, 1872-11-19
THE STORM At DULUTH.
Three Vessels and 4 Steamer Ajlaorc..
Tho BrcGfKyTater Seriously Dam-
aged, and the Elevator BADLY En-
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! Three Vessels and q Steamer Aj7,orc.-
Tho I3rcaiksEateT Seriously Dam-
aged, and the Elevator Badly III.
! jurcd.
| From, tie ST. Paul Press, Nor. Ii.
The worst storm experienced at the head Of
| Lake Superior for many years has been raging
at Duluth for tho past two days. 4 northeast
| wind, the most dangerous and misunderstanding
| increased to q fearful gale. Great pillows Of
fierce water we're hurled into tho harbor, dash
ing with mighty aud damaging force against
the breakTater aud beach, and tue water in the
known before. About noon Of Wednes-
day two schooners appeared in the Of
fng, and, instead Of attempting to run
through the canal, as they might have done,
behind the brcakwater- But it was found i'm
possible to secure safety in this way, and they
were thrown upon the beach. Both were laden
with coal. The Francis Palms, OF Detroit, loaded
the bend between the main land and Minnesota
FONT, and ls going to pieces. She was new, and
this was her first trip to the lake. The other
schooner, the Sweetheart, lies on the beach, half
way from the bend to the canal. She is lying
broadside-to on the sand, and will not be Sc
riously damaged. The Captains Of both vessels
wero inexperienced on the lake. The vessels
we're IN company, and pilot had been engaged
to take them through the lake, and into the 6ar-
Dor, but he either knew nothing Of the canal, or
misjudged the amount Of projection offered by
the breakwater, for he did not attempt to take
them into the bay.
The schooner Alice Craig, of Bayfield,, light.
vas also beached, and has gone to pieces The
steamer st. Paul. which was lying at the ele-
vator dock, finding her position untenable, at
tempted to pass through the canal into the hay.
When the matter Was broached by the Captain.
the greater portion Of her crew deserted her.
But the attempt to take her through was made
and but for the unfortunate mishap that her
wheel became entangled in line, she would
have gone through safely. As it was she
was beached on the point, to the north of the
canal. She lays with bow to shore, very easily,
and has been but slightly damaged. She can be
easily dredged of when The sea subsidies.
rumor WAS adoat that two coal schooners
which were following the Palms and Sweet
heart had gone ashore, one at Chester Creek, |
and the other near Superior. But an inveati--
cation proved this to be incorrect, and they are
probably safely ensconsed behind the islands |
near Bayfield,.
The damage done to the breakwater is very
serious: This structure had been extended |
some 800 feet this year, making it in all $500 |
feet long. It was built 30 feet wide and about |
26 feet high, Of tinbers, the centre being filed |
with rock. So tremendous wns the force Of tho
swolls, that they would lift ont rocks WEIGHING
! 5oo to 1000 pounds, and about 8 o'clock |
Wednesday, night the end Of the breakwater
nearest the elevator began to give way. A wild
sea wall Of rocks projected some 500 feet from
the shore, but afforded no protection, and thig
part Of the structure went first. The swa1la
continued to cut into the tirnbers and soon the
whole top Of the brcakwater was torn off, and
the tlmbers hurled far up on the beach. It ia