Serious Collision Of Vessels Near Toledo

As the passenger steamer City of Toledo was returning to Toledo froui l'ut-in-Bay at 'J p. m. she encountered the schooner Magdalen, in tow of the tug Butler, ia the straight channel just off Presque lsle, near Toledo. Signáis for passing were given and apparently understood, for the tug at oncé sheered off, but in doing so gave the sehooner a moinentum which carried her on a bank of mud iust as the steamer was abreast of her. .She suddenly slid ff the bank and veered into the City of Toledo, her jibbooui striking the steamer just forward of her gangway, tearing away about SO feet of her upper works. A panic reigned on board, the men acting like insane persons, but it was soon apparent that the vessel would not sink. Seven people were badly injured and about 60 received cuts and bruises. Mrs. John Sanderson, Annie Zimmerman. .lessie Jackson, Grace and Xellie ( iarwood, all of Ada, O., were probably fatally mangled, while James l'arley, and Mrs. John Miller, of üucyrus, were the otliers most seriously injured. The force of the collision disabled the paddlewheel of the steamer and she was towed into the doek. The damaye to the steamer was about $:!,000. The only damage to the schooner was the carrying away of her jibboom and some of her canvas.