New-York tribune., 1885-07-14
THE DISASTER IN LAKE MINNEToNKA.
| LAST GLIMPSE OF THE ILL-FATED YACHT-RECovER-
| ING The BODIES OF TIE DEAD.

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: MINNEAPOLIs, Minn., July 13.-Tho first
evidence of disaster from the storm yesterday at Lake
Mnnetonka was found IN pieces of trimming from the
Mamie Cook which noated In the waves at the east
shcre wayzatla Bay. Later, boatman named James
Carroll who hal miraculously succeeded in wcatherng
the tornado in yawl. appeared on the Wayzatta Bay
beach, dragging his craft after him. When he recovered
sufficiently from Ills fright and exhaustion to speak CO.
hereny he told of having passed the Minnie Cook Just
before the squal struck the bay He thought that the
party had observed the danger and was certain that
Engineer Macdougal had turned tho yacht from her
thebay. The next moment Carrolrs boat was
raised lifted out OF the water by some superhuman
agency and then ho was enveloped In spray. Soon
aerward heard shrek like that Of woman In dis
tress and looking through the almost binding mist to
the spot where the yacht moment before hoating
could nothing except tho white caps and the waves
rolling mountain high He Is sure that the shrek no
heard that OF Mrs. Rand, and that tho Minnie COOK
capszed For safety he fell into the bot
tom Of hs yawl there clung until the squall had
passed.
Tho following complete list OF the passengers on the
yacht Ex-Mayor Rand, age fftysix; Mrs. Rand, ago
nfty Mary Rand. age sixteen daughter Of Mr. and
Rss Rsnd M coyssn
dali age thirty Mrs. Coykcndal. twenty-seven
sSneer George Macdonald and Robert Hussy. ten
employed the yacht Divers worked today from the
City Of st. Louis To recover the bodies Inc
bodies Of Mrs Rand. Frank Rand and Katie Coykendal
recovered from about 100 feet OF water TX Mayor
Rands body recovered with graphing hooks IN nly
covered. The wreck Is In sixty feet OF water Inc
divers reported that the mud was deep and the work
exceedingly difficult . a.
one OF tho divers reported that the machinery In the
boat had shifted evidently before sinking This Is sup
posed been the OF the accident The ake
near OF the disaster was covered with boats
to-day, and the lake shore was thron ged
number of prominent homes In dsrrsny this city
Ieavitt Rand one Of the surviving OF ex-Mayor
Rand was waiting Breezy Point, watching the yacht
coming In. Hc turned away for minute wheu tho
saual struck looked again and the boat was gone with
all his family.
Captain Lewis Macdonald. the father Of the drowned
engineer arrived after the accident ana droppcd
the grapples with his hands, and at the hrst maui
pulled up the sons body Later all the bodies were re-
covered Mrs. Coykendall. Katie Coykendail, Harvey
Rand Frank Rand, Robert Hussey the son OF NJ B
IIussey, prominent plumber OF Minneapolis. fromlu
The Rand family is universally known throughout the
Northwest. The funerals will take place on thursday
when all business OF the city Is expected TO be sus
pended out OF respect to the dead.
The wrecked boat built ten years ago. shc was
top-hcavy aud was acknowledged to DO rotten. Many
no such storm the lake has been known In the last
dozen years
RoSDoUr. N. Y, July 13.-Much sympathy Is ex.
pressed Ia this city for s. d. Coykeneal son-inaw oi
Thomas Cornell because OF the death OF hts brother and
his family in Lake Minnctouka- The Rand faniiy
il the one in.o which Mr. John X. Coyken
dali married after he began business In Mime.
apos that nearly two whole families are swept out
OF existence by the disaster At the time OF his death
Mr. Coykcndal the head OF one or tho largest uEy
goods houses west Of Chicago.