Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-19
TELEGRAPHIC.
TERRIBLE DISASTER ON ONE
OF THE INLAND LAKES.
a Steamer Sunk and One Hun
bred Lives lost.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF The CALAMITY
BY A SURVIVOR.
Old Man Sherman on Ohio
Politics.
THE HERAlD'S REVIEW Of THE POLITICAL
SITUATION.


ESPECIAL 70 THE SENTINEL
C~oLLINowooD [Ont.l, Sept. is. ID. A.
Thinks and Miss Cbristy Ann Morrison,
supposed to he the only survivors of the
wreck OF the steamer Asia, have arrived
here. Thinks reports that he boarded the
Asia near Owen Sound in company with
j. H.. Thinks and H. B. Gallagher Of
Manitou. The steamer was crowded, all
the staterooms being full, and many pas
sengers were lying on the sofas and cabin
floor. About II o'clock on Thursday
morning, says Thinks, a storm struck the
vessel. My uncle, John Fl. Thinks, jumped
up and said the boat was doomed. Dishes
and chairs were flying in every direction.
We left the cabin and found our way with
difficulty on deck. The boat was rolling
heavily, I got q life preseryer and put it
on. The boat fell into a trough of the sea
and would not obey the helm. She rolled
heavily for about twenty minutes, when
she was struck by & heavy sea and found
cred, and went down, with the engine
working, about half-past II o'clock. The
Asia was making for French River and
had men, horses and lumbermen's sup
plies for the shanties. l saw three boats
lowered. I was in the first boat. About
eight were with ne at first. More got in,
till she was overloaded and turned
over twice. People chung to my life
preserver, which got displaced, and
/ threw it off. I then left the boat and
swan to the Captains boat. which was
near by, and asked John McDougal, the
49, ~ 70 i.ip mo IN He saIi II T. hI1t
little use, but gave NE his hand and l got
in. There were eighteen in the boat by
tina time. There WAS a large number
clinging to the boat | had left. ] know
nothing of the third boat. Our boat
rolled over and missed McDougal. Per-
sons were hanging on to spsrs and other
parts of the wreckage. Our boat was full
of water and the sea was constantly break
ing over us. One of the first to die was
the cabin boy. He was dying and being
supported by one Of the men when a wave
washed him overheard. The next to go
was a boat hand, who jumped out. l
could see him padding about for nearly
100 yards. Our numbers were now re-
duced to seven, i've Of whom died before
reaching the beach. Capt. Savage, who
was the last TO die, died in my arms about
midnight on Thursday. John Little Of
Sault st. Marie, mate of the Mcdonald,
and two Others, names unknown, also died.
The boat finally stranded near Point Au
Barrie about daylight on Friday, with Miss
Morrison and myself only surviving. We
put the bodies out on the beach and pried
the boat off with 81 oar, but did not bail
it out. Miss Morrison and | went down
the beach in the boat to a derrick about
two miles distant and lay on the beach all
night. About 5 o'clock Saturday morning
an Indian anne along and I engaged him
to bring us to Parry Sound. He would
not bring the bodies. The steamer North
ern Belle Of the same line, which reached
here this morning, has been furnished
with ice, etc, and has left for the bodies.
There were probably about 100 persons on
board tile Asia.
The Nsiiriigig of Politics.
New YORK, Sept. 1S.-The Herald's
Washington correspondent says: It ap-
pears likely that the whirligig Of politics
will give North Carolina to the Republi-
cans by their coalition with the Independ-
ents this year, while it is sbout certain
that the Democrats will carry Pennsylya-
MIA and Indiana. There is a strong chance
that the hitherto stanchly Democratic
State Of Delaware will elect a Republican
Governor, and that its single Representa-
tive to Congress will also be a Republican.
A Republican victory on the State and
Congressional ticket would very probably
carry with it a Republican majority in the
Legislature, and this Legislature will
elect a successor to Eli salisbury, Bay
ards Democratic associate. The Republi-
cans Of Delaware seem very certain OF a
general victory. The Democrats appear
10 ba g6liritpus. altbouGh tbev 1rnfass
that there is after all no great danger Of
defeat this Fall.
Truthful Sherman story.
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.-A Times special
says Senator Sherman told an interviewer
that the Irish are drifting out OF the Dem
ocratic party, first because Of their HOSTILE
ty to free trade and second for the reason
that the priests are ranging themselves in