The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-15

drowned arei trr
s. B. Muirhead, chief engineer.
James Motley, second engineor.
Thomas Pioroe, second mate
Job Price, watchman.
s. M. Murtrie, waiter
William Sturrah. porter
Frank Kerthen, deck hand
Albert Holm, deck hand
The names of the lost crew OF the
Philadelphia are:
@. M. Leggot', first engineer
Jerry Moran, second engineer.
j. Hunt, first mate
A. Hann', second mate.
W. Gibbs wheolsman.
@. Linguist wheelsmnn
G. Rowen, lookout
r. RenshAw, lookout.
@. williams, watchman-
8 Coffee fireman.
John Paint, fireman.
O. Labelle, fireman.
George ReiderTnaster, cook.
George Wise, second cook.
A. Connors, porter.
Deck hand, Hame unknown.
The Albany was cut into about five
feet by the iron prov Of the Philadel-
phia, and Capt Angus Mcdonald re-
quested Capt A. z. Huff to take the
Albany in tow, with the hope Of get
ting her in shoal water. This was soon
seen to be hopeless undertaking, and
the Albany's crew were transferred to
the Anchor liner Half an hour later
1t was seen that the Philadelphia too
was doomed, and the two crews were
divided between the two ifeboats.
Capt. Mcdonald and Capt HUFF. with
most Of the officers, going in one, and
twenty-four seamen going In the other.
The first lifeboat reached the shore
in safety at O'clock and the Point
Aux Barques life saving Grew was sent
out In search of the other 1t was found
bottomside up, and nearby we're eleven
bodies with life preservers on II Is
supposed that the remaining thirteen
had no life proservers and Immediately
sank. The bodies were placed on the
steamer City of Concord and sent to
East Tawas, where Capt Huff and the
mate OF the Albany have gone to iden-
tify them.
EAST TAwAs, Nov. 6-The steamer
CITY of Concord arrived here yesterday
afternoon with eleven bodies from the
lost Albany and Philadelphia. The
coroner was imInoa lately summoned
and began an inquest One OF the
bodies had a watch tag marked &c. M.
Leggett, Buffalo" II is attached to
silver watch with gold push pin, and
stopped at 4:45. Another body wore
the badge IL P. A. A., No. l." The
stopped watch indicates that the life
boat could not have carried its passen-
gers much more than an hour before 1t
was capsized.
Both boats being sunk there is no
possibility of legal complications over
the collision, as when boat, whether
at fault or not, is lost the responsible
ty Of her owners comes TO an end. The
hard luck which has followed the An
chor line ever since midsummer re-
ceived general comment along sher-
man street. This Is the fourth boat
that has been either stranded or sunk,
and the aggregate OF losses now ex-
ceeds s15O,OO0
The Philadelphia was built by David
Bill, at Buffalo in 1857, and was valued
at 100000. She was insured for 900, 900
in London companies. Her cargo con-
sisted of sixty tons Of merchandise and
900 tons of coal. II Is believed to be
covered by insurance. The Philadel-
phia was bound from Buffalo TO Du-
luth.
The Albany was built by the Detroit
Drydock Company in 1884, and was
valued at sl6o, 900, with an AL rating.
She was bound from Chicago 70 Buf-
falo, and carried $50 barrels a -four,
1900 bushels OF corn, and $4,000 bush
els OF oats. The grain was fully GOV
cred by Chicago insurance companies.
The Philadelphia was one Of the old
type of iron boats with side arches,
while the Albany was comparatively
new boat Of modern style.
The Albany had on board besides her
grain o45 tons Of merchandise, mostly
-four, taken on at Milwaukee. II ID
valued at s25, 900 and thought to be In
sured. The grain was insured for ses.-
900 with Macdonald & Co. a..