Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-05-15
Discovery of the Car Which
Carried the Irish Muir.
derers Away.
Twelve Persons Drowned by the Cap
.sizing ct Boat Near
Chicago.
The Society of tho Army of Cum.
berland Proposes a Gar.
field Monument.
cap.is,nr of a Pleasure Boat.

Chicago. May ia special from
Pullman, Illinois. says the most distress.
ing accident that has yet happened in
Pullman, occurred about seven o'clock
Sunday night. A sailing boat, with eight
persons on board, oapsized in Lake
Calumet, and all were drowned. The
boat vas small craft, used by the Pull
man people for pleasure excursions, and
at the time mentioned a party consisting
of Capt. Bucklin, an old sea captain re.
Gently from Maine, his two sons, boys Of
seventeen and twelve years of age, Jno.
Smith. foreman in the car department,
and four men whose names cannot
at present be ascertained, werc on boar d.
They had gone out merely for pleasur e
ride, although owing to the rough water
they were urged BY their friends not to
venture out. The eapsizlng of the boat
was witnessed by large number of per-
sons on the shore, including the wife and
daughter Of Capt. Buoklin. As soon as
TIE boat went over a scene OF terror en-
sued on shore. As soon as possible boats
we're manned and put out to save the
victims, who were seen battling with the
waves, but although they got within
hailing distance of the hapless persons
they were unable to do anything owing
to the terrible condition Of the lake.
Several rescu;ng parties had
narrow escapes from drowning. At this
writing the town is wild with excitement
over the sad event, as all the persons
drowned we're we'll known in Pullman.
rhe shore is lined with people and the
water is being dragged for the bodies.
Two of the bodies, those of Smith and
one OF the Bucklin boys, have been re.
covered. Their sad tate creates
a great deal of excitement
and the lake shore is crowded with anx.
ious people awaiting the recovery of the
bodies. The bodies of Ben Bucklin and
Smith have been recovered. Boats are
out now dragging for the rest. Buck
lin leaves wife and five daughters.
Smith leaves o wife and chlld, Oliver
leaves wife.
Pierce and Moore were carpenters
from Blissford, Michigan, aud each
leaves o family there. Bucklin was an
old sea captain and well-known in the
east and thoroughly understood th,
handling of the boat. but why the party
should have ventured out on the lake in
the storm which was raging il
a mystery to everyone.
Chicago. May l5-Followlng is addi.
tienal from the Pullman disaster: Th,
lake where the men cspslzed was abou
mile wide. There were twelve person
in the boat. The rescuing boats coult
plainly see these people hanging to the
bottom of their boat, but could no
reach them in time, and barely ESCAPED
themselves. The victims Of the acciden
loosened their hold and sank beneath th
waves. So far rs can be learned al
were drowned. The following are th,
names of those on board: Napoleo
Bucklin, aged SO; his two sons. Ben an
Jas. Bucklin; Jno. L. Smith, aged 29
Chas. A. Pierce, aged 46; II. L. Moore, 8
Years; W. o. Burns, % years; youn,
man named Foster; man named Davis
46 years old, and three other men who's
names could not be ascertained. All til
men worked at Pullman,