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Total Loss Of The Schooner Thornton

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Day
2
Month
September
Year
1870
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Public Domain
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33y tbe arrival of the jiropellor Aretic from Lake Superior we nre infornied of tbe loss of the loss of the sehooner Thoruton, d Lake Huron, about 15 miles from False Detour, oif the foot of Cocliburn Islanri. Capt. Lumpbere, cf the Thornton, gives us the following particulars : Ilis vessel sprung a leak ou Friday, the 26tb, and for two hours the crew labored to keep her free und to HgbtcD her by throwing over the deck load. Tbeir efforts wero uusuccessful. The men, with tbeir baggage, were put in the yawl boat, and they then abandoned the veeael. Iu a lew minutes the TCBSel sur.k, going down Ly the bead, The conipressed air burst hor decks up snd broke her cotnpletely into fragmeDtS. Uer uiainmant shot up quite a distance iu tho air and the water for tsoine distanco was struwu wilh the pieces. Part of the keel cauie to tlm suriuce and llic foremast euiue up heel fir6t, tho rigging holdiog the balauce to the forecastie. - The charts íñvo ï0 fathoms of water where she tiuuk. Capt. Lainphere and crew lauded on Drummend 's Island, eampedout for the uight,and on Saturday reached Detour, from wbiob pluee they were brought hore on the Arctic and took the Hice fot Cleveland. Tho Thoruton rated li 1, was owned by Palmer & Peuuingtou of Cleveland, and loaded at Murquette with 459 tona of of ore coLsijined to Messrs. II. Ji. Tuttle & Co., Cleveland. - Detroit 2'ribune' Gen. Ilürdie, of Gen. Sheridan'sstaff, Iihb been assigned by the Secretary oi "War to examine and report upon the Montana wiir claims undor the actpasticd by Congrces at ils last Benioo. These elsima grow out of tho war of 18G7 ngniust the Crow Indians. Uen. Hardio ill procecd forthwitb to Moutana to commenc-e the investigttiou, which will ïfe eoncluded at the army hccdijuartcis ia Chicago. The proprietor of Colt'a armory have rereivad orden for 400 of the famous Gatling caunon for the Kussian, Turkish and Epyptian goveiuuients, whieh will Kake busiuese quiie lively ior eowe time to como A Kontucky bride, marriod three years and eight months ago, haa eiuco jirenentcd ber lord with threo song aud two daughteradelivered iu three Iets.

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Michigan Argus