, 1880-04-18
MARINE NEWS.
The Record Of Storms and Disas.
ters Continues Without
interruption.
Coal-Laden Schooner Maria Martin
Ashore on Beaver Island.
Serious shipwrecks, with Loss Of Life, on
Lake Huron.


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1ns 49, - .he ,,oe+ ,yool- have nntv in a
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.oa'' ,,ror1o,,s1v made of
,as a,,a foo,f,71 ,vo5,h+ of
tae ''oaeuec " ,uo ~ 49, s.s o,o ,o+,,-o,1,-
tue seas - ta.s aae,,.,t;as wora nor more
"onue.s At M. sn,,t..1ros+ .~a,o ~ wednesday,
ii'ue4uo9. rs a..,s so1. er.o,+ ,,,1.o,,so ~
WIS !e.e ue ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ no. ,.cro h,,red
ue |ns@ qua'1@ts7 ~ 49,, ~ ale t~a-e ~. ,as,o-1.-
tulouku epas ~. ~ s ,,s<.ht o,,d tta .-r.,atnr
darecuon dur1hg 1uutsoas 1ltkn' A'1o .ue ~
purtion of Friday ChicagOans knew very l1tt1e,
because this section appears to have been bare
~ ln'ol'ea ~ lne ,.'s tna ~ ,;na.f
WIS u'i aounu'nee 4"'1.' oux 10 ,.,-s ~
did not reach to this end OF tne lake. Ing
storm uppca,s 70 have been central between the
st.,,+,.,sa 49, s1,,n.o,,1,o Fr,n +be ,attor mort
80 n,1a:.- - tt,a ,,-,s,d a~,,,a ,7o+
10 tne 's1a'ios 1ne scioc''s VI ene "i'.o
aa.e oeou -'as e.au A.'s - P,1.a,,,'. ~, ~
eteot aoa aanvu ,xos ernerfenced Fo11owinr so
,.,s,.1.. ~. .,,e eo,,thn.e.t e,o,a ~ Wadnaa~
1u,, +hia nor+bo,ater- snch II anncors tn have
been toward the lower end of the lake--caused u
heavy and dangerous cross-sea, that broke upon
the decks Of vessels almost necessarily while
they remained within the limits Of che storm
GENRE caPt. link. ol Tue a1ee senoolef 1tes
es ~, . ue14 l.,
er.xe4a T,,1v fo,r faot ahove +ha no,xzen hoom IF
100 A"'' 49, as,a xao+
above her loaded line. II have seen the waves
run fully as hieh as this On several occasions.
,,oa :, 1ee2 rar+t,,,torlv arr1ro rnv av1orianoa
as navigator of the lakes" said Capt Clark to
THE TRIBUNE reporter yesterday, but then
they were In long, regular lines NOV
Ing directly onward with the wind: whereas
tne seas OF 4nursuas n'gnt ano fnaay
were broken and crossed, and came tumbling
upon the deck Of the Corning from every tmag-
itiublc n,1arfer. I am fut to gay that she
shipped more water this last time than in any
previous gale.'' Capt Curk added that the
Eing, SO that It WIS extremely difiicut to handle
them. This may account for the loss Of canyas
noted elsewhere.
schooner Maria Martin ashore ucar the head OF
Beaver Island. The stranded vessel luy headed
u the northward in blight or bay this side Of
H.
1lpon the sandy bottom She apparently had nu
w,lter in her hold and was resting easy Her
position is such TINT southwest west, north, or
northeast winds can do no harm. but q south or
southeast wind and sea might hurt her badly.
before the Corning arrived opposit the stranded
craft the crew were engaged in an effort 10
kcdge her OF, but soon gave it up The Maria
Martin is bound to this port, from Buffalo or
Cleyeland with conl. 1t is thought that she cnu
be rescued without difficulty or Serious damage
This disaster is supposed Il, have occurred dur
ing the southwest gale Of "Wednesday
The Captain Of the schooner Louise Mcdonald,
which arrived here yesterday morning from
Mrnistce with lumber made d decidedly sensa-
donal report He suited that about III O'Clock
Friday forenoon, when fully fifty miles
northeast Of Milwaukee, his attention was
attracted to q small lumber ludcn forc-and-
aft schooner with nil her canyus st0wt,d sn,,,Iv
except the foregafftousafl which fiuttercd fran
the masthead 10 ribbons. Upon her deck stood
man wuy1np what aDnearpd tn he a cOot ns n
signal Of distress. The Mcdonald bore up
\ jInnsidc of The Iit+1e rrsft WITH +ha rinw II
rendering assistance. but She carrietl her deck
load intact and tloated SO hirh out OF water as to
appear Ill right. Therefore, althouch tde man
on deck who was the nnIy one in siphf hv tho
wuy, sawed the air With his hands anI shouted