, 1877-10-11
MARINE NEWS.
More Disasters on the Lakes, Re.
sulting from Gales.
Two Vessels Ashore at st. Joseph,
Mich.
serious Collision Between Q Propeller
and a Schooner.
Port Sotcs, Lake Frelghts, and Other
Matters Of Maritime Interest.
DISASTROUS GALES.


A heavy gale blew all Day yesterday from tho
northwest, and htg sea flowed, which rendered
navigation hazardous. and cAuFed feet Of vessels
that Ind pu1Ied onl 10 run back. The tags hogged
ths hatbor c1oseiy, and only vcntused ont when
ntletly necepaaty 10 render vessels isslstanec In
making port
Tho rough weather has been continued for =
week, snd has extended oTer all ths lakes, and
caused great loss os lite and done mneh damagc to
shipping. Reports Of dtsaa,era continue 10 come
from various poInta. The storm Of yesterday
rhore. d.spatcil from st. Joa last evenng tsaics
.sis,ed td.se ,afs from iske ssee'os Z li.eh.Tss
$50 ton. Of Iron. orc. She world Leave there when
se boy ,e.sa e ptSp ,eas la.t poFtG .s,
It. joe. IND thc clsra va on Il the North iier.
1'hs rivts was higher than eyer before, and The
docks were partially nverdowed..
Anothef css'3 ,o hf srsns pe tas,
men were rescued - tito crew Of tho Llie-sarinR
% 4 disrsteh from Michigan CITY states that The
sehr Kate Howard asr,Ttd there after riding heavy
+ea. She lost portion Of her dcck load Of Lumber.
cheragc and cas'szej. The storm WAS furious. snd
!ssao quantities Of lumber and other wreekage werc
Up 10 ate hour last evening no other reports OF
dssasers in this Immediate latitude had been re-
cetvea.
ontsle The harsxls, night tefosc last between the
prop lIsdgcs state and the schr Helen BLOOD. The
schoener ~. heading =. i. r., aud va between
propeller, Wss making, strstRht fos port and
ter with gresl force. smashing In ten o. tweixs
breaking the strinaers On both ssdes, and damaging
= portfnn Of her rail. Capt. Thomas Matthews, OF
the f'oud, was at The wheel u the time of the ac-
cI!cnt, and the shock threw him over II and IN.
On the fchooner caught in the sla Of the propeller
and br1ke ~. Tho nadver state was only slightly
iujnrcd 1t will require. from $500 to 81. 100 10
repair tho damage cunc the schooner. The BLOND
put back to tturt TO receive repairs and hAse the
Capi. int Gor1nan, Of the tug Mary McLans, Ia
~ ready 10 lend helping hand to fellow hu imam
In DANGER Z: he 4 70 ersek joke os Play tricks
man who had more love for the n!bble OF the perch
san fear for ths dangers Of the heavy fea that
dasnlng over tho North Pier yesterday afternoon
q huge wave. German, who came along In bis tug,
saw that aid must rcach him quickly or he
would 10 down. A returning ware brought tho
pineky tugman seized the opportunity to reaeh ths
dock and throw hin, line. IN act that was attend
cd with danger, for1he scr continued to roll
the pier. and nearly swept Oorman od. The
would, md his prcser.tf brought him up on ths
| dock, and both scrambled away from the pcrilous
place. tho stranger to 50 hls war, and Tho tugmau
Tle | prop snssia !. aground below the Grand
Trunk elevator At Point Edward, IN the same posi.
| tlon occupied by the prop Montgomery lat week.
| She Will have to be ltshtefed.
deck load OF lumber ID Lung Point Monday night.
The bee On tue schr 81 Tempo's bowspllt Was
carried away ysalerdaJ.