Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25


filled with water and capsizcd III the
breakers, and at least twenty -four per
SONS out Of fifty on board the propeller
thus lost theil lives. The following is
a list of the loss, as far as known
&. III. DcnnisOn, of Ada, Michigan.
Campbell and Smith, dcckl,ands, residence
not known.
JohE Dris oil, Steward of tho boat.
John Hilcs, lumber and planning mills, Mil
waukce.
Mrs; H. A: Valentine and son, five years of
! age, Milwaukee.
Captain Harry Swcctman, commander Of the
Ironsidcs, Milwaukee,.
Robert McGluo, First Engineer OF the boat,
| Milwaukee.
Charles Wc'mcil, agent of S. L. Harding &
Co., OF New York.
Joe Smith. OF Grand Haven, Mich.
Il. II. Biting and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Albion
Hasclbarth. of Port Washington, Wis.
Mr.. Harry hughes fireman.
| Edward Fuslc and James Brown grcascrs.
A. J. Dcne!aon, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
mrs. J. Il. <. Dewitt, Milwaukee.
The saved are as follows:
| N. E. Watkins, clerk of the bort.
Ssmnri Watkins, Milwaukee.
Chris. Driscotl, cabin boy.
DAN Driscoll head waiter.
| N. CrnssOn, first mate.
| A. =. pltmau, second mate.
| Charles Bradford, lookout.
| Geo. NJ. Cowan, second engineer.
! VIM Dolcnson,
| Andrew FalsUn, second clerk.
! Riley. first porter.
II. West. A. ScuttIcr. VIM. Savage and G.
| Orion, deck haEds.
| Dan. Hines, John Gilbert and Charles VII.
cox, oilers.
Maggie Young, etcwarlcss.
i. Jordan, NJ. l.. Chester, II. N. Ward, Miss
| Ward, F. N. Ripley, John Gee, Mr.. Whiting,
| II. KrautbauGr, o. KitZingcr.
Seventeen bodies had at last accounts
| M
Inc iolAoWlhg Statements OF Survivors
OF the disaster are lntereStlnS:
| STATEMENT OF GEORGE NJ. CowAN.
81 ,.. tho on.n,d o,.,;,oo- ~, ,,,,o,l, .,,o
,r,,.;,IoS W. lnft N,;,want..o - "in',. '1 ~
li ,'n, W. ,tLt M ;.s at ABOUT 10
"vit t 1'',"' m' ,rat m' ~ W.T." ano"1 n"th
WIS.,. ,,i.a,, 49,, I,.;as l.':.' -non"a'
.'>,,iH 90 M ,,a ,''t ','nc,, ;,'t,, ;aI" ne
"o't.,. ." ~ " 81 '"xo'i i"suu nlv
M,,"; ".,. CAM, r',,y '"T nGue tChael
I a.; "o". "' ashcu no" snc was
Wv W., ,,4H o,ont h,Ifna.t ,,,n m" t .,
IS au amird ar ~ w1e" thu inc Whd
,.ost A. ahort : n,cio"L +i,o r - .no so.n
me- So that ns.l hilSo ;u;rct;"n 70 e f"rcc -
ont rh;s coni;nncI ,,ctt;n', ,v,,rso ~ ',,,t;I
little bcfore 7o'clock We hc"an sI,;nn;,,r wator
h,Ilv Mo oon"wavs w,.ro smasI,t99 ~ W., ~
h ar6 ~, %v,I e' n. .n ny 'a'e
Inv The boilers SO that the wat,r roni>nt mn ~"
| III Soon W.. i.",,n sh;unin~ w,t..r ;,tn ti,n
iirc.ro"m, 1 saw something must be- done o,
tho Chief Eueinccr. trllinr him to trIt IL th',
CantaI,, that we had better oct bri,rc the wind
u, rr,l"r tm cot the w,tnr INT Ti,c T.,:'"
.,il g That,s what an trv,no to T., :, Dat
tjn yo..nl wos in tho trnnrl -: Tho 500 " ,.J :,
was imr.,ssiblc to do if. We workr one cnl
IN ,,.r. wa com,,l,,,t stir hc, At III. Tina
he Water came in and mt ont tI," , i,",'
Vhis wax ut oEnt 10. Pr,vjons tn thiaai
ohnut q n,clo,l- we had ho;stcd sail and b,I
,lsn mt nm tl,r signal of distress When the
Sr", r". =, ~ 'n, ,h", w. hc,nm -, t,,',. ~ e
;nn nnrsrlvrs in tin, small heat. Tlora ,S,a |
No rycit,.m inf a,n.,nr tho crrv. tv,.rvl,odv
know lis Mare and kr.,, Il IN tho ,,o.t nj nv
inowlc;Irr Cantain Swr;tn,an .!;i al, that
cnnll Inc .,nnc He was ,rrfoc+iv calm omI
co.,I. It seems queer that some OF the boats
~ ito ii,yo,, ,i;,i,,t ron,o T., .,nr roi.f 60, |
.av tl,nv tn, ci,,nol nl,.r. .,v thnv din
nt.tn3, ~ .',;'.i, ~. l,rn:n j,,v,:;,'r 81"
in,ts Th,. lm,t wh,cl, h..lnn~cI r., NV crn,v
W., ,,avc to the rasscnrtrs:, also ami imr
nnc We then took n metallic hiatt No.
5",,,, launched hrr Al stcn,.i
in i,,iscnIi md several others ;nm,,rI
~ 4 cnal.a sscr inm,rG aft.r our hn.t =:
W.. ,,,.l,1 ax,v lie ,nuvt have inn,nnJ 1T
,a,It twenty frct. Tie strnc,. thc s,dn If tie
h>at and ciunr to her. When We We're abcnt
; twrntv.iyc fr,t away onr loat con.zcI
o"n, n,,..x,cilr un,,"r hrr st,S;,~ nv hc,'i
a"";n., tho srats. Wr vii clnm.r +n h.r cnr
"non, ;, Innr and hair We ia n,t la,y.
" ~" nrnr..;l.r muti, inst .. shn .nni NV AMnr
W.. cppnei1rG and vera ci,u,,n" to tho host w.,
i"ot"f hack. and there wax 1iikr Crossn,' the
ioohcu ''a'n, AM .l.,. "as why o.oSso'', .ic
~ . . 40 w., , ''; H. rast
my nls nary 's ~. snip WIZ III. uo"n lnc ''l.st
orohc "'.H hc "a' e''u:M ~ ~ ~ III. i''S "'
! across tue p'e"' iliJu'IhH nm soii'eWha''
A 'n .'"v 'no "5' ~, ' H.. ,"L
| Of tho uro,clIcr and succeeded rlrhtinr orr
o'' W.. ".la , '"." '"''6 W I'LL "'''''"o" no viz
so Ty in1o ., nci; .., a., o,,o ,,;,
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u y, w.. ,,''." INV h,,p,t st,,nc.h tn
III Wy , ,S 49,, 81 ,.,,
W,,,, y, 'sni, ms ", sI,ri uu, an. drowned,
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In Ma wv xrr rP Ma,, t." t%r ~ us rs in ia:t d
rvcryho,ly. The statements about tho boat
N'ak!TS fiHtdH Hi@Hr Ait '' ''t.s. ''H' wa
J." lila ~ -; IT,, ~. ny III Wv. .,t,.,s
WAS ~
STATEMENT OF PETER RILEY.
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was my ,'S'l W. ,>; ~; ~ ~" ,,,',,.s
got up Il, a"""t .'" Il. '"o ''w, ~, ~
7 WIS i''"l "' .'"' ' ~" '" M . ~ .,:
ah"''t seHtn '"t"' ~. H. """ ' ~: se' '
| h"l'''t al Nv !l.' a. :,1 .'' , ~ w.
put ont ~ NV "'"' ~ ~ "T'"N, az" wv
we TOOK :" '"s H,''',' '"..' '''n ""; M i" '"