Evening journal., 1890-07-15
THE LAKE CITY HORROR.
Over Seventy Bodies Have AL
ready Been Recovered.
AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED DEAD.

The Cyclone Eisewhero-The Good Fam
lily Took 10 the Cellar and We're saved
but the schurmiorr Were not Warned
and Met Horrible Fate.
LAKE CRY. Mimi, July 15-There seems |
to be no reason for changing the first esti-
mates Of the number Of lives lost upon |
Lake pepin, near here, where the excur
sion steamer Sea Wing was overturned by |
the cyclone Sunday evening. At least It's
people were on the III fated boat, but
twenty-five were saved, and in all proba-
bility nearly l25 persons were drowned |
The work Of rescuing the bodies was com
menced early Monday morning, aud by
noon over sixty bodies had been recovered
The work is still in progress, and at fire.
quent intervals shout proolaims the find
ing Of another victim Doubtless there are
many that win never be found
Gallant soldier Boys at Work
The work Of the boys Of the First regi.
ment, who came down from their camping
grounds. is marvel There are two
steamers working at the wreck trying to
confined may be released.
The work Of cutting away the cabin
progresses slowly owing to the fact that
the saving and chopping has TO be done
underneath the surface Of the water. At
II o'clock two guns Of the First Battery of
artillery were brought to the lake SIDE
and since that time they have been fired
at intervals of every five minutes In the
hope of bringing other bodies 30 the sur
face. The name Of Boze Adams, OF Lake
City, was sent out as one of the dead
Adams, however. Is alive and well, having
fioated in the lake nearly all night, finally
landing about five miles above Lake City
and walking down home after daylight
Adams had life preseryer on, and in ad-
dition secured huge plank on which he
hoated throughout the night
Life Prescrvers FIied with Sea Weed.
There Is a great deal Of adverse com
ment noted In regard to the life preseryers
used When cut open only few Of them
were found 70 be composed Of cork, ma
iority Of them being filled with sea weed
or rush that would not hold itself afloat
after II became saturated with water.
Capt Witheren, Ia command Of the
I steamer when she went down, appeared in
! fled owing 10 his indiscreet conduct was
erroneous. Il seems that the officer was
/ overcome completely with fear and when
4 be turned the steamer abont she sunk
/ The wrecked steamer has been pulled
around and near the shore, aud barge
+ run alongside q permit the working forces
to use Il II the work Of getting into the
cabin An army Of men WINS employed,
/ and with The aid oa axes and picks d large
4 portion 81 the cabin haze been knocked
away Six more bodies have been taken
FROM the cabin aud there are still more
deeper down under the water The lake
Is filled with debris from Tie wreck
chairs, boards and life preservers strewn
on the beach for q mile up the lake shore
Description Of Lake Pepin.
Lake pepin, where the accident to the
steamer occurred, Is simply broadening
OF the Mississippi river between Minnesota
and Wisconsin. Here the bluffs OF the
Mississippi rise hundreds Of feet high on
either side, forming gorge OF canyon,
down which the hurricane swept with re-
sistless force. At the point where the boat
capsiEed a long sand bar runs out into the
lake Here in comparatively mild storms
the waves run very high. When the storm
beaten boat was driven up near this bay
the fury Of the wind was at its height, and
it was blown over by the wind and in
gulfed by the monstrous waves as 4 il had
been a fragile eggshell The little town Of
Red Wing, where so many Of the excur-
sionists lived, is in deepest mourning. All
| business has been abandoned and the
stores are closed. In the homes Of many
families lie the silent dead while others
wait in dreadful suspense for the latest
tidings Of the missing.
We're the Omcers Intoxicated?
It is now reported that the officers OF the
III fated steamer were more OF less under
the influence of liquor when the boat
started from Lake City on the home jour
neY. The number known 10 have been
saved Is now estimated at about seventy
five, which leaves about lis persons thought
to have perished in the wreck. This num-
Der will undoubtedly be diminished as full
returns come In from those who escaped
The damage TO buildings In Lake City will
probably not exceed 100000 The bodies
have been taken to Red Wing by a steam
er, where they will be identified as fast as
possible.
serenty-one Bodies Recovered.
AT late hour last night all the bodies
had been rec overed from the steamer, and
the wreck viii probably be blown up with
/ dynamite tonight. The entire number of
bodies thus far recovered is seventy-one,
and the continued cannonading upon the
shore win doubtless bring others to the
surface Of the lake in a day or two The
list SO far Of the identified dead is as fol-
lows; r Adams, Mamie Adams, A. o.
Anderson, J. Bahrns and WIFE Miss Bier
son, w. Blaker and family Of three, Katie
Burkhardt, +. Christ, f. Christoferson,
Katie DAILY, G. Dinstage, Minnie Fisher,
p Gerken. wife. five children and his hired
girl; p. Hattemeyer, j. Hetfler, wife and
two children; c. Hempling, f. Hempling,
Miss Hempling, Mrs. Hempling and
three children, T. Larson, G. Nelson, H.
Redlus and two children, f. Schert, wife
and one daughter; Mrs. Schuelberg and
daughter, +. Sewers and daughter, II. Stef-
finer, H. Steiner. Marie Skoglund, An
ME Steiger, +. Steiger, two children Of c.
II. Render, who were on the barge; Miss
Way, Mrs Capt Wethen and two chill
dren, Addie Wing and sister. Miss Flynn
and Ira Fulton.
A Unique Cyclone.
MINEEAPoLIs, Mimi, July 15-The storm
which kpr NffrVaa,e,