TERRIBLE MARINE DISASTER.

FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMER SUNBEAM ON LAKE SUPERIOR.

ALL ON BOARD, EXCEPTING ONE, LOST.

Sarnia, C. W., Monday, Sept. 7
The steamer City of Cleveland reports the loss of the steamer SUNBEAM on Lake Superior last week, during a gale, with all the passengers and crew, except one wheelsman.
Chicago, Monday, Sept. 7.
The steamer Planet arrived here this forenoon, bringing the news that the steamer Sunbeam foundered on Lake Superior on the 28th of August, and that all on board, except the wheelsman, were lost.
The wheelsman lashed himself to a piece of wreck, and after floating for thirty hours was washed ashore at Portage, twenty miles from the scene of the disaster.
He reports the Sunbeam left Superior City on Thursday. Early the next morning, during a terrible gale, the steamer was struck by a heavy sea, which rolled her over on her side. The small boats were immediately got out, and the passengers and crew were put into them, when the steamer was struck by another heavy sea and commenced breaking up.
The wheelsman soon afterward saw the boats filled with the passengers and crew leaving the wreck, but it was impossible for the boats to live in such a gale and they were swamped, and he is certain that all on board were lost.
The Planet picked up portions of the wreck, which were floating about for two miles around where the vessel went down.
The passengers and crew numbered 35. The names of those lost, as far as ascertained, are as follows:
Passengers -- A. SHERMAN and son; A. COHEN, of Ontonagon.
Crew -- Capt. DOUGAL; MR. GARDNER, Clerk; THOS. J. HEALLY, First Engineer; PATRICK and J. O'DONNELL, first and second mates, of Detroit; W. H. COLLINS, saloon keeper; MEECHAL, cabin boy, of Chicago; JAS. BUTLERS, fireman.
The scene of the disaster is located a little northeast of Eagle River, ten miles out.

The New York Times New York 1863-09-08
(Transcriber's Note: The name of the surviving wheelsman was JOHN FRAZER.)
__________________

Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!