The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-11-22
THE MAGELLAN MYSTERY.
Strong Ciroums tantial Evidence that
the Lost Schooner was run into
by some Steamer.

We lind the following IN relation TO
the Magellan mystery in the Chicago
Post of Monday. Numerous theories
trophe, and those embraced in the fol-
lowing are worthy of consideration
The cause of the disaster is still
shrouded in as deep mystery as the day
it occurred. Pieces of human being
come on shore almost every day yss-
terday an arm and hand were recovered
at Two Rivers, the hand nearly perfect,
but the arm badly mangled and broken.
At least one man has been as complete
~ cut up as if he had gone through
sausage machine. A large number Of
pieces have been found, but the largest
is thigh horribly broken and mangled,
and the bono of the lower part of the
leg driven up through the thigh end
Wise.
Mr.. Ba.yea is very positive that the
mischief was done by the propeller Hurd,
of the Leopold & Austrian line.
His theory is that the Hurd struck her
on the quarter, well aft, and carrying
away her whole stern, knocking the man
at the weeel overheard, and in passing
oR, the suction of her screw drew the
man into it and cut him to pieces-tIlab
as the water rushed in at the immense
opening the corn ran out aud thereby
prevented her from sinking that after
filling with water she turned over, bot
tom up, as she now lies, the anchors
tearing away her cat-heads and topgal
liant rail and the bowsprit, and anchor
ing then, there at Two Rivers. while the
balance of the wreck floated down this
way until about half way between here
and that place, where the spars have
probably struck bottom, and there she
remains,
This much we know, that the hull did
not part from the portions laying at
Two Rivers until about daylight on Fri
day morning for Mr.. Evans, the Good
rich agent at that place, in going to his
ofiioa aarlE on that morning, saw it part
and float away. The whole stern has
come on shore near here. The balance
of the wreck still lies where it was. Mr..
Belyea thinks that the terrible jar caused
by the meeting of the two vessels is
what broka the spars in the manner that
they now lie.
The reason he attributes the disaster
to the Hurd is that she came in here
that night about Il O'Clock; and as the
sea was rolling very heavily both outside
and in the mouth of the harbor, took
great chances in SO doing, while the old
Missouri, WHO was III company with her,
and far less seaworthy boat, kept on
her course.
That the Hurd in coming in pounded
heavily and was down by the head, hav-
ing shifted her cargo, which was COM
passed of pig iron; endwise, thing, be
asserts, never could have occurred out
side, except by coming in collision with
some hard substance. Whether the
Hurd was down By the head, or had
shifted her cargo, know not. I only
give it as [ have heard it. I do know
that ste gQt aground between the two
bridges, and it is said she could not get
off until she trimmed up her cargo SO as
to stand on an even keel.
The opinion of Mr.. Belyea is almost
unanimous in this city, but yeur CORES
pondent does not concur IN 1t. I do not
sufficient weight is given te the fact that
her signals came on shore early the next
n morning, both the flag with her name
and the Canadian signal and another,
being evidence in my mind that they
were flying and in signal of distress, or
else she vouIa not had three up at one
time, and If that is the case, the disaster
must have dated back at least to as early
as Thursday afternoon, for who would
run up flag of distress after dark, and
in that case the Hurd is entirely excul-
pated from running her down at least.
I think thai the fact OF all those flags
coming ashore is very important fea-
ture in the chain OF circumstances, and
should be duly considered, and one thing
more is worthy of notice in connection
with this that Is, none of the bodies