Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-13

| .h,,., =. minutes . huge wave lifted the
49, "a can.jzed 10. On looking around
P Psa,' The plank had righted, discovered
~, vss the only living person il sight
hssween Sea and sky. Nor did zee any Of
those who jumped over with me again.
! The water was excessively cold. should
think at freezing point. ! knew il staid
in the water | must soon perish, so lifted
myself on the plank and assumed an up
right position, still holding on to the rope.
My wet clothes soon froze stiff, and in this
way probably afforded . better protection
against the wind.
STILL HOPEFUL.
Many ask If ! was not terrified when
standing on the plank, all alone, and with
very little prospect al succor. | can truly
say that | never once thought Of death
hope sustained me, and l felt quite corH-
dent Of being saved.
About half . mile away cav one Of the
boats tenders floating. TO which . woman
Vas clinging. Az watched. heavy swsll
took her and fender from view. The fensl-
er cane in sight again, but she did not.
The burning beat drifted 10 shore much
faster than l did on the gang-pank. When
eav ths beat last, there weseo crowd o.
peg engsrs gathered on The hussiane deck.
Each had . lifs-preservsr o. was lashed to
door, table, Or something that would float.
| Tho sea made such noise that if they we're
shouting and screaming did not hear them.
When holding the rope. ofwhich dare not
let go for one instant, frequently changed
hands. but my fingers were soon frozen
stiff. ] could not have held out much long
or when | saw schooner heading toward
me. This proved to be the schooner Cor
nelis. When the crew took mc of, I was
nearly frozen.
| sIxTY-NfSE PASSENGERS en- BOARD.
Total number oil passengers on board, IS,
crew "a.
LIST oP THE LOST.
The following is list Of the lost. As for
as ascertained:
O1icsrs and Cree.
John Morris, commander; Richard
Hacklin, LIST officer Thomas HahnahaD
LIST engineer, OF Milwaukee James A.
Hodges, clerk, Of Mantle voc; Lsande,
Packard, Sheboy gan, I'd officer; Johr
Morrison, steward Michael Morrissey sea
man John 0lennan, seamsn; Johr
+ o Rourke, seamrn James Burns, cook
7 William Burns. assistant Harry Sampson
cabin boy; John Brennan, cabin boy
Ulysses Hughes. bartender.
Fassengsrs.
George B. Davidson, deputy collector o
the port Of Milwaukee Edwin Neighbauer
clerk for II. O. Payne 4 Co., Milwaukee
Thomas Carpenter, Milwaukee; Gsorg
Nieman, OF Bonnel's dry goods house
Milwaukee; Peter Sullivan, Milwaukee
j. N. Leonard, Chicago X. +. Lee
ter. wife, two children and : young maj
from Sheboygan county J. A. Goss, L
Lincoln, and q. II. Abbott, Of Milwaukee
Warner, Gallagher and McCarthy-thrs
: crippled soldiers from MilWaukes; Ja0s
B. Wood. Mrs. L. II. Stone, Milwaukee
G. w. Emery, Manitowoe; Z. waikiki,
> old clerk Of the steamer Sea Bird, and cler
:, Of the s,eamsr Manito~oc; John O'Brien
u Detroit; Michael Gallagher, Xenis, y.
Piercy, near Detroit Capt. MuzIy, Thee
: does Stein, Edward Porensky, Robot 4
J. Scott II. A. Gaylord Mr.. Pispef an
: wife. bound to Iowa Henry Ulrieh, Gler
= bulah l.. Packard, George Mercer, an
! two travelling agents, names unknown.
:, The following 10 . list Of passengers VII
% went aboard the steamer at Manitowoc, Z
!" given by the agent Of Capt. Goodrich Z
= that place:
= George W. Emory, Joseph D. Dauceti
l Charles Roecher. Henry Pffnr. Fred. liz
% man, Fred. Henning, Uapt. N. L. Nelson
g Capt. John Lonenson. james Lykom, Cas-
! per Segro. Wenzel Havhchere, Albert Nc
ma, r. II. Hunt, VIM. Barten, 2. G. Dons
y hue, Fritz Klemmen. And the folowin
, deck hand John Fauck, Aug. Wild,
: Henry Thcman, Amos Meyer and Free
Flaesbach.
y Tng Harrisburg Telegraph proposes Hor
! Thomas Williams, Of Pittsburg, for the pr
n sItion Of Attorney General in Mr. Wade
y Cabinet, provided the latter becomes Pres
i dent
. CnIEY JUsrICE CuAsE has the draft I