The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-30
THE LATE STORMS

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| the wind, from whatever direction it came
moved with unusual velocity, and during tn,
same length of time vessels have been subject
ed TO constrained idleness or have been tenn
pest tossed upon the disturbed waters of thu
lake.
| Outside the line of accidents that have oc
Cured and the amazing array of casualties
that the weather conditions brought to thu
shipping upon the lake, the loss of earning:
by vessels necessarily occupying places Of
shelter, if aggregated. would present an i'm
portant total. But that total. large. it may
be assumed, would appear as small item
when eontrasted with the losses that have en-
sued from the destruction of vessels and the
cargoes they contained It would hardly BIZ
metaphorical to aver that the shore of the
lake is strewn with wrecks. While the
smaller vessels prudently sought shelter, the
larger and more strongly built faced the pre-
vailing storms, and thus it occurred that
many vessels of superior class were driven
upon Che shore, or by shift of cargo over
turned and went to the bottom of the lake.
The ascertained loss Of life up to the pres
entsperiod presents the appalling total Of
100, but at the close Of the foregoing compu-
tation there occurs an unpleasant intima-
ton that there remains an additional number
to be accounted for. It would not perhaps be
unreasonable to infer that rs bodies, that
were animated and vigorous six weeks ago,
now lie hidden beneath the surface of the
lake.
If the tempests that have occurred fore
Swallowed disaster, and its attendant gloom,
to many families, the same also developed
acts of heroism not at any time surpassed
upon the sea or upon the land. The voyage
| of the steamer Akeley, and the attending
circumstances of that voyage, outstrips in in
| terest the studied inventions of romance.
1t appears the schooner Arab had been cast
upon the east shore of this lake, and the tug
Protection, having succeeded in releasing
her, undertook the service of towing her to
Milwaukee. With steam pump on the
Arab, a successful voyage was anticipated.
The large steamer Akeley, with cargo of
grain from Chicago for Buffalo, discovered
the tug Protection and her tow in the middle
Of the lake, tossed by q tempest Of unusual
severity, and as matter of duty, also of
humanity, the master of the steamer threw
a line to the imperilled vessels and took
them in tow. 1t was soon found that the
Arab would go down, consequently her crew
were transferred to the Akeley, and the
Arab dropped from the tow. 1t was there
after found that the tug Protection would
not Withstand the tempest and the lines
were loosened she was also dropped from
the tow. Driven by the wind, the Protec-
ton with her crew on board, drifted upon
the east shore of the lake. Within a brief
period it was seen that the steamer Akeley
must yield to the overwhelming force Of the
storm. The master Of the Akeley accom-
plishe1 all that the conditions admitted, in
providing limited means Of escape for the
castaways Of the other vessels, also for his
own crew, and Capt. Strech stood unfinch.
ingly at the post of duty and went down
with his ship. Twelve of the castaways
were riding in the tempest in a yawl and
eight others upon hastily improvised raft.
There was hardly limited hope of escape
under the circumstances But in the midst
Of the tempest the comparatively small
schooner Driver was moving upon one tack
and another in an endeavor to reach the
scene of peril. 1t was hazardous under
taking, but the schooner had upon her deck
neither frowsy crew nor fresh water tail
ors. The drifting yawl and its live freight
| were at last discovered, and the Miller
| brothers, Daniel and David, master, mate
and owners of the Driver, dropped their own
yawl into the seething water, and, with one
seaman as an assistant, rescue of the occu.
pants of the drifting yawl was effected.
| The raft proved to be unserviceable, and the
eight occupants of the same had previously
gone to the bottom of the lake.
/ Tho oaruinoo varfopno cd hv thn If onco N Il
one seaman Of the Driver is regarded at all
the shipping ports as work of merit, not at
any time surpassed upon the lakes or upon
the ocean. In view of that brave and heroic
service, mass meeting of the business men
of Grand Haven occurred on the
10Th instant, and those courageous sea-
men were called forward, and, standing up
ON the platform, were introduced to the
assembled Inhabitants. There was something
more than applause, and contributions ex-
ceeding three thousand dollars were made.
The inhabitants Of Grand Haven were not
willing that the Driver should continue to
sail with mortgage weighing her down, and
the same was cancelled The balance of the
money was divided among the three men Of
established courage and resolution. The
rescue was work of great merit, and the
people of Grand Haven, by concerted action,
have shown their appreciation of the same.
Mr.. Charles H. Hackley, of Muskegan,
addressed letter 10 the Grand Haven meet
ing, containing words of admiration of the
men on the Driver and his own check for
one hundred dollars.
In view of the force of the storm, the
eight men who entrusted themselves to the
frail raft virtually stepped into the lake. and
of the same it may be said !:
Thrown from the raft the seamen drifted to and fro
Now to the land now outward by the undertoe;
At last eight human forms lay sleeping on the
shore,
Whose souls alas have left them to return.no
more
The fine schooner Elizabeth Jones lies il
broken fragments on the Racine reef, ant
/ a fishing boat. selling corn that was re
1 covered from that vessel, has been lying n
the Grand street dock several days.
4 Here is life-size picture of it. from tn
Sharon Reporter: 1.-The common practice o
people buying goods and getting trusted 70
the same is the ruination of many an honest
!, upright business man in this country. Tn
, dead beat element seeks every opportunity I
, buy goods of home merchants, get trusted TO
, the same if they possibly can, and there
never specified time when they will pay
There are some men who are mean enough Il
get trusted for oil they can get at home, an
when they have any cash they general,
patronise dealers abroad and pay for wha
they get. This kind oflemon-juice humaDit
exists ia every town. II hey are approache
by the man who has been kind enough
: trust them for the past year, and in som
cases for ten to a dozen years, they feel hlgI