Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-20
Lake Disasters.
STORM ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

Lake Disasters.
STORM ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
GRAND HAVEN, Mich, Nov. 19.-The worst
gale of the season has been blowing here from
the southwest since midnight. 1t is now blow
ing forty miles an hour. The propeller Gen.
Paine, from Chicago, struck on bar at A. M.
and went TO pieces on the river inside of half
an hour. The schooners Holmes aud Margaret
Dali, the lighter Maple Leaf loaded with lum-
Der, the scow Rose and barge O. O. D. went on
the beach between 2 and A. NJ, the Maple
Leaf going to pieces. No lives lost. The sohoon-
er Hewlett is about mile outside with the fore
sail gone, .--
THE ONTARIO BLOW.
OswEeo, Nov. 19.-The following additional
particulars relative to the lake disaster have
been received: Two tugs of the fleet were seen
to 20 down. The tug Becker came alongside
the dredge Gordon about l:30 A. H., half full
of water. Geo. Palmer, Sam Logan and VIM.
Logan jumped aboard the dredge Immediate
ly thereafter the tug careened and disappeared.
The tug Othayes went down about p. IT. Her
captain, Henry Hecklers. was saved. Her en-
gineer is supposed to be lost. On board the
dredge Gordon were Richard Arnold Patrick
Egan, Billy Logan, Geo. Palmer, 8. Logan, and
Palmer's wife: The water IN the room was
waist deep. At 40 A. NJ. the Gordon sank and
all on board were drowned, excepting Fireman
Smith and two brothers named Heather, who
were picked up by the tug Seymour.
Lewis, engineer of the tug Seymour, says
about o'clock the wind increased to gale,
and Capt. Logan, of the tug Brecker, came
alongside the Seymour and called out, ''Some
hard. Thos. Smith, fireman on the dredge
Gordon, says the tug Breeker came alongside
the Gordon at o'clock, striking her stern on
and springing q plank, broke spar, also
cracked three planks, which then commenced
to open and let in water SO fast that it was i'm
possiblelto keep her clear; had ninety pounds
of steam. The Brecker came alongside again
at 10 clock and called out, 1--WE are swamp
ing;' wanted to put out a liue then. MIR. Ar
mold said to jump aboard the Gordont and let the
tug go, which they did, and the tug Brecker
went down at once alongside the dredge.
hosting and backing chain comes through and
took some old clothes and tried to stop the
leak, but the heavy sea rendered all efforts fu-
tile Then he came on deck. Richard Arnold
asked him how was the leak, when he replied
he could not stop it although he had bettered
it little. Mr.. Arnold asked him if he could
use some of bis under clothing which were
finer and would work to better advantage.
He said he thought he could,
then went down again and did the best
he could until the water ose in the forward
hold 80 it pressed him against the deck and
put out his lamp. Then they cut a hole in the
floor of the fire hold and used pals in bailing
OUT The boat then careened and water came
in the engine room door. Then Mr.. Arnold told
me to blow the whistle for the tug Seymour to
come to our assistance, but could not see her
turning around or coming. Then he said blow
again, which did twice, but was obliged TO
leave the engine room. as the water was then
waist deep. $780, -=
Then MIR. Arnold says ''Tom, we are gomez
says-SsYes, we are ROne.' -'.
We then started for stern of dredge. Patrick
Egan pulled off door and and Mr.. Ar
mold stood together second3 then came and
took door from Egan's hand. Smith then says
come u it'll me, and started for the tow line of
the Seymour and went fifteen or twenty feet on
the line. He was too heavy and returned to
dredge. When he got back he called out for
Egan and for Arnold but could get no answer.
They were gone, carried off by the sea. Then
got hold of Mrs. Palmer's hand and her hus-
band had her around the waist. She says:
George, we must 20. He tried to cheer her to
hang on few moments longer and a swell
then came and carried both away; could not
hold them any longer. VIM. Hogan was car
ried away about fifteen minutes afterwards
and then Samuel Logan. had just spoken to
him asking him is he could hold out until day.
light. but got no response. This left three,
Charles and Neal Houthen and myself. Chas.
Houthen said, can not hold on any longer.
told him TO hold on all he could. I took hold
of his collar and helped Neal Houthen, he stand
ing between him and me: 1t was now getting
dssht on and 1o.rS the Seymour bs.ps
line was thrown US and J hauled in the
line with one hand, holding slack in my teeth
| and holding plank with the other hand I made
fast around them, then went aboard on the
other line. The other two were hauled to side
| together and rescued in unconscious condition,
| one frothing at mouth. G.. F. Stroh, OF tug
Peter, says at about s o'clock were towing
alongside Of derrick when hawser men COM
menced to call out the scows were breaking
loose. Told fremen we would draw back and
for him to haul in hawser. Did not get hawser
in. Then called to men of derrick to let go
hawser; they could not let 60. Ran out Of
the line was damned. The tug was about cap
sizing. Went back to the pilot house, got
axe and cut hawser, then ran alonside.- Gordon
tried twice to get the lines, but could not get
near her without danger of sinking. Gordon
or ourselves ran back again, but the tow was
of the balance of the tow until
about IL o'clock. The tug Brecke,
| was around without light. It was showing.
The Brecker ran across our bow and called to
us that they we're in sinking condition. Told
them to hold on and would get alongside.
was the last1 saw of them. Stayed around
| until 2:10. Then the fireman came and told
me that the water was up to the CRATE, and told
them we would board the Seymour; ran along
side and could have got aboard. but did not
see the men get off, and she fell off again.
Told the 6remen to tell the engineer the next
time we got alongside to jump, which VIC all
did, and let the tug go sdrift. This tug was
found next morning all right. Two of the
| three dredges have been found near Sodus, and
| the scows are scnttled on the south shore OF
( the lake. >.
| ~ LAKE MICHIGAN. -
CHICAGO, Nov. l9.-The schooner Clara
Parker, for Escanaba, laden with iron ore, was
driven back to the breakwater from Evanston
this afternoon. She broke both her cables and
dropped her anchors. and afts r losing five OF
her crew of nine was carried up the lake in an
unmanagable condition, with every prospect
of going ashore before morning. a strong
northwest wind is blowing.