The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-23
LOST IN A FIERCE STORM.
Ten Persons Drowned by the Capsizing
of a Pleasure Boat in Lake
Minnetonka.
Ex-Mayor Rand, OF Minneapolis, His Wife
and Two Children Among
the Victims.
Minneapolis speciaI.l

When ex-Mayor Rand, his family, and few
friends started out for an excursion on Lake
Minnetonka In the little steam yacht Minnie
Cook on the afternoon of Sunday July H. tho
louds hung dark and low. Friends tried to
dissuade them from embarking. Mrs. Rand, as
she stepped of the St Louis dock onto the frail
little craft with It's fapping tarpaulin shades,
laughed at the remonstrance, and replied gayly
Minnetonka. Husband. son. daughter. and a
nephew followed her aboard with merry jest and
laugh at the fears expressed, and took
seats by her side As the yacht steamed
OF toward the narrows the happy party
was last observed waving handkerchiefs
and hats. The intention was to visit the upper
lake The yacht was scarcely out of sight be-
fore terrific windstorm swept over the lake
from the northwest. Thunder followed In rapid
and reverberating peals. The usually calm
water rolled I'm huge pillows that came beating
MP over the boat houses and quays, and to COM
plete the disturbance the rain began to fall in
torrents. IL was like New England lake
clouds and raging with binding force for only
n brief spell. The huge passenger steamers
screamed horsely as the rain clouds settled
down. and high above the din could be heard
the seemingly tragic shrieks from the whistles
OF the steam yachts, many OF which were cross
ing from the st: Louis landing to the Lafayette
pier when the hurricane struck them. From
either shore 1t was impossible to distinguish
bosts.
The first evidence of disaster was found in
pieces Of trimming from the Minnie Cook which
noated In on the waves at the east shore Of
Wsyzatta Bay. The news was not slow in pass
ing along the lake shore clear 10 Lafayette.
Large. sturdy boats went in search of the ILL
fated little craft but no further trace OF her
could be had. 1t was at last determined that
she sunk and that the ten passengers who en-
barked on their perilous journey in such happy
spirits. had persisted
Later a boatman named James Carroll who
had mraculously succeeded in weathering the
tornado In a yawl. appeared on the Wayzatta
Bay beach, dragging his miniature craft after
him. When he had recovered sufficiently from
his fright and exhaustion 10 speak cohcrently
he told OF having passed the Minnie Cook Just
before the squall struck the bay. He thought the
party had observed the danger and was quite
certain that Engineer Mcdonald had turned he
yacht from her course into the bay: the next
moment his boat raised heavenward. as IL lit ID
out or the water by some superhuman agency,
and then he enveloped in spray. Soon
atterward Ire heard shrek like that OF
woman In acute distress. and looking OF
through the almost binding mist 10 the spot
where the yacht was a moment before floating,
nothing was To be seen but the white-caps and
the waves rolling mountain high he Is sure
the shrek he heard was that OF Mrs. Rand, and
that the Minnie Cook at that instant capszed.
For safety he fell into the bottom OF his yawl
and there chung until the sauall had passed.
the yacht: Ex-Mayor Rand, aged s.; Mrs
Rand, uged so: Mary Rand, aged l6, daug liter
of the above; Harvey Rand, aged ID,
J. r. coyEendsiI. aged f IS; Mrs. coyRenda Kendall
aged %; kati COykendall, aged 4, daughter OF
the above; Engineer George Mcdonald, Robert
Hussy. aged 10. employed on the yacht, The
bodies or Mrs. Rand and Engineer Mcdonald
were recovered and brought 10 Minneapolis.
Mr. Rand's two terms as Cher Magistrate OF
the city were served previous to the incum-
bency Of Mayor Ames The ex-Mayor was
quite wealthy. John Coykendall was a mem Der
OF the irm of Coykendall Bro. * Co., which
owns one OF the largest and best known dry
goods stores in the city. The two families be-
longed TO the highest business and social circles
in the city.