Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18
DARKNESS AND DEATH.
The Steamer AIgOma, of the Canadian
Pacific, Dashed to Pieces in Lake
Superior-ODly Fifteen of the Passen-
gers and Crew known to be Saved-A
List of the Rescued SO Far as Known.

Following are the details Of the
wreck of the Canadian Pacific steamer
Algoma in Lake Superior on the morn
ing OF the 7th inst; At Alb A. M,
Saturday, there was q violent snow
storm, the sea was running mountain
high and the Algoma was tossed about
like cork. Suddenly, while the ship
was being brought about, she struck
the rocks known as Greensboro Point
on Isle Royale, about fifty miles from
Port Arthur, and one from Passage
Island Lighthouse, which has been
abandoned since the first of the month.
After striking the first time the boat
forged ahead, being driven by the wind.
A second shock occurred shortly after
the first. The vessel struck the reef
violently at the foreside OF the boiler,
and she Immediately began to
break up. Most of the passen-
gers and g. number of the crew
were in bed at the time, but were
rudely awakened by the shock. The
water poured in through the broken
vessel and over the bulwarks, putting
out the fires in the furnaces, and ex-
tinguishing the electric lights. The
screams Of the women and children
were heard above the fury of the
storm. The crew hurried hither and
thither in the darkness, out their ef-
forts we're Of little avail. In less than
twenty minutes the entire forward end
Of the boat was carried away, together
with cargo and human freight. Sever
al persons chung to the rigging and to
lifeline the captain had stretched
o1 hn hJ1+
swept away by theroaring waves. The
stern OF the boat was steadily pushed
upon the rock, and those who were
not too much exhausted with fatigue
and benumbed by the cold, crept to
the after steerage and sought it's well
come shelter. Less than an hour after
striking, all was over, and but fifteen
out of over fifty were saved. The sur
vivors remained from the time Of the
disaster "a o'clock on Saturday morn
ing) until Monday morning at 10
O'Clock, exposed to the weather, with
but little food and clothing, nearly
everything having been washed away.
Then they were sighted by some fisher
men who came to their rescue. After
taking the survivors from the doomed
vessel and placing them On Isle Royale,
where fire was kindled for their COM
fort, the fishermen went out and inter
copied the Athabasca which was com
ing in about ten miles away. Capt.
Foote, of that vessel, Immediately put
about and took the sufferers on board
and they were subsequently taken to
Port Arthur The purser having been
drowned and the ships books lost,
only q partial list Of the names of
those who persisted could be obtained.
Among those known to have been on
board and who are missing. are these:
Douglass Buchanan and Charles Blu
chanan, Hitler, Prince Edward Coun-
ty, Ont; Mr.. Frost and wife, Owen
Sound; Mrs. E. Dugeon and two chill
dren, Winnipeg; William Higgins, whole
sale boot and shoe merchant, Winni;
peg; George Pettigrew, chief engineer
Alexander McDermott, second en-,
gineer, of Sarnia Alexander Taylor
chief steward, Buffalo; = Jones, steer
age steward, Scotland; Louis thinner,
man, late of Port Arthur; G. Emerson;
Ramsgate, England; Purser Mckenzie.
William Mulligan, Medford; Thos-
Smelling. waiter; John Scott, deck
hand; l.. Bates, deck-hand; = Ballan
tine, deck-hand; Mrs. Shannon, lady's
maid, of Markdale; Mrs. Taylor; Fred.
Knight; Thos. McKenny, Henderson,
III. McClinton, Waters. The names of
thesaved are as follows: Capt. Moore;
Joseph Hoskins, first mate; Richard
Simpson, second mate; Henry Lewis,
wheelman; John McNabb, Waterman,
Owen Sound; James Balton, deckhand;
Daniel C. Loughlin, deckhand; George
Mccall, waiter, Toronto; John l.. Nc
Leoan, waiter, Toronto; Thomas Nc
Kenzee, steward, Owen Sound; John
Mcintyre, steward, Owen Sound; Rich
ard Stekers, engineer; Patrick Nc
Cougher, engine-room; VIM. R. McCar-
ley, passenger, of Port Arthur.