Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-07-29
A GALE AT MlNNETONKA.
Boats Overturned and Driven Ashore, but
no Lives Lost.

Boats Overturned and Driven Ashore, but
no Lives Lost.
Lake Park Hotel, Minnetonka, July
25.-Between five and six o'clock this
evening, severe squall, accompanied by
much rain, struck Lake Minnetonka
just about as the boats were making
their evening trips. Fortunately it was
seen to be coming up in time so that
most all Of the boats could put safely in
to shore. The course of the storm, as
watched from the steamer City of St.
Louis made q grand spectacle. The lain
swept across the lake in sheets and the
waves rose to an unusual height for
little Minnetonka, and what added to
the CONSERVATION of the passengers a
sail boat was suddenly observed to cap
size and disappear. When the storm had
cleared away it was found that the boat
was that of Geo. Braekett. His son
Dave, with an experienced sailor, had
been on board, but on the boats over
turning they had been Immediately res
cued from the shore. AS the City of st.
Louis was making her homeward trip to
Excelsior, another wrecked boat was dis
covered with people clinging to her. It
proved to be the Mable Gates, and the
persons who had been on board were DIR.
Steven, DR.. Parsons, the son of DR.. Par
sons and parson named Rondell. They
| were in verv exhausted state. 1t is
thought there were no other catastrophes.
The lake is already comparatively calm
Several sail boats that went out before
the storm struck the lake have not been
heard from and great fears are entertain.
| ed that some serious disaster may have
occurred. Several boats at anchor il
Gideon's bay were overturned by the
storm, but no serious damage was done
For time the storm was terrific. Large
trees were blown down on the Lake
park grounds and serious damage done
to the electric light. The storm proved
u great interruption to the grand hop a
the Hotel st. Louis. They had gooG
time among themselves, but very few
from Minneapolis and none from othel
points on the lake.
Parties who arrived by the midnight
train from Lake Minnetonka give graph
ic descriptions of the storm which
struck the lake with all It's fury
while the boats were crossing the
lake. The steamer City of st. Louis
made into shore and got out Of danger
but the Lottie May with load of pas
sengers, was in q chop sea off the City
of st. Louis, but was admirably handled
by the pilot and engineer and weatheret
the gale. Several sail boats, Including
those of DIR. Parsons and George A
Bracket, were capsized. DIR. Parsons
attempted to make his cottage on Ingle
side, and just before the st. Louis mad
into shore at furious rate with four pas
sengers on board, wa
caught by the wind and upset
the crew clinging to the keel of the boat
Several boats were sent out but wer
swamped bv the waves and returned
The Parsons party clung desperately t,
the keel of the boat until the storm ha,
passed and it was found possible to tax
them off. George Brackett's yacht wa
making over for his cottage on Starva
tion Point when she capsized, the occu
pants also being rescued. A sailboat j
reported also to have been upset in Way
zata bay, and still another in the bay i
front of the Lafayette. So far as coul
bs learned no lives were lost.