Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-21
THE LAKE DISASTER.

All Hope of the Alpsna's Safety Aban-
doned-The Loss OF Lif, Greater than
was at First Suppcsed-Additional Par.
ticuisrs
CHICAGO, October 20.-There is now
no longer any reason TO doubt the total
loss, with all on ooard, OF the passenger
steamer A pena, OF the Goodrich Line,
which has for many years piled between
Chicago AMI various ports on the eastern
shore OF Lake Michigan. The steamer
is now more than four days over iue.
Leaving Mu.kegOn last Friday evening.
October 18th, she should have made her
dock at Rush street bridge, in this city,
on Saturday morning, October I6;h.
Where the Ship was Last Seen
In accordance with her invarlable
custom, the Alpena touched a, Grand
Haven Friday evening and too. on a
few passengers and some freight, clear
ing from that port about 9 o'clock at
night. She was next sighted by the
steamer MuskegOn. also of the Good.
rich Line. about midway of the lake, at
about one O'Clock Saturday morning,
showing that the Alpena had proceeded
weather was warm and fine, and the
lake smooth. and all on board anticipa'
ted a pleasant trip.
Another Body Sighted.
CHICAGO, October 20.-Dispatches to
the Goodrich Line state that one more
body was washed ashore near Holland,
Mich, but before il could be secured an
under.tow carried it out into the lake
again. The wreckage has been fully
identified by agents OF the company as
that OF the Alpena, and not particle OF
hope is now entertained a; the Office
here that any person escaped.
Inquiry has been made here for the
schooner America, which was on the
east shore during the storm, and from
which no intelligence has been re-
ceivcd.
Eighty People on Board.
The number OF people Oh board the
Alpena is estimated at over eighty, in
Guiding thirty.three passengers, thirty
tive deck hands and full compliment
OF officers. No complete list OF passen-
gers was kept either at MuskegOn or
Grand Haven, and in consequence the
names Of all the lost are not at hand.
HOLLAND, MlCH October 20.-A mes
senger was sent To the harbor this morn
Ing He has just returned, having lett
the scene at ] O'Clock. Small portions
OF the wreck keep coming in, but as vet
no more bodies Lave come ashore. The
sea is running high and the wind south,
which would drive the bodies farther
north, ii the wreck occurred as near
here a. eXn"ctcd.
A List of Passengers Sail to Have Been
fouLu.
The life boat OF the \ pena has been
found near Sangituck. Portions of the
wreck are coming in south and nurth OF
the harbor here. 1t is rumOred that
Mr.. Lyons, Oi Ventura, eight miles
north, found, this morning, a bottle
containing list OF the crew and pas.
sengers, but have not been able TO learn
the truth or falsitv of the rumOr. A
large number of relatives OF those lost
have arrived this morning and are
searching the shore all the way from
Sangatuck to Grand Haven.
Body Not Identified.
The body ientilied last night as Mrs.
irailey, OF Santa Fe, is now claimed TO
be the body OF an unknown woman.
The body is that of lady about forty
five years Of age, short, thick set, has
thlee gold rings and one large ring,
black stone with white figure in centre,
and pocke,-bouk containing Si3.
Cases OF boots and shoes coming
ashore are supposed to b. cargo oi some
other vessel.
Another Body Washed Ashore.
IioLLAND, MlCH., October pa par
" lust arrived from the beach with n
buggy, brought two life prescrvers, a
vest. and two collars marked shepard "
He was steward OF the Alpena. These
things were picked up at Port sheldon,
ten miles north OF here. The body OF II
boy about eight wears old, has just been
found near the same plIce. 1t is sup.
posed IT, be one oi the Osborne children.
The woman found yesterday, about
whose identity there Is some doubt, is
now claimed to be MI g. Mcconnell,
OF Orunte, Wis. \ trunk belonging TO
Mrs. McConn, came ashore This morn
ing. There is 40 truth in the rumor ss
to LYONS finding bottle with a list
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