The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-10-21
TIE STORM.


age done to shipping in one day. The
lake was dashed into fury and the waves
beat clear over the harbor piers. They
came in such rapid succession that the
piers seemed to be submerged. ALI day
long the storm continued and anxiety and
alarm were felt on every heart for the
| fate of those on the lake. The loss OF
property is simply incalculable while the
loss of life is great. 1t is the general
testimony of seamen that never before
did storm prove 80 destructive to vessel
property. The telegraph operator at
this place was busy sending notices of
disasters to the daily papers and receiv-
ing accounts of wrecks and inquiries for
missing vessels. The rush for the Chi
cago and Milwaukee papers was unpre-
| cedented and the interest in the fierce
storm for the time made political news
| unpalatable. Considering the severity
, of the storm and the number of vessels
wrecked, the loss of life is comparatively
light.
The Goodrich steamer Alpena has I'M
doubtediy gone down with all on board,
between seventy and eighty people,
People hoped to the last that she had
sought shelter in some place removed
from telegraph lines, but that hope is
now abandoned. She left Grand Haven
for Chicago on Friday night at 9. At
noon on Saturday she was seen off Ke-
nosha by steam barge heading against
the wind. The impression is that being
unable to make Roadway against the
storm that she attempted to turn around
so as to run before the wind and that
some accident occurred to the machinery.
Tho last thing positively known of the
Alpena is that she was seen off kenosha.
A reporter of the Chicago Times reports
having seen steamer about eight miles
out making for the Milwaukee harbor
from the southeast. She instantly
swung around and pointed for the north
east, after which she disappeared from
view in twinkling. A mail carrier from
Clay Banks on the east shore, reported
having seen the deck of the steamer AL
pena near Stony Creek. This was just
about where the wind would have driven
the wreck if the steamer went to pieces
off Kenosha. A man picked up pail
and step ladder at Holland on the east
shore marked "Alpena." These facts
although not well authenticated, taken in
connection with the failure to hear from
the steamer, made the impression ire
sistiblet that she was lost with all on board
Yesterday telegram was received at this
city stating that the body of one of the
passengers, Mrs. Bradley. was found
on the beach. A later telegram states
that there were IS passengers on board
which with crew of 26 would make the
loss of life 1O1.
The clerk on the steamer was Arthur
Haynes, young man from this city.
Willie Shepard, another Manitowoc boy,
was steward. Harry Shepard, his broth
er, was drowned last year off the same
steamer.
For long time it was feared that the
John a. Dix and the propeller Depere
had also gone down. But the former
reached Ludington before the storm
struck her and the latter ran before the
storm and found shelter in Manistee.
The steam barge Mary Groh reached
this place Sunday night. She had ff-
teen passengers aboard and for the whole
time buffetted the storm. Every minute
they expected to GO to the bottom. The
deck load of lumber and apples were
washed away and the fuel giving out the
lumber was used instead. The passen-
gers were in a pitiable condition and took
passage south on the train, not wishing
to risk repetition of their experience on
the water.
The steam barge Trader, reported lost
with all on board, is safe. She water
logged and her upper works were swept
off. These coming ashore caused the re
port of her loss. The crew escaped.
The schooner Granger went to pieces
near Muskegon. Only two of the crew
were saved. The schooner ran between
Muskegon and Chicago. Two men died
from exposure before the vessel went to
pieces. The two survivors escaped on a
raft. The schooner Reciprocity went
ashore near Two Rivers Point. The
crew managed to reach Two Creeks in
safety.
At North Bay the following vessels are
ashore: The Floretta, lumber laden:
the Guido Pfster, fine large three and
after loaded with corn; the Two Friends,
salt laden; the Jennie Bell; the Lem
Ellsworth, loaded with coal; the Colonel
Ellsworth; the Made, lumber laden. At
other places north of here: The scow
Durham, the Hungarian, the Perry Han
nah, tue City of Woodstock, the barge
Brunette, the L. j. Conway, the Lolita
May, the Ebenezer, total wreck, and
also the Lawrence and Contest. Other
vessels sustained damage differing in de-
grees of seriousness. The east shore is
literally strewed with wrecks and por-
tons of cargoes.
The David A. Wells was lost near Chi
cago on Saturday morning, every man
on board having persisted. She carried
eight men, most of whom leave families.
She was laden with iron ore. A man was
lost off the schooner ". n. Willard near
Two Rivers Point.
The new steamer City of Ludington
sustained considerable damage by the
storm of Saturday. The hurricane deck
for one half the length of the boat was
blown off and other damage done of