Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-08
Tnc Late Storm.

The gale or Lake Huron on Sat-
urday night, Sept. 2S, was, beyond a
doubt, one Of the most violent ever
known. 1t is impossible to give
full details, as they are not known,
but the following, which we clip
from the Bay City Chronicle, will
give some idea of the damage done:
The barge Table Rock, loaded
with lumber, in the Zouave tow,
has gone to pieces on the outside Of
Tawas Point. Capt McCauly, the
mate and mates wife, when last
seen, were floating away on the
cabin, which was washed off. One
man was saved from the wreck, and
one was known to be drowned.
The barg Ontario, in the same
tow, water logged in Tawas Bay.
The schooner White Squall is re-
ported to have foundered off Fish
Point, three miles north of Tawas
and seven persons lost. One man
was washed ashore, dashed to the
yawl. He reports all the crew lost
but him.
The Summit is ashore at Fish
Point. Two lives were lost.
The schooner Southwest, in the
Prindivillc tow, laden with iron ore
Is ashore in Tawas Bay, near Cam
eron's mill scuttlcd. The crew is
al right.
The bark Jesse Hoyt loade with
grain, lost her main topmast and
nearly went ashore in Tawas Bay.
The propeller Benton parted
lines from Whittcmore's dock and
went ashore. She lightered off her
load and got off. She broke her
wheel, and was otherwise damaged.
Three bargcs, one the Emerald,
loaded with lumber, broke loose
from the Colin CampbelPs tow off
Point au Barques, and has not
been heard from. The Campbell
and the rest Of the tow returned to
Tawas Bay with the Waurccan, Ply
mouth Rock and one other all
right.
One white barge of the Zouavc
tow, loaded with lumber is ashore
inside Tawas Point.
The schooner Rcbccca loaded
with plaster is ashore high and dry
at Alabastcr dock.
The barge Globe, loaded with
lumber dragged ANCHOR AID pound
ed on the boottom and illled. The
lumber will be saved.
Some of the docks were badly
dana red at East Tawas. Hale's
dock at Tawas City was partly
washed away, with some lumber.
The barge A, Lincoln is one mile
below an Sauble. The crew are
all saved but almost persisted with
cold.
The Au Sable Lumber & Shingle
Co.'S dock wassdamaged about 500.
The bark John Breden came to
anchor two mise Of Au Sable with
most all her canvas and yard arm
gone.
The propeller barge Detroit is
ashore at Green Bush waterlogged.
On Saturday night, the 2Sth, the
new port or extension of Loud, Gay
q Co.'S dock was swept away with
about 100000 feet of lumber and
bill stuff. Loss shout $4,000,
part of which will be saved as the
lumber on the beach just above
the dock, at Au Sable.
One hundred cords of timber be-
longing TO Moore 81 Alger was
broken from its anchorage and
driven ashore III rather bad stlye
at Au Sable.
A number of fishing and other
boats were smashed up between
Tawas and Alabaster.
The barge Wolverine is ashore
east of the Iosco mills at East !
rawGs.
These incidents hastily thrown
together and incomplete as to
names and detail, will give some
idea of the destruction cause by |
the gale which for violenceT has not
been equal on this coast for years.
What terrible losses have occurred |
On the long line of coast between
rawas Point and Macknac we can
only conjecture. Several large /
-ows of barges are known TO have /
oeea off Point au Barques on Sat
.urday, and it is likely that most of
hem went ashore or foundcrd.