The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-02

Ecrously Win strong tide. There were twelve pus'en.
@ m spa 7rh 1hs cw oo ngS f9rSns sa se
r. ched lludt0n at little after o'clock The nens OF
% the shore our progress grew more and more
an Spsn.s ., NSrs f"shSs qa e wS w made r,oes:
! GIT al rieh; ami then We were met by an immense
straight IT, deignins to cut passage ,foush In
,ome manner; probably by The enormous cru hlng
rapidly ahcad tho sides Of The vessel were weak
guiek succession lie avy ice csEe. below tie se az
Ide Pers. whchi about sis miles above poushkcepc,
Oh .ngiueer tme running FROM bis ana informed
the Ca9tan that e roat wes esleAkaG badly and that
tn pilot to run her ashore. sne in the middle
vas usnnS strong cbo She lrSI al oe. 9ed H s a &
sp,s,iolc toward The banS. II was terrible night,
covered the deck II was almost impossible to i've
Jo1nson awskcnc all the passengers. Then follow ed
wa WIN eIctern,ny from Their sasroo@s snG the
INC boat stra 1t on to me bSs HH bT va. Ss Nd rSTS Ss
nrociptou,, ana thrust Us back into the nvtr. We
S:cr WITH .uaden' a' dlp, upper plunged sSsd
under the wavs The whole thns was through win
s wstc6@sn cal Tia, V va. p M 70 my eSf Rnees S
81 the bcs WAY Win the soS and d w tl1 S9S S9S
nntnaas the nr oniccr AID John Ferguson in charge
cspsifcd swept swiftly away from ns' '"u
THE DROWNING WOMEN.
The mate and sailor struggled through the ice toward
the land 80 exhausted that necessary TO carry
H.
mile from the river. Miss llcywoo1 OF New YORK,
whose mother was drowned from this boat was Inc
only lazy saved She WAS picked up by the second
thtt ~ out from the vessel. Mrs &. A. Walker waa
rescued rom position between the Ice cakcr into
wcl snc hld been wcdgei, but she died OF the cold
hn4 ul NhAusipn before -he cOult be taken to the
sture. The captain aud engineer Jerry DcVcr after
Ntfktug fDr about two hours. succeeded in
getting line from the wreck to the shore and by
ut tnis the ether boats cuRbed to reach the
TANK Without difhculty. II was about O'Clock when
tn htc band vet, and chilled. ana exhausted, were
cu1ducie W the hin to the lite aud half farm
loisc 81 Mr.. Russ' that stands IN the woods. The
family had he rd cur ringing snd whistng and every
treat vita the greatrst Kindness but for them q
shcu have prob sby prrishcd with tho cold The bo
went wn IN ab u 40 feet water, and part OF her
upper deck u above tue surface.
=. Mr.. Cornell, General Superintendent OF the
| line, dispatched two wrccking st. amers with
divers G. the wreck as soon us news OF tho dis
| as or nd been received, and he went himself
yesterday afternoon.
" The Sunnyside Is valued at 800 900, and Is
fully insured. She is 800 feet long ov 20 wide, Ia
ten wears old, aud Is raIed 1rst-class," said Mr.
| W. III. Hutchine, the general passenger agent,
| st night. captain Teson Is one OF the most
skillful and experienced men on the river, hay
ing been on this route for thirty-eight years
| lie commanded the steamer Vanderbilt at the
sinking Of the Dean Richmond, and distin-
euished himself 10y his GOODNESS and bravery"
The night waterman, Mat johnson, who was
reported lost, vas among the saved. The clerk
Mr. IAlma adge, lost his cl thes.