Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-11
THE AWFUL TALES OF SURVIVORS.


Joseph Hastings, Second Mate Richard
Simpson, Whselmau Henry Lewis, Watch
man John c. McNsbb, Fireman P. McCsl,
gar, Deckhsnds r. Stevens, James Bolton,
Daniel Lsugblsn; Walters Jonn MclIane,
George McColl, and John Mckenzie. The
captain was badly irjared. The ships
papers were lost and the passenger list
could not be obtained
PARTIAL LIST OF THE LoSv.
The following ia list Of the Loaf:
Mas DUDGEoN and SOD, aged 10 OF st.
Paul.
Mr. AND Mss FLosr, (or FOSTER rels'
tives of P. Butcha,t. of Oven Sound.
GEo PErmGREw, chief engineer.
ALEX MCDERNorT, of Ssrnis, second en-
gineer. =,
MR. MACKEyzIE, purser, nephew OF
Alexander Mckenzie, of Sarnia.
ALEX TAYLOR, chief steward, of either
BCff4lo or Cleveland.
Mr.. JoSEs, steerage steward, ct Scot
land.
The other names, consisting OF deck
hands, fremen, walters and others OF the
crew, cannot be obtained.
TIE CAPTAINS STORY.
The story of the disaster, IS related BY
Captain Moore, is that the Algoma passed
through the St Mary's Canal, bound for
this port, last Friday noon. Soon after
reaching Lake Superior the wind began to
treshen up from the northeast and great
bank of leaden clouds along the northern
horizon denoted the approach OF heavy
weather. Realizing, however, that. the al
COMA was one OF the strongest and most
powerful steamers, sRd abl3 to cope with
even a severe gale Captain Moore kept
ner on her course. But as night approach.
ed the wind continued to increase In VIC
lence, aud by dark had developed into one
Of the 6ercest and most destructive gales
ever ex perienced on the upper lakes.
As the gale increased the sea began to
make, and before midnight Lake Superior
was lashed into
WILDERNESS or SETTLING FOAM,
while the tempest screeehed anG how!ed,
and great seas swept completely over the
struggling steamer. The situation was
made al the more terrible BY the binding
snow storm which set in before morning
Ii was impossible 10 see the length OF the
steamer. The passengers and crew were
terrified beyond measure, aud momenta-
rily expected to see the steamer plunge to
tie bottom. By instructions OF Captain
Moore the officers circulated among the
passengers trying to sliay their tears:
They were panic stricken, however, and
huddled together in the cabin, where the
screams and prayers Of the women and
children could be heard above the thunder
iug OF the gale.
Saturday morning Isla Roysl was sighted
and CAPTAIN Moore headed the steamer for
Rock Harbor, where be hoped to gain shel
ter. The Island forms natural bsrbor oi
refuge, but near tbs entrance there IS q
dangerous reef, and just as toe steamer
was nearing the entrance
SHE STRUCK THE REEP.
There was . terrific shock, and then the
steamer came to tull stop. The psssen
pers rushed ont Of the cabin and beSeeched
the officers to tell then what bad happened
I'VE are on 3 rec" replied Capt. Moore
but il yoH viii Seep Gs calm as possible
,russ oil viii ba safely lGnaed.
! Just then one of ths crew reported thai
Tho s;eamer's bottom had been punetured
and ,La, she wss filing with water The
boats were at once got in readiness, and a!
started 10 leave the steamer, but Just Al
thew were s0out 10 lover them the sJesmel
slipped of The reef and Disappeared VII
an angry roar. The water was covered
With the
I sTRua.,LIHS FORMS OF MEN AND WOMEN,
and then all was over. Only foErtss2 livt
70 tell the tale. These got into one of to-
boats, but were powerless to help them
selves, as they were without cars. Captain
| Moore koKeyer, Vrerc cbed footboaI,
from the bottom of ths bcs', sUA, Wit
rhS, "a paddle, succeeded in working IN
boat to the island where the survivors ~er
picked NY by the Athsbssca Mr.. Bentley
tbe manager of the lire, has sent out tug
from here with Instructions TO search lei
Royal for any survivors that may poS:ioi
| nave aot ashore and 10 pick up and TAX
care Of any bodies that IiRy be to4ra ID
tugs are poW at the sctne OF the WreeE
PASSENGERS GRAPHIC NARRATION.
Ore of the rescued passengers gives
graphic account of the terrible scenes b
tore end after the wreck. "Its no use
describe the scene" sp;d he, "nothiD
, worse ever occurred on earth. 10 the
( madness, when the waves were WasbiD
,be deck. q number threw themselves int
/ the fosmisg pillows. Others, when gret
wave would pass Of ,hs deck, which We
susyirg from side 10 side, were swept ini
: the ses ike feathers. A few hung on
: ropes or 10 the masts, but the msjori
seemed TO abandon themselves in the wi
r alarm and despair. Even the crew SCENE
4 powerlsss. so stricken we're thay With Il
awful suddenness and stupsudous chars
ter of the disaster. Meanwhile the DO
rapidly went to pieces, dashsd against 4
rocks.
The crew, all of whom except the Wa
r. 5sses had clupg to The rigging, msnsg
r during g slight lull in the storm to pls
4 themselves in hfebost, cut the fastening
and in an instant o wave swept Them fro
. the i'll fated wreck. Amid the awful cri
: : of tbs dying and the terrible rosr Of I
waves the boat was borne onward. L
of the passengers lad managed to pls
themselves in the boat before il was {
= : away from she wreck Any efforts Il
had been made to launch boats during
!, early confusion and horror had fail
- Meantime the hfshost and its occupa
had
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE
A. on the open, storm-tossed lake. All
0. could, bound themselves TO the boat vi
the remainder held on like grim dealt