, 1873-09-16
The East-Bound Express Train Ditohed
Twenty Miles East Of
Grand Rapids.
Thirteen Coaches Full Of Passengers Wrtckcd.-.
Twenty Llycs Reported Losl...l Great
Humber Wounded.
Surgeons Leaving Grand Rapids In Special
Grains for tho Wreck.
Other Losses Of Life, Limb, and Prop
erty.
OF tho stcnmer Ironstdcs.

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daAND HAVEN, Mich Sept. 15.-The steamer Iron
sdcs OF the Engeman line ono OF the largest steamers
on tho lakee, foundered aud sunk when miles OF
this port at noon to-day. Her signal Of disrcse
hoiate Ut O'Clock th.a morning, but terrible waa
the heavy aud high wind that assistance could
possibly roach her. She lnbored In tho rou8ha Of tho
sea from 7:30 In tho morning TIL tho une ahe sunk.
Tho passengers and crsw-of whom there were nine-
toen Of the former and thirty Of tho
lattcr-mannod tho ufsbost4 and left tho
stc*tner about II a. m., tho LAST boat
leaving hor at 1l:bo m. When tho last boat had
got about quarter Of fns from her she went down.
Thoro we're five boats nlod with tho crew and paasen-
gcra. Ono Of thu bouts, having five 1nen and four
womon on board, capatzed, and only ouo man reached
the Shore -Four boats have reached tho shore up to
II p. The boat With Capt 8wcotman, hl1 wife, aud
nve passengers has not yet been hoard from 1t Ia
feared they among tho lost. Thirty-two persons
arc known to havo been saved.
FOURTEEN BODIES HAVE DEEM RECOVERED.
Tho following ia = partial List Of thoao
loot whose bodlea have bcsn recovrod
aud identified; John Driacou, steward Of boat John
Hillsr, Of Milwaukee p; Charles Wimmel, agent Of q.
Z. Harling h Co., Now York Mrs. H. 4. Valentine
and child, Of milwaukee,: Mr. John Denison, Of
Spring Lake, Mich. Mrs ]. D. L. Dewitt, Of h1l"au-
keo; Jsmea Brown Harry Hughes Ed. T5le. Others
not yet identified.
THE FOLLOWING ARE AMONG TIE sAvEp,
far bo ascertaned up to the tmo Of writing:
N. E. Wilkins, clerk Of boat o. Ktlsenger Samuel
Watkins John 9es; Daniel DEtacol Joscnh Driscon,
Of Milwaukee; George cowan, second engineer
Of boat: III. l. Chichester: Il. N. Ward aad
HIN Ward F. N. Ripley, Of Lowell, Maas. James
Huaith Ml1o Crosson, 0har1os Bself, ohss Bedford,
Al Htruan, Frank Oonkey, Androw Watts, Foltx Riley,
Mr. Il. Went, Mr. Schultz, VIM. Savage, Mr. aorlcu,
Dan Hewos. Charles Wilcox, Mrs Smith.
One Of tbs bodioa recovered was litte boy abont
years Of aga probably tho OF Mrs. Valentine, Of
Milwaukee. Hc raa neatly droaaed; had light haiE,
blue eyoo, and beautiful Intelligent tacs, which,
cept for ts pAleness, looked though ho had fallen
quietly asleep. Tho 1ronsides
WAS m PLAIN g1ouF or TIE uARpon
until sho wont to tho bottom. Senator Forry
Of the rst to Uncover her signal Of diatrca about 10
O'Clock, but 1t was too late evon then there
bost hero which could ride the terrible to carry
relief. Tho propeller Lake Droozo brayely undertook
the tank but WIS hezto disabled befose getting haK
mile out Of tho harbor. There has bean great o1cse
mont al ths sftsrnoon. Hundreds Of peop1e tronzed
the beach, and aided In rescung several OF tho pas
scngers, providing them with clothing, brandy, aud
other comforts.
Tho following Ia tho
BTATEhENr THE moNa1Date CLERK,
Ar. N. E5WAtkina, Of this city: Violet Milwaukee
1t o4o Last night with nineteen passengers and crow
Of thirty men, nnd were duo In Grand Haven beHeen
and this morning. Tho cargo consisted Of i, 900
buhhola Of wheat, 900 barrels Of dour, 125 barrel
Of pork, and somo mis- ce,aneou1 articles This was
Tey Light cargo, since tho boat could carry 00 tona
! moderate breezo blowing from tho southwest
which constantly inurt.sed until It hrcams terrific
s,1e before dnyltoht did not oet I'm until o'clock
Thon tho boat WA rolling fe.rfu11y. immediately
,nt ba1n,, and found IN, man wortlno At tho numps
Tho water had already put out tho hres, and tho On
gncs usefess. then wont To tho oo and got tho
n.assnaerre1,ster, money. and manifest and wont On
tho hurr1c.na dook xhero I found u.pt. sveetman
o.,t,nu thu fors.ail on I1a Va. thormch1v salf.os
ss.,od and thu man obeve o1dar, nromptly Wo thon
n.da nhont threo rilo. tox.rd thu ,hore Thu eoual
=. d.trns. h,o b.en r*,.d ,t o.en aho,t IN n,c1oct
| ~ nn,.cnu,r. all mt an l,f..nr,xery,r. for II
N, oudent tho bo,t mu.t 90 down At 11:9o Tho oap
t.,n nr1c,,d I'm ho.t. n he ,n.nnoa- In TIM nrst
host ali the ady pssuenaers oxcep one. vere placed
IN to eaoond ho,t vsro TN mr. tvn1vn nf te nasaon
ocra and orew toot charge Of ths laird boat which
carried scyen uas,ouQarx Including ono lsd, md tvo
of the crow boatdoa myseK Ill OF whom werp a.yod.
After hid nushed off, s. two othor bo,ts lcayo tho