The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-09-21
LAKE HORROR.
Ore Hundred People Lost on the
Asia in Georgian Bay.
Statement of d. A. Thinks, One of
the Two Known Survivors.

The steamer Asia was lost In a storm on
Georgian hay. on Thursday. Sept IA, and Of
100 persons on board only two are known to
have survived dispatch from Colling-
wood, Ontario, says: d. 4. Thinks and Chris
ty Ann Morrison, supposed to be the only
survivors Of the wreck of the steamer Asia,
have arrived here. Thinks reports that he
boarded the Asia near Owen sound. in CON-
pany with j. H. Thinks and H. b. Gallagher.
of Manitou The steamer was crowded All
the staterooms were full, and many passen-
gers were living ON sofas and the cabin floor
About II Thursday morning storm struck
her MY uncle. J. H. Thinks. jumped mp
and said the boat was doomed Dishes and
chairs were flying in every direction. We
left the cabin and found difficulty in getting
on deck. the boat rolling SO heavily got .
life preserver and put it on The boat fell
into the trough Of the sen, and would not
obey the helm She rolled heavily for about
twenty minutes when she was struck by a
heavy sea and foundered. and went
down with the engines working about half
past II. The Asia was making for French
river, and had men, horses and lnmhermen's
supplies tor the shanties. saw three beats
loaded was in the first boat About eight
were with me, At last more got in, till the
boat was overloaded and turned over twice
The people clung to my lite-preserver, which
got displaced. and threw il OIL. then left
the boat and swan To the Captains boat,
which was near by. and asked John Me-
Dougall. the rurscr, to help me in
He said ii was but little use, hut
gave me his hand When | got in
there were eighteen i'll the boat, BY that
time there was Il larger number i'll and
clinging to the boat l had left | know
nothing of the third boat Our boat rolled
I Mel ha la
We're hanging on to the spars and other parts
of the wreckage. Our boat was full of
water, and the SEA was constantly breaking
over us One of the first To die on the boat
was the cabin hoy He WAS dying. and hein..
supported hy one Of the men, when n wave
washed him overheard The next to 70 was a
boat hand who jumped out Ieould sec him
padding round in the water for nearly
hundred yards, Our number was now
reduced 10 seven, tive Of whom died before
reaching the beach. Capt. Savage. who was
the last To die, expired in my arms about
midnight Thursday. John Little. of Sault
Ste Marie. the mate of the Mcdonald. and
two Others, names unknown. also died III.
boat finally stranded near Point au Rarri.
about daylight Friday. with Miss Nor.
rison and myself only surviving. / put
the bodies out on tn. beach and pried ths
boat of with an car hut did not bail il out
Miss Morrison and Went loMn the beach IN
boat To Derrick about two miles distant
and laid on the beach all night About !
| o'clock Saturday morning an Indian cam,
along. and engaged him Ia bring US I.
Parry sound. lie would not bring TIN
bodies
There were probably about lN persons ol
board the Asia.
The propeller Asia was built in the Wellant
canal hs NJ simpson in July, 1875 She wa
owned bs the Northwestern Transportation
Company. her capacity being tiai tons AM
! her vaiue s2l.an She was elassed Al & ant
] hailed from the port of st Gatharines.