, 1873-09-18
DISASTER.
Additional and Important Particu-
lars Of the Loss Of the
1ronsides.
The Steamer Had Long Been in an
Unseaworthy Condition,
Thrilling Statements Of Several
Of the Sufferers.
Barbarous Treatment Of tho Bodies
Of The Drowned.
Scene in Milwaukee on the Reception Of
tho Bodies. -.
Official Account.--Twenty Lost and
Iwonty-Nine Saved
The coroner's Jury Engaged in a
Thorough Investigation.
niiuOr Casualties Else1xhnrn
Scene in Milwaukee on the Reception Of
tho Bodies. H..
Official Accomt---Twenty Lost and
Twanty-Nine Saved.
The coroner's Jury Engaged in a
Thorough Investigation.
Minor Casualties Elsewhere.
Tho lronsitlcs Diunatpr.


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,ova,ai ha,,s" =. Gu.1 n.s' .o!S nas'ns Paeaeo
,,,. ~ nA'ca 'o-ua5 III conversation
49, n. ~" " 'As A4"As'ues Ana 'ho
.t,n,..a 80 t.s.a..s. "ae oers9 asa. ! n"so
.as ~" iaces "n'ca 40 nut hnd IN
~ u.is mornings lineage anu Detroit
.,ss. aa'm8 m1uo ,o.etA1 pa'soRea On tn' 1ron-
a..oe' @nu 1a'in6 ny'es1 oeen eaiot, fecoBn1zed
ono whom know to haso been decf-hand Oh tho
hs nostlou. and sppoars to ha trr.ta,t ,om too ~
He talked with mn frrelv. Int hcasad 49, 49,. ~
,,h nJa n,,no un,... HI. .,..ast nao Nv 10 puo
ue described
TIE pxn11 Or rur r.ar p..,.o-
That ~. 7r,,.,,. go. i 49,,
~ ~ - t44"oe 1to'n milwaukee, 10 ttaua
Aa7en' WHICH ~na on Friday night last, roaching
Grand Haven Saturday morning. Ho says TIM l.to
WIS very rough TINT nioht and .i,horoh ~ ha 80
several rouehor Passages in the s.mo 'cssel ho
cvor knew her to before suppo,o It vss dun to thu
heavy csrpo NJ 4.ha.+ rhcr. tr,, ,no,a x.t.r IN ~
hold than hi thra w. ""s tn' mua' "e'es ~ sno
'N ''-'. Aau eoH1e through Inc puRo any previous
uhle 10 bis knowledge,
TIE puMrs WORKING
49, -. 'ps s n.f Of Tint night; he thought tho pump
Ae aoout eFen With the leaking; thinks tho water
her hull must have come two fcet above the tcclson
River Saturday morning. far h, thon .,v ,h, ,rou,
mar fo,t w.. <v,tor tb.n -, s,s ~" ~. ~"
80 s.., s. "Hse, .1s0 Nv 1Aa 'eon "ot u.e" w.
tofe with caF8oes Of about tho same weight. Tho last
time the pumps bounded while ye In tho lafo that
morning, 1t was reported on dock Tint thore were
.t'.'t A- H.. oF n.M "AtEh as TUE no1p'
ny Informant dd not beloEa 1t then' but has since
working afer tho propeller ado faat to tho dock at
GRIND Havon but IL VI. on,v TIN ,rnmodt,to ,nd
r.na nn,o.dir, ~ s,. H., ey a,a .nS tn apo
s.pa un!oaa'a8 o. whea' mat enabled tAe punps TO
gain on the leakage and finally lighter her. There
such weight Of freight on tho rotlrn ausngo to
Milwaukee, Saturday night and she leaked no more
when asked II he meant by her behaving badly hatit
wae difficult to easo her mp against the heavier In
such manner ~ to essen the nhocf hc replied MOI;
ho beloved ehc carried strong helm, hut evcn IN set
t!ing easily possible from the heavy seas during
HORRIBLE Qu1vEn Ran THROUGH nEn 11blpEns,
such ho noror fot before, aud nl this agrees only
going e more into particulars. With what tecsraphotl
the 1rousideat laat passage but ono WIS fraught
with great peril and that the passengers greatly
alarmed many not retiring 1t III that night, and
others leaving their berhs aud dressing when half
known tn Grand Haven to need any leading questions
now rus pnAn y TIE 11Fz-noA4s WIRE D,sposnp or.
also talked with tho Watchmhn Of the 1rorefdea
s @ hsy eoss IN os
placoe hs boat loft tho 1ronsdea with seventeen per-
eonb; AL ware drowned IN that wAy but three. Only
dsowuod ...~--O
, IT,, "wE THREW THEN ovznnotnp."
=. ss sss s.ssa saa ess ssS Y
II s!:;s!s;s$ :s!s9 sat =. ~
more Il would bo well for the Coroner to find out
wao "11 ne ~.tchman on the 1ron.ides and examine
aim. 10 ID mtddle-stzed, thtck-snt man, dark
complexion. I muat ray he has 1utianly look.
wAa THE WRECK CONTRACTED ron7
learned from others connected with the railroad
ma nno mt Michael Euselman lately con-
and much depended On speed, 81 tho con,
tract Hhsn tho 1ronaitoa sauk, shs had 16 ooo bush
ca On board.
70 tne Assocfat<d Przss.
&C, GRAND HAyEN. Mich, Sept E.-The excitement In
w. eit5 II relation to tho wreck Of the steamer Iron
-. CANE or THE DopHs.
Az tho bodies SO Tar recovered hayo been identified
anu anu nken % eaf1 o. Ihe bodits Of NJ. +. H. biting
anu VILE OF Albion, 1nd, Ncro sent homo this after
ting had S. 760 in Government bonds On her psrson,
ana ar. Biting lag about 500 in currency. They
ann, A~1 *4''' "o1A u 9o"e1s on 'aen Pee
MISSING uop11e.
There are supposed to be fomr more bodies which
nave hot ssen Toeoyefed namely: u. 1aaselba1th.
1'' 1o'''' AAoH1ng r,3r puu., aayrm 1na 1'o'eoon'
Tho following waze among tnc saved. In addition to
wha. was sent In last nights dispatcher: Iii. Dun
oAss' COOK " q. uftin, anu =. T. Lord.
~. ro,tron., TT ,t"ht G3aonEas ,fI1 = 9naf
lion can Is gained Of item until ater o inyatiastIon
storrs, foreman: tho Hon. nw1uht ent,or.
Q. I. storru, George Parks, /. ]. En-.
officer, ali Of this city, They ~ Eli aentlarnet of
strict integrity and nound Judgment II il thsirn.
H. ao nry the b
atesm Vessels, giye tho matter ths most Ella s.ans
instion. ' -. - '4' 11"'1 'A' lD''' ''S'N ''4A''
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