Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-09-05
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT DIs-
ASTER,
wreck Of the Steamer ssNretis,, nm
Long Island sound.
hnn Down by = Schooner --Sevenfv.nva
Lives Lost,
WATCH HILL, ICY Aug. so.

NAM Down by = Schooner -Scyeofy.n
mt Lives Lost,
an W.rcu H. no.,
10 The Stonington, Co., propeller Metis, Ca
:, tam Barton, was wrecked six miles off sho
j tllis morning. dreadful storm prevail
=, turing the latter part of the night, and abo
- O'Clock the propeller was struck by
:, schooner, knocking hole I'm her botto,
when she Immediately filled. The passe
gers wee aroused and warned to secure lii
!, preservers. In a short time the lower pa
! " lhe BOAT, the engines, etc., went dow,
y ABOUT nve miles from shore. A large nun
:, Oer u the passengers aud crew climbed I'll
upper deck; when parted fr I'm her and floa
eu. Inc waves rolled high and the raj
. continued, but the upper works struck shor,
} Juse below the Ocean House, about s o,cloc
! this morning. The Metis had on board on
hundred and four passengers, forty-five dee
'aiids, walters, etc. AT this hour, III a. m.
Its thought about half the passengers ar
eaved. Captain Barton and Geo. B. HnIl
agent OF the line, are saved, having bee,
washed on shore on fragments of the wreck
.LATER.--The revenue cutter Moccas,, lar
mere at 10 o'clock for the scene of the disas.
yer. as did the yacht Josie, with large crew
one OF the life bouts of the Metis has inst
! landed here with six deck hands.
New YoRK, August 80.
The Metis was lately altered from \ freirlt
70 passenger boat, and cost $175.OO0. The
freight was principally fruit Most Of the
passengers obtained tickets on board, and no
iist Of the names is available.
sf SToNrSGToN, Conn. Aug. 80
Captain Burton of the steamer Metis. males
the following statement:
We left New York at Sis y. m. on the 10Th
q August; weather overcast and raining
with fresh breeze from the southeast. at
$40 a. M. when between the two lighthouses
on Montauke Point and Watch HilI. abouf
nve miles off shore the propeller was r,,, into
oV an unknown schooner, striking us forty
feet abafs stern, or nearly abreast Of the
pliot house; the propeller Immediately
stopped and turned around. aud we entleay-
ored TO fluid the vessel, but failed | sent the
mates and pilot below to ascertain if the
ropeiler was making. water; they reported
mat she was not. and we considered that the
damage was very slight and proceeded on our
sav; after running fow moments the engi-
leer reported that the vessel was rapidly
lining; ! Immediately headed her. for the
learsst shore, and every exertion was made
save the passengers and crew al this time
ne WIND was blowing a strong gale from the
outheast, accompanied with a heavy rain
soon became evident that the steamer must
o down. ami It was not more than half an {
our from the time she was headed for the 5
hore until she sunk; the lfe-boats were Ed
,Wered and filled at once with persons anx-
ms TO escape one OF the boats swamped. !,
nc It was soon righted by the chief engineer, !.
no was IN the boat; he sculled up to the :
reck, which Was again boarded with sue i
ess about fifty persons were left on the :,
pper deck, which drifted with the gale; the :
orn still continued. and although several :
'ssels came within sight none OF them re. ],
'gnlzed us; we continued in this perilous :,
'nultlon until about s o'clock a. M. when
drifted on the beach about half mile
om ~ Watch Hill lighthouse the surf was :.
inning very high and our danger increased: =
TINS time quite a large number OF peo- =
from the Watch Hill hotel were on the :. :.
ach profering aid, but all was Of no :.
20 us, as the roar of the surf prevent :"
any communication it was evident to =
mat the deck Oh which we fioated must r
on SO to pieces. and in few moments
Dreakins-up commenced and We were &c
lhroWn INFO the surf; by the kindness Is
those on shore nearly all were saved from -
pilot house and upper works. am unable US
say how many Of the crew and passengers tn 10
lost. VII
WATcn IILL, August 80. se'
ne steamer Moccasin has just brought in les'
p't-ser OF the Metis.J j. Il. Lathem; Owen ~
tfiony, freight clerk, chief engineer King, 20
officer Baker, quartermaster Appleby, ~
cook Purky also two passengers. She NJ
, brought in eighteen tiead bodies. The Dul
ser says there were IO4 full tickets sold. lee
two half tickets and there ,ysra s.,..,. 800. ger
" children and infants on board. He es-
ates the number Of passengers at Ito. and ?.
crew, walters, etc., will make III I'LL 155 D''
s. Among the saved was w. E, Sheri- ues
, OF the Globe Theatre, Boston. Ten enel
es and seven children are among tile res maj
]. Mrs. Girard, of Providence, who was con
d, lost two children. 1t seems almost WoI
Ma o.r,.;nt, ~. =. teri,
! were lost, as many went down with the n
4 part of the steamer whose names can Roz
! = h''o"H. Ron
new oRK, August 80. have
mn cAastin, 4 passenger on the steamer n i
9, says that when she struck the schoon- il Il
g shocks were light, but the steamer socl
Immediately. McAustin was ID tile Kive
ten minutes, and succeeded in climb ria
. the cabin. which foated ashore with with
& NY messengers. re thinks abont book
YES were lost. but more may have been hand
than yet reported. tha !
Nv iohk. August ~ maui
long the sayed BIZ Illa cutter Moccasin mot 4
the wreck If the steamer Metis arc Geo. Il Iii
], u commissioning oi TIE state of nifice
Horatio Branton NJ .onll.. and Forney cost
Coast Survey. The total number 81 and
lost will probably not exceed iorty. nec1s
y tllc missing are two sous of Wierun, i rial 4
Y @ this city, and the vie 81 Sheridan, privIl