, 1880-11-28
The Loss Of The Propeller Simcoe Estab-
lished Beyond the Shadow of
Doubt.
Large Amount Of Wreckage Of the Graft
Discovered by q Passing
Propeller.
Rumored Loss Of the Barge Shawnee
on Lake Michigan with
Ali Hands.
1 Repo1t Leading to The Belief that The &lsener
james Csush is lshore On Soatk Fox
Island. Etc.
TIE FREEZE-uP.

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TIE FREEZE-UP.
NIGHT IN THE ICE OFF CHICAGO.
4 tale OF night In the ice OF Chicago at this
season Of the year will no doubt put strain
upon the creduiity Of many. But no one can
deuy that such thing il among the possibilities
always in our eyer-yaryiug climate: And. this
much admitted, The narrative Of IN Hctual oc-
curreuce may not appear SO novel atteF all"
Early Friday afternoon the tug Annie L. smith.
commanded By Capt Eph Wilson. left the har-
Dor in quest OF a tow. After proceeding down
the lake some distance through the thin ice
large three and after WIS d.seried about six
miles to the eastward Of Crosse Point.
The Smith was headed for the
craft. which proved to be the Nellie
Gardiner and In due time rain alongside, got q
line. and began towing her il the direction Of
tho harbor, Owing to the presence OF ice in the
lake the progress made was necessarily slow
But at the end OF two hours the Smith encoun-
tered q fied through which she could not tow
the vessel Besides. the tug WIS running short
ut fuel Capt. Lusk. ct the Gardiner, was in-
formed of the state Of affairs and asked to drop
M anchor for tho purpose OF holding his vessel
where sue WAS until the tug could procure ct.al
and return. He made answer that the vessel
was 30 tr1nty locked In the ice that be DID % nnt
deem It necessary to 60 to the trouble
the r. S' ao4o'ine and 10 startled s Tor Tor ehieaso se
up in iirn ice and could advance no further
With considerable difficulty the tug was worked
back alongside OF the vessel and made fast:
Night eet in, and with it cume change Ut wind
that carried the ice away frum the shore. The
field surrounding the vessel and tug t,r9an to
spse II that was s scn ca'h
ing along ut the rate Of three miles per hour.
carrying the craft with it Capt Lusk now let
drse chaia was paid cut at intervals
foTn sna gen
rs if the schooner had been brought to stand
still. Fearing that she might be crushed by the
drSppea 11 The s@tth a Snder s' he setn Of i the
schooner. where she remained in comparative
safety The movement OF the ice continued for
the vessel with IT, 1t came on in an unbroken
mass between four and five inches thick. parting
as it encountered the cable Of the anchor and
rounding bows Of schooner with crunchtng,
grinding, roaring sound. The two crews
ssy were no are eenaon se the ussts sssR
Of being cut through and sunk. and under these
circumstances sleep was impossihle. The night
both crnfts On the schooner the pumps were
frequently manned, because of the discovery of
p # ne sba e d.x baSe s been
main BODY u the Ice hsd Slept past, and streaks
u pssa
carried ont into the lake q distance Of nearly
ten miles As tho vessel was out of provisions,
they had on board, and q scanty breakfast
a1l around was the result. Capt. Lusk embarked
on The tug for TIE trtp to land, which was &C
Upon reaching the barbor the Smith coaled,
and then securing the assistance of the tug }.
was brought inside shortly after O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, upwards OF twentY-four hours
sh after the sow-1s t bad nst been passed to
Friday night nearly two inches OF new ice
formed on the lake. The heavy fields, as they
xSRe Se nast cut ip,o as The onter pa9kng If the
the wholesome fear which existed during the
night that she might be cut through and sunk.
this port occupied Twenty-Five days. During
this lapse OF time much stormy and cold weather
was encountered. She arrived minus her yavl.
ner mAin1o0m, and the greater portion Ut her
mainsAii.
THE SITUATION OK LAKE ERIE.
Special Da'pateh to 1T.t thieaoo Tribune.
COLCHESTER. Ont. Nov 21.-NotwithstandtnE
that the lake ia full Of ice, and 1t is increasing III
thickness, steamers have been passing both ways
since yesterday in large numbers. THREE large
night slx miles west Of this port
Sixteen vessels are reported frozen In SOUTH
The southeast wind Of to-day hus brought the
ice back on this ehore. closing the passage
surrounded by ten miles Of heavy ice.
Special Dispateh To The Ch,cauo Tribune.
DETROIT, Nov. 2s.-Tne head Of Lake Erie is
again blocked. The propetlers Lycoming, Cone
tuaugh. and Wissahckon arrived up this even
Ing. They had a hard lime getting through, as
the southwest wind ct last hight and to-day has
IT. is now considered i1npassable.
The propeller Dean Richmond, aud schconers
which went to assist the AIcona also sixteen
other steamers and vessels. aFe now fast In the
acE OF Colchester.
Tor Cleveland last night. arrived ut Cleveland at
oetock this afternoon With two holes in her
bntheadas h;a 1ac uhe netrolt F has water-tisht
Vessels here ready to leave, but waiting for
better @ chances with the ice: Steamers G: ].
more and consort. City OF Duluth; schooners
Aichard WtnslHw: Delaware J. O. Thayer. T. H.
mtcr-Oct.an and c0nsort arc here. bound up.
Wissahckun, which arrived here Ut ) o'clock
eight miles belo.F Point Al Pelee. Dc met ct Tie he
eteam-barEe Wu-co-ken and a three-1uastcd
Poin5 au p9e aa,ae hen abreast Of
one 9aH. mile apart The propclIer N"rtherner was
last in the ice i've miles this side of Point
s. Louis, thieax, De:'s, iichnond. ] Man3a1,a,,
Toledo. t'~tng the schooner Hazard. propeller
Litrles Point. The Alcona was iiRhferino- vrair
onto the Alpena- This led to the supu,sition
that the Atcona was iea,lin9. The Captain C',n re-
ports new ice in the track made by he steam-
ers two inches thick.
ss<efat D!pa.;A to TIE Chicago 7.toun-.
CLEvKLASD. Nov. ss.-Additional vessels ice
bound in tho harbor: Schooners l. G. Morcr.
Lucinda Van vaIkenberE. They had u rough
time Of it in the ice.
afternoon: having been uhout twenty hours On
tho trip from Detroit The ice wore hnc On
each side of her tow, and men got out ON the ice
and plankcd 1t lip. and then put sheet-irun over
ttiat- CaptAin Mckay says he had terrible tillic
ofit There is lots OF ice eight inches thick In
the North Passage yet