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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Record, 1882-05-26, Page 5atirfui :Disaster on Lake Huron. Coz.Ln QwooD, May 22nd.-S.carcel'y s navigatiOli opened when we are fled upon to chronicle the loss of one f the finest propellers that ever steam - & out of -our harbor, the pride alike of er :unfortunate 'owners sand crew. Distresaing.as the loss itself is, it is ac- Orapaniecr by a frightful loss of human ife. On Friday morning our eitizeus were startled when, on the arrival of the City of Oweu Sound, it. was - learn- ed that the, Manitoulin had been burn- ed .to the water's '-The report was naturally received with' slight in- credulity at first, but • THE STORY TOLD BY TMB OFiF oullS "of the Owen Sound tat: no` 'room to datrbt the 'aceurrieerl-of---tTlre—mow?.' It aKas to tbe•efl'eet that .wheri.tlie°Owen • tiound, was bet eeen Rilla.rney and 17anitowaning bay a small. boat was seen coining out of the. foyewhieb .had settled over the water. It was manned. by a number of Ind ians•and on.e•rvh.Ite, inane who turned out '.to be . Andrew tallnston,. mate of the illarpitoulin. He. reported that when his boat was about• four miles froth Manitowaning. , bay' it. was discovered: to be on fire, .•etupposed to be have beeancaused by the explo- sion of a lamp in the after egging -room. A, rush was at once made, for• the life- .bcets, ode of which was filled ; while • being lowered the male coke. and the ..Itecupants of the groat were thrown • in - 41 the water. He •(the state) had rows ed out for' assistance.:'I`Iee Owen ;Sound took him to Killarney and brought the the news to Colliugwood. She was Bt71tNED 'RIGHT TO T1II3 .wi1rsuuNE, and the remains of the hull were crisp- ed. ou the ,inside to charcoal. The boil- tIr and engine Kt. -0d in their pl:a,ee5, and the hold was filled with water.; Holes had. been cut in the bottoui;by�tiie:crc w fighting the flames after the' boat -was leached. . Everything was appal-ettly burned to Uselessness except perhapti the machinery, and a few almost value- less articlesof freight. Some- icattle i,n board had been •roasted to death and thrown overboard, portions of the '•arcasses being taken• away by the In- dians. The first•mate, Andrew John sun, and some of the crew were found, in charge of the ruins, keeping their lonely watch by: a fire on the shore: THE CHIEF ENGINEER'S. STORY.' The feillowirig is probably as correct a statement of facts•of, the ease -as -can be obtained. The brave uian wlio told the story had his.. :right hand severely burned, and his -hair scorched,: and ?lis ears 'blistered, and his general appear ance told that he had fought a gallant -"and desperate battle. •1i.e•.said;-".It was between 12 and 1 o'clock. •:,TLie, second 'engineer had had his .dinner, and came dowry to relieve nte, .]:went totity-room, washed -l> - elf -,—and -was putting on. any 'coat 'to go to 'dinner when the second engineer camp run' ning in and told me that .the boat.:was.. on fire. 1 'went outside, •and rushed: to the pony engine tes start • it..At that time the. nate and .second:engineer were endeavouring to get the hose down. I was four ,feet lower`tl'a•n them and not so mugs exposed to:.the: dame, which, with the smoke, was creep ing overhead. 3. had -:the :overflow of • the pony open for some;, bine, and be-. fore shutting it off to force tale water... through the hose I called .to the' -mate. and second engineer to. hurry tip as in•uch as they could. " •1 didn't: receive any answer, and 1 crawled up and : found there was no one there. I sup. posed the flanges .drove :them 9ff. s..I took bold' of the hose aaii-fel alrat for the nozzle, but,, found ' there was none on,. I then.dropped the hose -and., went to the •side`"of•the gangway, about six. feet froin the' enguiq. I • noticed people. in .the water already, particular, ly a man .and 'a, woman and -child 1, saw the captain:had the •boat pointed•. for shore at this time, and the question; of course, arose in nig 'mind whether she would reach shore.. Thinking of thisml ran back to the engine, felt .for the lever of the throttle, and • pulled it ;, open. I,could not open it all the way, 'because it was •set with a thurubrscrew, which tightened up asp: the lever came out. I ran back to, the gangway, pulled off my boots and• -crawled•• -along the wale until I casae, to a fender, when I was'assisted to i_ i'L'pronienade deck. by Messrs. Spencer_.and Jas: -Mil; ler, Then 1 noticed that•$$ke1rstmate was 'trying to lower the'starboard boats and, as he. was unable to' swing her. clear, I took hold- -of the.. afterfall and helped the mate to swing: the boat clear of the chalks she sat. in:. The ' nate' told me not to. let the boat' strike • the water. I followed the boat deoin• to keep her- off the promenade •rail, and f>hoved her off until inyiend of -her -was about 4 feet from the water I was standing on the main wale at the time, having my arm around a fender,. and the line ill my disengaged-thabdi ' The irnineuse.cbed whichdj•uinped into the 'boat ertlle carried away the forwat•d tackle or he davitt, when I Immetlriate- ly;let go•the .after tacltrle;. tis - . , .,. �. , THE BOAT TURNED A COMPLETE SOMEt- SaULT.• and the line nearly" swept me off 1 clung to 'the side untilthe boat ground- ed, when the jar shook me'off. When I was hanging over the ;;iJe . 1 saw people continually passing under me in the water: I especially, noticed a man, swimming outwards after a woman who 'had drifted behind, The couple were'saved. I also noticed a man clinging to the "side who had ,`h,isleft Latid and arm in the fire. On landing, after getting allthose who reinaiuett eft the boat, we worked until ;the fol lois ing' morning *o '•extinguish the flames. There • were .probably .twenty persons lost." elsotEs'OP TOE KNOWN TO' i3'E,LOST are Robert—EIenrv, -Phos.' ITantury and: wife, Geo:' White, Collib wood';; Lewis; Algoma Mills , J: - Little,. of Sullivan, Marple & Co; Jo1,nI ogan, P. Fitzpatrick ; a • little girl, Fanny rroud.: Othore whose names :are not known are also lost. l .trgwicic 1 opancil. 18Ilflia.•x res. GGorrie 111ay 17, 1882. The Council .l net to -day in I3aske:tt's hotel, pursuant to adjournment. _Mein: hers:, all present- 'lie Reeve in the chair. illiuutes of last meeting read atat approved.. . • by-law No. 3, read. and passed. 111oyed by 111.r. Cook Seconded by' itlr. Johnston, that 1111: Muli• be paid .;;;10 for rent of road across lot 20 non B., the tee to expire April 1st, 1803. —Carried. The petition` of•ili:r. Jt,s :1'orcl aiid. •1.5 others were read, asking a grant of money to repair s.1. 15 and 16; con. 18, by thein ._giving„30 days gratis work. i1loved .by, 1Vlr. Wier, seconded by; 11:Lr. Johnston, that'Air. .Jacques re- ueivc;:,$50 to expend along saicd road- along •`w-itli the- gratis s.oikk.—Car ried. Mo.ved., by -Mr: Johnston, seconded by Mr. Jacques that $2,5'be expended by the Reeve on s.i..10 and 11, eon.. '1 aid 2.—Carried. ll'oved• . by Mr.• Wier, seconded by, Mr. Jacques, that 111 sere. Obok1 and Johnston examine sideline -;25 "and 26; con. 5an�d6, ancl'reportat next meet- , ' ing.-Carrie d Moved by :1VIr. Jolmston, :seconded - by Mr. Jacques, : that P.. Keating' be authorised. to lire si ovelters;to fill gra- vel for covering erossway while; doing his roadwork to`the amount of Car,. ied., • < Moved by Mr. • Johnston, `tecorid`e'd by Mr: Cook. that Messrs. Wier and Jacques. "exainine' s.l. 15 -arid 16, con: • 13, and, if necessary, -put in culvert and ditch. -Carried. The Petition of T: K. Roddy and 28. others read, -asking' a ditch to be dug' along the east side of s.h 2 and 7; eon. 11 and 1'2 Moved- by Mr. Weir, seconded by 1VIr..` Cook 'that a 'committee of the whole Council examine said side'roatt,—' Carried.. Novel -by Mr. Jacques, seconded by M+r. Cook, •-that Mr. Johnston expend $50 repairing con.. -17, between Lake- let andClifford.—Cearried. 1�Io'vrd by Mr; Cook, seoond'ecl• by Mr: Johnston; that Mrs. Sebert receive $7 as charity she being in indigent cir-- cu nstauces, to be expended. by Mr... Weir.—Carried ➢loved by Mr. Gook, eeconded by, Mr Jacques, that Widow Douglas re cave $10 as charity, she being in 'in - docent circumstances indtgentcircumstances to be expended by ➢1r. Johnston:—Carried. 111oveecl b7 Mr. Cook, seconded by Mr..Weir,• that the Court of 'Revision be held. ill McIntosh's Hotel',,.Gorrie ou the 2 r tii day of May, at 2 „o'clock;• p. tom.—Carried. Accounts passed :-1-I. .Newton 55.50,•, for covering bridge-; John Stroam, $3.60, for plank for bridge; Calvin Boners, $2.75., or repairs on Southeran's bridg( • ,?loved by Mr. Weir seconded by 111r. Johnston, Lhat the Council do now • adjourn to meet in Bus -test's hotel, Fordwich, on the 3rd Wednesday its June.—Carried. W1,,1. PANE, Township Clerk. Special Notices. To the Medical Profession and all whom • if -may ..concern. Phosphation; or Nerve Food, a Phos- phate- Element based .upon; Sctentiflc Facts, 'Formulated by Professor Austin, ?efi. D., of :Boston, Mass,.cures Pultnon- ary Consumption, Sick headache, :Ner- vous .Attache, Vertigo and Neuralgia and all wasting diseases of, the human system. Phosphatine';is not, a Medi- cine, but a Nutriment; because -it con-. tains on Vegetable or. r Mineral Poisons; Opiates, Narcotics,'and d -no Stimulants, b„t sin pl•V Phosphatic and Gastric Ele- ments found in . our. daily ,food. A Single bottle sufficient to convince. All .Druggists -sell it. $1.00 per ` bottle. LordviaN & Co., Sole Agen•ts'for the Do- minion, 55 Front .Street East, Toronto. BEAT SALE OF __ !� o�000 ORT New` Dry Goods, Ready-made Clothing, mats and .:Caps, Boots an cies, an! 20 OHESTS OF,CHOiCE TE,A s ow selling off regardless' of ':c at 77'x-, thio Rio PL4 (WEIGHT'S O•LDl,STAND.),, The public are cordially invited to --call - a$ d examine goods and prices. WANTON May 4tlt;:.1883 Ve are ; showing a uery select stock of Liryht-Colored. Prints, White, crud '.Printed P'ks, Para- sols, . Hosiery,; Gloves, . Q e. In our MANTLE Department we have just received another consignment:' of•�ePA88MENTRE� Trifnininy g sfor -. -Cashmere Silk, and other Mantle Cloths. The Dry -Goods. Etpori an ' of Clinton girders have been ' coming i '' su rapidly- for Clothing that we were unabled to turn the' work :out fast enough- on -account''; of not being� able, to secure enough hanc' we have now overcome t iat,ld� culty and welThave now cv hands . who are working ni Vit” a daj to keel; u p The reason we can sell eheape -than any - ousel°- House is because -we have no rents to pay, no,large' salaries' to pay. to Gutters, (awe we dO all ourcown eating). ancl'in ft ii&.. all our e: penses.ftre very light, thus•savin a?,ve>y large amount whiclr - othelxwise would/have to be taken out of• theccustolners'beforw anything is rade; On account of the double increase in our business, we were compelled' to double the stock at first . intend- ed, and 'have a large and rnaii cent stock .: which: is ber s �ci at. very' low stock, Nes. •