, 1866-11-25
STEAMBOAT COLLISION.

ehc Srssef sunk mud Two Fcrsnus Pcrinh-
Full Fn1t'rniatn Of tho Casassrnphc.
=, nE7noH. November st.-Ano,he. collision like
iaas a O. X sssanes fewab'c, occurred last even
The news renehcd hcrc at late hour In the night.
sna! a. fsw n!nntes aitrr si1 O'clock collision
IL Ec1se, tound down, asd tie Detroit and MI
HanEee hallway Comrany's steamship Mi1wau-
Gte, eound un, and resulted In thc foimcr being
~ noout twenty 1ee1 Of water, With the loss
according 70 the statement Of, be Lac La Bellies
River. about two miles abo.e tSe aa,s. III 81 st.xmef
nas d..ce.. ed ahead, whtch subsequently, proyrd
to se Us Milwaukee. wita proper lights burning,
After rounding the bend, ihe sIeamcT was Sept
close 10 the American shore, and b1cw her whistle
oGse. sa ~ which was ! signal to the Milwaukee 10
silwankse, lie Wheel Of the,faeIa Bee va: mi 11
a.poIt; and then second SIGNAL vas siyca.
still more h-port, and ehe was tpu a. ciose 10 fha
thote @ ~ - W. y considered prudent.
feet from the stern, with terrible foree, cutting hsr
almost IN two, aad crushing her timrcrr, etc.
sssdy ed saa 5ss
Inside Of nvc mlnutes. She went down ia about
tNea4r feel OF wstar, sad ROW liee witt portion
s Sepsa Tsass en Y 81 SGsS2 n: sSess
side, hHf, as the Lac Ia Belle was close 10 the
her Wheel had Leen put hard s:port, y a2d he xss
swinging I" change her course IN lime to prevent
When Inc Milwaukee struck the 1ac In Belle.
ste Penetrated her side 20 tar thai for tin1e lid
r., Tas nnahle to t1uiea'e hersen The Capsaia OF
ss SnS ass ssd nS cp1 s., @ @spsndn q tes
other. and by this means he ras.rnecEs and
e7cw, with two exec plons, which viii b referred
e 10 e S a ;sa
city, whe!e they arrived at late hour.
r IL following j. she statement q Captain James
terday afternoon At ha'Er4et txo o'clock arrived
ter~ ards, met he iae L. Bcl!e eomssssEonpa r hc
Milwaukee was near tho American shore, While
:fs Lac X gef 1ss p ths
TWO Whistles to lc. Tho Lac IL BELLS know That rhe
would pass her on The port eids, willis The Lac Il
ssle o1la ID. pass t1s ,ss ths
hand :tdc. After Captain Tro9ess had hio~n the
Two whistles; hc hca;d one whistle from the 1ae
ties, One whistle denotes that tho Lac Ii Belle
yo1l1 . pass the Milwaukee, On her port side, u
.de se1 hessas st Il she r. W. E%hta
con the lac Il Belle, Captain 1'towell saw hcr
soTnsnse SET, ss sxirs!ng, and she showed her Ecd
wsusee Oh her po1t ne saw Ia. tbesc vas sons ont
misunderstanding Ia the matter auti Immediately
etorrcd and reversed hts enslnc, ard put tho
nhccl 10 poyt lp order fpo.sIblc 10 clear tho Il:
Il Belle and avert collision. His efforts. how
esot, plosed futile. and the M5lwankec struck her
abon: dffy feet from the etcru At angie OF about
tws1.ly dtfsecs, Anil the Milwaukee went tnlQ hef
hnll snd cablu. The Lac Il Belle took 1zc in The
cabin Immediately st.er the collision sod cspt 10
Towel remained by her. got out ltne. and took
the Passengers aud crew on board Of The M!lwau-
l;cc. lie ilien had his hose brnught ous. started
the pory engine and went to work putting ont The
Irc. The Milwaukee, also. took 6sr between
decEt, but the flames were soon exltnEulshed
by buckets, without much damage. The en-
gire confined throwing. Hatctt, upon the
1Ie Of ne lac u Belle ua1il ehc went
sown: which ~ Tss Al about ut dftsen Or Or. twcnt,
promenade Gcek IN nhout twenty -fye feet Of VA
ter. Aflcr ebc went dowE detachment Of hes
creH Nc1e lett On board 10 keop Hxtch during The
night. aEd the Milwaukee eteaEltd for this post.
| Captain Trowe1l Etates that he was making about
kiI miles m honf. while tie Lac Ia Belle, which
had The advantage of the current uas ruaEiug At
!he rats ot about twelve miles per hour. Enea
13e "a Hsle Bell ~,s ;,. u his po4ss, s,t,1 aad on
! attempting 10 tavc bis own life, pfubablY no
| knoH:ng fhc uature OF the accident, he irnueNl
! a.4ly went 10 c1an!ltc the pipe, and when h.
returned he WIS xathti back by the tcrrfb1c rust
| Ct r. ter and droVrcd. H.. pAtoc IL James Erans
| ard ht resldeI 1t Cleveland where be ieascs
| utfe and family. 4 colozrd z1xs, named Radd
| WHO Nas employed Oh The same steamer in u,
| lae 10 Belle 10 the Milwaukee. TN. In doing 20
| 1cll between the boasE, and was drown.d, Ii
[ also rrsidcd m C1evel4ud, but 1t Wa no: know
/ Whehier he had Inv hfn3ty.