The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-25
CRUSHED By THE ICE
OF THE STEAMER CHI
CORA FOUND IN LAKE MICHIGAN.
and Cargo Valued Mt S175.OOO-A
Tribute to the Captain.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich Jan. "a
These saddened communities have entirely
given up the hapless steamer Chicora as
lost, with all on board. kilograms
nouncng the finding of wreckage near
South Haven have been constantly coming
since yesterday noon, but the blow that
crushed all hopes was received this after
noon. 1t announced that searching party
had found portion of the Chicora's pas
senger gangway, curtains and other pieces
of her main deck and bulwark; also parts
of drawing rooms q and 2S and large part
of the boats baggage room. The telegram
was supplemented by the following from
the delegation of searchers: I'VE started
at a. m. at South Haven, and found some
of the forward upper bulwarks: went fur
Their north and came upon lots of wreckage.
Have found pieces from the top to lower
deck, most of the baggage room and
upper shutter and one life preserver Found
one barrel of flour from the cargo. Some
of the doors and cabin bulkheads were
found. Much wreckage is in sight further
NORTH
A still later report stated that the party
had found the forward spar and piece
of wood with the name Chicora on it.
After viewing the wreckage, Mr.. Ora
ham, one of the owners of the boat, re-
turned to ST. Joseph and sent word to the
families of the men who had been on the
boat that he had given up all hope. He
then gave out the list of men on the
Chicora. 1t reduces the list of lost to twenty
two the number of deck hands being four
instead of eight, as previously reported.
These deck hands were Archibald Bentley,
Ted Grazing, d. Brundage and John Ryan.
The two foremen who were lost and whose
names have not been previously given were
John Werner, of Sweden, and William Mil
Ter, of Benton Harbor. In other respects
the list as previously given is correct.
of age, and has been in the employ of the
Graham and Morton Transportation Com
pany for seventeen years. He sailed the
Chicora since she first came out. He leaves
a wife, his only child, Benjamin, being sec
ond mate of the Chicora. Cornelius d. ST.
mons, first mate, had been with the Graham
He was forty. years Of age and leaves
wife and child Robert Mcclure, first en-
gineer, had been with the company two
years, and was one of the most skillful ma
rine engineers on the lakes. He was fifty
years of age. and leaves a wife and five
children in Detroit. James r. Clark, clerk,
publican political circles in this State. and
for four years held the office of United
States marshal. He was about fifty years
Of age and leaves a. VILE and dauga sd
and reliable men, and mostly old employees.
Their names were given in yesterdays dis
patches.
The Chicora was equipped with the strong
est engines of any boat on the lakes, be-
ing 20, 80 and 81 triple expansion of $500
horse power, rated at twenty miles an
lists in summer. She was built three years
ago expressly for winter service, with six
inch outer plank covering and with triple
compartments, each Independent of the
other. She was 800 tons burden, 225 feet
long, 36 feet beam, 40 feet over all, cost
ing the company $4,000.