St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-09
ALBANY DISASTER.
How the Collision Occurred and
List of the Drowned.

PORT HURON. Mich, Nov. S.-Capt.
A. j. Macdonald, of the Albany, and
twenty men from the lost steamers ar
rived here this morning. Capt. Mac
donald and his crew refused to say one
word regarding the accident. Fifteen
men from the Albany and ten from the
Philadelphia came down on the narrow
gauge. One of the Philadelphia's clew
said he had just come off watch and was
smoking a cigarette when the boats col
lided. They came together with con-
siderable force, but not enough to indi-
cate that either boat was running at
full speed. The Philadelphia. he
claims, was due on her course and the
Albany off her course when the latter
was struck amidships. The Phlladel-
phia bad exchanged signals for passing,
and checked her speed twice. The fog
was so hick no one could see ahead over
two rods. The Philadelphia, he says.
could have made shore ii she had not
stopped to tow the Albany, and he
thinks that it was a big half hours tow
before the Albany sank. The Albany
had a stowaway aboard named Joe
Church, lad about sixteen years old,
asleep when the collision occurred and
was awakened. He thinks the boat
must have struck hard. but had no time
even to get his clothes on. Capt. Mac
donald, who has been on the lakes
twenty-three years, seemed too appalled,
by the awful loss Of life to talk. In his
judgment, he said, he did not thiuk the
yawl which is reported to have
capsized was foul of the wreck.
There was some sea on and a
wind blowing despite the fog, and the
boat may have capSiZed However, be
does not think either boat was over
loaded, both yawls being the same size,
and there was plenty of room in the one
Philadelphia, and Mate George Druey,
OF the Albany, have gone to the scene
to Identity the dead bodies. Charler r.
Rowan, wheeiman of the Philadelphia,
aged twenty-five, who Is a single man,
is among the lost. He is thought to be
from this city. The PhiIadelphia's
crew will receive transportation and re-
port at Erie, and the Albany's crew at
Buffalo. The following is list of the
men lost who have been identi-
fled: S. B. Muirhead, chief en-
gineer. Buffalo, family; J. A. Mol
10y. second engineer. Buffalo, single:
Thomas Pierce, second mate, st. Cathe-
rines, single; Joseph Price, watchman,
Buffalo, single; S. McMutrie, waiter,
Buffalo, single: c. NJ. Leggett, chief en-
gineer, Buffalo, family; Jerry Moran,
second engineer, Buffalo, single; John
Hunt, mate, Detroit, family; A. Hanna,
second mate, Buffalo, single; G. Lind
quist, wheeiman, Erie; Charles Rowan,
lookout, Port Huron, single; G. W.
Williams, watchman. Toledo.
EAST TAWAs, Mich, Nov. S.-One Of
the saddest sights ever witnessed in
East Tawas is at E. c. Kings undertake
Ing rooms, where eleven bodies of the
sailors drowned off the steamers Albany
and Philadelphia are laid out They
were brought in by the steamer City of
Concord last night. The captain of the
Concord states that he discovered the
wreckage OF the Albany about O'Clock
yesterday morning, and about thirty
minutes later that of the Philadelphia.
The captain of the steamer City of
Concord, which brought IN the bodies,
was seen today. He gives it as his opin-
ion that at least a portion OF those in the
yawl which was capsized were rescued.
The corOner's inquest was adjourned
from last night until 4 o'clock this after
noon, when the captain of the ill-fated
( Albany will be here. Several bodies
have not been identified.