The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-17
STEAMER WRECKED ON LAKE
MICHIGAN.
All ON Board Saved.

CHICAGO, Sept 16 CLERK Watkins of the
steamer Ironsides, states that she left Miwau-
kee at seven o'clock Sunday night with 10 pas
sengers and crew of 30 and a cargo of 1900
bushels of wheat, 800 barrels OF -four, 125 bar
rels of pork and other miscellaneous articles A
very large cargo, as her capacity was only 100
tons. A moderate southwest breeze increased
TO a gale, and at nine o'clock the next morning
found the men working at the pumps, the boat
rolling tearfully, the fires out and the engines
useless. After securing the passenger list
money and manifest he found the captain on
the hurricane deck and the men getting the
foresail in. A distress signal was flying and
they were about three miles from shore. Tine
passengers put on life preseivers aud the boats
were ordered manned at ten O'Clock, as it was
evident the boat would sink. All the lady pas
sengers were put in the first boat Some ten
or twelve passengers and some of The crew were
in the second boat, and the third boat contain
ed one lady and seven male passengers, two of
the crew and the clerk The IronsIdes sunk
soon after the boats left her. She was worth
$4,000 ami considered very staunch.
Mr.. f. Ripley of Lowell. Mass. who was one
of the saved, gives the following additional gar
tcularS: The sea was so rough little after
midnight that could not sleep, though accus-
toned to the water Before daylight the boat
rolled SO despera ely that every movable thing
was smashed about the vessel and it was i'm
possible to cross the cabin. Between seven
and eight o'clock we came in sight of the bar.
unwIse to attempt an entrance. We could see
the lighthouses and vessels on the beach and
wondered that no one came to our relief. 1t
was sad sight. The passengers stood in 81
lenoe wit, life preservers on, knowing that in
a few moments they would be at the mercy of
breakers, but all were calm and self possessed
Capt Sweetman behaved with the utmost
calmness and courage, and the crew obeyed
every order. We were al. washed out of our
boat in which we left the steamer when with
IL, do che 1,,N.
these on the beach in the most gallant manner
was picked up unconscious but an, all right
now. The captain said it was the toughest
sea he had ever seen on the lakes. Those ia
miliar with the shore say that the water where
the lronsides went down is at least forty faith
oms deep.
steamer Wrecked ON Lake Michigan.
GRAND HAVEN, Sept. 16.--It is stated that
the last boat from the steamer Irousdes
did not leave in time to clear the steamer be-
fore she went down, and was swamped by the
VIII rlpool. The first boat which left the steam
er, containing majority of the ladies, capsiz-
ed and only one of the passengers succeeded in
reaching the shore. The second and third
boats succeeded in reaching shore. The fourth
aud fifth boats could not be reached in time to
offer any possible succor. So high was the
wind that the boats were driven ashore before
any person could get to them.
As the boats approached the shore all were
in the water and in this way everybody dead
or alive that was seen was recovered So ter
rible was the sea no possible assistance could
be rendered to the doomed steamer and her liv-
ing freight.
There has been up to this time IS bodies re-
covered, and all identified except one.
The Utcs Interviewed,
SALT LAKE, Sept. ia letter dated Los
Rinos Agency, Sept. 9th, gives the following
information:
Felix r. Brunot and Thomas X. Craze, of the
special commission to negot ate with the Utes
for the cession of portion of their territory,
had arrived at Los Rinos Agency, Colorado.
The council to day opened under auspices un-
favorable to successful negotiation With them
owing to the suspension of the order expelling
miners from their reservation, and the conse-
quent large influx of trespassers, and to the
presence of three government Surveying par
ties on what was supposed to be the reserva-
ton Much discomfort had been created pre-
vious to the arrival of the commission Wheth-
er successful result will be found possible, in
consequence Of these circumstances, remains
to be seen. The result of the negotiations viii
moi he