The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-12
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
Disaster on Lake Erie in Which a
Vessel Is Sunk and Three
Lives Lost.

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night the former vessel was sunk and
three lives lost, while several other
persons We're more or less seriously
injured
THE DRoWNED-Peter smondson,
fireman, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Thomas Flanagan, deckhand, Buffalo.
George Weir Waterman, residence I'M
known
| lNJURED-John Sullivan, Chicago, con-
fusion of back, will probably die.
j. A. McDougal. Cheboygan Mich, chief
engineer City of Venice, arm injured and
body badly bruised
| Louis Hubecker, Cheboygan, Mich, head
and back badly bruised
The cause of the collision is not
known. There was no fog whatever
and the night was fairly clear. The
lights of the City of Venice were
burning brightly. To this the crew
and passengers all testify, saying they
could see the lights on the Venice as
she was sinking. The second mate of
the Seguin, w. A. Lavigne, who was
on watch, refuses absolutely to give
any information in regard to the way
the accident happened. The less said
about it the BETTER was the only
statement he would make
1t was shortly after midnight when
the accident happened. The City of
Venice, laden with 5000 tons of ore,
was bound to Buffalo, while the Seguin
was going north to Perry sound from
Ogdensburg. On board the Seguin all
were asleep save the second mate, w.
y. Lavigne, and the Waterman who
was with him in the pilothouse. The
first mate of the Venice, Sullivan, was
down. How the collision happened
cannot be ascertained, as Sullivan is
lying in the hospital and Lavigne will
not talk. The first that was known
that anything had happened was
| terrible crash, which brought both
boats almost to standstill. The
Seguin had struck the Venice fairly
amidships and plowed its way half
through the boat. The crew and pas
sengers aboard both boats heard
tearing of timbers mingled with calls
for help from those already on deck.
All those who were sleeping rushed
out on deck, and there was fright
full panic for a time. The Venice,
which had been split in two, was sink
ing rapidly. Capt. Broderick, of the
boat, ran on deck in his sleeping robes
and Immediately called to the men to
man the lifeboats. The members of
the crew who had not been hurt
rushed to his assistance and in five
minutes they had the boat in the wa
ter. Several of the men fearing that
the ship would sink before they had
an opportunity to escape threw them
selves overheard. They were later
picked up by the lifeboats from the
seguin. The City of Venice went
down in very deep water in less than
Is minutes after the collision oc-
Cured. After standing by for an hour
the Seguin headed for Cleveland with
Tuesday.
The City of Venice was wooden
vessel, 301 feet long and 40 feet beam.
She was owned by the McGraw Trans
portation company, of Bay City, Mich,
and valued at about $175,OOO. She was
commanded by Capt. Broderick
The Seguin is an iron vessel 2o7 feet
long and "a feet beam. She is owned
by U. B. Miller, of Perry Sound, and
commanded by j. NJ. Simms.
Cleveland, o., Aug. 6.-First Mate
Sullivan, of the City of Venice, who
is lying in critical condition at the
Marine hospital, rallied slightly
Tuesday afternoon and made a state
ment regarding the collision:
II was on the night watch" he said. 1T
was something after midnight wher first
! saw another boat ahead. 1t was still some
| distance away, but l blew the whistle to
| signal the boat. She did not answer.
thought that 1t was strange, but as she was
some distance away L made no attempt to
get out of the way. All our lights We're
| burning, ard there was no fog, so I don't
see how they could have helped seeing our
vessel. When the boat was considerably
closer. l whistled again, but still there was
no answer. l was then frightened, and sig
| nailed still another time l saw that we
We're not seen; at least there was no atten-
ton paid to our signals ard the boat was
bearing directly down upon US.
| 81 then attempted to get out of the way
and veered the ship dfagonally in her
course. hoping to escape with slight rub
| the collision that began to realize was in
.vitable She was even nearer than | sup
posed, however, and going at fast rate
| Suddenly, the bow doomed up high above
/ d
then for moment l scarcsly realized what
had happened. l was thrown off my feet
by the jar and the pilot house was crushed
and piled on top of me.
Il felt terrible pain in my back and
chest. and then l was swept overheard with
the pilot house. 1t all happened so quick
! that could scarcely realize each distinct
| sensation, however"
Sullivan was picked up after being
in the water a short time Includ-
ing the crew and passengers, there
were about 25 persons on the City of
Venice.
Struck by Lightning.
Forrest, ILL.,, Aug. 8. The high
school building in this place was
struck by lightning about one o'clock
Tuesday morning and burned to the
ground, with its entire contents, in
GLIDING apparatus, library and speci-
mems. Loss, $4,000; insurance, &c.
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