Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-06-24
-. From the Cleveland Herald June Pad
Terrible Disaster.

We are called upon to record a most
appalling disaster, by which a steamer
and bark we're sunk, and several lives
lost. The fine steamer Morning Star,
Captain E. R. Vigor, running in the
Michigan Central Railroad Line, be-
tween Cleveland and Detroit, left this
port Saturday night, about halt past ten
o'clock, having on board some thirty
three passengers number of emigrants
and q crew of thirty-eight. The night
was very dark and heavy, though the
wind was not blowing hard, and the
lake was comparatively quiet. After
being out about two hours, and when
some thirty miles on her way to De-
troit. the "Star" came in collision with
the bark CORTLAND, of Sheboygsn,
| Captain Lawtou, bound to this port
with a cargo of iron ore, The steamer
struck the bark about forty feet from
the stern, crushing the boat and csus-
ing her to sink in from ten to fifteen
minutes. The vessel was also so badly
damaged that she sank in an hour. The
passengers on the steamer had nearly
all retired, and the sinking.of the boat
occurred so o after the collision that
little time was allowed for preparation,
and all we're forced to take to the wa
ter as they were, many of those saved
haTing only their night dresses on. As
soon as the collision took place, Capt.
Viger ordered the boats to be got ready,
and two Of them were lowered and fill
ed with passengers and crew. The
third boat could not be reached in
time. When the boat wentdown the
after part of the cabin broke off and
hoated. captain Yiger, Captain Hack
EFT, and twelve Others took refuge on
this raft, where they remained until
about five o'clock Sunday morning,
when they were picked up by the
steamer R. n. Rice, of the same line,
and brought to this port. The Rice
also picked up one of the boats, having
on board number Of the passengers
and crew, but the second boat was not
seen, consequently it is not absolutely
known how many were lost. As near
as could be ascertained there are over
twenty missing, though it is hoped
that's large NEtion Of that number may
be in the other boat.
We have taken pains to get the
statements of several of those VINO
were on the steamer, and give them
below.
The officers and crew of the bark
were all saved except two, whose
names we we're unable to learn. The
names of the saved are as follows: G.
W. Lawton, Captain; John Kayne,
mate; G. C. Tritt, Thomas Anderson,
NJ. Frederick, William Smith, Joseph
Hanson, Andrew Brough,A Aug. Seward,
D. Slater, j. L. Smith, W. S. Conkin,
John Thompson. They were all brought
to this city by the steamer R n Rice.
The following is a list of those who
are missing from the steamer Morning
Star, SO far as their names could be as
certained. Mrs Captain Hackett: De-
troit James Moreton, Clerk of the
Star Msior William Hutchinson, De-
troit Carrie Patchen, Troy Minnie
Patchen, Troy; Albert Iddings, Cleye-
land; Mrs. L B Wamelink, Cleveland;
Mrs. Parker and child, Marietta, Ohio ;
Captain Ballentyne and wife, Detroit ;
Mrs. John H Carrot and daughter five
years old, Charles Schroeder, Cleve-
land /; Mrs SeaIle and child, Colling-
wood, Canada ; 8 son of Mrs. Liston of
this city, aged about ten years; Mrs.
Adds, chambermaid of the Star +;
Moses Lontain, cabin boy George,
fireman; and a deck hand. Besides
the above there was q number of emf
grants on board, but as the books were
not saved we could not learn how many;
only two were saved so far as is known.