The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-01-08
A NIGHT OF HORROR.
sole Survivor of the Cortland
Morning Star Collision Lives
at Sheboygan.

history of tie Great LakeS-the collision
between the clipper-bult barkentine
Cortland. hailing from Sheboygan, and
The passenger steamer Morning Star. The
disaster occurred about midnight on June
20. 1865, at Il point sixteen miles north-
west of Cleveland and while the number
who met death never was known, the ON
GERS of the line having lost the passenger
list so that the names of those who lost
their lives could not be ascertained. II Is
estimated that about thirty people perlshed.
Anderson was rescued from the sinking
Cortland, but Kane was not so fortunate.
He was asleep III the cabin OF the bark
when the crash came, and aWoke 10 ma
long splinter of the deck driven through
his neck, passing upward under the jaw
bone and through his mouth, cutting the
ton que nearly off. and passing out the OPP
posite cheek. With his jaw broken in
three places, and with the piece OF wood
passing through his face and protrudlng
Il foot on either side, Capt. Kane made
dozen heroic rescues When the Morning
Star went down he was plunged into the
lake. and foated five hours on Il plank
before being picked up. Anderson was
rescued and WAS landed ut cleveland
few hours later after the vessels coliided;
Can't. Kane was confined in Il hospital
several months. and when he died a few
weeks ago he wore the silver WIRE that
WAS used to sew together the lacerated
pieces of his tongue.
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nav !hT pt'h p''ii' "a na,-,r,J no
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iliahulact uItI7 plants vi ~ choI,,,.-
the river. ohe was CIV h'u o' g ~ hns+
gan mana. L. Lyman, one OF the pest
known vessel owners on the lakes III
early dayS-and was manned b.! a she
boygan crew and commanded by She
boygan master-Capt. James Louden, who
died III 'hiS citN ty" i; - h'rlE-
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eh'lhe rlSScu. anu "'S M, rass'I on
II'i Srat anu o''t Ia,i,,''Iod Win
me me lahtS Mii'n sue rrncon5 inyn
me 'oriiahd Was Ie'Hs ~ ~ f',,,'I r'.+
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pass TN o"E tiie ui'"ot i.'7 4 i,,,,,
niIa@e' anu W. III, ~ 80 W. =; >"
!ile structure sue 'Iu,.'
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age when the Morning star crashed mo
her, and both vessels were sent 10 me
bottom.
The Cortland left Escanaha on June
10. lS6N. with cargo OF l5oo tons OF
iron ore Tor Cleveland. she was manned
by crew of thirteen men and carried
two passengers. At II 40 o'clock on he
night of June 20 SIZE had reached Il point
on Lake Erie opposite the mouth of
Black river. She was st: ndipg off shore
ON 9, wind headed in = northcaSrfrlv
direction whom throj1ph tho gloom the
lights of an approaching steamer were
soon Lv tho l,okout There WAS q cry
Tho hist of - whistle ono ar two hoo-sr-
Il. .J'',,t,I nrio,l and - cr,sb-anJ tho
Ib,rn Han. nf ,bo u+camnr was SINK
.',,ii' Goo. iuta ,ho t,rt nuortor If tho
E,r+I.,rl
was, thu. .idcvbaeIer NJhr,,
;,,'. g.. &c ~, puHalo- nctro;+ I;.,n
po"il" ii'la' IN ,,.,,,,,f,I ,,i
r""ih S''''I''iilH -, 81" w "it,"' "',u
the S'etF'sc ana "'i"''" ''rAH VIZ
rr"Wued WIN rhiiGrahiS N''hlnS mum III
me W est fit'rh minutes di,tI me COZ
i>i"h occurred lne MOBILIZE '''t N'hl
Gown ma TOOK Win h'r Il llaSS ol S'iu@-
SIlAG, screaming humanity
How the accident occurred Is not
known, say" that tn" steamer. gong at
nearly full speed, sunk her bow deep
into the haTkcntlne. the momentum be
ing so great that her anchors were
thrown "Nrr the '"rti2hd' hGf anchor
chains resting across the dec&S "1 the
sailing vessel. Had the steamer re-
manned as She was the awful loss OF
lie that followed would probably nave
been ayerted, but rs she backed away
twelve feet of her bows were broken on
ana lett Jammed III the quarter OF Tn"
harktntln". instantly Il food poured INT"
the steamers hold. The condition OF the
steamer was not observed ut hrSt, anu
officers and crews OF huth vessels be
hrYcd the steamer to he sound ana that
the hark"ntnc was sinking, anu there was
! rush from lht. cortland l" me Morning
Star ami II" effort to ieaN" the steamer.
Sixty seconds later the Morning Star
plunged under the waves.
Anderson hai remained on the Curt-
land. and aS She hoatcd until rrscuing
boats appeared those who chung to her
4 i
saved. Capt. Name, who was first mate
of the barkcntine. and who was asleep
in his bunk. was da shed through the
deck and found himself sanding on the
stern of the steamer clinging to the slen-
der staff from which flew the line flag.
As he chung Their" Il great crowd of half
madd"ned passengers. tircmen and deck
hands rushed aft The vessels bows SET
tied for an instant ana then boat and
struggling humanity plunged beneath the
waves
n great silver had passed through Can't. /
kanCS face. and his broken Jaw hung
on his breast. while the blood flowed
steadily from the wound. but the injured
man retained consciousness. and as he
Went INTO the water seized hold of Il
plank. 10 this he cung while all around
We, scores of men, women and children
hghung desperately for life. and on" hy
one sinking rs some piece "f timber or
hit Of board escaped from their grasp. |
or a wave Of greater height OF volume
than rs fellows swept over them In ten
minutes kanc was alone. the barkontinc
having dritted from sight and others who
went mi" the waters with him having
persisted or been lost sight of in the dark !
ness.
'apt Name chung To his tiny raft while !
IN" waves swept around and over him. 1t
was an hour after the collision when he
heard a voice calling for assistance He