The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-11-25
The Arrow Disaster.
Letter fp0M The Scene Of The Disa.cr...EneTts
Aaee BY fhOse On Shore 70 Save the Grew.

- tr-e5- FROM the Chicago Tribune.
The following communication from ia
cob Conrad, Of Gross Point, who saved
twenty eight persons from drowning ut
the time Of the lady Elgin disaster, in
1859, IS in relation to crrtsin statements
nlade in the EcSn,ng Journal about the
wreck OF the sctfo ,ner Arrow 1t will D.,
i'Hnti interesting reading:
Z" the Etitto,' ot the; O2sicago 7ribanes:.a
The Eueniag JournnL of ynnr city has
'nsinuascd that r.sid' near the ke
,ilDrc, between Evanston and Wines ka,
arc III the ahablt Of build rg lsrge fires. nn
"l'rc, IN stnrinv nights, ~ ~ t,Gdrcclvt
vessels and cause them TO si'el Hrrrcktst !;
| hat They d''st.iis merely tor hs. p..'ssur
y rr ssiag he vessels g'img - pieces.
:c JI~i !c,: tn he p..rss.Ils S ,a.rsXi,u ] y
sit'fat red aud itlsuitet!, snany of "A Ia 'in
Ia All III tnlr p,wsrro save sile cr.es of
u ~ Atr'%, Ecbn.ni r It my .iaty 20 braid
tsic st.te.ii..iiisaf tile J.ure II AZ livs Th
sii w what WI, did tor the crew, L " i'll
give. yas, III brief. th. ,sc : tc.anacir I'd
will, he wreck at ths Arraw SMe Mas
a vt discovered by Nick .lmat,I. lie W. mt
t the telegraph niiic, t., send u dispatch
t. Chicag but finding ii closed, sent MIR.
den ~i'h Iness.ge. l wen, iothe
store. ~ 4 e,n ~ l. .,'t;a,ie aware iiiar
thrr Wss'a wreck, anai : gnati Il tirerc"
T., threw ou, som n"Rr.i., secured 10y
: ,,,os, sfar II rar:. ABOUT 10 u,cluek IL.
! I'll IN rnine the tug Mosher,3 with 1si'
| b .at, came up. Sc ven men xpc intn thv
b"it. but before they hs'i pr,nc' died.
FIR towards t. vessel, she capsIz.'b and
aaA washed ashore. Several lnen go
acid of her but reud not save h"r TIL
ug then left sAaout tw enty IF us ttieil
'nuk the Arrow q ya~i aud hauled il up
the shore about IL mile James Cam, III,
AnnGber nlai, AMI myself g. y.
DER Il and started for the Arrow
Whe. WE were about half way to her
the boat capsz a.. We g't ashore.
When a mtn sir't bail, AT aciied to Nh Co
W.T. y Gliaik has, an bnird ,he Arr'w,h, p
Ii.g mat ilrayy line m.gnt im g't %.
b ar'i subs qn.nty and a,l hands aav, q
lay II. We found that would not work
ihtn took 4 small skif anil tied y topr
a Ouud my waist. hut when about tw
Hris 1T TIE dlsran'e my boat swamptd.
Another tug cane up 18th another ya"l
noaI Five GO In her and { rile
whole crew OF the Arrow IN b,arst. 6h.
Was capsized by large wave rolling b. T.
Ogsr A uan NAME Dee. " ho Resides i'll
Wilnnt, pat f"pe ar,I q his waist,
aent out Ia htr aud t"ak u man v ho
WAS hanging % h,r. lie was taken Il"
john Sni hs iiousr near the shor, and
lay all night dciiri'us. AT n'Ght We
hi III fires an the shor, 80 ~ To encourage
those on the Arrow ana give them hop Z.
The nvxr ms.rning Charles -McD' Maid
NJ chael D,r>llAn. and tw' r hrveo RS
rescued the two Captains ami sailor, VIII
nAti 4 1 ON beard the Arrow when tl
yawi boat cap>izcd Dan Aahonvy. Mat.
>,inith, Phillip B"urilardt, Alexand' r
Drrsham, and great many others. ren
dvr.d assistance. If We mad had n good
strut lite-b.at, in Nil probability not "n
would have bee drowned The & vern
ment ought to place one at s'me point he
ween Evanston and Winetka. Respect
ruliy, JACOB CONRAD
WINErKA, Nov, %, 1869.