Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 20, 1880, Page 1

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Lyon & Healy, [stato and Monroe Htroots, CHlivada, ALL LOST. The Steamer Alpena Sunk, and Not a Soul Saved. The Body of One of tho Passon- 8ers Washed Ashoro Near Holland, Mich. The Beach Strewn for Miles with the Debris of tho Wrecked Vessel, Cabin-Doors, Stairs, and a Piano Piled Up upon the Shore. Some Further Information Re- garding Her Passengers and Officers, Sketch of the Life of the Veteran Sailor Who Com- manded Her. Minor Casualties on the Waters of Lakes Superior and Michigan. Stormy Time at Duluth--The Wild Work Done by the Waves. The Wissahickon Has a Terrible Time of It—Her Experience at the Manitous. ALPENA, HNOLLAND. ONE BODY, Speetal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune. Hon.anp, Mich., Oct. 10.—The stenmer Alpena has certalnly gone down, “Che débris is floating ashore near our harbor, At Sau- gatuck also some of the wreck came ashore, among which is one of her Nfe-boats. Her plano was found this morning, with life-pre- servers and numberless bits of furniture, parts of her wheel, ete, all from one to five miles north of Holtand. harbor, Up. to this moment one body has been found,—Mrs. Bradtey, said to be the wife of a rich banker of New Mexico. Mora wreckage {s picked up hourly, and ‘the gloom of the relatives of tho lost ones deepens with the receipt of ench suceceding news- {tem from the bench, Capt. Butlin arrived in verson this afternoon, and has gone to the Dench to superintend matters. He will ap point a reliable patrol to take care of the property and bodies which are expected to arrive, ‘The terrible disaster has enst a gloom over the whole const, and even old siilors seem to have an aversion to running any chances with gales of such power and duration. THE AFFLICTED. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Non .ann, Mich, Oct. 29,—Our telegraph office has been besleged by anxious ones for the past three days, and hardly a minute but some one ene in and asked for news of the Alpena. Occasionally a report would be re- celved, saying the Alpena had been seen or was supposed to be safe at the Manitou Islands, ‘Then hope would again spring up In the brensts of thoso having friends’ or relatives on bourd, probably only to be dashed to the ground agaln by another mes- snge, Saying portions of the wreck were be- ng washed ashore at some point on the enst shore of Lake Michigan, <All these rumors proved to be false, until about half-past 10 this morning, when the United States tug Graham arrived with some pleces of furni- ture and freight that wero ¢ AT ONCE IDENTIFIED as belonging to the Alpena, Soon after a message was received from Mr. P,P. Fane stlehl, of Holland, saying a plano had been washed ashore. As there was too much sen for a tug to live, a special train was chartered, earrylng about fifty Interested - persons. ‘Teams were procured, and the beaeh reached aboutS p.m. ‘The sad and convincing news was then proved too true, Considerable freight was now scen to be coming ashore, ‘Tho shore was strawn with portions of the wreck and freight of every description for miles on both sides of the pier. Barrels of apples, boxes of shoes, boxes of fish, portions of the furniture, and other things that were positively known to betong to the Alpena, were seen everywhere, A heavy, cold rain and oceastonal snow made It a very disagree- ablo and diitleult task to walk tho beach and exunilne the different articles, FUT, closo tn to the south pier is a part of the main deck, some twenty or thirty feet in length by about the same breath, noxt a skylight, then part of the cabin and stanch- fons, while soon wo picked up, pleces of the furniture, then a part of the steering wheel, and soon after some of the letters painted on round pieces of wood about eighteen inches in diameter, These were formerly on the sido of the paddle-boxes, and formed the words, “ Goodrich Line," which is on all the side-wheel boats of the line, One of tho small boats has been re- ported as ashore at Saugatuck, Very little frelzht is found below a point five miles south of here, ‘There algo came ashore near tho lighthouse A BUNDLE consisting of a Navajoe Indian blantret, 0 shawl! with camel's halr fringe, a cape, and another square gray shawl, positively known to be the property of Mrs. Newton Bradley, of Santa Fé, N.M, About 11 o'clock Inst night aman who was on the beach pleking up wrecked matter saw a body closo to tho shore, Ilo tmmediately went for help to get it out, but when ho returned it hud dlsap- peared. ‘Lhis forenoon the body of Mrs. Uiradiey was washed ashore about one and one-half miles north of tho north pler, It was partially dressed, but had no Mfe-pre- server on, as it probably would, had the pas- sengers had any immedinte warning of thelr fate. Rumors of the finding of. i TUL WODY OF A LOY by the lighthouse-keeper late this evening are now being circulated, All kinds of rumors are afloat, and it takes considerable pauence to follow them up and sift thom down to vecertainty, It is thought by old muirlners here that the boat did not break up’ entirely until near this shore, A plano was washed ashero this morning north of tho vier, and expertenced sallors say that is an article that would not float any considerable distance, Other things of the samo nature have also been picked up, which makes this theory look plausible. It now Jooks a8 though mare of the bodies will wash up be- tween hereand Grand Ilaven, though they may possthly float further north. A PACKAGE OF LETTERS. has just been reported as belng found by a farmer, We have not yet been able to ascer- taln the truth of this report, but hope to soon, It is hoped that soma of-the passen- ers or officers may have written something in regard to the disnster which may float ashore and tell the tale of despair. ‘The men Iiving near the bench on the south side have been loading freight of every desertption all day and transferring it their homes, ‘The following is A PERFECTED List of the officers and passengers known to be on the Hi-fated craft: Capt. Nelson Napter, of St. Joseph, Afich., who leaves a wife, who is reported here to be alinost ernzy. First Ofleer, J. H. Kelly. Virst Engineer, Robert Johnson, of Grand Haven, Serond Engineer, Robert Patton, of Grand Haven, Steward, William Shenard, whose brother Marry was drowned at Muskegon about two years ago while acting as Steward of the Alpena. Clerk, Arthur Haynes, Porter, Thomas Lyneh, Fireman, Harry Falls, A crew of about fifteen. ‘The passenuers known aret J, Crossman, Grand Hayen, . Benham and wife, Grand Haven. 3. ¥. Curtis, Grand Haven, Heber Squier, Jr, Grand Maven, Mrs, Newton Bradley, Miss Lon Bradley, ant Miss Kate Bradley, of Santa Fé, N. AG F. Spaeth, of Grand Rapids, G, Hottinger, of Grand Raplds, C, Kusterer, of Grand Rapids. HL Landreth, of Muskegon, Mrs. S. 33. Cole, of Ottawa, I. eho Locke, agent of Hills Bros., Now ork, ‘Tho Rey, Farrell Hart and wife, White Plxeon, Mich. Mr. Ryder, agent of the Glass Works of yracuse, N.Y, John J, Bowen, ex-Steward of the Alpena. — Bobolinsky, old-iron dealer, of Chicago. L, D. Peyton, of Philadelphia, Harry L. St. Clair, of New York, W. C, Pettibone, of New York, John Osborn, wife, and threo children’ of Chicago, Neal MeGillyray, of St. Joseph, Mich. Maggle Muck, ex-Stewaress of the Alpena. Mrs. Decaudres, of Evanston, Il. ‘The eltizens of Holland are affording every facility possible for obtaining {formation of the disaster, THE DENNIS. + Tothe Western atssoclated Press, Tiornann, Mich, Oct. 19,—I have been to the shore and along tho bench for a distance of five wiles, I find large quantities of apples, heading, and other ‘freight, also portions of the upper-deek, stanehions, and Tail, gang planks, and hatehes, and one door panel with the name of the steamer Alpena, also two Hfe-preservers, an onr, and a chair marked with stencil, “Steamer Alpena.” A piano also ename ashore = during night, which fs recognized by the agent of the Goodrich Ling from Grand Haven as belonging to the Alpe nu. The body of a lady came ashore this morning, which is also recognized by the age 1g Mrs, Bradley, who, with her two daughters, had been stopping at Grand Haven during the summer, and were on their way home te New Mexico. Capt. Butlin, of the Goodrich Line, has just arrlyed at the wreck, and watehmen are patrolling tho shore, watching for tha wreek or bodies, The wiul has gone down, but the sea is running heavy, Small pieces of cabin, upper deck, furniture, and be are coming ashore. MONTAGUE, : NOT THE ALVENA, Spretat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mostaauk, Mich. Oct. 199:50 p, m— Two men who hud been sent out to patrol tho beach between this port and Little Point Sablo have just returned from the Intter place, and report the beach between theso two places clear from all evidence of any wrecks, with the excoptions of those parts of the wreck belonging to the barge Trader, whieh have been mentioned in previous dls- patches, at TUE CREW. CAPT, NAVIER. Rovetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. St. Joseri, Mich,, Oct, 1%—Capt. N. W. Napier, of the steamor Alpena, liad been a reshient of this place for twenty-five years. During this tine he had commimnd of the fol- Jowing boats ‘plying on the St. Joseph and Chicago routes: Propellers Montezuma (of whieh ho was part owner), Lady Franklin, and Favorite, and tho steamers Comet and Corona, ‘The Inst named he commanded from the time she was bullt until this senson, When ho was withdrawn from tho route. Prior to his coming here he commanded boats on the = Buffalo and Chicago route for soveral years, having been appointed to the office of Master at the early tye of 18 years. He had salted for up- ward of forty years, and was by everybody regarded asoneoaf the most careful coin- inandera on the lakes, 9 thorough sallor and ofticer, In whom tho travellng publie placed the utmost conitdence, He was careful and collected in times of danger, and exercised tho greatest caro in every move. Ie was re- spected by all, and the sad termination of his life bas cast a gloom over this community not known In many years, Capt. Naplor was about 60 years of age, was born in Ashtabula County, Olio, and had, besides a family living here, a brother, Capt. Joseph Napler, and othor relatives, TUE OTHER MEMBERS OF TIE CREW residing hers wore Elbridge Van Pattin, Second Mate, Lestor Shaw, watchman, and Eggert, second porter, Arthur E, Halnes, Clerk, was a frequent. visitor to this place, was well known, and was expocting to marry a young lady of St Joseph next month, Mr N, A. MeGilvray, son-in-law of A. 1. Morrison, of this place, was & passenger on tho Alpena, and Mr, More: rison has telegraphed w deseriptionof his body to Grand Haven, with instructions to have It forwarded to this place If found, ae NO NIOPE LEFT. THE SAD NEWS RECEIVED IN CHICAGO, There was stllla Nugering hope Monday night that the Alpenn or som of her passen- gers or crew night have escaped, but it was hoping against hope, fer the information as to ‘her whereabouts Saturday forenoon, derived from yessels which -had met her during the fury of tho storm that morning, left no reason to Judge that she had escaped, Her condition at the tine she was sightd— In the trough of tho sen, with wheel out of water—was such as to lead all at all acquainted with nautical mutters to, the conclusion that must have: gone down a few hours after sho was seen, There was a fain vestige of hope In the minds of some, because the wreck found ‘near Stony Crock was ro- ported to bo that of the ‘Trader and not of the ate! ¢ . : ES : Alpena, But, on tho other hand, the probas bilities pointed to her having foundered nearly In mld-lake, so that. whatever wrecks age there was from her would not bo apt to rench the cast sliore until somo little timo after the fragments of the Trader had been cast up there. 7 THE DISPATCHES RECEIVED YESTERDAY MORNING from Holtand and other points in Michigan. settled the question about as effectually ns. the Inter ones of the washing ashore of a body, and left no room for doubt. Prior to the receipt of these melancholy tidings the Goodrich office was never with- out some sorrowing friends calling to sco if further inforination had been received about the steamer, or if anything additional had. been learned ns to tho names of the pas sengzers who were upon her, The invariablo, reply of the clerk was: : “No, there ig not a word yet, But Capt. Butlin teft last night for the east shore to in« vestigate the report about a deck being found, at Stony Creek, near Montague, . yesterday, and we expect to hear from him to-day some+ tine. In the meantime, however, we havo received n telegram from Montague an- nouneing thatthe deck washed ashore at Stony Creek fs not the deck of the Alpena after all, but that of the Trader, and we havo telegraphed to Capt, Butlin to that effect, so that, as soon ns he learns It from the operator at Montague, ho will not proceed to Stony Creok, but go back to Holland,” ‘The surmises of Tux Titus were cone firmed by THE NEWS FROM HOLLAND, and it was apparent that the Alpena must have sunk either in mid-lake ora little east of there. No small buat, if onc were left upon her decks, could have lived in such a gale, and. there 1s, therefore, no possibillty that any survivor will ever be picked up. It 1s doubt- ful whether any of the crew, seasoned and hardened to exposure as they are, could have survived the fmmersion in the Icy water, buffeted, whipped, and lashed as they must have been by wind and spray. i THE FInST DISPATCIT which came was one from Holland, Mich, annotncing that 0 lot of camp-stools, part of a forward deck, and Inside portions, showing, fine graintng work, and one pinno with upper Md gone, Vischer, New York, maker, an ovat stairway, and a bucket had been found onthe beaeh a tile north of the harbor. ‘The bucket was inarked “Steamer Alpena.” A little Jater camen dispatch from a point alght miles north of Holland, stating that dure jug the night a bucket. two Ife preservers, nnd a cabin-<door, all marked “Alpen,” caine ashore there, ‘Tio moment these dispatches were recetved the Gootlrich. people and il at all acquainted with marine inittlers gave up hope. If ithad been merely A mutter of lfe-preservers, or of buckets, they would not have felt’ so badly, becattsa such things are yery apt to be swept over= board, even by n gale less severo than that which struck the Alpena, But when cabins doors and pianos were found among tho wreeknge,the case was admittedly a hopeless one. ‘Lhe Goodrich boats are the only oues — plying on this lake = which have pias % While such instruments aro carried on some of the Western Trangporta- tion Company’s steamers, yet it was known that none of them wore anywhere in that nefghborhood at the tine of the storm, AT THE OFFICE OF THE GOODRICH COM. PANY yesterday afternoon, there were only a fow anxlous inguirers after friends supposed to be on board the [l-fated Alpena. | ‘This fs ac+ counted for by the fuct that the majority of those on baard were residents of Grand. a il in tho vielnity of that piace. Among the most painful cases was that of an old Englishman nained Os borne, who, during the early part of the day, came in very often and nervously asked If thore was any news. Finally when they told him that all hope in the steamer’s safety tind been abandoned the old gentic- nan sald, his eyes Oting with tears, “I had ason aud daughter on her and two grand- ehildren, all Uhave on earth; and they are een e—Kone” AS hie Jeft tho office Mr. "rlght, the Secretary or the Company, turned to the writer and remarked: ‘My sition to-day is 8 most unenylable one? Among the anxious frlends who sought the dock for news was Mrs, Peyton, wife of Mite 1. 8. PEYTON, OF NEW YORK, whose unme has already been published as one of the supposed passengers on the miss+ ing steamer. She was anxious beyond com- pare, Her husband had telegraphed her Inst week ‘that he had gone from {ndianapolls to Grant Haven, and would leave by boat for Chicago in “about three days,” which would bo the day the Alpena left. “Ie has not tele- graphed her since, But. the Muskegon was coming in this morning, and she hoped he mifeht be on board, The Muskegon came in, ant he was not on board, Mit, A, E, QooDRICH remained in his ofice the entire day waitin, for telegrams, and patiently answerlug 2 questions reporters, merchants, and friends of the passengers and erew might put to hiim. ‘The reporter asked htin if he had any theory on the loss of the Alpen, “Wo can theorize as much us wo like,” sald he, and we may be very far from the. facts, My iden 1s this: Capt. Napler hat been on the lakes a great many years. 1g Was known as ainan of great courage, He would never allow himself to be beaten would never turn buck ina gale, [think ov the night -of the storm -his courage ran away with his judgment. Ie kept on ifs coursy ‘too long, and whe he dit turn back, absolutely compelled b: tho fury of tha storm, the steamer droppe: inta tho trough of the sen, Her carga shifted to leeward, Ono of her wheels got out of the water, Capt. Napler couldnt reght her, and she hammered slong until she went down, In such clreumstances nothing could have withstood such a storm. She had about ten car-londs of frelght on board,~elzht of apples, and two of shavings for stutlliig inattresses. With so light a frelght sho was naturally high out of water, and exposed to the farey of tho wind.” esol think It strange that none 08, the boats have been washed ashore?” “They will, Ttitnk, bo pleked up on the Dench to-meht or to-morrow. [have men or the east beach now, I hayen’t sent out any bouts in seareh of thom. Such a thing would bo useless, beenuse the bouts thut have coma in yesterday and to-day would have met her hail she been atloat.” “What is the -valua of the boat and Ite carga? “By boating men the steamer woult be yalued-at about $0,000 or $10,000, I $50,000 for her, aud have expended 4 freat deal of money non her since the purchase. ‘Che cargo, 1 dowt think, Isa valuable one, It was composed chleily of apples, miscel- Jnneous frolyht, and stat of whien mate tresses aro mule,” I tw. pny peoplo were on board, do you Imagine? “T really do not know, but I Imagine thera were someothhyg In the neighborhood of fifty. Her crew numbered twonty-cight. How many deek-hands there were on boa couldn't sny.” “Flow oli was the Alpena?” “1 think,” sald Mr, Goodrich, “she saa abattt ten years old. Sho was bullt, at New- port, on the St. Clair River, It has been sald. she was not in good condition, but I think the fact she stood the hanmering of that storm so long answers that. Most vessula, caught in the trowsh of the sea as sho was, would hive pone down in an hour or twoj aly stood It for tive,” ra 7 Syrpriso was expressed by some people yes« terday at the (act of a plano being one of tho first nrticles which came ashore trom tho wreck of tho Alpena. It must be remem bored, however, tat the older instruments have far more wood In them and less tron, than the modern ones; that thoy ure quite buoyant, present mush surface to waves, and are consequently carried rapldly forward by the currents, At the time of the wreck of the Lady Elgin the piano waa one of the first te or HT Lilugs to come onshore, MN. W, C. PETTIBONE, | of this elty, who was supposed to have been on board of the Alpena, was heard from yes: terday, ho haying taken a ‘train at Grand. “Haven and gone to Muskegon, His reported. Joss distressed hits friends, who now rejolee at his safety. A BAD CHANGE OF PLANS, wat Mountion bas already been made of the fact, ape tiet