The New York herald., 1875-09-12
STORM AND WRECK.
The Propeller Equinox Goes Down in a Storm,
with Twenty-Six Souls on Board
The Captain Of the Onandaga
Swept Overheard.
THE SCHOONER MONITOR DISABLED.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept IL, 1875.
most terrible disaster arising from the great storm
Of Thursday night and involving the loss OF the pro-
peller Equinox with all board is reported. BY it
twenty six persons drowned The Equinox left
Saginaw for Chicago on Sunday last laden with salt,
and was near Point Au Gable, about $50 miles from
Chicago when she went down.
THE STORY DISASTER
is told by Captain Lusk OF the schooner Emma A.
Mayes which has just arrived here His schooner was
being towed by the lost propeller up within few
minutes before she went down. The storm was the
most that has prevailed for years and struck
vessels with great fury No signs shown by the
Equinox that there any danger anticipated but
about two O'Clock on Friday morning Captain Lusk
heard an order from the propeller to cast of lines,
which was Immediately followed by the shricks of
women. For few seconds all was still.
HELP
The OF the Mayes meanwhile loosened the
lines and the voices of women from the propeller
were again heard crying for help Captain
Lusk was peering through darkness at the recedng
propeller 1t appeared to tip and almost before he
could make motion the immense craft went down,
Kissing and bubong of the water only telling of where
| 3he had been.
| It was so quick that on board the schooner
seemed to have idea of the true state of facts For
moment it seemed as though it might be that the
propeller had steamed away and lost to sight in the
STORM But that the spectacle of the sinking steamer was
| too plainly impressed his mind there could be no
mistake. The steamer had been swallowed up and
there had been no warming sign, that anything
wrong until the order came to cut loose and from that
instant all seemed to have been lost Captain I,usk
weathered the remainder of the night best he could
and arrived in harbor considerably worse for wear.
EQUINOX
was built In Cleveland fifteen years ago and rebuilt
year ago She of $40 tons burden and
valued at $25, ,0O0 The cargo which was insured for
about half its value, worth about SO $50 The in
surance on the boat is unknown. Twenty-sx persons
were on board, not one of whom is known TO have
escaped. There were two passengers on board the
other twenty-four being captain and crew.
SCOTT.
The drowned captain was Dwight Scott of Cleveland,
formerly of the lronsides the s. D. Caldwell and
the Governor Cushman, the last named having been
blown up at Buffalo three years ago.
PASSENGERS.
The two passengers Miss Minnie Scott daughter
OF the captain aged nineteen years She was on q va
cation from convent where she being educated.
The other passenger Miss Hattie Scott aged
teen granddaughter of the captain who lived Ccve-
land and was travelling for pleasure Captain Scott
about sixty years of age and has in business at
Cleveland. traEar ta
Captain Balm, of the schooner Onondaga, was lost
during the gale, That vessel late hour last night
was in q critical condition. and it feared, would go
to pieces. Her captain was swept from the deck by
and could not be recovered The is worth
$25 900 to $50 900 and has board large cargo of
coal from Brllo consigned to this city by her owner,
A. g. Taylor.