Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-11-13

the loss OF the Mister, Carpenter, his Wife and
Dennis Drescall. Two Of the spars were stand.
Ing, but the hull was broken In two. The Ma.
omi was Of 435 tons measurment, recently re-
built owned In this place, by Geo. Willard, n
quarter, J. j. Crosby, n quarter, J. 8. Blyth, a
quarter, and Capt Carpenter and J. IT, WheIp.
ley, nm eighth each. She was on her way from
Buffalo to Chicago with coal She was insur
ed for $4,000 In the Underwriters Company.
The loss Of life especially in the cases of Capt.
Carpenter and wife, gives this occurrence n
sombrc feature. They ehjoyed the respect and
esteem of all who knew them, and to this. in
the Captains case, was added large share of
confidence in nautical and business ability, and
the owners congratulated themselves upon their
good luck In having their property in so safe
and worthy hands. A family of mostly adult
children, are left to mourn the sudden bereave.
ment, while they rejoice In the hope that both
father and mother have gone to the rewards
of an exemplary life, In which responsibility
and dependence had their daily recognition
and acknowledgment as well on shipboard rs
in the quiet of home and the domestic circle
Since the above was in type the following
noble and generous efforts of. The people Of
Manistee was received from e." Manistoe Tri.
6une. pya
At about 8 o'clock, on the morning of the
9th, bark with canvass all set, was seen upon
the beach about miles north of Manstee, and
in short time large number of scamen from
the crafts in our river were on their way to the
scene of the disaster. Soon after q report was
received that the crew were in the rigging :;
and our citizens turned out to see what could
be done. Almost Immediately boat from the
Ben Flint was taken up the river, and placed
on wheels and by noon was on its way to the
scene of the disaster, under convoy of Messrs.
J. Garfield, A. o. Wheeler, L. d. Wheeler, and
james p, OBrien, with large crew of sailors
from the vessels in the river
In the nicahtme the sailors who first started
had reached the place, and found boat on the
beach thrown bottom up and stove badly
The crew of the vessel were plainly to he seen,
with the sea breaking over them under the lee
of the boom on the cabin except the Captain
and Ills wife who could be seen lashed 10 the
vessel
With hcfolsin seldom equalled, and never
excelled, Capt VIM. Galloway, of the schooner
Toledo Chris. Hanson, mate of the Stronacll;
Jalhes Gellespie, citizen of Manistee and
Henry Hattersen, of the Col Hag, gotint the
leaking boat, and, after Mr.. Moore, of Cush-
man, Calkins & Co.'S mill had taken Off his
shirt and stuffed it into the seams with other
clothing, pushed into the breakers, and with
three oars pulled for the vessels side, but not
without taking much wafer which took one
man his best to keep bailed out
She approached the side, and the sailors stiff
ened and numb crawled along on the main
boom, which projected over the side, and
dropped into the boat, except the mate, who
being chilled through, rolled off the boom into
the water, and was dragged into the half filled
boat Before any others could get into her, n
wave came clear over the vessel and nearly
capsized the boat, and it reluctantly turned to
shore to save its living freight. As soon as
they landed tirc was built and Captain Gallo
way, again stepping into the boat called for
volunteers, and this time again gallantly came
onward the same men who had so manfully
gone out the first time.
But the sea was too much for the tired sal
lors, and she had to turn back A third effort |
was made, Capt Galloway leading as before,
and this time followed by Capt Hall, Andrew
Ellcrson, Chris. Hanson, and Gustave Jennet
They succeeded in getting under the vessels |
quarter, and the mate of the Toledo, Gustavo |
Jennet, sprang on the vessel to help off the |
disabled seamen and wife of the Captain. One
succeeded in getting along the boom and into
the boat just then the treachsrous waves re-
peated their former trick, and nearly swamped |
the boat. Capt. Hall grabbed the other sea
man and pulled him Into the boat. The mate |
of the Toledo in the mean time was endeavor-
ing to get the lashing off the Captain and his
wife, the latter being dead, and the former lit
tie better. cry from the boat, and he had to |
leave. AS the boat darted away the Captain
ward it, and then giving up all hope, dropped
into the water on the deck, and was undoubt-
edly drowned. He had been on the lakes 35 |
years. and had never lost vessel before.
When we left the scene eff the wreck the
bodies were still on board it being thought in
expedlent to risk lives to obtain them, though
Mr., Garfield, who by this time had arrived
from town with the life boat and crew, offered
500 for the Captain, if alive, and $50 if dead,
but judsAsent oVercame Mr.. Canfeld's generJ
osity, and il was concluded best not to send
another boat out.
One man jumped overheard and was drown
ed in endeavoring to reach the shore.
The following are the saved James Root,
mate, Painesville, Ohio; John Collins, STAN
ford, Conn; VIM. Cuslck, Chas. Isaacson,
Daniel Welch, and Henry Miller. Erie, Pa.
Thc name of the man lost is Dennis Drescall
Mr.. E. d, Wheeler very thoughtinlly carried
out a can full of spirits, and the sailors were
rapidly revived, except John Miller, who seen.-
ed very far gone
The men will be cared for by our citizens
until the owners of the vessel are heard from
We can net fully express our admiration of
tho conduct OF our citizens, but each seemed
to vie with the other in doing tho most for the
unfortunate seameR
Just as we go to press we learn that the body
of the Captains wife is recovered, and before
his, no doubt, the Captains body also.
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