The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-14
LAKE DISASTERS.
rOUNDER1Ya OF THE MENDorA,


CHICAGO, Sept. l3.-The propeller De
pere arrived in Milwaukee yesterday anG
her Otiicers gave brief report Of the
laundering OF the steam barge Mendoza
The Mendoza with the barge Morning
Star was sailing along the west shore ol
Lake Michigan Thursday night, and at a
point nearly opposite Point Betsy iOun.
dered and was soon sinking. The crew
and passengers numbered twenty persons
in all. The liie.boat was launched;
seven OF the persons on board got into
her and the remaining thirteen went
down with the boat. The liie-boat reach
ed MOnitowOC in safety, as also the barge,
The propeller Truesdell being at
Manitowoc took the barge in tow and
reached Milwaukee with her last evening,
No particulars OF the disaster are given,
The CaptUins name or owners name are
not mentioned, andit is not known where
she belonged. She had on board cargo
Of coal aud was bound upwards. The son
Of the owner OF the boat was on board
with his wife and he managed to get into
the lie boat, but his wife failed to do so
and he jumped back on the sinking boat
and was drowned with her.
MGLwAuGEE, September iS.-The crew
Of the barge Evening Star arrived here
this evening; the barge while in tow Of
the propeller Mendoza, founderGd oft
Big Point al noon Friday; the crew took
small boat and landed at Amsterdam
on Saturday afternoon. The Evening
Star was ladened with 1900 tons Of coal
for Chicago.
A SURVIVOR OF THE EQUNOX-THIRTY-
ONE HOURS IN THE WATER.
CHICAGO, September l3.-Reuben Burr
was brought to this port this afternoon
by the schooner Havana, Capt, Ross, hay
ing been picked up after floating 81 hours
on the pilot-house Of the wrecked vessel
Equinox. He was helmsman Of that
craft, and Is supposed to be the sole sur
vivor Of the crew. He was picked upS0'
s.S.W. of Manitou Island, Saturday, lie
stated to Tribune reporter substantially
the following facts; The sea was very
rough all the night before the catastrophe,
and the vessel sprung leak while he
was ut the wheel. At | A. NJ. Friday n
tour Of inspection showed the bulwarks
stove in aft. Burr and the mate at
to stop the leak, but found 1t i'm
possible, and after q consultation 1t was
decided to lower the boats. The schooner
was hailed and asked to come along side,
but probably she did not hear and was ut
all events unmunAgeable. Signals were
given and lights displayed, but without
avail. A boat was lowered and the mate,
owner, watchman, five deck hands, en-.
gineer and two liremen got in. The
ship went down almost immedi-
ately. Burr swan for a long distance
side by side with the Captain,
They finally caught tho spars and
Afterwards Burr caught
the pilOt.house and occupied that with the
second cook, the latter, however, after
nearly days sailing was unable to stand
up, became unconscious and slipped of.
Burr was taken up by the Havana much
exhausted on Saturday morning. lie Is,
however, feeling well now, owing to hay
Ing the best treatment from the crew Of
that vessel.
MOODY AND sANKEY.
A meeting of the Evangelical ministers
Of Chicago was held tonight, and 1t was
resolved to extend an invitation to
Moody and sankey to come here at once
mud inaugurate their reyivalistic work.