The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-11-25

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where she struck the pier, while entering,
damaging her neadgear slightly. She af-
terYards rakcd warehouse, damaging 1t
considerable and carrying away her foresall,
also carrying away vessels jibbom.
We copy the following from the Wiscon-
sin, of the 22d: Intelligence was received
here yesterday of the burning of the pro-
peler Belle off Port Washington on Satur-
day night On Tuesday of last week Capt.
Chas Meyers Of this city chartered the
Belle to 60 up to Manitowoc on trading
expedition, and she was returning from
this trip and had nearly reached her des-
tination, when she met with the disaster.
The Belle was boat of l29 tons, with a
,, large amount of upper works. At o clock
on Saturday evening the propeller St.
Joseph, while of Port Washington, dis
covered light, and running down to it
Capt Butlin discovered that it was the Belle
on fire. The fire broke out like a flash,
and swept through the wooden uppcrworks
rapidly, they being enveloped in flames in
a few seconds after the first flash of fire was
seen. On deck were shingles, and these
burnen rapidly.
Upon drawing near the burning steamer,
Capt Butlin spoke the scow Irene, whose
commander had seen no signs of life on the
burning vessel. Both of the steamer s life
boats hung at the dayits, but her wooden
quarter boat was gone, whether burned or
taken by the crew to escape, was not known.
The Belle was only few miles from the
shore, and between her and the shore were
several small boats going up the lake. 1t
was believed by Capt Butlin that the crew
Of the Belle escaped in their boats, and
sought safety in one of the shore boats
Nevertheless, the st. Joseph remained by
the wreck an hour, sailing about it several
times, until satisfied that there was no liv-
ing being on the vessel or in the water about
and then steamed on.
The crew of the schooner Wyandott riding
along the beach in sight of the burning
steamer hastened to Port Washington a nd
several fishing boats were sent out to the
wreck. They were unsuccessful in discov
ing any signs of life about it. This leads to
believe that the crew Of the boat have all
perished. 1t is also thought the Belle ex-
ploded her boiler, and if such was the case
there seems little bopo for the safety of
| the crew.
The crew of the Belle consisted of Capt.
Patrick Barnes and five men and Radclif
Tutkin and Geo. Wall, engineers Cap
tain Chas. Myres was also on board. Wall
and Tutkin each owned quarter interest in
| the Belle. The remaining half interest was
owned by VIM. Lurkins, of this city The
Belle was built at Port Huron in 1860, and
measured l29 tons burden old style. She
cost her present owners SIS, 900 last Spring
but was insured for only $40, 900 in Chicago
Offices
LATER.-Sinoe the above was written We
have the following from Chicago, in regard
to the disaster: There were fortunately
but six persons on board, two of whom were
drowned il their endeavor to escape from
the burning wreck in yawl boat. The
survivors, who arrived in Chicago on the
brig G. l. Hutchinson, yesterday afternoon
relate a story Of terrible suffering. When
picked up by the brig they were completely
benumbed and exhausted. Ten minutes more
of the terrible ordeal to which they were sub
jected, and there would not have been a
survivor left to tell the story of the catastro-
phe. The Captain, Patrick Barnes and the
wheelsman, Charles MENUS, became vic
tins of the sea. The survivors arc Captain
c.. n. Myres, acting as first mate, of Mil
waukee; first engineer, George Wall, of
Milwaukee; second engineer, Rickler
Tutkin, of Milwaukee; and George Dusold,
passenger from Manitowoc. The Cap
tain was also a Milwaukeean, and the
wheelesman lived at Manitowoc. where he
leaves wife and two children.