Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-17
Marine Disasters.

the ting Winslow went to her re-
lief.
The barge C. P. Williams went
ashore few miles below Point au
Pelee, and the crew consisting OF
Capt. Abernethy, of Buffalo, mate,
female cook, and three sailors, two
of whom were named Sidney Walk
er and Mike Harmon, of Bay City,
were drowned.
The schooner Seaman went
ashore on Crosse Isle, Monday
week, and was relieved.
On "Wednesday the schooner Ada
ran into Lakeport dock, and be-
came wedged between the spiles,
where the sea broke her up. Crew
rescued.
The scow D. G. Williams, lumber
laden, went ashore at st. Joseph,
Wednesday, and was in bad condi-
ton.
A dispatch from Cheboygan,
Michigan, October 9Th, says the
tug NJ. F. Sutton, with a barge in
tow, left here last night for Latour.
When near Spectacle Reef light,
the sea being very high, she ran
on the reef. All hands got on the
pier, and Thursday morning the
tug parted lines, and the ting and
barge went adrift down Lake
Huron.
The propeller st. Josheph went
into Clark's dry dock with what
was supposed to he loose wheel.
but when the dock was pumped
out, in her wheel was found to he
entangled large fish net, which
was probably caught near Cedar
Point.
On Thursday the schooners Eliza
White and Madra went ashore at
Long Point. The captain and
cook of the White are drowned.
Thursday the schooner c. G.
Mixer, coal laden for Chicago, was
leaking badly at Tawas, and was
lowed to the beach by the steamer
Dove. to keep her from going down.
On Tuesday night last week the
schooner Lake Forest, laden with
coal and Chicago bound, struck the
reef on North Point and sprung a
bad leak. She came into this port
and repaired damages as much as
possible. She had lost fore and
main topsails, square sail and stand
ing jih. One of her crew was
killed and another badly injured.
The Lake Forest left this port at
10 o'clock, Sunday, leaking badly.
The captain shipped several new
men from this port.
Thursday night the schooner
J. B. Ketcham ran on to Thunder
Bay Island reef and caused bad
leak. She lost considerable of her
rigging. She also ran into this
port. On Saturday the Ketchum
broke her lines and drifted to the
north side of the river where she
got aground.
The schooners Benson and AL
batross, loaded with square timber,
went ashore at Nine Mile Point,
on Monday week. One of these
vessels is now in three feet of water
and the other in five. Mr.. Pack,
the owner of the timber, and others
went to the point on Monday for
the purpose of ascertaining what
could be done to get them off,
They are now being unloaded.
1t is reported that the tug Prin-
diville went ashore and has gone
to pieces off Pressure Isle.
Sailors report that the terrible
storms of last week we're the most
gigantic of any that have occurred
on the lakes for the last twenty-five
years, and there were very few, II
any, vessels out in the storm which
did not receive some injury; and
it is a wonder that many more ac-
cidents and disasters are not re-
ported. 1t will probably never be
known how much damage has ac-
tually been done, or the number Of
vessels which suffered from the
gale.
1t is reported that the shores on
the whole chain of lakes are strewn
with vessels aground, pieces Of
masts, portions of sails and rig
ging, scattering fractions Of car
goes washed overheard, and occa-
sionally the body of some unfortu-
nate individual who was uncere-
moniously precipitated into eter-
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