The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08
lost IN A LAKE HURON GALE
~ THE cAPsIZISG OF A YACHT A
WHOLE FAMILY PERIsBEs.
pesis-stricken, the Helpless Women
ana Children Refuse to Ala Them
selves and Go Down to Their
meath within Three Minutes.

rTEyFLAND. July THE schooner
-srh, Tdler was lost IN a terrific storm
s,,een miles off this port this afternoon.
-,,h slx persons. all members of the fam
~ Of James corrigan. a wealthy vessel
axner OF this city. The dead are:
MIS-. James corrigan. wife Of the own
Mrs.. Charles Reilly, aged twenty-five
YEARS, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
cosriran.
laughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Corrigan.
Miss Ida May Corrigan, aged fifteen
snss Eta corrigan. aged thirteen years.
BABY Reilly granddaughter Of Mr.. and
MS cofr'gan.
Mrs. John Corrigan was the only passen-
seY aboard who was saved. G. II. Holmes,
,he captain Samuel Bggam, the mate
sour sailors. two cooks and the ship's
carpenter, were also saved The yacht
sst Port Huron yesterday with the fam
Nv OF Mr.. Corrlgan aboard and started TO
rfeyeland Mr.. Corrigan was III and left
hy the train. At o'clock the storm came
W. and inside OF five minutes the yacht
sxnk All the women. except Mrs. John
coYrigan and Miss Eta Corrigan were
M the cabin when the gallo began. They
became panic stricken and refused to
leave the place. Tho men implored them TO
come TO the deck, but they refused Mrs.
John Corrisan chung TO cork sofa when
the yale cans and was saved When res
TT was about 2;05 o'clock when the
sued Mats Biggam said:
squali struck us The yacht laid down on
her beam ends and the water rushed
through the headlights and companion
ways and In three minutes she sank
Mrs James Corrigan, Miss Ida Corri-
gan Miss Jane Corrigan. Mrs. Charles
Reilly were all In the saloon below when
A..
me orders to take In sail, and I trans
mitted the order to the men. They obeyed
quickly. The captain, myself and the
crew made efforts 10 save the women. but
without success We told them the Yacht
was sinking. but they could not or would
not come on deck. 1 wadsd into the sa-
loon when the waters was up to my neck.
but Mrs James Corrigan would not come
cut Shs may have been rendered in
capable OF action by fear and knowledge
81 impending doom. An effort was made
10 taxa the infant daughter Of Mira Reilly
out. but Mrs. Reilly would not let the
child GO
The mate said II was realized that
nothing could be done TO save thos. in
the cabin. ana that attention was turned
10 saving those on deck. The latter. out
soc or tae captain, mate AMI crew were
MS JoHn Corrigan and her daughter
Miss Eta Corrigan. The captain ara
tis ere Y tied to get Mrs. Corrtrsn and
her daughter UP on the crosstrees I'm the
nsxi'y. but the heavy sea washed them
all overheard
For Gods sake. Mrs Corrigan. Won
and yo1r daughter keep a tight hold ON
'hs rigging, we called to them. Even
az We yelled the sea swept them and us
eserpssTd' Fortunately Mrs. Corrigan
lsd snnc*f ded I'm taking hold OF a cork
lounge She elunE to II and was save. :
according TO the testimony OF several
sailors. the topsaii mainsail and jih we're
aa set when the storm came up. This IA
denied by Blggam, the mate. who de.