, 1875-09-12

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her b1oacn to. roll over, and slnx immediAtely.
1hat wea the last SAN Of hor.
IBID 5ou hear anything besides tho screams
C:-I did not. Tho people On board seemed
to ba Ill mp in heAp OIL tue fxntall, but uot
word came from any Of them except tho females.
Ri suppose it was impossible for yon 70
RENDER ANT AssrsrAHcE7
C.-Any attempt TO do anything would have
bsap almost certain loss OF my vessel and oll
hands. 1t WAS no good to throw lumber over in
the hope Of rescuing any Of them the pro-
peQer was to leeward. and the planks would
have drlfted far array ont Of reach.
R.-Then you think ali bands psriabed?
C.-Yes. every soul was lost bsxond doubt
R-Do you know anything about
THE QUALITIES OF THE EQr1Nox7
O.-l have heard sho WAS = seawortny vessel
have never towed with her before. She towe1
\ barge for BONE ysare. but this voyage tho
barge was not ready and ne took huid.
R--Did your Vessel hamper the propeller in
aay way?
G-ko; 10 did oot seem to hinder or Affect
her ut all. We had q slack tou-line al the time.
I never imagined there Was an"thing the matter
un'il ne we're told to cast on tbs toW-ne and
the girls screamed. Five minutes afrer that not
: vestige OF the Equinox was TO be seen.
R.-Did you SEQ my OF the crew or passengers
C.-No: tbs night was too dark. There was
plenty Of time for the Equinox 10 have signaled
her danser, but. haa she doae so, it would hsye
been .m 7ossibte for me to render any assistance.
Probably those on board realized that fact.
R.-C2a you give
ANY nHAsoN
for her sinking 50 suddenly?
C.-I am afraid not the darkness prevented
my Seeing her condition. i think when she
bronched too, she must have shipped \ qusnt-t.
Of water. She got right in the tough OF the sea
when she crossed our bow, and it evidently
swamped her. No doubt she had water IN her,
but it was not likely she sprung leak and made
10 much water as to sink her. The engineer in
such case might have Kept her afo4t with his
pumps. Some OF her steam pipes might have
broke, and caused the disaster. Ru. ali this is
conjecture. The cause which ia stronges. in nv
mind is that mentioned IN the fore part OF this
answer.
c:a;.;d R;.d presume you had rough hight Of it,
c. There is no mistake about that, We had
our hands full. I eau asaure you. We managed
TO pull thl olgh, ho sever.
THE VESSEL AND CARGO.
The Equinox WAS loaded with $3.50 barrels OF
ealt- from the Esss Saginaw wells, tne cargo
rh1t p'ace to their asenov in this city, whi.h has
just been established Oh the corner OF
Washington and Clark streets. Tho cargo Was
u ued It $1,000, and Is insured for $1,000 in
the Pacific Mutual Marine Insurance Company
Of New York City. The lost steamer was on her
era1 steamers engaged In the Saginaw salt trade.
competition vita tho other WI q having rem
dered the carrying trade 10 that s:apla quite ex-
teus,ve- There we're reports cur1 ent enat James
Stewart vas the owner OF tLo aunken propeller.
but they are incorrect ho had no interest in
tile vessel outside Of thu cargo. Tns vater i
very desp OF Point An Sable, and the
great weight OF the load will tend
to sink tue ve~eel SO far that it will be almoet
I'M ossible TO raise her. though it ia possible ef
$n. .s11& - A..Mr
The Captain Of tue Maves has no settled oufn
ion regarding the siuklng Of the vessel. As Will
be seen In bis intervtew, be says she SWING
across his boTs. got iuto the trough Of an IN
usually heavy. though long, sea, and ca,eenad
over on he side and suuk in FIRE minutss, This
shifted, and, being pretty veil filled
With uater from the Sea, which
dashed over her, quickly careened on gsttins1n-
to the trough Of the ees- It ls possible that
soma accident hap. ened to The machinery, but
Of this nothing is known. The vessel steervd
badly for eoDe time. and the Amount It Eator
taken in and the movement OF tile cargo may &C.
count for that.
The Equinox belonged to ths Grand Trunk d
Sarnia Line, OF which Mr. L. T. Spencer, Of this
city. is the ag.nt. She was built In Cleveland
&bout fifteen yes: $50, aud was thoroughly orer-
bauled durlne the winter OF 1878, at an expense
Of aoout $4,000. She was rated B 2, aud Was
not much ia fayor with insurance men, ~ they
considered her too old for such immense
ca1goes. Her burden WAS $40 tons. and On her
list down trip Ahe carried rs, GOO bu Of corn and
800 bar. els OF flour. This time the agents claim
that her cargo consisted merely OF s. 1870 buahola
of salt. This H. however, denied bv some Of
The crew Of the Emma A. Mares, who claim suat.
besides the ca 20 OF salt, she bad On board
a DEcE-LoAD or LUNlER-
In connection With this they relate little tnot-
dent which, # ne, proves beyond do1ot that
the vessel was overloaded. and but for th;s fact
would have probably weathered the gaia. and
the many human beiDge on board would
be still among the living. The owner Of the ves.
sel, Mr.. Dwight acots, Of Cleveland, Was on
board Of her. When the wood was put On, the
engineer vent to him and asked how mucn more
Of . load he Was going to put on Mr. Scott
replied that it was none Of his business. Tbs
engineer saio it WAS, and he would net rink bis
life on an overloaded vessel. The owner Of the
.esse. got very angry ot what he termed tbs i'm
pudeoce Of the engineer, and wanted to get OF
shure AMI fight him.
BUr FEW OF THE NAsHs
Of those on bond tho ill-fated vessel could
Dwight Scott, Of Cleveland, there was
On boa1a his eldest daughter, Mlss
Minnie Scott aged 10 years, and =
oiece, Miss Hattie Scott. a9ed II yoars, who is
said to belong to this ty. There waa Rnother
Young lady. fr.end Of tue other girls, On board.
whose a1ne could not be learned. The others
On board we're the Captain and the crew. Tho
IRE the Cartain. Nr. G. Woodruff, and the engi-
neer, Mr. Preston. There WAS no insurance on
tho yeeso, in tha city. but she is said to be in
sured lu Cleveland. Mr. Spencer estimates her
yaluo at $50 QU0 while dispatch from 1agin4W
says abe WAS worth but $4,000.
OTHER DISASTERS.