The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-20

ELEVEN LIVES LOST IN SNOw-ST0RM ON
LAKE oNTARI0-DRowNING IN THE DARK
HELPLESS BEFORE THE FURY OF WINDS
AND WAVES.
SACKETT's HARBoR, n. T., November 49,
The steamtug Seymour, Captain Patrick
Fleming. which started from Cape Vincent
for this port yesterday with q tow, is still
here. Her tow consisted of three dredges,
two derr.cks, and twelve scows. There
were four small tugs assisting the Seymour,
named as follows: Chal les NJ. Ritter. A. O..
Tbayer, John Hicklen, and Philip Becker.
The entire fleet except the Seymour be-
longed to HeckIer & Co., OF Buffalo, and
had been employed at Montreal. When
they left Cape Vincent, yesterday at l
o'clock, the weather was fair, and continued
SO till 7 P. NJ. at half-past P. M. Dir.
Arnold, superintendent OF the feet, and
Junior partner OF Heckler &S Co., went on
board Of the tug Seymour, and after con-
suting with Captain Fleming decided to
make for 0sweSo instead Of this port, the
weather being favorable.
AT THE MERCY OF THE WINDS AND WAVES.
About o'clock the wind changed and
blew fresh. The night was pitch dark and
bitter cold. At iorty.five minutes past 8
the tug Becker came alongside the Seymour,
and reported that the feet had broken apart
and the scows were loose. 1t Is supposed
each scow had on board one man, and none
have yet been heard from. Mr.. Arnold was
on board the dredge Gordon, which bad the
Seymour's tow line. When the sea got
rough all the tugs except the Seymour let
20 the tow. About II O'Clock Captain
Fleming sighted Oswego light, and direct
eG the other tugs to make for it. AT this
cto soti in a.
60 light was lost.
ONLY ONE LLoFT.
Captain Fleming then held Off from shore,
and at daylight found the dredge Gordon
was the only craft in sight, with nothing
but her cabin above water. Three men
were on the cabin, and were rescued with
great difficulty, having nearly perisbed
The sea was running with terrific fury.
These men report that the Gordon would
have remained afloat had she not been dis
ablcd by the tug Becker, which was SINK
ing, and her crew in their efforts to get
alongside stove a hole in the Gordon. The
tug Becker sank enc minute later.
Captain Logan, OF the Becker. ana his
| brother William, were swept OF the Cor
don soon after by 4 heavy sea. The cooB
and his wife were previously swept IRON
the CABIN. / DOIll.S SIullu tDC w =
| Swedes saved are in pitiablc condition
Smith says the last he saw of Mr.. Arnold
lie was clineiDg TO door.
THE RITTER AT oswEGo.
The tug Ritter was abandoned by hel
crew, who went aboard Of the Seymour
but she kept afloa. and was picked up al
| Oswego this morning.
| The lug Hecklei ran into Sodus Point
this morning with the following on board
saved from the disaster: Captain Thomp
son, Frederick Strah, Judson Morrison
Charles England and wife, Charles Carrl'
gan, j. B. Young. Henry Heckler, James
| Morrison and wife, Patrick Farrell, ant
three others unknown.
1t is believed there are eleven lost. / ht
tug A. O. Thayer was the smallest IN the
fleet, and has undoubtedly gone down.
OswEGo, November 19.-Thc following
additional particulars relative to the Lake
Ontario disaster have been received: TWO
tugs of the fleet were seen to go down
The tug Becker came alongside OF thu
dredee Gordon about 1880 4. d., hal
full of water. Three men jumped aboart
the dredce. and Immediately thereafter tht
tug careened over and disappeared. Th'
tug o. Thayer went down about L. NJ
Her captain was saved. Her engineer i:
supposed TO be lost. The dredge Gordor
went down at 4:40 4. n. There were nine
persons, including one woman, on board
Six OF whom were drowned, the others be
ing picked up by the brig Seymour.