▁struck ▁the ▁Com et ▁stem ▁on ▁about ▁, ▁forward ▁the ▁stern ▁on ▁the ▁port ▁side ▁right ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁water ' s ▁edge ." ▁The ▁Toronto ▁Glo be ▁reported ▁an ▁eye ▁witness ▁account ▁that ▁Com ets ▁h ull ▁part ed ▁and ▁s ank ▁almost ▁immediately ; ▁the ▁upper ▁works ▁cr umbled ▁and ▁s ank ▁within ▁one ▁minute . ▁Two ▁men ▁were ▁cr ushed ▁when ▁the ▁steam ers ▁coll ided . ▁One ▁man ▁was ▁h anging ▁from ▁a ▁window ▁s ash ▁on ▁Man it oba , ▁lost ▁his ▁g rip , ▁and ▁was ▁heard ▁exc laim ing , ▁" Oh ▁Lord , ▁I ▁am ▁gone " ▁as ▁the ▁su ction ▁of ▁the ▁w reck ▁pulled ▁him ▁down . ▁Ten ▁men , ▁including ▁those ▁below ▁deck , ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive . ▁Six ▁men ▁jump ed ▁from ▁the ▁w reck ▁to ▁the ▁de cks ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁whose ▁boats ▁picked ▁up ▁four ▁more ▁surv iv ors . ▁Captain ▁D ug at , ▁the ▁master , ▁two ▁ship m ates , ▁two ▁whe els men , ▁one ▁fire man , ▁one ▁look out , ▁and ▁one ▁por ter ▁surv ived . ▁Man it oba ▁made ▁every ▁effort ▁to ▁save ▁everyone ▁possible . ▁She ▁took ▁the ▁res cu ed ▁to ▁S ault ▁Ste . ▁Marie , ▁Michigan , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁given ▁passage ▁to ▁Cleveland . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁mar itime ▁investigation ▁absol ved ▁Com et ' s ▁Captain ▁D ug at ▁of ▁any ▁bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁collision ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6