The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-10-28

and that about IS passenRers were on board.
maxine % in all, and leaving AZ persons lcst
after deductilg the Is known TO be saved
lne passengers were very generally sick In
the cabin, even strong men having been
made unWell BY the tremendous rolling. Very
'ew OF the passengers Cven came out upon
the deck, where some OF the seamen snd
deck hsncs gathered, as the wird blowing
snd the sea washing up made il difficult for
even an athletic man 10 remain outside.
THE STEAMER SINKS
At about quarter TO O'Clock on SUNDAY
morning Mr. Hanee saw thst the boat would
soon 20 down ard got into one OF the yavls
with Fix OF bis comrades. Word bad been
passed some time before throughout the Vss-
sci that che was sinking. and be believes that
every one on board knew that such was tae
case yet many never came on Geek AZ all and
MANY refused to euter the boats. prefernng
TO lIust their lives to The cabin, which II was
known would wash away when the hull went
down, and did. When the steamer eank the
stern went Gown first and the two yaWls were
thrown cut into the water. That In which
Mr.. Hanse was was half filed, aud for some
moments all hands were bailipg her out, ex-
cept himself Two oars we're then taken by
the men and one ives used In steering and
keeping her steady. One of the former wss
soon broken and rowing was OF no avail. tue
only tfort being to keep her head to the sea.
A man was seen swimming 10 the water near
by with life preseIver on, who proved to be
Mr.. Rhodes, o. Windsor, and he was tsken on
board The men in this yawl also included
Robert Kelly, acting as a passenger on the
trip down, 6us who Is a sailor BY profession
and there were q number OF the bands. All
were athletic meu, and well qualified for q
struggle with the elements. They kept N
sight OF the other yawl for an hour and half,
when they lost sight OF her, and saw nothing
Of her afterwards.
THE LAST SEEN OF TIE CoBURN.
When Mr.. Hanse Quilted the Coburn be say
Ian ge plumber Of prople on the hurricana
deck, and the captain was standing back OF
be pilot house. Many people were 10 the
cabin, and were doubtless drowned there
Some we're drowned in the eerage, where
there we're several pssseT gers. The first
mate was left on board, aud probably
persisted With the rest Mr.. h anse thinks
that the cabin colld not have been held to-
gether more than q few minutes after il
parted from the bull 10 the ses that was
running. and be believes that all who were
not in the two Yswls were droTned except
q colored MAJ and boy, who got into one
OF the life boats in some way and were
washed ashore at Kincardine, Dat, dead
from expo ure. The other life-boat wee
swept away into the sea when the steamer
vent down, aud was OF no u-8to any ore.
Hanse took the yawl simply because, as be
says, be knew what yswl could do in q sea,
and he was familiar with handling Mwis,
while be had No practical experience with the
worf ing Of the life-boats II there were oars
10 the latter, and they had been properly
manned and managed, Mr.. Hanse believes
that they would have rode out the gaze and
saved their inmates.
IN THE YAwL BOAT
O1ce 10 the yawl boat and away from the
wreck, Mr. Hsnse says that be had very little
doubt OF their gettirg through with their
lives In about an hour. however they met
with Oh D sea which q sed The boaf aro1r q
terrifcslly, and tor an hour aud half toe
men feared that she would he sEsmpet
Halt the time she was partly died W a. ~arer
ana they were c0muelied tn exert thFmsr. VS.
prodigiously to keep her sn1aI AfterEsrts
the SEA was stesdirr and no further seriOa :
difficulty was experienced, the yawl bsiug
kept head on to the sea until she was picked
up by the Chandler.
The Loss Of life.
From sill the Information collected uDon the
subject 1t Is clear that aoouI ~ persoUs were
lost on the COburn. Among them were I1-
dan Agent Richard VI. smith and his ne
VINO probably went down in the cabin Witr-
out ever coming on deck at all. Mr. smith
came here some Is years ago from Peru Yan,
in New York, and was for several years TN
pioyed 10 tue flee OF the then IudIan Agent
at this city. Daring the adm lnlstTaflon OF Mr.
L,ucoln be was appoiutsd Indian Agent aEd
has held the position during much OF the time
since, some interrcgaUms having. however.
occurred, during wnicn Mr. Brockw-y, Msj
Long and Mr.. Bradley were the agents.
Another OF the victims was Major William
Atwood.a regular army officer, u1 ose rark was
tast Of First Lieutenant 10 the FIRST I1faairv,
and wBo wzs an ade on u u Llck+'s
staff He had been Stationed here fyr
year aud a half, ard TAD be. . no
the likes attCncIr court a ArtI4L O-.sTs
kaOwn 10 be lost are Ms. Thomas HOitOn, Of
Ciucinrsti Mis- Mary Mann, 4 impAniOn OF
The former, and au srtIst OF some merit VI -
Helen Palmer OF Toledo, and Mrs G-o5.e
WCstcott, the vie Of tue s'eEsrd. Amorg
the officers and crew l0st we're Captain Gil
bert d, 1nt and bis son Cearies, a. DstrOi'.
Hm. w. minors, Of D.tro,t, Isl IN I A.
5 Robinson, OF Marine Cry, IL engineer .
Fra k HG 'ctirson, OF Detroit, 81 engineer
George ). Westcott, ST. ward, OF Marine Cts I.
E1wa-d Msjor. or Froomie.d. Oct, the
clerk, ana CHARLES MIgnaulL, OF D-troii, the
orter.
List or the saved.
In the first boat were saved the followirg
men captain John Condor, OF Buffalo
Thomas Derrin, OF Buffalo John Brldgeon,
0 Sosso /; Spencer Cnurchwell, Henry Mum.
fOrd and John Yourg, besides four colUrec
men. The above were all, with one txcep-
ton, seaiarIng me1. On the second boat we're
saved W. L. Hsnse, second mate, II. NJ.
Rhodes, of Windsor, trader MARTINI Mahar-
ring, James Warwick, Wstcbmen; z. Mum
Ioro, Cherries Muller, James Luiner, coloreu
K. Kelly, passenger.