOr; Samuel .Aubraker, Port Huron;
Eugene Peck, Newark, Ohio; A. w.
ilden, Cumbermtd, Ohio; Mr.. Hal
tram, wife and child, Bridgewater; Mr..
S! s. Mcknight and wife, Detroit, Mich;
Col. Gardner, Detroit, Mich; Ada Brush
Detroit; Master Will Whiting, Detroit
Miss Kate G. Jones, New York; T..
James, New York Miss Mary NJ. Fook,
New York; Jetferds, New York Mrs.
Kaufman, Mnnette, Mich; j. Nestatin,
z. W.; J. II. Ashmead, Hartford, CT.
1NIsnt l. I 10 CT
Quebec; N. o. Childs, Portage; L. |
NIcCann, Mrs. J. d. Baker, Detroit; J. |
X. Buckens, Hamilton; II. Roberts, !
Ohio; J, Mercer, Columbus, Ohio; VIM. |
Morrison, New York; james Drille,
Eagle HarbOr; John Busher, Canada |
Keller, Ohio; John Frazier, Michigan |
Daniel Graham, Michigan; Jos. Man
tall, Portngei Benjamin Balm, Michi-
gan William BALTIC, Canada Michael
Sullivan, Marquette Charles LabOn-
mt, Canada; Michael Doyle; Mrs. Jas
Connolly, Eagle HarbOr; II. a. Brown,
G. W.; w. McClenn, Canada; John
Theo. G. Lyster, Detroit; VIM. L. Hall,
Copper Harbor; DIR. McLeins, Clevc-
land; Chas. Harris, West Helm, n. Y;
Jno. Brennan, Cleveland; Jas. Rose,
Cleveland; Thos. Blair, Cleveland
Andrew Flowers, Cleveland; NJ. Sulli-
III.
Phila.; VIM. Reid, Cleveland; Chus.
Hunt, Toronto; Win. Heating, Ohio
JnO. Bryant, OntHngOn; Ii. g. Parks,
wife and two children, HnmcotlI; Capt.
VIM. Cousin, HnughtOn II. Russell,
Memphis, Tenn; S. NJ. Rumsey, Sene-
Gu Falls, n. y; Mrs. @. NJ. Wright, De-
troit; DIR. s. NJ. Douglas, daughter and
two sons, Ann Harbor; J. w. Cherry
and wife, Delaware: j. Woman, wife
and daughter, Troy, Ohio. The crew
saved consists of the following: Capt.
George Mckay, Cleveland; first mate,
Geo. Cleveland, Cleveland; second
mate, Dugo Cleveland; Jno. Mckay,
Clerk Chas. A. Mack, Detroit; second
engineer, VIM. Kennedy, Cleveland;
StswNrt, JnO. Lynch, Detroit; porter,
Jno. Moony, Cleveland; second porter,
Jno. Miller, Cleveland; deck-sweep,
Mooney, Cleveland
DETROIT, Aug. ll.-No further par
ticulars have been received from the
Huron. The captain of the Pewabic
has gone with small steamer to cruise
about the spot where the Pcwabic sunk.
1t Is proposed also to send IL diver to the
wreck. The books and papers of the
ill-fated steamer were lost, it is there
fore impossible to give complete list
of the passengers who were on board,
but the list already telegraphed COM
prise all that were saved. The Pewnbic
was built last year and valued Mt one
hundred thousand dollars, and insured
for sixty thousand dollars.
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