The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-04-24
The Scene of the Late Great Disaster.

From the Chicago Tribune, April a.
So far Lake Michigan has solemply re-
fused to give up her dead The remains of
not a single unfortunate of all those who
lost their lives either By fire or water, has
yet been recovered. Between Waukegan
and Lake Forest, where the lfate6 steam.
er met her doom, the disturbed waters an
grily lash the high sand beaches with sui
len roar, and many hundreds of anxious
watchers keenly scan each wave as it laps
the shore to see if perhap, it does not bear
within its foam ores. body the form Of some
dearly loved and lost one.
During yesterday scores of people arrived
at Waukegan from Chicago, Milwaukee,
,Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and ether points
: along the western shore of the lake, in
search of the bodies of lost relatives and
friends. Among these were old men look
!, ing TOR sons, young men in search of the
bodies Of lost brothers, and others innumer-
able who had lost near and dear friends.
These people would gather in groups along
the beach, talking low and passing words of
sympathy among themselves, and then
suddenly these watchers and mourners
would pass away uneasily, either alone or
In squads Of two, three or more, aud con-
tinue their search along the sea washed
shore. Now and then some would climb
the high, steep banks, which at this point
reached an altitude Of nearly one hundred
feet, and with mingled feelings Of hope,
fear and dread would long and anyious)y
scan the ruffied surface of the lake, only to
return again to the fruitless search along
the watcr-l line, with weary step and wearier
hearts. It's only when among these hope
less watchers that one fully realizes the
terrible woe brought to so many homes by
this terrible disaster.
Portions Of the wreck continue to strand
upon the shore, along the beach from
Evanston to Waukegan. Immediately OPP
posite the point where the vessel was seen
to sink beneath the waves the shore is
fairly Uttered with the accumulated frac>
ltions of the steamer. Here, within a dis
lance of one hundred yards, can be seen the
entire side of the wheel house, of appar.
emily recent construction, and with the
words Sea Bird" scarcely furnished. For
some reason the men in charge Of the dis
trict insist on keeping its name downward,
out now and then, a party of a dozen or
more viii come upon this portion of the
wreck, and their curiosity will not be satis-
he'd until they have seen the name with
their own eyes.
So, to crafty their DESIRE united effort
rs made to raise the huge piece of frame
work on end, which is attended with more
or less success, according to the number en-
gage! in the enterprise But 10 case the
feat is accomplished, each one will invoun-
iarily read the name aloud, aud after a long
look, accompanied with more or less com
ment, the side is again lowered downward,
an.l with . sigh, and the words awful,
awful, the party would mournfully turn
away
Only few feet further on. yet partially
submerged by water, are sWb firmly riveted
beams which did service in supporting the
iuddcr They hal been fastened near the
TOP Of the lower deck, and when severed by
lii. fire ,cil, almost uninjured, iato the wa