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evening remarked that he would 90 down to
the depot aud secure berth III the sleeping
car. It Is supposed that hn did 30, and as be
has not since been seen, 1t is feared that be
persisted. II there were any other persons
burned in the cars, it VIII doubtless never be
known.
TIE CATASTROPHE OF THE WINDSOR.
The Windsor. as has been heretofore stated,
was lying Mt the dock Of the depot. unload
ing. Captain Clinton, her commander, was
on shore, and she was under the charge Of
Ion and cool bravery. did much to botter tho
condition Of afsaIra, terrible rs they proved.
When the oil first became iguited, Nj. Flrby
was standing on board Of Ills bont, aud rushed
on to the dock to discover the origin Of the
fire, but, before he had time to get to the
board the Windsor. Reaainlng his boat, Fir
By rang the bell and blew the whistle for the
craft to mere otf, hut 1t was too late, the ycs-
sci was doomed TO destruction. The crew aud
workmen, emploTed by tue Great Western
Road, panic. stricken, rushed on board In
great confusion. each one only intent on
saving his own life. Had they resortcd
ner for short time, 1t Is likely that
many moro would have been rescued, as that
portion OF the hoaE was EO sonked with va
ter, that 1t Is even now untouched, while the
rest Of the boat consists Of charred timbcrs
only. There were eight Of the crew and
Of The Windsor, and 1t Is probable that fully
half Of that number were lost. All crowded
nronna the stern Of tho vessel, few only
having eelEposscsslon enough to cast over
door, boxes, etc. The good swimmers were
coon u the water struggling for their lives,
to be able to ststnin themselves we're Shrek
in:: wildly for assistance. Firby, Tho mate,
with manly Aelofsm, begged the frightened
Wfelchcs to be cool, and stood on the side Of
the boat throwing over life-prcservcrs until
his coat was burned from h1a back, and Ills
arm badly seere'Icd, when he. almost the Inst
one to leave the boat, finally threw himself
of aud without aid saved himself by SWIM
ming to the Gem. The fire having burned
her cables, the Windsor aoated down the
strtam, carrying with her the bodies Of str-
eral who perished in the flames.
THE LOSS or LINE.
The great loss Of life occurred among the
crew OF tie ferry steamer Windsor, and the
men employed In landing Freight Many Of
these were burned to death on board the
boat, and others were drowned, Tho follow
ing arc the. .nn1nes Of the missing, oil Of whom
are supposed 10 be ioSt:
cssas r'hoppso1. teeopd cook james Stephen.
freeman. atcmsn; llayaen ra!kef; porler; k.ch.
rap1ts FIJI nSss s:pa sgo,s ioy Eli h;oa cos ss assS
hnud.
The above ntI belonged to tho crew OF the
Windsor. Several Of them we're known to
have been nslccp when the fire broke ont.
Altogether there were about u men, Includ-
fvs-f yu1r& ft&f
Of The Eoat Wien the eoni1agration COM
mcnccd. Less than ten Of them have yet
been found.
The following Is list Of the missing among
the gang Of worhu,cn employed by the Great
Western Hallway Company to handle freight.
been brought here from London aud other
towns along the line Of the road:
Neil QclGcreon, A!e1anGc1t Muucar, Wm. McMas-
ie.s Peter shearer, j. DlshoI, Henry Finley. jerc-
mlnh ~, Feank Chafc, James Urocktn. s!fehae'
derfor, SAMUEL uISgs. Jsmcs r1-her, Pa:rick
Mnrtoney, Lewla Lynss, Thomas Wilson.
uEAKTKESD1S1 1SC1nESTs.
There were many heaTtEending incidelts
connected with The loss Of lie, especially
among the unfortunate sufferers, who were
forced On board tho iltf:ltcd steamer.
Que OF the Gremen was asleep in the hold
| OF the vessel, and was aroused from Ills sluu1-
bcrs by the noise overhead md the cracking
Of the fire. HcatteMpsed to effect an escape,
but the smoke was SO thick hc could not
was distinctly heard 10 cry for help, and his
| last words were, "My God, can no one save
mein Another poor fellow was observed to
make his way out Of bis room, but he fell
through the burning deck, aud was never
| more seen.
A majority Of the men leaped overheard.
and many were drowned. Several boats from
the revenue cutter John Sherman, were
launched and sent to the rescue of those Ia
| the water. A small boat from the little
steamer Gem, anu seyernl others were sent
out, but several OF them were too small to be
employed CT The Windsor, was picked by ono
| OF The Sherman's boats and his ltie saved.
| lie is badly buried about tho head. Several
mcn nearly drowned, whose names cannot rs
yet be escertaincd, were picked ny by small
6oats.
| One Of the boilers OF tho Windsor was
empty and in process Of being repaired, and
it was currently reported that o workman
was engaged on the inside md pcrished the,c-
Zap Clinton, however, thinks this Is q mis-
take. Capt. Clinton saved two men, whom
| he picked up I'll an almost exhausted c0ndi-
tlon. Dir. A. 6. Edwards aided in resculns
six or scren others. An attempt was made
| parties IN the tie1n's boats, but the poor lei
lows were SO much exhausted that they sank
when distant from the boat not mora than
eight feet.
| THE WINDSOR.
The ill-fated steamer Windsor was towed
! TO Sandwich. Point By The steamer Detroit
| and bcached. The hull now lies there In five
feet O.! Water. Her machinery Is damaged
btyond possibility OF ever being used a,a!t,,
but Il Is thought that she may bc rebuilt,
The Windsor was only twelve years old. She
vas originally built By Captain Clinton for
and was used for that purpose short time
Subsequently she was purchased for railroad
use, and laltcEly was oWpea Jointly by thu
Great Western and Detroit 4 Alilwaukce
Railway Companies. She was strong
staunch boat. Of 2j3 tons bHrthcn.
\ BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT.
The circumstances under which the ferry.
boat Detroit secured the Windsor and towed
her out into the stream, thus preventing I
much greater loss from the ignition Of the
warehouses and shipping below WOODWARD
avenue, whittier The burning "reck had drlficd
were these:
The little steamer Gem, Capt. Innes, has o.
late been employed as night Ferry hctwce1
this city and Windsor. On Thursday she va!
laid up for repairs, and the Detroit was al
the time OF the fire, for the time being. taking
her place. The Gem was lying at the uppc
sSe soet of ,na tps Detroit Il tso A'1rsnes' o@ss
thc Afc broke out the Detroit WIS on til,
other side Of the river. Capt. 1nncs, seeing
the flames, hastened 10 this side aud towef
the Gem 10 q place OF snfcty. uo then sci
about attempting to tow tho Windsor oul
| into the stream. In this dangerous under
taking he WIS deserted by moss Of bis crcV
who lied ashore, but had The volunteer scr
ylces of one or two individuals, who with th
gallant Captain merit tue greatest prnise
These parties were George Jackson, unttet
States Custom House officer, W. i: Sullivan
yctcguhlc dealer on Woodbridg
street, and two colored men who's
uamei We could cot learn. The Captain tool
the wheel, jackson the engine, and as lie di,
ployed as messenger bet@een the deck an
the cuEfne room. The colorcd men did GOO
service in firing. When @ line was with grea
difficulty attnched to tue Winsor the Dctrn!
towed licr ncross TO the Canada side near tn
bcud Of the riTer. There the tow-line burne
OF, Capt 1uncs then turned Ills boat about
and running head foremost right Into I'll
Nindsor's paddlc-boS, drove ber on th
beach, where she u0w Is, plainly visible tror
maiucd OF the wreck was a bold one, an
showed CONC considerable pluck on the pal
OF Capt. 1nncs.
II Is still dfflicnlt to estimate the total los
which will never be more than appro ximatcl
asccrtaiued. The weight thereof Is Of conrs
widely scattered, ana much OF 1t will fall Q
pa1tIes in the interior Of cur State, and at til
| East. Etlll the share OF our own merchant
corporations mid capitalists Is OF course vef
The main thrcc.story brick building Just 8
lie foot Of Brush street was the properly I
the Detroit g. Milwaukee Company, au.l WI
. occupied lor the general Offices o' The Cou
. | pany. This WIS entirely destroy fd, With II
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