The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-11-24
A SEVERE GALE.
Terrible Loss of Life and a Large
Amount of Property.


SAUGATUCK, Mich, November 14.-Of
eighteen men on the tug Protection and
disabled schooner Arab, sixteen are
safe. William Kelly, of Chicago, en-
glneer oi one of the steam pumps, went
down with the vessel. A fireman, name un-
known, was lost overheard off this port.
The Protection weathered the gale until
early Sunday morning and was APP
preaching the west shore off Racine
when the Arab rolled over and partially
sunk. The wind was light and the
small boat made two trips to the
vessel before she sank. In cutting the
line the same became entangled in the
tugs wheel, which disabled her, and
heavy gale springing up the boat was at
tile mercy of the waves and drifted with
the wind. Shortly afterward the steam
barge Akeley was hailed and the tug was
taken in tow, but was dropped on Mon
day night, as the barge herself became dis
abed by losing her smokestack and
shifting her cargo. About s o'clock in
the morning the tugs stearing gear be-
came useless by the breaking of the
tiller, which completely disabled her. At
10 O'Clock last night it began showing
and blowing hard from the northwest
and the tug began dragging her anchor.
and she drifted ashore about mile south
OF the pier. The life saving apparatus
was brought across to the south side OF
the river and a line was shot to her and
all the men saved.
Following are the names of the
rescued:
Tugs Crew-Wrecking master, Martin Black
bum: captain, John Fitzpatrick; pilot VIM
Dalton; engineer, Albert Powers; fireman,
Charles Clark steward Sullivan.
Arabs CreW-Capt Chas. Starke; Thomas
Nelson, mate; John Rohde, HlrmOn Barnes
ard Ole Botfe, seamen; Charles Anderson,
steward.
Steam Pump Men-Four; names not given.
August White, one of the steam pump
crew, had one Of his hands badly hurt.
The Arabs crew and the steam pump
men left for Chicago this morning at
10 o'clock.
Kelly, one of the lost leaves a wife
and family. The rescued seamen are
loud IN their praise of Capt. Streck Of
the steambarge Ackley who stood by
them so bravely on that terrible night.
AfiE Oi4AEsA IAflhEhs
GRAND HAVEN, Mich, November IA
- The schooner Clara Parker, loaded
with grain, went ashore south of here
yesterday in a heavy gale. The Grand
Raven life savers rescued nine men,
using mortar to throw the line. The
men we're nearly exhausted, having been
clingiDg to the rigging for several hours.
The superintendent of this life saving
district reports some Of the finest work
done yesterday by our crew that he ever
witnessed. The schooner Is owned by
John Lindgren, of Chicago, and left
Chicago for ColiingwoOd Saturday after
noon. She spruGg a leak on Sunday
forenoon off ShebOygan, and with great
difficulty kept ahoat until Monday night,
when, seeing she was sinking, Capt.
Lewis ran her on the beach.
PARTICULARS or TIE CLARK DISASTER.
PETosKEY, Mich. November 14-The
names of the men drowned near Gross
Village, of the schooner Lucy j. Clark,
were Eugene OIdway, Mike Rodden and
James Moody, the engineer of the
steam-pump on board OF. the schooner.
When the Clark filed and rolled over,
out up, which was done bv the first
mate, but no one could do anything for
them. Soon after the flag was put
up, the captain ordered the small
boat lowered. Five men got into it.
The men were IN several minutes before
the mate got IL, and then the captain.
The last man to leave her was an engi-
neer-James Moody, Milwaukee,
who came here on the tug to take charge
of the steam pump. Mr.. Moody, in get
ting into the boat, fell overheard. He
was caught by one. of the sailors, who
held HIM by the collar, but lost his hold.
Moody sank, aud on coming to the sur
face vas again caught by the sailor, and,
assisted by the captain, he was
hoisted into the boat. At this
moment the vessel capsized, and,
the line being cut, the small
boat, with eight men IN 1t, was at the
mercy Of the waves. When about
twenty five rods from shore, however,
the yawl rolled over, throwing all into
the water. The boat rolled over three
times. The mate, Mike Rodden, of
Chicago, never reached the boat again.
Captain johnson got on the bottom of
the boat with the engineer and two men.
Three Of the men could not reach the
boat, end started to swim for the shore.
Two OF them reached it. Engineer
Moody was good swimmer, but could
not get TO the boat again, and went
down. The other two men let go the
boat, and were washed ashore. The
captain clung to the boat and reached
the shore more dead than alive.
The vessel is still at anchor, and
pieces are washing ashore. She had 230
cords of wood on, bound for Chicago.
she was a large vessel, 30 years old, and
insured for SO, 600.
TIE wAETBTowN ASHORE.
Elk RAPIDS, Mich, November A.
The canal schooner Watertown with a
cargo of coal and stone, is ashore here.
Her captain has telegraphed for tug
aud steam pump.
THE GEO. C. FNNEY.
OswEGo, November IA The schoon-
er Oh Ford's Shosl, five miles from here,
is the Geo. @. Finney, of Chicago, and
rot the Lewis Ross, as was reported.
She Is coal laden. The crew were res
cued by the life-savers.
OYSTER sCaooSERs WRECKED.
BALTIMORE, Nd, November IA
During the gale which swept over Ches-
apeake Bay considerable damage was
done to shipping. Six oyster-dredging
schooners were wrecked on Deafs ISL
aud several more went ashore op
the island. Nearly all Of them
are total wrecks. It is thought
that several lives were lost.
Many Of the bay and river steamers due
here last night or early this morning
did not arrive until tonight, several OF
them having been aground. During
the storm yesterday afternoon large
ting ran down fishing smack, splitting
it IN two. The two men on the boat
we're rescued. Several small vessels
were driven ont to sea and 1t is not yet
known what became of them.
THE LFADvTLLE AND JAMES WADE.
PTFFATO November 4-The canal