Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-29
Marine Disasters.
LAKE MICHIGAN STEAMER WRECKED.

LAKE MICHIGAN STEAMER WRECKED.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 2S.-A dispatch from
Grand Haven, Michigan, just received, states
the steamer Amazon, of the Northwestern
transportation company's line, for that port
from Milwaukee, with about fifty passengers
and heavy load of wheat and other freight,
struck the sand bar in the entrance to the har-
Dor there, while entering at 8 A. III. She sue
Ceeded IN backing oil, returned few miles in
to the lake, and~again attempted to enter,
struck the bar and was drawn around the end
of the south pier and ashore by the strong
northwest wind, and now lies within hundred
feet of the pier, broadside to the sea, with the
spray dashing over her. The passengers are
being taken ashore by the life saving corps.
The crew arc throwing the cargo overheard.
The steamer is evidently going to pieces
The steamship Amazon, which foundered off
Grand Haven this morning, one of the
largest and staunchest passenger vessels on the
lakes. She is valued ut about $60, 900, and
rated at fourteen hundred and six tons, carried
four masts, had double decks, and is double
screw propeller. Her cargo consisted of {, 486
barrels Of -four 263 barrels of peas, 200 bags
of barley, SO barrels of pork, 80 boxes meat,
1850 pounds of tobacco, sc rolls of leather,
800 boxes of cheese, go kegs of beer and 300
packages of sundries. This property is
the Detroit & Milwaukee railroad company.
The Amazon was insured for $4,000, as fol-
lows. Orient and Buffalo, $4,000 each; Etna
and Phoenix, $4,000 each.
BY half past II all the passengers, number
ing thirty-four and officers and crew, number.
ing thirty, had been safely removed to the
shore by means of the life-saving car, Captain
Frazier being the last to leave the ship. At
it seemed though the ship must soon
go to pieces, as the sea was tremendous. The
upper w;.rks on the side towards the sea were
entirely torn away and the whole vessel very
bn11y Jprauche6 fypicfa1 hv fcrpo Of fho
waves, but it still held together. Later in the
afternoont be wind and sea subsided somewhat,
and it seems probable considerable por-
ton of the cargo in the hold may be saved in q
damaged condition. Much of the deck load
thrown overheard to tighten the steamer has
foated ashore. The passengers baggage, which
WIS in the porter's room on the leeward side,
was but slightly in ured and was taken from
the wreck by one Of tho steamers boats after
the sea commenced to go down. The total loss
the steamer and cargo will be about $3.50,
600. The steamer was valued at $780, 600; in
sured $3.50, 900. Loss on cargo coverediby a gen.
eral insurance policy issued by the Detroit &
Milwaukee rsilway company.
SUNK BY A COLLISION.
DETROIT, Oct. 2S.-The schooner Porter, grain
laden, from Chicago, collided with the tow of
the tug Morrick, at the head of Detroit river,
last night, and sunk in deep water off Belle
isle. The large steam barge j. Fl. Rutter is
ashore on Lake st. Clair shoals.
Advices from Saugatuck, Mich, state that
the schooner Gamecock is ashore south of the
pier at that place, and full of water.
MILWAUKEE. Oct 28.-The schooner Porter
which collided with the schooner Niagara and
sunk in Detroit river to-day, was one of the
finest vessels the lake. She had $4,000
bushels of barley on board shipped by Borchert
Il Sons and G. J. Kershaw & Co.. this city. The
cargo was insured for $4,000 as follows: Pa
cifc, N, Y. $4,000; Great Western, N. Y,
SlO,00O; Rochester German and Buffalo Ger
man, $4,000 each; Faneuil Hall, $4,000. In
surance ON the vessel: Northwestern National,
Phoenix and Buffalo, $4,000 each; and AItna
$4,000.