The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-11
CRIES OF CHILDREN
Heard Above the Fury Of the
Storm.
THE WRECK OF THE AGLoMA.
Fifteen Survivors Out OF Fifty Oh
BOard-rhe SuReriHgs of the
Saved-The Victims.
rhe WRECK of the AIgoma.

WINaIPEG, Man, November 10.-The
following account is given in a special
from Port Arthur to the Free Press: The
Ai0oma cleared from owen Sound about
1 o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday,
the 9th instant, with freight and pas
sengerS for Port Arthur. Nothing of
any account occurred during the voyage
TO oault Ste Marie. which point
was made Friday. The boat passed
Wnitetish Point aboutl pm. on Fri
day. The wind was at that time blow
ing a stiff breeze from the east and
northeast. At Whitetisn Point sail was
made and the boat proceeded on her
way under a full head of steam, the
wind increasing in violence, accom-
panied by snow and sleet. At I
o'clock on Saturday morning the
wind shifted to the northeast
and a violent snowstorm ragged
the sea running mountains high.
aud the boat tossed about like CORK.
At 4. l5 O clock, the order was given to
take in all the sail and put the wheel
bard a'Starboard 10 bring the ship
about and head out on the lake again.
on account of the snow and darkness.
While the ship was coming about she
struck on the point known as
Green Stone Point, on the Isle
Royale, about fifty miles from.
Port Arthur and one mile from
the Passage Island Lighthouse,
which has been abandoned since the
LIST of the month. After striking the
first lime the boat forged ahead, being
driven by the wind. A second shock
occurred shortly after the first vessel
struck the reef, violently at the foresidt
OF the boiler, ana she Immediately COM
menced TO break up. Most of the pasen-
gers and number Of the crew were in
bed at the time, but were rudelg
awakened by the shock, and the scene.
that followed the beggars description.
Water rOured IN through the broken
vessel and over the bulWarks. putting
out the fires in the furnaces and extin-
gushing the electric lights. The
screams of the women aud children
were heard above the fury of the storm.
The crew hurried hither and thither.
doingss what they could in the darkness
to render assistance. but their efforts
were of little avail, for in less
than twenty minutes after the vessel
stru K. the entire forward part of the
boat was carried away, together with
the cargo and human freight. Several
chung TO the rigging and the life line
the captain had stretched along the
boat, but were soon swept away by the
sea, and swallowed up by the angry
waves. The stem of the boat was
steadily pushed upon the rock, and
those who were not too much ex-
hausted with fatigue and benumbed
by the cold, crept to the after steerage
and soughtitS welcome shelter. In less
than an hour after the striking all was
over. and but fifteen out of over fifty
Were saved.
The survivors remaine5 from the
time of the disaster a O'Clock on Satur-
day morning) until Monday morning al
10 o clock, exposed to the weather with
but little food and clothing, nearly
everything having been washed away,
when they were sighted by some usher
men who came to their rescue. After
taking the survivors from the
doomed vessel and placing them
the Isle ROyale, where q fire was kin
died for their comfort, the fisher
men went out and intercepted the
AthdbaSca. which was coming in about
ten miles away. Captain FoOte, of that
vessel, Immediately put about and took
the sufferers aboard. when they were
subsequently brought here. The two
dead bodies Of Frust and Emerson were
brought in on the Athabpsca.
| The following ara the names of the
lost, so far as kn ,wn here: Vim. Hig-
cling, wholesale merchant. Winnipeg:
Mrs. Dudgeon, of Owen Sound, and
| two children; Edwin Frost. wife and
child. Owen Sound; Douglas Charles
Buchanan, of Hitler, Prince Edward
County, Ont. Louis Zimmerman, late of
Port Arthur; G. Emerson, Rsmsgate.
England; Purser Mackenzie, nephew
of Alex. Mackenzie; VIM. Mulligan.
Mecaford; Thos. Smelling. waiter; John
Scott, l.. Bates and Bailantyne, deck
hands; Mrs. shannon, ladies' maid :
Gill, of Markdale; Mrs. Taylor; Stew
ard Mcintyre is supposed to be lost
Fred. knight, Thos. Mckinney, Hen
derson, r. McClintock. walters