, 1865-08-23
sHlpwREck on LAKE MICHIGAN,
4 Midnight Collision. Going to Pieces
,Mid the Storm and Darkness.-
A Night Of Horrors,


Tic storm Of Monday night, sudden IN its ons,t
wns fiesrc IN character. - It was sbon in duratjon
me AXE Vas lashed into fury, md people On shore
ieased mat when the morning broke ihs newborn
1ss "oaid reveal number at shipW7ecks along the
nxe snofe. 80 isr ms known only one accident be-
le IN fh1s vicinity and that The result OF another COL
lkion species Of disaser which seems to have BE-
come mania anong the c1aft OF our inland seaa
4ne mig E ". Cross, commanded By Captain
Anthony Eve,ilt, bound for Chicago, was met Ut
Lake View by The stortn and The csptain Judged II
nnsae to attempt 10 enter the tsrbor in the dirk
trimmed, and all made taut till dsyl1eht. She Ay
emily near the shore, Inc wind pot being strong
enengh to csnse fear Of dragging. and The captain
night. Sudden1y there WIS cranh on The larboard
quarter, crashing Of tmbcts, md violent tir that
oo Bat Ss y q aS IT, nd
thinking Their own vessel to be sinking jumped on
the moving mnss for, safcty, leaving the
s's e Storm .od S 4snd hs sns Srs as sssx beg coa
The vessel nllcd instantly, Gnt lelng laden with
ll'er did not sink below the surface Of tho waie1;
leaving Tho tE=ce cl1ng7bg to ihe wreck, every now
and then, entirely submerged in the watcr. and In
ccEstanE danger Of being Nashed overheard by the
night long they hung there, scarcely expecting to
escape The wae1y gfnse that Threatened 70 cncilnh
them. The woman was nearly drowned several
A1OeHs UAt l4E N1AAluI EIt 01 tHE QA1t, TE0t6d
hct ffom bdng lost.
The eante Of this dieastcr was the schooner "A.
Bacp.ct,7' - commanded By Captain Hoas. She ran
Into tha brig. bow on, tearing away the stern and
cabin, and ganetng on With apparently little Injn-
r.. 1t Was konn found, however, that Bhe was dis
nbled, as fhc commenced rolling heavily. AZ soon
rs possible she brought 10 an anchor, and then
lay at the mtfer OF tic etofEo. She YVES speedily
dismanlled. End her cargo Of tan bark much Of
It washed away. I'll believed that she Will be
easily p9t tn repair. but The brig Il ALMOST total
n Nf al .t>afvc
streun with pieces Of the wzrck lumber, cabin fur
n1ture, &C
The tug C1awford,' = cruising around OF the lar-
bpf. saH The wreck ut IN eatIy hour this mprpInr
alid ii once made for the sceue. le htis was frat
boaIded, and the halfdrnvn.d trio taken on nesrly
dead from exhaustion The woman, indeed, was In
sensible when rescued, and probably would bave
bacEsch WIS next visited. md her crew taken OF
together with those who had sought refuge on her
at tic time Of the collision. They were nf brought
in eufcty TO this city, not lite being Lost nor ser
ons personal injury sustained. The N Crosen Il
oHred By Redmond frndisille, Esq, Jnf this Eity.
She is probably a 1o1l loss.
Who is responsible for this disastcrf Il usy bq
but the probability il that it was The result Of gross
negligence on the part Of some ouc. II Is due to
the public safely thst Investigation l,c instituted
and That II any bo fonnd gully, he he made ex.
ample Of. Human lite ia too ptecions to be periued
by negligence, and the 1ruste OF tuch careeespese
arc too depoEahle to allow Of theein being passed
lightly over. Collisions on The 1akc-lattery terri
traccabe 10 neglect Of duty; in each md every ono
Of ttese instances eznmple shoud be made Of the
offender which will Ec1ye beacon light to wasu
others from The ta1ne Eate.