The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-04-17

the vessel about q the lartoard tack. She
sailed on this tack for nearly two hours. by
which time tho wreck uaa three or four
miles in shore. He had kept lookou, for
persons floating in the water, but though
he saw many pieces of the wreck, he de-
serted no person until just as the schooner
was putting about again, on the starboard
tack, he saw a man standing Oh plank,
distant about three miles away. The man
was standing erect aud waved his arm.
About ten o clock the schooner brought to
near the wreck, which was nearly burned
ont. A heavy sea was running, and it was
dificul. to let down the yawl. Mr. Jacob
sou and three OF the crew got into the boat
and put Oh for the wreck. They at first
saw no one on board, but as they rowed
around, they saw man lashed to the FORE
chains. They took him of. aud be proved
to be Mr.: Albert 9. Chamberlain. Of She
boygan Falls. There WAS no one else on
the wreck. The hull was pretty we'll
burned out, and they could see the engine
and her boilers. After getting Chamber
lain on board the schooner, they put off
for the plank, where they rescued Henne-
bury. The two men were properly cared
for, and put on shore IN Chicago shortly
after O'Clock p. M. 7s.
The burning halk Of the steamer drifted
backward and forward between Lake Forest
and Waukegan until about IL clock, the
sport OF the currents, wind and waves,
when it finally sunk, nearly mile and q
half north of Rockland Station, about three
miles from Waukegan.
The propeller Truesdell, sent up by
Captain Goodrich, returned about; six
Q clock last evening She tackled back and
forth along the shore, between here and
Waukegan, but saw nothing but fragments
Of the wreck, boxes, barrels, and pieces of
the steamer.
TIE CoRNELIA.
The schooner Corneia. by which these
men we're saved, is 29S ton vessel which
has Tor some time been engaged in carrying
lumber on the lakes. Captain Yates states
that ne was much perplcxed by the mo-
tlons ofihe steamer while she was endeav-
orng to run in towards the shore, and was
then utterly uncertain what she was at
tempting to do. Had she stopped at
once, he could have undoubtedly reached
her much sooner
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
Chamberlain and Henncbury agree in
the account which they give Of the origin
OF the hre, and their story is undoubtedly
the correct one. There were no sudden
explosions, and no bursting boilers. Ac-
cordlng to them, the porter, in removing
the ashes from the cabin stoves, where fires
are kept burning night and day, instead of
taking them to the place in the wheel
house, where they could have been safely
thrown into the water, took these ashes,
mixed with living Goals, in pail, which he
carried aft and then emptied the contents
overheard, almost in the face OF the wind.
They suppose that some OF these Goals
we're blown back by the wind, which fell on
the deck and sifted through into the hold.
The freight was mixed, but consisted in
part OF some pals and tubs taken on at
Two Rivers. These were newly painted
and vanished, and we're consequently
highly infammable. A few Goals falling
among them could easily have caused fire.
The crew, who had nothing to do aft at any
time, were then all forward 1T breakfast,
and the cabin passengers were on the point
OF partaking of theirs, 80 that the flames
had fair chance to get 4 good headway
and to burst out in the unexpected way
they did. These men arc positive that the
flames broke out clear aft, not in the cabins
nor in the vicinity of the engines.
In view of this probable criminal care.
iiessness on the part of the porter. it is the
Intention Of Captain Goodrich to remove
the stoves from his vessels, and 10 have
them warmed by steam pipes, thus remov
ing at least one possibility Of accident.
THE STEAMERS BOATS.
The Sea Bird had four boats, with ca pac-
ity sufficient to accommodate all who were
on board. The fact that they were no,
used is accounted for by the hypothesis
that when the alarm was given, the posi-
tive directions of Captain Goodrich to stop
the vessel and take to the boats, in case of
the occurrence Of such an accident, were
dlsregarded. The wheel was put aport,
and she beaded toward the land. Owing,
it is supposed, to the heating of the wheel
chains, she finally refused to obey the helm
and swept around in q circle. During all
this time the tire wa. making terrible head
way. When the engines were finally
stopped, whether by the engineer or not,
Chamberlain did not know, it was too late
to take to the boats, the smoke and fire
making 1t immossible to get at them.
THE LOST.
AS far as can now be ascertained the fol
lowing persons we're on the boat at the time
OF the fire and were lost:
OFFICERS AND CREW.
John Morris, Commander, of Milwaukee.
He has family there consisting of = wife
and one child.
Richard Hacklin, First Officer.
Thomas Hannahan, First Engineer, of
Milwaukee. He was married, aud leaves .
wife and TWO children.
James A. Hodges, Clerk, of Manitowoc.
He was married, and leaves wife and four
children.
Leander Packard, Of Sbeboygan, Second
Officer
John Morrison, Steward.
Theodore Kirkland. lst porter.
Chas. Kicker. carpenter.
Sol. Labriskey. seaman.
Michael Molrissey, seaman.
Michael Malone, seaman.
John Gleanan, seaman.
John o O'Rourke, seaman. 55es
James o Rourke, seaman.
Joe Burns, cook.
Billy Burns, assistant.
Harry Simpson, cabin boy.
John Brennan, cabin boy. .s
Ulysses Hughes, bar tender.