Melancholy Disaster

The Cleveland üeralJ has the fullowing : The stenmcr Cliei=,i)cakc and schooner John l'orter carne i collision about liall past 12 o'clock Thursday morning, wlicn .-ome fuur five miles oü" Connéaut. The moment ihey struck tlic ollicers and Imrxl-. on tho Porte r juinped on board the Chesapo.'iko. The b.mt ;mJ vessel joon septrated, the boat backing oiF. The Ptórter was not sunposed to lie serionsly injiircd, and the bont of tlio Chésapenkfc was lowered to put the crew on board the schooner, when the vesse] went down. About this time it w;is foübd tliat the Chesapeako was last filling, nnd unsuccessful effbrti wero made to stop the !eak. The boat was hended to the shore and all stpam crowded. The pumps were set a going, and every eftort was modo to koop down the water by bailitig. O;ipt. ner had the jib lowere.l over the bow. which was drnwn inio the opening nnd partinlly oided tl sinying the rush of water Notwithstanding every effort, the wator gained so rapidly that the fnes were soon cxiinguislieJ, and when about a mile and a half Trom shnre the boni lost her headwny. The wind was blowing quite iïesh from the soulli, considerable sea was running, and the nndior was lel go to prevent drifiing inlo the Lake. The Chenpenke's bont was immediately manned and filled with as many p;is[ sengsrs as t could carry, four of them ladies, ard started for Conneaut for assistnnce. The wind was so heavy ihat the J bont drified some two miles below the [ pier. Mr. Shepherc!, clark of the peake, ran up the beach nnd reached the pier just as the stenmer Harrison was entering the port. Capl. Parker promptly went to the rescue of the sufiercrs with the Harrison, took o(T ihe survivors on the wreek, and pic.ked up all t lint cou'd be found nfloat in llie lake on halches, planks, cnbin doors, &c. A smnll boat from the shore rescue i somc who were nearly exhausted from long bufleting of the waves, upborne on these forlorn hopes of drowning men. After the Chesapeake was brought to anchor, she continued to sink gradually notwiihstanding every possible eílbrt by pumping and bailing to keep her aflaat, nnd at half past lliree o'clock the hul] went down bow foremost in 40 feet aler. The upper cabin pnrted from ihe huil, and tha upper deck remained out of water. On this such of the passengers on board as had not previously lelt the boat were gathered and s-aved. Of those who left eight are known to have been drowned, and it is fea red more. The passengers numbered between 40 and 50, an unusual proportion of ladies and several cliildren. No ladies or children lost. The lady of Captain Warner was on board, and before the boat went down slie was laken to the mast bead, and remained there until the Harrison come to the rescue. The books are lost, anö it s impnssible to oblain a list of passengers. The follovving persons are lost : Passengers. George Van Doren, of Lower Sandiisky, O. Mrs. Hoek, of Waterlown. N. Y. E. Conn, of BelIville.O. S. York, of fiffin, O. Crew. R. Sutherland, Ist Engineer, O. Wait, 2d Porter, R. McMann, Deck hand. It is generally feared that Mr. D. A. Folsnm, of Rochester, N. Y., formerly of this city, is also among the lost. Passengers lost all iheir baggnge, nota single trunk being saved. The mail to Snndnsky City also lost. About 30 tons of freight, mostly dry goodsand groceries for Sandusky City, on bonrd. The clerk's books, and about $8000 in money in his charge, sunk with the boat. As near as can be nscerlained there were 57 passengers saved. Thewhole number on board cnnnot definitely be known, as ihe Clerk's books were lost There has no doubt been a fearful loss o Ufo. A gentleman and his wife were seen on a small flont, somelimes sinking ant then rising to the surface. The lady nothaving présenos of tnind enough to guard against inhaling water when she went down, soon became strangled, exhausted, and died beside he liusband. Mr. Van Doren, a merchant of Lowe Sandusky, with four others, made them selves a raft of several pieces, whic soon went apart, and he sank to rise n more. The most touching incident was til case of Daniel Folsom, his wifeand chile VVhen the engine ceased to work, til ynwl boat was manned and sent ashore i charge of Mr. Siiepard, the Clerk. Te men were put on board and four women among the laiter was Mis. Folsom. Sh at first refused to go without her husbanc He knew it was not time to debate suc a question, and instanily resorted to th only argument that could prevail, by seizing her child and putting it aboarc when she immediately followed, and t he luisband took an nflectionote leave of her at the ging way as the bont departed. He aitenvards joimd a friend to inakiug a raft, on which they floaled for some time, bat supposing they eoukl do beller by se)ar;ilng,lie teok bis plnnk alone and luis not si .-cu l)cen htard of. Il is friend was saod. Mrs. P. S. Marsh, of Buffulo, had two chili! ren umi a serv;int girl on board. - Witli .rué maternal alFection, she lushed one of her children to herse 'f and tl. o other to lier servan', and refused to be put on board the Harrison except as she had bound lier f'oniily togetln r.