The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
Cleveland Ship Owners Yacht,
With Family Aboard,
Went Down.
ONE PASSENGER WAS SAVED.
AT the Approach of the Storm the
Women Became Panic Stricken
and Resisted Attempts to
Rescue Them.
DEAD.


MRS. JAMES t. coHRIGAN. wife Of the cxn-
OF the yacht
MRS. CHARLES REILLY. aged 20 years
daughter q; Mr.. and Mrs James Corrigan.
MISS JANE CORRIGAN. aged 20 years. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. AMI Mrs. James Corr.gan.
MISS IDA MAY CORRIGAN. aged Is years.
MISS ETA CORRIG.N. arr,. I3 years.
BABY REILLY. granddaughter Of NJ. and
Mrs. Corrigan.
Cleveland. o. July THE schooner
yacht IiIer was lost IN a terrific storm six
/ teen miles of this port this afternoon with
six persons. all members Of the family Of
James Corrigan. a wealthy vessel owner Of
this city. aboard.
Mrs. John Corrigan was the only pas
seneer aboard who was saved. c. II.
Holmes. the captain: Samuel Biggam, the
mate: four sailors. two cooks and the ship
carpenter were also saved.
The yacht left Port Huron yesterday with
the family Of Mrs. Cor-igan aboard and
started TO Cleveland. Mr.. Corrigan was i'll
and left by the train.
At . o'clock the storm came up. and in
side Of five minutes the yacht sank. All
the women excepting Mrs. John Corrigan
and Miss Eta Corrigan were in the cabin
when the gale came up. They became pam
The mate implored them to come 10 the
Geek. but they refused. Mrs. John Corrisan
chung TO a cork sofa when the gale came
and was saved.
1T was about 2:i5 that the squail hic
us" said Samuel Bggam. the mate of the
Inflated Yacht. He relating his version
OF the affair to a sympathetic crowd in the
Office OF the Lake Carriers Association.
THE yacht laid down on her beam ends. :"
~ tri rh.a
through the companion ways and in three
minutes she sank.
Paralyzed With Fear.
Mrs James Corrigan, Miss Ida Corrigan.
Miss Jane Corrigan. Mrs. Charles Reilly and
the infant daughter of Mrs. Reilly were
all in the saloon below when the storm
came on U.S. Captain Holmes gave me or
ders TO take in sail and transmitted the
order to the men. They oDeyed quickly.
The captain. myself and the crew made
Efforts 10 save the women. but without sue
cess.
We told them the yacht was sinking.
/ but they could not or would not come on
deck | waSed into the saloon when the
| water was up TO my neck. but Mrs James
/ Corrigan would not come out. She may
/ have been rendered incapable OF acton by
fear and knowledge of impending doom.
An effort was made to take the infant
| daughter Of Mrs. Reilly out but Mrs. Reilly
would not let the child CO.
The mate said it was realized tina; nctn'
I ing could be done to save those in tie cabin
; and that attention was turned 30 saving
! those on deck.
| THE latter, outside of the Captain, mate
! and crew. were Mrs. John Corrisan and heI
| daughter. Miss Eta Corrisan. The Cap
! tain myself and some Of the crew tried TO
/ get Mrs. Corrigan and her daughter upon
4 the crosstrees In the rigging. but the hedvy
| sea washed US all overheard.
1 "'Por Gods sake. Mrs. Corrigan, you ana
! YOUR daughter keep a tight hold on the
4 rigging we called TO them.
4 Even as We yelled the sea swept them
| and US overheard. Fortunately MIS- COR
| rizan had succeeded in taking hold or n
| cork lounge She chung 10 1t ana was
/ saved.
scamanship Condemned.
According TO the testimony OF several
! sailors the top sail. main sail and tib were
I all SET when the storm came up. This Is
I denied by Biggam, the mate. VINO declares
that they were in good condition 10 race
the storm
. Captain James Corrigan declared to-nigh,
/ that good seamanshin could have avertec
the tragedy. He is almost frenzied Win
grief.
1 The Idler was a stanch schooner yacht
/ which captain COrrigan recently purchased
F, from John Cudahy OF Chicago. The sur
vivors OF the wreck were picked up by tugs
| a few minutes after the acciient ana
brought into this port.