Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-17
MARINE NEWS.

4 MARINE NEWS.
sesmen's wages are s15O per day, and there are
more men than berths.
Freights on coal to Lake Michigan ports re
main about the same, soc per ton
ENTERED.
Sept. s-Schr A. F. Rogers, Gosham, 6eS ton iron
ore, Marquette
Sept. 11-sehr Wend the Wave, Maxwell, light
Buaalo. scow Myra, Beckwith, light, conneaut,
Br Schr Persia, Morgan, light, Toronto. sehr
zaek.-- chandler, light, Buffalo sehr Sea bird,
LIGHT. Buffalo. Prop Collin, campel, light, BuE
falo. scow Perry White, Baker, light, from Port
Colborne.
sent 1s-schr L. Hanna, Humphrey, si7 tons
| iron ore, L'Anse- Barge sundury. Swis'er. shin
giles, lath and lumber, E Saginaw. schr Alger-
ine, Morgan, 59s tons iron ore. L'Anse.
Sept 14-ScoW Ayra, Beckwith, light, Fairport.
Sept l5schr Helen Pratt, MahOny, light, Buff
hlo. Schr Alva Bradley, Moran, 94s tons iron ore
Marquette. Schr. Elm City, Wright, IS cords
limestone, Marblehead
Sept s-seow Nellie. Kelley, light, Marblehead
schr. Southwest. Reynolds. 5z5 tons of coal,
| Torch Lake.
Ssept- s-Prop Jarvis Lord, Drake, 4s7 tons Of
| coal, Chicago. Br Schr Dudley, Parsons, al tons
coal Torontoi ischrA A. J. Rogers, Graham, light
Marquette.
Sept. 1i-Schr Wend the Wave, Maxwell 800 t.
coal, Detroit Schr Houghton, Jameston, 66o.tons
coal, Torch Lake. Scow Myrs, Beckwith. light,
Rock River. Br sehr Huron. Kingston, light,
Cleveland. Br sch. Persia, Morgan, S6i tons Of
coal Toronto. scow Perry White, Baker, 95 tons
Of coal. CoIbone.
Sept. 1s-Schr Oneida, Galway, lumber and
slaves, Buffalo. Schr Thos. Quayle, Thompson,
light, Cleveland
Sept! !'14-Prop Collin. Campbell, 600 tons ofcoal
Chicago. schr Zsck Chandler, 1,9s9 tons coal.
Chicago. schr Sea Bird, 800 tons coal. Chicago.
Sept. 15-Tug Dragon. Downs. light, Buffalo.
Schr Helen Pratt, Mahoney, 400 tons coal, Buffalo.
Sehr AIgerine, no cargo; Cleveland
The schooner Monitor of Buffalo. Capt Chas.
Pratt, Of Ashtabula, sailing master, bound from
Marquette to Cleveland, was caught in the gale Of
Thursday night, when about six miles from her
destination, and dismasted She vas towed into
Cleveland on Saturday morning where she win be
paired. Capt. Pratt returned 70 Ashtabula, last
Saturday night. s.,.---. -
THE GREAT sToRA.
The storm OF last week Thursday night and Fri
day morning was the most severe one that has
visited the northern lakes for many ycaIs, and
the destruction OF property, considering the num-
Der Of vessels in commission, is immense. Re
ports have and are stin coming in at fearful
rate, ofthe loss Of life and vessel property
ForNDERna or rHk EQURox.-The large Pro
peller Eq uinox. while on her way from Saginaw
While Of Point An sabg about sS nijes IoHGsrSo to
Chicago, and 20 lives lost The propeller had in tow
the schooner Emma A. Mayes, loaded with Ium-
ber snd the particulars Of the loss Of the Equinox
are given below BY Capt. Lusk of the Mayes.
About two O'Clock Friday morning while the
storm was at its height. Capt Lusk heard voice
which was Immediately followed by the shrieks
I OF women. For . few seconds all was still the
crew Of the Mayes meanwhile loosening the line.
again heard and it sounded to those on board the
Mayes as though they cried. I'VE are drowning"
The line was already loosened and the connection
between the two vessels severed. Suddenly,
while Capt. Lusk was peering through the dark
ness at the receding propeller, 1t appeared 10
trip. and almost before he could make motion,
the immense craft went down, the Kissing and
bubblng OF the waters only telling OF where she
had been It was quick that no one on board
the schooner seemed to have any idea Of the true
state of facts. There could be no mistake. The
steamer had been swallowed up. There had been
no warning, no sign that anything was wrong un-
til the order came to cut loose and from that in
slant all seemed to have been lost.
Capt Lusk Weathered the remainder of the
night as best he could, and last Friday evening
arrived in Chicago, considerably the worse for
The Equinox was built in Cleveland fifteen
years ago. rebuilt year ago, and was OF $40 tons
burden, and she was valued at $25,0O0, the cargo
at S6,95O; the latter was insured about half its
value, ut the insurance on the boat is unknown.
A later Dispatch from Chicago states that Reu-
pse 5o IS Sv he sRr Havana CAPT Boss Say
ing been picked up after floating thirty-one hours
on the pilot house Of the wrecked vessel Equinox.
He was helmsman of that craft and is supposed to
be the sole survivor af the crew. BE was picked
up eighty milesjsouth southwest of Manitou Island
on Saturday. he states that the sea was very
rough an night before the catastrophe ard the ]
vessel sprung leak while he was at Wheel At
dawn Friday tour Of inspection showed the bull
Warks stove in aft. Burr and the mate attempted
to stop the leak, but found It impossible and af-
ter consultation it decided to lower the boats
The schooner was hailed and asked to come along
side, bat probably did not hear and was at al
events unmanageable. boat wac lowered on
the port side, and the mate, owner, watchman five
deck hands, engineer and two 6remen got in. The
ship went down almost Immediately. Burr swan
for long distance side By side with the captain.
They finally caught spars and separated. After
ward Burr caught the pilot house and occupied
that with the second cook. The latter, however,
after nearly days sailing was unable to stand
up, became unconscious, and slipped of.
The Equinox was commanded by Capt Dwight
Scott, Of Cleveland, who had with him his little
daughter, Minnie, aged years, and Miss Hattie
Scott, his granddaughter, aged II years.
The steam barge Mendoza, with the barge Eve
ming Star, was sailing along the west shore Lake
Michigan, and at Point Near, opposite Point Bet
and passengers numbered twenty persons in all.
The life boat was launched and seven OF the per
sons on board got into her, and the remaing thir-
teen went down with the boat. The bfe-boat
reached Manitowoe in safety, as also the barge
Evening Star. The propeller Truesdell being at
Manitowoc, took the barge in tow and made Mil
go Of coal. and was bound upward. The son Of
Of the owner was on board with his wife, and
managed to get into the life,boat, but his wife
failed to do SO, and he jumped back on the sink
ing boat and. was drowned with her,
The scow Gain has gone to pieces.
Inside the Rust, at anchor, is the schooner Lew
Grant, leaking badly.
The seow Dunham Is reported ashore near Calm
met with cargo Of lumber, ir -lvEI 4
d The barge Jesse Linn lost her nizzenmast and
had her rigging damaged by collision.
The schooner Baltic. a lumber carrier, is report
ed ashore at Holland, and will prove total loss.
The schr. Lewis Day had her topmast broken
and sails split, and LOST part Of her deck load Of
lumber. tio, ti5l
The bark Artic is aground in st. Claiz river, be-
low Port sarnia. The tug Rescue has gone to her
assistance. 4
scow and two dredgss are reported ashore
near Huron. They were frum Canada and bound
for Cleveland. aires
The small schooner Gem is ashore four miles
north OF Crosse Point, but is not the vessel re-
ferred toabove.
TIE schooner A. Rust owed by Captain David
Dali. is lying at anchor half mile from shore of
South Park, disnnasted, both spars being gone.
An unknown three-master Is ashore south Of
Hyde Park, and there were reports late last night
Of an unknown on several miles north Of Crosse
Point.
The schooner VIM. Young. which struck the
raised. She arrived at Detroit Saturday in tow
Of the tug Masters.
The schooner Pamlico on her way from Queens
Qur1ng the storm. and has not been heard from.
II Is surmised she has also been lost.
The schooner Gazelle. while unloading lumber
moorings and dashed upon the shore and was badly
wrecked The schooner Eliza is reported TO be
on shore north Of her.
The schooner g. d. Norris, wood-laden, is
ashore at Fayettes pier, abreast of the Manitous,
and mAinmast gone. Capt. Crawford dispatched
his powerful tug, the G. W. Wood, with steam
pumps, etc, to get her sgain ahoat.
The schooner Major N q. Ferry is sunk among
the piles at the water works. Chicago. sheis bad
ly damaged, and It was thought would 60 to
pieces. The crew got ashore at six o'clock the
next morning, shortly after the vessel struck.
The beautiful new barge of the Chicago Barge
Cluo, Is wreck on the beach near the water
works, chicago. The yacht Carey is capsized.
ano me tleetwing and Lucy are badly damaged
the water Witch is reported q total wreck.
The Mary Amanda and Transfer are III port at
chicago, the former leaking badly Tho Burns Is