St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-27
YACHT ON THE ROCKS
Eight Persons Lost in the
Wreck of the Yacht
Wapite.
Millionaire H. w. Sibley and
His Wife, Son and Daugh-
ter Drowned.
The Cook and One Other Per-
son Saved From Georgian
Waters.
Many Miners Buried Alive in
a Welsh Mine--A Family
Decimated.

SAGINAW, Mich, Aug. 26. - The
steam yacht Wapiti, which left here two
weeks ago on pleasure trip is reported
lost in Georgian bay. 1t is said that she
went down in gale today near Colling-
wood. Ont, and that eight persons Oh
board were drowned. On board were
H. w. Sibley, New York capitalist.
his wife, son and daughter, and
two ladies of Rochester, n. Y,
whose names are unknown; Capt
Ellsworth. the engineer. fireman
and cook. The cook and one other per-
son were saved. The yacht belonged to
Isaac Bearinger, of Saginaw, partner
i'll numbering of Mr.. SibIey. Two years
ago the yacht was built in Cleveland at
cost of $4,000. and was then named
"Straightaway. After coming into
the possession of Mr.. BearInger it was
renamed the Wapiti. The captain and
engineer of the ill-fated boat are from
this city, while the cook and fireman
are said to have been shipped at Mack
inaw.
Ran on the Rocks.
Later news in regard to the wreeking
OF the steam yacht Wapiti is as as fol-
lows: George Sherman, cook on board
of the yacht Wapiti, telegraphed fro NJ
Collingwood. Ont, today:
Boat wrecked; two of US saved; ali the
rest drowned
The Wapiti left here about ten days
ago on cruise uD the lakes. She had
on board II. w. Sibley, millionaire cap
italist of New York; his wife, son,
daughter and two lady friends. Miss NJ.
B. Pond and Miss f. W. Durbin, of
Rochester, \. 7. The caew was COM
posed of Capt. James Eldridge and En-
gineer Walter a. Henry, of this city:
jerome O'Hare, deck hand; fireman,
name unknown, and George Sherman,
COOK, who was shipped at Mackinaw. The
yacht left Mackinaw on the 21St Ior
Georgian bay, and is reported to have
gone on the rocks, where 1t went to
pieces. Mr.. Sibley was forty-fve years
old and son of the late Hiram w.
Sibley, of Rochester, \. Y. For year
or SO past he has resided in New York
city. He was largely interested with
Isaac Bearinger. of this city, in pine
lands and lumber and in mining prop
erty i'll Minnesota, as we'll as in real es
tate in Saginaw.
Rochester Shocked.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Aug. 26.-The-
best information obtainable at this
hour leads TO the belief that the party
on the il-fated Wapiti which was
sunk in the Georgian bay was made up
as follows: Hiram w. Sibley, ROches-
ter; Mrs. Hiram W. Sibley; two chill
dren. Ruth, aged sixteen. and Harper
aged twelve: Miss Frances Durbin. of
New York, cousin of Mrs. Sibley;
Miss Hall, Rochester, the fam
lily nurse, and Miss Marie Pond.
of Rochester. Mr.. SiDley left
Rochester about three weeks ago and
days later was Joined by the other MEN,
bers of the party at Chicago. The par
ticularS of the cruise are not known
here, but the eXcursionists were heard
from afterwards at Mackinaw. On
Thursday dispatch was received from
CollingWOOd, Ont, stating that all were
well and that the kochesterians might
be expected home on Saturday. The
news creates CONSERVATION in this city,
where the members of the party are we'll
known.
Hiram Watson Sibley was a SON of
Hiram Sibley, who was largely instru-
mental in forming the Western Union
telegra phi. BY successive business VEN
lures he died leaving a fortune of
S10.000,0O0. The greater portion of this
Hiram w. Sibley inherited. The son
was cautious, reserved middie-aged
man, who handled the large estate
carefully. He married Miss Margaret
Harper, of New York, a daughter of
Fletcher Harper.