New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-12
TERRIBLE DISASTER
STEAMBOAT COLLISION
ON LAKE HURON.
NEARLY 100 LIVES LOST.
NAMES OF THE LOST AND SAVED.
DETROIT, Friday, Aug. II, leo5.

DETROIT. Friday. Aug. II. leo5.
A collision occurred between the steamboats,
Pewabc and Meteor at 81 o'clock on "Wednesday even.
ing. six miles from shore.
The Pewabic was struck on her port bow. lust oft
the piot-house and sunk in three or four minutes.
The boats were running at fun speed and struckNu,h
such terrible force as TO crush in the entire bow Of tie
Pewabic.
At the time the accident occurred It was scarcely
dark, and the boats each other six miles apart
when approaching they exchanged signals. and the
pewabc bore off to pass but the Meteor from une.
planned reason turned In the direction and struck
the Pewabic.
A number OF the passengers on board the Pewabe
were killed by the crushing Of her timbcrs.
A few jumped On board the Meteor before the Peva-
bic sunk.
Ifeboats were immediately lowered from the Meteor
and picked up those who were not carried down with
the wreck
One hundred ard scvcnty.fve to two hundred passen
gers board Of tie Pewabic at the time of tho
disaster Seynty.f Of The passengers and twenty
three Of tho drowned.
Tho loss Of life cannot be correctly ascertaineo IS
yet. but It viii be near 100
The Meteor remained near the scene Of the disaster
Ill morning in the hope Of picking up any persons that
were found.
The propeller Mohawk passing down. the survivors
were transferred to her from the Meteor and brought
10 this city.
The Meteor was but alightly injured and continued
her trip to Lake Superior.
The following are the names OF passengers known 10
be lost:
Miss F. Homer Houghton; Mis- Frank Rider, Hosshton;
Miss Tyler Tifin Ohio Calvin ". Wright. Detroit Ms:
Wn Wells, Ann ABBOTT wife and four children % Ld"Sfd
lie, Canada Last wife, and daughter Of Henry Lii
ete LAKE. superior; Levi. James Rock,;e; Ms hannah
Ten Ohio; Ms. Hall and two Children Copper HoFbOrj !.
ONeal, Cleveland, Thomas Blackwell, Ontsnasoni John
Tracy, Cleveland.
CREW THAT WERE LOST.
Frst-engineer r. @. jackson and wife Detroit frcoos,
Samuel Bo~es Detroit H. Cholsr Cleveland dee'
land thirdporer Big Jones Cleveland; wstchmsn Robert
PAssENGrRs SAVED.
J. Porter aud wife, Elgn Ohio Mrs Chs Mills, El-is
Ohio; A. l.. Foster Churchill Canada West W. Rene,
Ea,i nenry Mitchell, LsAe Superior; samuel apsn.
Wife ard iiN cSd 's sriSssssr os Mas. Nc
knight and wife, Detroit; Mr.. Commander Gardner De-
Edmund % J.Se . Mis- asry H. Foo Ne~Ycrs
John Jenerds, ke"Yorkj Mrs. Kaufman, Msrsrs 0hioi
shield. Portage; Patrick Mccsnp. Mass Bake Detroit;
morrison e. w. poyls Esse HaIbor; J. Bahen, csnods
Elaser, Detroit: w. H. Msct.ler Ohio: JOIN Frase
Michigan; Daniel Graham Mchigsn Joseph MORTAL. Port
age; Benj Balm. Michigan; VIM Bols, Canada; Michael
sullivan Michigan; Michael Graham, Marqaetto Cherries 4.
nelly Esrie HaTbcr; H. A. Brsno Cansds West w. Mclean,
Csasjs John Jameson. Canada; Henry knight linoisi
Theodozo O. Lyster Dctrot VIM. +. Hail. Copper Harbor.
Dr. NJ. c. Lewis. Cleveland; Charles Hini, West
Hebron, New.York; Thomas fitzgerald Philadephs;
John Brennan, Cleveland; James Reese. Cleveland Thomas
Blair Cleveland Andrew Flowers Cleveland Michael SUI
ivan, Cltyelsnd William Reid Cleveland; Mrs. G. M.
Wright Detroit Dr. :. II. Douglas. daughter and sors,
Ann Arbor J. w Cherry and wife. Delaware, Ohioi }.
worman wife and daughter Troy, Ohio b. Mercer, Co!aa-
bus, Ohio.
CREW SAVED.
Capt. George Mckay, Cleveland: FRS, Mate, George,
Cleveland; Second Nate Frank u.o, Cleveland; Lookos's
John Mckay Cleveland Clerk Charles A. Mack, Detroit;
Second Engineer Wiliom Kennedy, Cleveland Steward,
John Lynch Detroit Porter John Mooney, Cleveland;
Second Porter John Miller Ceveland Deck Sweeper John
Kelly, Cleveland; Wheelsnlan, Ed Mooney Cleveland.
DETROIT, Friday, Aug. II. 1865.
No further particulars have been received from ths
scene Of the late catastrophe or Lake Huron. Capt.
Mckay Of the steamer Pewabic has gone with smalI
steamer to cruise about the spot where the Pewabc
sunk. 1t is proposed also to send diver to the wreck
The books a papers Of the Inflated steamer were lost.
1t is therefore impossible to give complete list OF the
passengers who were board, but the list already
telegraphed comprises those saved.
The Pewabic WAS built last year. and was valued at
100000 She was insured for $4,000.