Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-24
EASTERN %DISPATCHES
ANOTHER COLLISION HORROR.
sixteen Lives Lost-Crininal Reck.
leasness.

Dxrsorr, July ga terrible aooi-
dent occurred about 10 O'Clock last even.
ipe ON the Detroit river. some nine
miles below this city. The excursion
steamer Garland. with 1900 persons on
board, under the auspices Of the Detroit
Moldor's Union, while going down the
river collidsd with the steam yacht Ma
mic coming up, cutting her in two. 80
that she almost instantly sunk. The
latter had on board twsnty.fout persons,
consisting mainly Of Father Blsysnbsrsh,
pastor Of the Trinity (RomHn oa.holio)
Church OF this city. and . number Of
aoolytss, boys officiating In various o.
pacitiss Of the service Of the church.
They had been on an annual excursion
to Monroe and were returning home.
The night was bright moonlight, and
there would seem to have been no earth.
" reason, save that Of criminal nssli.
gsnos. why the accident should
have occurred. OF those on board the
Mamie the following were drowned {:
Mrs. Frederick Martin. wife OF the en-
Qinesr; Miss Lizzie Murphy, house.
keeper Of Father B~lsysnbsrg, Miss Mary
Hahn, domestic In the parochial school
Of Trinity Church; and Frank solais,
John Howe. David Barry. John Dono-
van, Willie Cuddy. David Cuddy, John
CosRrovs. James Toomey. Joseph Man.
Afghan, ell altar boys Of the church. aged
from II to IA; Thomas Kelly. sexton OF
tho church; Jim Kelly, organ blower,
and Andrew Dorsn, Q boy invited 10 &C
company the excursion. Thomas Nc
Logan, another boy. IL missing and 10
doubtless lost. Captain Hoffman, en-
ginssr Martin, Father Bleyenberg. Miss
Lizzie Dusssau, Of Monroe, and four
Others were saved. All the parties
reached this city about 2 o'clock this
morning. None Of the bodies have been
recovered.
In an interview Father B%leysnburg
states that just prior to the collision
most OF the boys were In the cabin. dc
was sitting with the older members OF
the party, and they noticed the steamer
coming down the river-the Garland and
the Fortune (another steamer)-sssmed
to him not very far apart, and coming
very rapidly. 81 do know" be said;
81 hardly dare assert IL, yeti It seemed to
ms'-and the Father made . significant
pause, o. though he thought they were
racing. he went on 10 say that hs did
not dream Of o collision; In fact had Just
said to Miss Disssau, who was sitting
beside him. that II was Q picturesque
and celebrating sight to see steamers
pillow through the water on such . bright
moonlight night, when he saw the Car
land suddenly loom up larger and In.
stantly OWNED, with horror, that Q col.
lision was imminent. The Mamie
whistled o after and the Garland
replied, but bore down directly on the
fragile yacht. crushing It as II It had
been an sssshsll, fairly outing 1t In
two amidships, At the moment he bad
seen, that q collision was unavoidable
he had shouted to his friends and
children, "Coms TO the frontl' Some
Of them did 80. Miss Disseau followed
him, At the same time he felt the boat
give way beneath him no caught hold OF
q rope on the Garland. The young lady
did the same. Somebody on board the
steamer pulled her aboard and be climbed
the o p hs had hold OF unaidsd. The
four boys who were saved crowded out
OF the cabin windows Of the yacht, and
threw themselves into the water, and
they were picked up by the lifsboat Of
the Garland, which was Immediately
lowered; but some, who might have been
saved, were, he fears, drowned BY the
swell or run down by the Fortune. which
plowed along very soon after. This was
not the fault OF the Fortune, a. they
seemed to suppose the Garland people.
who hailed them In alarm and anxiety,
were cheering them. The Father did
not know how the accident could have
occurred at all. II was such . brilliant
moonlight night that the smallest object
could be disoernsd at o great distance.