The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-06-02

naps mat OF willie Glass ana Miss Cooper, who
were 10 have been married in few days, and
died together in the. water. In many cases
members Of different families were buried
together in one grave. nA =
R., e.. Montgomery, merchant who was
passenger on the boat, tells . ghastly story.
He WAS on the promenade deck After the
crash, he managed to catch hold Of an iron rod
or bracket of some kind in the awning, and,
holding to this managed to keep hie head
above water for some seconds after the coll
apsed promenade deck beneath his feet had
gone into the water. His position st this time
was terrible. Below the deck, which had mnk
from under him, he knew scores we're perish
ing, drowning like rats in hole, while the
awning to which he was clinging was rapidly
sinking, and burying beneath it men, women
and children, whose piteous silrieks rent the
air on every side. Mothersrwith children cling
ing about their necks, would beat the water,
m4dly with their hands,, and with eyes
starting from their sockets, utter shrek after
shrek, until at last, half-smothered cry that
ended in sickening gufgle, told that they
had gone down beneath the flood. But
even this was not the most horrible of Mont
gomery's experiences. While he. still had, his
head above water he could feel drowning
children, whose little heads were swept under
the water some seconds before his own, CLUTCH
ing at his legsin what he well knew were their
dying struggles. Drowning mothers grasped
him frantically and piteously implored his help.
Montgomery asserts there was no teetering or
rolling of the steamer from side to side. She
was listed to the starboard al the way up the
river till just at the time Of the accident, and
then she rolled suddenly TO port and went to
pieces just as one would sweep house Of cards
on q table. Montgomery is Of opinion that the
upset would not have been attended with half
as fatal results had the steamer been properly
constructed. Many or perhaps nearly al might
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swept down by the sudden, collapse OF the
ffimsy upper works and buried in the wreck
where strong man and prattling children were
alike helpless 80
THE DROWNED. --ft g 4 :
The following is list of the drowned, 30
far as Identified Mrs. William Ashbury,
Make street; Hudson Abbott son Of 81. q.
Bonner. aged sixteen; Lille Beaton, aged four
teen; Harry Beaton, aged SKI James Buston,
Albert street; Lizzie Baskerville, daughter Of q
workman at Carlyle Brewery; Ida Bachelor,
Rosa Bailey, John Baskerville, Ida Burns,
is missing; Albert Cole, aged seven, son Of
Colonel Cole; John Clark, shoemaker; Miss
Maria Connell, Richmond street; Miss Fannie
Cooper, Jennie Coughlin, May Craddock, daugh-
ter of George Craddock; Miss W. Cline, Mrs
John Curran. Miss Cornish. King street: Mrs.
Debeau CMr. Debeau Is nissing,) Miss
Dyer, James Darcy, son-in-law of Martha
O'Meara, John Darcy, sen., Alice Deadman,
Misses H. Fox Ctwo), Mr.. Clinton Freyer, SEN,
Mr.. Freyer, jun. wife and niece, Joseph Ora
ham, Miss Julia Griffith, Of Westminster; Miss
Gibson, Mrs. McGlavin and child, Willie Glass,
Plumber Hobbs and three children, Miss Min
ME Hogan, Of Waterloo; Mrs. s. T. Heron, Of
William street, Jas. Hearn, cigarmaker; Mrs.
Kelly, an emigrant and two sisters living In the
city; Miss Kendrick, Of Adelaide street; Mrs.
w. -
West London; Mr.. ]. G. Meredith, Clerk OF the
Division Court and father of W. Meredith, N.
P. P; VIM. Mcbride, City Assessor and Secretary
of the Western Fair Association; w. 81. Mill
man, commercial traveller OF Montreal, and two
sons; Nellie Morrison, John Morrison, aEed
nineteen; BERTHE Morrison. aged five. The
above three are children Of james Morristown,
of London East. Mrs Matthews wife Of the
night editor of the Aduertise,, and two children;
Mary Mcpherson, aged fifteen, daughter OF
Mr.. Archibald MCPHERSON, of Lang q McPher-
son; Miss Ada Mcintosh, of Dundas street;
Miss A. Macmoygat and W. Maddiner, Of West
minister; Mr.. McClennan, blacksmith; Miss
Annie McA1ster, of Horton street; Harvey
Magee, aged fifteen; Miss Priscilla M. Muslile;
n, son ST. Of Dr. G or1nystekhs, aged ten; MRS; =:
manager of boat; Mr.. A. B. Powell
and two nephews, Margaret Quinn, aged
seventeen: j. Rogers, plumber; Manager
Robertson, Of the Bank of British North
America; Mrs. Scott, Of Ann street; the two
Misses shipley; Charles siddons, aged thirteen; !;
Willie Stexely; Orville Smith, aged seventeen;
Lizzie Stuart, aged eighteen; Mrs. Smart,
wife of H. Smart, of the Free Press, and two
children; Mr.. J. G.. Leddon, of the Customs;
Lizzie Skinner, daughter Of Alderman Skinner;
Edwin Smith, clerk in the Office Of Glass,
George Street, Thomas Stephens. Mr.. @.
Thayer, of Carvings Brewery; Willie Tremer,.
London West George Tremer, London
West; Dollie Latham, Coleburn street;
Willie Westman, Dundas street; JAS.
Wall M. Wan and three other members ef
the family missing); Alfred Waestie, aged ff-
teen, son of Thomas Waestie; John Wall, shoe
maker; Ben Hall, shoemaker, and child; Roi5
setta Markham; J. Perkins, son Of J. Perkins,.
two children, Polly Grefton, Willie D. Glass,
Charley Siddons, Miss Meekey, Mrs. Jones,
Mrs Hall, S. P. Grahame, Mrs. Fitzgibbons,
Dilly Latham, Mrs. w. Cline, John Ourran,
Mrs Thomas Stephenson and three children.
MI. Thayer, Mr. shipley, Carlisle o. Smith;
George Ferrogoods and two boys, Mr.. Small.
man and two children, two children named
Jones, J. W. Kelburn, Emma and Nellie Pres
cott, Sam Caldwell, Richard Fitzgibbon,
Lizzie Calling, Annie Gosss q.
house, Miss Taylor, Frank Stevens, wife and
four children, William Short, g. Phelo, Miss
Middleton, John Moores, wife and child, Mrs.
Jones and two children, . man named Jones,
Graydon, son Of 8. q. qraydon, Miss Minnie
Smith, Miss Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mrs: Heman
and child Mrs. Smith, Henry Conroe, George
Walsh, John Boyd, Miss Malony, George
Evans and two children, James Short Mr.,
Diven, wife and two children; Mrs. Smith,
Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, Ida Barnes, Miss Fergu-
son, Mrs. Smith and daughter, J. Perkins,
Thomas Davidson, W. Edmunds,s Mrs. Nil
bourn, Alf Share, Annie Jones, Charles Cor
man, Charles Martin, Thomas Breeze, John
Phillips, James Harris, Nellie Maston, VIM.
Wannecalt, Miss Swanviile, Henry Shay,
Samuel Pete and Henry HAY, - Ierf|