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As reported by The Dominion Annual Register and Review, 1882 (published in 1883), pages 204-205
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The Steamer Asia, of the Gt. Northern Transit Co.'s Line is lost during a terrible gale in Georgian Bay, Ont. Some of the passengers and crew take to the boats, but of the number on board (about 100), only 2 young persons – Miss C. A. Morrisson, of Owen Sound, and Mr. D. A. Tinkess, of Manitowaning – are saved. The boat containing them is picked up by some Indians after stranding near Point au Barrie. Six-teen other occupants of the same boat, viz., Captain Savage of the Asia, McDonald, the mate, the cabin-boy, Mr. Little, of Sault Ste. Marie, and 10 unknown men succomb to exposure ere reaching the shore. The names of the lost, as far as known, are as follows ;
(Note : Names indexed here in alphabetical order)
BENARD, Silas BENNETT, Isaac – Waiter on the Asia BORRELLE, Robt. – Passenger BOWSE, A., of Hamilton (Ontario) - Passenger BOYNTON, J., of North Orillia (Ontario) – Passenger, lumberer or shanty-man going to the woods BRUCE, K. T. BRUCE, T. R. - 1st engineer of the Asia BUCHNELL, John CALPIN, Jno. CARTER. Stephen – Steward on the Asia CHISHOLM, D., of Parry Sound (Ontario) – Passenger CHRISTIE, Wm. And wife (newly married), of Collingwood (Ontario) - Passengers CLINTON, Wm., of Cincinati, Ohio - Passenger DAVIS, W. - Wheelsman on the Asia DEGROAT, H. - Fireman on the Asia DERMAID, J. W. - 1st mate of the Asia (= McDermiad?) DESPATRIES, J., of Coteau (Quebec?) – Passenger DUFFY, J., of Rama (Ontario) – Passenger, lumberer or shanty-man going to the woods DUMO, P. – Passenger DUNCAN, A. and son, of Hamilton (Ontario) – Passengers (= Duncan A., and Duncan, Fred?) DUNCAN, A. (= Duncan A., of Hamilton?) DUNCAN, Fred (= son of Duncan A.?) GALLAGHER, W. B., of Manitowaning (Ontario) - Passenger HANBURY, Miss, of Owen Sound (Ontario) - Passenger HEAVENER, Wm., of Rama (Ontario) – Passenger, lumberer or shanty-man going to the woods HENRY, Wm., of Collingwood (Ontario) - Passenger HILL, T. - Porter on the Asia INNES, C. - Deck hand on the Asia JACKSON, J. - Cook on the Asia (= Jackson, Mr.?) JACKSON, T. - Cook on the Asia (= Jackson, Mr.?) JACKSON, Mr. (= Jackson, J. or Jackson, T.?) JANAN, J. – Passenger JONDREAU, J. and F. – Passenger JORDAN, J., of Rosseau (Ontario) – Passenger, lumberer or shanty-man going to the woods KERR, Mr. and family, of Limehouse, Ontario – Passengers KIRK, Mr. LAMB, Jas. - Fireman on the Asia LASCELLE, J. – Passenger LAWRENCE, T. - Waiter on the Asia LECARTE, Isaac, of Stayner (Ontario) – Passenger LITTLE, Jno. (= Little, Mr., of Sault Ste. Marie?) – Passenger LITTLE, Mr., of Sault Ste. Marie (= Little, Jno?) – Passenger MacNAB, A. - 2nd mate of the Asia MARSHALL, of Port Hope (Ontario) – Passenger, cook going to the woods MARTIN, J., of Collingwood (Ontario) - Passenger McALLPINE, J. McDERMIAD – Mate on the Asia (= Dermaid, J. W.?) McDONALD, A. D., of Orillia (Ontario) – Passenger, foreman going to the woods McDONALD, Dan and Rory, of Rama (Ontario) – Passenger McDONALD, Mate on the Asia McDOUGALL, Jno. - Purser on the Asia McILLROY, J. - Deck hand on the Asia McKAY, G. - Wheelsman on the Asia McNAB, Miss. McNAB, Mr., of Owen Sound (Ontario) – Passenger MORRY, B., of Cincinati, Ohio - Passenger MURPHY, of Orillia (Ontario) – Passenger NOLAN, J. - Deck hand on the Asia QUINN, J., of England (newly arrived) – Passenger ROBERGE, P., jr. – Passenger ROBERGE, P., sr. – Passenger SAVAGE, J. N. - Captain of the Asia SCOTT, H. M., of England (newly arrived) – Passenger SHEPHERD, J. (= Sheppard, Mr. J.?) SHEPPARD, Mr. J., of Hamilton (Ontario) – Passenger (= Shepherd, J.?) SMITH, Jas – Watchman on the Asia SPARKS, Mr. Fred., P.L.S., brother of Robt., of Ottawa, Ontario - Passenger SPARKS, Mr. Robt., P.L.S., brother of Fred., of Ottawa, Ontario - Passenger SPROULE, Mr., of Cookstown, supposed - Passenger STINSON, Wm. - Deck hand on the Asia TERRY, J. and A. – Passenger VALISE, O. – Passenger WALKER, R. - Porter on the Asia WALTERS, Mrs. - Ladies' maid of the Asia WALTERS, Mr. WATT, A. - Waiter on the Asia WINDOVER, M. 2nd engineer of the Asia WOODS, Mr. (= Wood, Mr. W. H.?) WOOD, Mr. and Mrs. W. H., of Cincinati, Ohio – Passengers (= Woods, Mr.?)
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An inquest is held at Collingwood, on the 20th., on the bodies of Isaac Lecarte and others, and the jury, after various adjournments, renders a verdict on the 17th as follows, ''that de deceased came to their death through the wreck of the steamer Asia and undue exposure in open boats and nothing with which to bail out the boats; that the aforesaid insufficient equipment was the result of gross and culpable negligence on the part of some person or persons unknown to this jury, and that those persons are therefore guilty of manslaughter.'' - An official investigation is also opened at Collingwood, by Capt. P.A. Scott, R.N., of the Dept. Of Marine and Fisheries.The enquiry commences on the 26th Sept. and ends on the 4th Oct., when Capt. Scott purposes making an immediate report, but is deterred by the Government, who prefer that he should first look carefully into the evidence, as his report may be made the basis of inland navigation legislation.