St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-25
LAKE sTREWN WITH DEBRIS
Of the Vessel at the Point
Where 1t Evidently
Went Down.
CREW MUST HAVE PERISHED,
AS Not a Trace Of One Of the
Victims Can Be
Found.

BENTON HARBoR, Mich, Jan. a.
This Saddened community has entirely
given up the steamer Chicora with all
ON board as lost, kilograms ann ounce
ing the finding of Wreckage near South
Haven have been constantly coming in
since yesterday neon, but the blow that
crushed all hopes was received this aft
ernoon. 1t announced that the search
ing party had found portion of the
Chicora'S passenger gangway, curtains
and other pieces Of her main deck and
bulwarks; also parts of drawing rooms
q and %, and large part OF the boats
baggage room. This telegram was sup
plemented by the following from the
SearcherS:
1--WE started at Z IN. at South Haven
and found some of the forward upper
bulwarks, went farther north and came
upon lots Of wreckage. Have found
pieces from top TO lower deck, most of
baggage room and upper shutter, and
one life preserver. Found one barrel OF
flour from the cargo. Some of the doors
and cabin bulkheads are found.
EEucIa Wreckage
is in sight further north" A still later
report stated tina. the party had found
the forward spar and piece of wood with
the name Chicora Oh it.
Capt. Ed Shines was about forty-fve
years old, and had been in the employ
Of the Graham d Morton 1ransporta-
ton company for seventeen years. He
sailed the ChicOra since she first came
out. He leaves widow. his only child,
Benjamin, being second mate Of the
Chicora. Cornelius SimondS. first mate,
mad been with the company for twenty
one years. He was forty years OF aye,
and leaves wife and child. Robert
Mcclure, first engineer, had been with
the company two years, and was one Of
the most skillful marine engineers on
the lakes. lie was fifty years of age,
and leaves widow and five chill
dren in Detroit. James B. Clark,
clerk of the Inflated Chicora, had
been for years quite prominent in Rec
publican political cirles in this state,
and for four years held the United
States marshalshiD. He was about fifty
years of age and leaves a widow and
daughter. Other members Of the crew
were steady aud reliable men and
mostly old employees. The Chicora was
equipped with the strongest engines eff
any boat on the lakes, being 20, SO and
81 triple-eXpansion. of 2.5U0 hore power.
rated at twenty miles an hour, licensed
to carry 1920 eXcursionists in summer.
She was built three years ago
Expressly for winter Service
with siX-inch outer plank covering and
with triple compartments. each indie.
pendent Of the others. She was 500
tons burden, 225 feet long, IS feet beam,
40 feet over all, costing the company
$685. 600.
After viewing the wreckage Mr.. Ora
ham returned to st. Joseph and sent
word to the families of the men who had
been on the beat that he had given up
all hope. He then gave out list of the
men on the ChcOra. 1t reduces the list
of the lost to twenty-five, the number of
deckhandS being four. instead of
eight, as previously reported. These
deckhauds were Archibald Bently, Ted
Gearing, ID. Brundage and John Ryan.
The two firemen were lost, their names
being John Werner, Of Sweden, and
William Miller. of Benton Harbor. In
other respects the list as previously
given Is correct.