New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-20
LOST ON THE GREAT LAKES.
VESSELS MISSED SINCE THE STORM.
THREE scHooNERs DO NOT REACH LAKE MICHIGAN
PoRrs-Loss or LIFE BY THE wREcKINd OF

THREE sCHooNERs DO NOT REACH LAKE MICHIGAN
PoR1s-Loss or LIFE BY THE wREcKiNd OF
BARGEs
CHICAGO, Nov 19-Adspatch says that the schooncrs
Hunter savdge and David Macy which cleared from Oh
cago Wednesday, have arrived yet. Much anxiety
Is felt for their safety
The IerOceans Frankfort fich) dispatch says: "The
barges Mniekaunic and Marinete tow OF the steam
barge Manistique. laden with lumber ut Oscoda ior o
cagobroke loose yesterday morning twenty mics on nan
itou Island They became waerlogged and went ashore
four miles south of this place Both barges are 'o',
wrecks. The two crews numbering fifteen men, were III
lost except one, named c. w. Anns One body has como
ashore at Herring Creek The papers found on the Dody
show 1t to be that OF william Lowery."
MARQUETTE, Mich, Nov 19-Furthcr particulars con-
cernng the great storm which ragged on the Lakes Oh
Wednesday and Thursday show that on Lake superior" "
Of the ercest gales that ever swept inc aNc
Here after rolled the breakwater producing
tremendous current and underow In the harpor Vessels
at the docks snapped their heavy lines like threads anu
were compelled to go out and lie Mt anchor Inc
breakwaer harbor light torn from It's heaVy 'pcr
fastenngs and washed into the sea- The tower was tou
by immense wave and hurled INTO inc IaAe'
The rescue of the crew OF the Cleveland schooner Flor
ida by the tug Gillett was daring act ana was wiz
messed by great crowd that thronged the beach Inc
Florida would made the harbor In safety out ior inc
driving snowstorm When the storm abaeda h''le' '"o
captain Of the Florida found his boat In imminent ons
OF being dashed against the breakwater and he doppeo
both anchors in attempt to save the boat Nap""n
Frink Of the tug Gillct steamed to the rescue o 'a"
that he could the vessel and bent all MS eher
toward rescuing the crew. The captain endeaVored 10
get up to the Florida several times bow on Dnt was u
able and finally backed up getting the Tug Stern
under the vessels quarter. The Florida crew d o
ing the immense breakers which swept the schooner oe
ana aft and kept the Glett jumping about a Tue bnavv
After three OF them had reached the tug salely
threw her against the Florida ana ior Le" s,
looked II the Gillett would share he schoonca h
Two sailors then made the leap III SAFETY am, anu nu %
only the captain and the mate were 'eit. nc i"to %% %%
the capn Finally he crept over the side of the Florida
and hung there despite the entreatcs OF le hcn On IN @
ting below who wanted him to let himself drop anu escm
attempted TO pull him down. but were uauc avn bp,ed W the
his hold just he clung there great sea nifn o %
unfortunate man between the vessels and crushing MS
legs. As the vessels separated he was cnght anu uAn
moment. The taken from the, Jug 10 aiT tnG
The officers and of the steam barge l;oDert WI
lace Frank Brown. captain and herconsor the Scno9nG m
David Wallace which ashore on Chocolay beic IN
the storm of Yesterday were rescued this morning by the
crew from the c-saving station at llougn,on, , The
vessels were loaded with wheat consigned from Duluth 10
j. d. Sawyer, Of Buffalo, the Robert Wailace TiSS g @
$4,000 bushels and the David Wallace ooooo' Ano '"'
he ineS roc Oceans Muskegon. Mich, dispatch says;
chicago is noatne about half mile out in Lake Miehi-
gan abreast OF the harbOr. WreckaSe has Dech coinl
boat with the Name Helen Of Chicago upon it, The
crew is supposed to be lost
ST. PAUL, Minn Nov 10 (speciaD.-A dispatch to The
Pioneer IresS from Washburn, Wis, on Lake SUPERIOR
says: 1.-TWO masts OF vessel were discovered ABOUT
one mile of Cheauamagon Point this morning On ARRIVAL
at the wreck size found be threemased schooner
with her mizzcnmast broken so rs not to he NslDe Ho
place She had evidently oundered at anchor us she
had eighteen feet of water over decks and her b and
topsas were all furcd Her yaw which washed shore'
shows her to have been the Lucerne' of Cleveland
She arrived here with coal from Cleveland with
the Raleigh and the Niagara November IA she loaded
With iron ore at Ashland and left there about Noyen9er per
I5 Two sailors found frozen to the rigging OF te
mizzenmast. near the water one & yoqmSr up the
@ @MeGy Of the manmast Nothing was found on amy OF
then that would identify them me lsho1se Keep, az
ron Point reports wreckagc washed ashore near
his house at 43O y. November a. Al th> uhe lo
at its height, accompanied Dy oihe % h s
storm No trace OF the rest OF the crew cOh DC lohu
and they all undoubtedly found watery graves.
| BUFFAIo " y Nov. l9-Thc wind blew here at an
average velocity Of ftytwo miles per hour all night but
had decreased forty miles at 1890 O'Clock today NO
| damage is reported
| MIppIrTowS N " Nov. 19.-The gale Of yesterday
DESTROYED summer hotel building on Walnut Mountain
near Liberty Sullivan County. Eighteen men were at
work in the building but all escaped uniiUured Win tne
| exception OF named Bccbe who was seriously hlr'
JAMEsBuRG, " J., Nov 19-The storm Of yesterday dd
much damage in this place. The new German Baptist
Church, which nearly completed, was ruhcu. No' "
| timber was left standing.
| DETROIT Mich Nov. ia Free Press dispatch re-
ports wrecking of the schooner Unadlla Oh Detro
valued at 81 600 McGulpn Point Straits OF MacK
nav today The boat was insured for $4,000 The
crew safe.
| WuKRsBARRE Penn, Nov. 19-The Susquehanna
River at this point is rising rapidly Inc water ''
morning is fifteen feet above low water mark S SaoaH s IT,
rise another during tonight ahc on the west sue
| between here and Kingston Will be cut on
DETROIT Mich, Nov ia dispatch to The Free freSs
from Frankfort saws "A terrible shipwrcck occurred
last night During the height OF the storm yesterday
afternoon three -mased schooner could be seen about
six miles southwest of Frankfort An attempt was maze
to anchor her, and she held for tlme' put soon
broke loose and drifted before the gaze
This morning the vessel was found to be totally broken
mp and with the cargo piled upon the Deaen every
thing being completely destroyed. Captain Matthew's
thinks she have had her anchor down ana poun1eI
bar. One body was iouhu ina. ol
about forty years old, with black hair sandy mus
tache, and clothing Ia resist the weather III 'ae
of his was letter bearing the address, MiIldn
| Larry, l3l Madison-st., Chicago" The Nessels yawi
with the name Mcnekauncc was near by uni0urea IL
is thought she had of nine men, Another wreck
discovered two miles SOUTH where the same couc