, 1873-12-11
MARINE DISASTER.
Tho City OF Detroit Founders in
Saginaw Esny--Supp0acu Ions OF All
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From. tho Detroit Tribune, Dec.1
On Saturday evening, between aud 10 o'clock,
intelligence reaohod hore Of tue loBA Of the pro-
peller City Of Detroit, belonging to Capt. John
pfidgcon, of this city, with clio probable loss Of
published in the Sunday papors. but as thoy did
not roprosont the circumstances correctly, VIC
herewith give tho facts, 10 far Is known, obtain.
cd from Capt. pridgoon himself, WHO rcceiynd q
dlhpatch from Port Elgin, Ont. on Saturday
evening.
It appoaru that tho propeller, with tho barge
Guiding Star IN tow, was on d VOYAGE from lii.
uaukeo to sarnia. 6lo bad on board a cargo OF
to have beon carrying $1,000 bushels OF wheat,
On last Wednesday, night thoy wero coming down
Lake Huron, and wore in the vicinity OF Saginaw
Day. Whom tho gallo OF Thursdsy morning aroeo
thoy must have been OF Saginaw Bay, and woro
fakoB.
The dispatch received by Mr. pr,dgoon came
from Capt. Maurice Barrett. of tho barge Guid-
statod that on Tnarsaay morning tho propeiler ei
mud barge, being struck BY gals, wore compelled
to aeparate, tho propeller leaving the Star TO
take care Of hersolf. That, ut 7:30 on Thursday
Bay Hit 1T tho Sga had a' been no@n dvoa seess
Lake Huron by the wind (Which WAS blowing from
tho southwcst), and WAS at the time Ut sending
the dispatch nine miles ont from Port Elgip, Ont.
and was lea1ing. That lie Ule Captain], with q
crow Of men from tho barge, had como aal,oro In
4 vary bad plight, With the view Of ootnining AS
Biataucc.
Mr.. Pridgcon at once communicated with Port
Huron, and the tug prindiyille was started from
thai point yesterday morning, and IL was oxpoct-
cd that she would reach tie barge by night and
bring hor down tho lake to Sarnia it no nnforo-
aeen difficulty arose. In alr: Barrett, tho Captain
Of the barge, Mr. Pridgeon has every confidence,
to be trusty and faithful man, ono uho will mako
every possible o1ortion to bring his yessol safo
into port. Tho barge is an unusually good ono
Of itB clans, ~ is evident from tB crossing Laka
Huron as 1t did In sucn terrible Weather. Ho1
cargo will, no doubt, bo somewhat damaged, but
it is beloved that the vessel will como safey into
port.
1t seems quite clear that the City Of Detroit
where tho Water Witch went down several years
ago. Nothing ia known as to whether any Of her
officers or crow got away in boats or not, OF
whether any arc saved OF not. Mr. Pridgeon,
however, aud other mon familiar with tue ntato
Of affairs on tho lakos at tho present time, had
giyon up hopo yesterday that any havo survived.
II any had got to l4ud before, they would prob
ably hayo boon hoard from now, aud tho mir aud
men to live out any longtl, Of time in open
boats. It IL therefore deonod probable that all
on board the propo!!cr pcgiHhed.
Tho City of Detroit had about twenty persons
no passengers, 90 far "a known. Tho Captain
WAS Redmond Ryder, brother OF Capt. George
Ryder, who Was Lost on the Water Witch. With
him was also q son. The Clerk YVES Andrew
Young, o! milwaukee,; the steward, James
Phelps tho waiter John Campbell, OF Detroit;
| the first engineer, James RockatE, Of Green
| Bay tho First Mate, Daniel McInt}ro, Of Point
Edward. Thosc arc the only poreons on board
OF the propeller who arc known to 1Ir. rridgeon
or Ills friends. The othor employos arc usually
known only to the Captain or otlor officers.
The City Of Detroit was vooden propeller OF
about 70u tons burden. aud was nearly years
old. 6ho Was built at Newport and, heiug q fino
veseel and having great power, Bile was doomed
one Of tho best aea-going boats on tho lakes.
This circumstance explains her hoing aont on
| voyage so late in the Benson. She mas valued
at 100000. was entirely uninsured, and was
owned by Mr. Pridgoon nlono, who therefore
loses heavily BY the disaster. Her cargo was
valued at S25, ,olI0, aud it is understood that it
wns inallrol. Tho immediate cauuo of her going
down cannot be more than conjeotured Old
Beamen all agreo, however, that tho gallo waa ono
Of tho very worst which has been experienced in
this vicinity for quarter Of century, md their
only wonder was that not moro veasols wore
lost. Tho propollern scotia, Vanderbilt, and
James Fisk, JF., wore all in advance Of tho City
OF Detroit aud, getting round Point aux
Darqnos before tho leiglt Of tbs gallo was OK
peranced, they passed through safely, while the
Detroit ueut down. Further information con-
corning her will be awaited With intense nnx-
ietv