Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-17

| The storm of Thursday night and
Friday of last week was one of the worst
eyer experienced on the lakes. The dis
asters to shipping were numerous and
many lives were lost. The Chicago Inter.
Ocean has several columns detailing the
disasters happening on Lake Michigan.
The Canadian schooner Magellen found
cred and all hands were lost. The Inter
Ocean, in regard to the crew says the
master of the foundercd schooner Magel.
Ian was John Belyea. of st. Catharines.
His brother, Jessup Belyea, is also one
of the victims John leaves a wife, Jes-
sup, no wife. He resided at Bronta. The
second mate, John Sullivan, was single,
and belonged at st. Catharines. The
cook, Sandy Kennedy. single. resided at
Port ColhOrnc. Another of the crews
name was baker, a single man. Another
was Ben Marshall, married. He belong
ed at Clayton. N. J. The vessel was
owned by Isaac Cockburn, of Toronto.
She measured $40 tons, rated Az, and
was valued at $4,000. We believed she
was insured.
1t was also thought that the schooner
Mellon had foundered and her crew. lost,
as she was seen near the Magellan dur
ing the storm and no stidings had been
received of her.
The crew OF the bark Grea: West had
very narrow escape. The Great West
has taken lumber from this port during
the season. The Inter-Ocean of Wednes-
day says the Great West lett Caseville
with cargo of $4,000 feet of lumber
shipped by F. Crawford, and consigned
to johnson & Gibbs, of Chicago. In the
storm of Thursday "a great sea swept
her decks, springing the hull and carry
ing the chain against the pump with
fearful force, smashing it and carrying
everything movable overheard. From
this time the vessel leaked freely. One
by one her sails were split or blown
away, and the vessel became almost help
less. The pump being useless, the water
in her hold gained rapidly, and toward
night she waterlogged. The ,deck-load
was thrown overheard to steady her. In
this condition she dritted until between
5 and 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
when, being very deep, she gi ounded on
reef off Hyde Park-two miles east
southeast from the Hyde Park House.
Shortly afterward. Capt. Nelson, being
anxious to save his vessel, left her with
two seamen, Nicholas Smith and Fred
Hopkins, on raft, his intention be-
ing to reach the shore and obtain tug.
The wind at the time was west southwest
(Off shore), bnt having long pikepole
the captain thought that the water was
shallow, and that by means OF the pole
they could reach the shore. The water
between the vessel land terra firma
proved too deep, however. and Captain
Nelson and his two companions soon
found themselves drifting to Sea, with
no means of propelling their frail raft.
Darkness soon came on, and the men Oh
the vessel lost sight OF the captain and
his party.
Yesterday the tug Dole sighted the
wreck, and running down to it, took off
the unhappy people there imprisoned.
They were Mr.. L. B. Wyman, the first
mate; Mrs. Ada Barkhurst, cook; Stephen
Devlin, Nick Doyle, and George Hitch
cock, seamen. They had been without
food since the vessel was struck on
'Thursday-almost four days, and were
i'm pitiable condition. The cook, an
elderly woman, was prostrated and would
soon have died. The others were little
better.
When they learned that the captains
party had not landed, they gave up all
hope for them. The long fast, their ex-
pOsure, and the ice-cold water. they said
had doubtless taken the life out of Cap
tain Nelson and bis companions long be-
tore. And so Captain Nelson and the
others were given up for dead. One of
the captains boys came into the v. o. Il.
tug office in tears asking tor his father,
but while everyone thought he knew the
old mans fate, no one told the boy.
Some one said "he would probably turn
up" and the child went home with a
sad heart to his mother and brother and
sister, all bowed down in their grief
The gentleman said afterward that he
was sorry he had created a false hope,
but added that he didn't have the heart
to tell the little fellow the terrible truth.
Every one on Water street was talking
over the disaster, and alluding to Cap
Nelson as lost, when, at about 6 Pm,
who should turn up but the captain and
his two companions. They had drifted
sixteen miles out into the lake, and had
almost given up hope. "They prayed
steadfastly to God, though" the captain
said, and their prayers were answered.
The fishing smack, Black Marie, Captain
Drew, with Frank johnson and Matthias
Madison as crew, sighted them, and at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon took them
on board. Captain Nelson says that God
sent her out after them. Strange as it
may seem, Captain Drew says he had no
business outside, but just thought he
would go out for sail, and coming across
the castaways he of course saved them
Canfain Nelson and Smith and Hon