New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
TOTAL LOSS OF THE STEAMER ALGoMA.
ONLY THIRTEEN SAILORS AND TWO PASSENGERS


ONLY THIRTEEN SAILORS AND TWO PASSENGERS
SAVED.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-The DaHy NewS dispatch
from Winnipeg says that in Lake superior, off Port
Arthur, carly this morning the magnificent ironclad
steamer Algoma Of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad, was wrecked and thrtyscven lives
lost Only mcagro particulars have been
received up to the present hour They con-
sst mainly of kilograms to private persons announcing
the loss OF friends T.. DudZeon, OF this city. received
few moments ago the following telegram: "Algoma
gone down. Your wife and two children drowned"
Mr. Dudgeons wife thirty-six years Old and the
children were boy and girl six and four years old
respectively. Mr.. Dudgeon is from owen Sound, and
was sending his wife and family back
to Ontario. The steamer left Port Arthur at
y. m. and was wrecked off Isle Royal just Mt the
outside OF Thunder Bay. A heavy storm prevailed all
Sunday afternoon and night and the steamer lay to for
time When the weather cleared slightly the vessel
started again but made slow progress In tho morning
dense ios prevailed and the steamer felt her way along
blowing fog struck reef and down. all
hands on board being reported lost The steamer was
bound for owen sound with passengers for Toronto ana
other points East John G. Brown, brlciayer OF this city,
accompanied by his sister, Is known TO have been on
board bound for Scotland to visit his old homo for SIX
months. Captain Moore master Of the vessel, ana
Mr Mackenzie, nephew OF Alexander Mackenzie
purScr.
WINNnEG, Nov ct turns ont that the steamer
Algoml WAS coming into Port Arthur and
not going when tho wreck occurred.
She left owen Sound lust Thursday, and was
wrecked Saturday night. The iTst known OF the
disaster was when the steamer Arthahasca, OF the
same line, arrived at PuchLur late this evening. with
The crew Of the Inflated Algoma, consisting OF
thirteen sailors and two pass nscrs, who were the
only saved Tho Arhabasca which left owen Sound
two days after the A;omI upon tie wreck az Isle
Royal aud found the crow aud t"o passengers
In r pogishius condition the Island. Tue wreck
hat been dashed by the maIdcniug waves against
the rocks aul had finally beaten against the
shore OF tho Island. TIC crew ahd twD passengers
saved them elves by akiu To- The fcb1a ani battling
with the waves until tho shore was reached.
The boat was washed over several times by
waves but I-htad a-hr, w.Ue men clung
closely 90 i,s sides. They succeeded In reaching
l4ul almost dead from cNposu-e alt exhaustion.
Than der Bay is O. deep udeutaton the north west
crn shore o. Lake superior, aud
bounded iy c..rs That r-o almost
p.rpcaIi,u'ariy from The water ior moro than
Loo let Tort Arthur f. now town t1t
h., grown up atAln few years lu the; region being
At the terminus OF = brIuch OF tAe Canadian
Pacific Railroad. Thhcr the CInIli'u SieImeIs
from po., -aru.a and tAc Georgian Iay c'iiIed large
quantities OF freight bound for Manitoba and ih' British
Territory oue le OF being contoedby
Tie railroad company. whose line along the
wet sh.ro has been completed only within a
f,v. DAYS and 3. not So H operation Isle EoyH is a
narrow, Island nearly sl,ty mites .n ~ueh lying paa
lei vl.h tuc shore. near TUn Ger Bay. il aaolnds
In minerals notably copper and silver. the production
~ wl,h has aot SCI been u!y devcovtd The rapd IN
u.r. aud ,o,nm,rel development of ile north sE-!e
OIL te superior ani iis ul-d' 'nt scenery have lately
o!t AL ol the localities h-r- named '0 prominence.