The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-12
WRECK on Nh llGOah.
The Onunnf Fhip rrntsiy naiilss thi
Fosmias nniaHf, bot runoiured
~ % Iresohernas iisaf. 0nes
Doun IN sight of tho
liarbor 20 Refuge.

Fonr Arthur, Ont, Nov, i0,-F0l
low!ug n Tho list Of tho lost by the
wreck N the slssm0f Alsoma;
Mrs. DudDn, aud sln, agod 10, Of 80
PAUL. Mr.. and Mrs.. Frost, or Foster,
OF owen soundl George Polhgrow,
chief engineers Alex McDBrmot, Of
SArnla, second engineer; MIR. Meekon'
zie, pursor, OF Sarnlai Alex Taylor
chief atoward, OF Buffalo; Mr.. Jones
steersgs steward, OF Scotland.
O,hor names, oOuslstias ~ deck
hands, bremen, wgttor5 Rni Others oi
tha crew, cannot be obtained.
The story of the disnster, as related
By Captain Moore, IL thst the Als0me
p8sasu through s.. Mary 'scangl bon d
Tor thls port Less Elday moon. Snon
alter reaching Lake superior ieo Wind
began 20 lTesnon rom tha nurllVosti
and great b0ukSof iaa len clDui7 AlOng
the northern horizon denoted
tue approach OF haaYy weather
AZ night approached tho wind
continued 10 increase Ia ylG-
lonce, and by dark had developed into
one Of tho h9rcost and most
destructive atorlnA ever eX-
perienced on tho upper lakes. AS
tho gale Increased thH sea began 10
mSke, and boiore midnight LAKE Sups-
rior was
LAsHED INTO A WILDERNESS OF
SETTLING FOAM,
while The t5mpaat acre0chen and howl
cd. Great seas aweps completely over
Struggling steamer, ana tho aitua-
ton was made all tho more terrible by 8
binding snow-storn thas SET in before
morning. 10 wss impossible 10 see the
length o. the steamer. PASSENGERS
and crew were terrified beyond meas
ure, aud mOmsntarily expected TO soc
the steamer plunge TO tho bottom. BY
tho instructions OF Captain Moore the
officers circulated among tna plss0n-
gsrs, trying 10 aliay their fears. They
we're panic stricken, however, and
huadled together in tlo cabin, where
tho goreams and prayers of the women
snd children could 10 heard above the
laundering Of the gale.
Saturday morning Isle Royal was
| sighted, and Captain Moore headed tho
steamer for Rock IIarbor, where ho
hoped to gain shelter. The island
! forms natural harbor of refuge, but
~ The entrance there 10 a dangerous
| reef, asd iust SO the steamer was Doar-
| ing Ehe entrance, she struck the reef
| There was terrific shock, and then tina
steamer came to q full stop. The pas
aengsrs rushsd out Of tho cabin and
besleged the officers TO iell them VIA
had happened.
"wR ARE on A REEF"
replied Captain Moore, Just than one
of tho crew reported the stehmer's bot
| tom had been punched, and that she
was filling with water. Boats wore 81
once gottoG ready ard all sbYrtsd e
leave tina steamer. But just IA they
we're abeuG to lower the bosts the
stoansr clipped off tho resi- Gad dlsap--
| psar0d with au angry foEr. The water
was covered with struggling forms
men and women, and TAen all wa,
over. Only II lived to tell the tale.
These got into enc Of the bJais, bu'
were
POwERLEss Te SAVE THEMSELVES
without oars. Captain Moore, how
ever, vi ouched foot-board FROM hs
bottom Of the boat, snd with tnst rs a
paddle, suoceoded in working the
| post TO the stand, where tho survivors
wore picked up by tho Atbabsscs.
| Aar. Bentley, the manager of the line
has sent out tugs from here with in
Gtfuctions to search Isl9 Royal Cor any
survivors shat may possibly have got
9 shore, and TO pick up and take care
of any bodies that may be round. This
tugs are now al tae scene OF the
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