Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-17
NO. so.
Casualties.
Casualties.
LAKE MINNEToNKA IS THE SCENE OF A
TERRIBLE DISASTFp

heavy wind and rain storm passed
over Lake Minnetonka. \ small
steam yacht, the Minnie Cook, with
eight persons on board, was capsize6
and the entire party drowned. News
of the accident spread rapidly and
created the widest excitement when
1t became known that all the victims
resided here.
The names of the unfortunate party
are as follows:
Ex-Mayoc Rand.
Mrs, Mary Rand, ex-Msyor Rand's wife
Mary, his daughter.
Harry and Frank Rand. ex- -AIayor Rand,s sons
J. T. Coysendan and wife
| Kate Coy kendall.
George Mcdonald, engineer
All resided in Minneapolis. Two
bodies have already been recovered.
The storm is described by eye witness,
es on the big boats as terrific. The
waves rolled high, spray, rain and
hail filling the air. Large steamers
put into shore with great difficulty.
1t was Impossible for small crafts to
live in such storm. Other boats and
lives are believed to have been lost.
but it is difficult to get details.
A. G. Rand was mayor of Minueap,
oils for two terms previous to Mr.
Ames' incumbency, and was wealthy
and well-known citizen.
John Coykendall was member of
the firm of Coykendall Bros. & Co.
Later news is to the effect that the
vessel eapsized just outside of Way
zalday bay on the eastern shore of
Minnetonka. Ten persons were on
board, all of whom persisted. The
party consisted of Mayor Rand, aged
Sc; his wife aged so; his daughter,
Mary, aged 16; his son, Harvey,
aged 13; his nephew, Frank, aged
IS; j. r Coykendall, aged 35; his
wife, aged 81 and his daughter
Katie, aged 4; Engineer George Nc
Donald. aged q aud boy, II years
old, named Robert Hussy. The
bodies of Mrs Rand and Engineer
Mcdonald have been recovered, and
were brought to Minneapolis by
special train at 10 o'clock last night.
RECOVERING THE BODIES OF THE
DROWNED.
WAYzETA, July 13.-Divers are at
work from the steamer ST. Louis to
recover the bodies which were lost
in last nights storm, and another
party here are waiting for trsnsporta,
ton to the scene of the wreck. The
bodies of Mary Rand, Frank Rand
and Katie Coykendall were recovered
from about one hundred feet of
water.
Although the storm was of short
duration, 1t is impossible to tell the
actual loss of life and property.
ENMAYoR RAND's BODY RECOVERED.
WAYzATTA, July 13.-Ex- Mayor
Rand's body was recovered by crap
ping hooks In twenty feet of water,
he had his vest Off when recovered.
The wreck is located i'll sixty feet of
water. A diver who has just came up
reports the mud very deep and the
work exceedingly difficult.
THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF THE DISASTER
MINNEAPoLIs, July 49, The first
evidence OF the disaster from the
storm yesterday, at Lake Minnetonka,
was found in pieces of the trimming
from the Mime Cook, which foated
in on the waves at the east shore of
Walla Bay. Large, sturdy boats went
in search of the i'll fated little craft,
but no further trace of her could be
had. It was at last determined that
she had sunk and that the ten pas
sengers, ex Mayor Rand's party, who
embarked on the perilous journey in
such happy spirits, had perished.
Later a boatman named James
Carroll, who had succeeded in
weathering the tornado in a yawl, ap-
peared on the beach dragging the
miniature craft after him. When he
mad recovered sufficiently from fright
and exhaustion to speak coherently,
he told of having passed the Minnie
Cook just before the squsll. He
thought the party had observed the
danger and was quite certain EngiS
neer Mcdonald had turned the yacht
from her course into the bay.
The next moment his boat was rails
ed heavenward as if raised out of the
water by some superhuman agency.
and then he was enveloped in spray.
Soon afterward he heard the shrek of
a woman III acute distress, and looking
to the spot where moment before the
yacht was floating, nothing was TO be
seen but the white caps and waves,
rolling mountain high. He is sure
the shrek he heard was that of Mrs.
Rand, and that the Minnie Cook at
that moment capsized.
STILL SEARCHING FOR THE BODIES.
ST. PAUL, July 13.-Divers and a
large force OF men have been engaged
all day recovering the bodies of the
ten people drowned in lake Minneton-
ka last evening. "a addition to the
bodies of Mr.. Rand aEd Miss Mary
Rand, recovered this morning. the re-
remains of Katie Coykendall were
found clinging TO the seat OF the boat
under sixty feet of water, and Frank
Rank was brought up by a graphing
hook about hundred yards from the
wreck. The divers report that there
are no more bodies in or about the
boat, and they can do no more on ac>
count of the deep mud into which
they sink unless they cling to the
boat
The programme now is to try dyna-
mite and cannon, which Captain Bur
well in charge has asked for from
Fort Smelling. II is proposed To use
these to night by the aid of big steam
ers and electric lights. Searching par
ties will work all hight for fear the
bodies will soon be buried beyond re-
covery in the mud drifted by the
strong current. Seven caskets were
sent TO the scene this Afternoon, and
the bodies recovered were sent TO MIN
neapolis. The surviving members Of
the stricken families are all prostrated
with grief.
FOUR BODIES BROUGHT TO THE SUR.
! FACE BY DYNAMITE.
ST. PAUL. July 13.-By the use Of
dynamite the remaining four bodies
of the victims Of the Minnetonka dis
aster were brought to the surface and
recovered to night.
DROWNED IN CEDAR RIVER
CEDAR RAPIDs, July 13.-Joseph
Rushek aged nineteen was drown in
Cedar River last night while bathing.
His body was recovered to-day.
| DROWNED WHILE BATHING
DEsMoISs, Ia, July 13.-Charles
Fredburg aged eleven was drowned
In the river at Desmoins, Tuesday
! evening while bathing.
DROWNED IN A CfsTERE.
PEORIA, July 13.-Loulsa Huner-
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