St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-22
DEATH TO THREE.
A Terrible Storm RACES Over Lake Mime
tonka. and Boat Containing Prom
inent Men Capsized.
Friends on Shore See the Catastrophe AMI
With Much Difficulty Rescue One
of Them.
The Others, w. Is. Jackson, r. r.
Hurlburt and Charles Johnson
Drowned OFF Cedar Point.
Profound Sensation in M1nneapo.
lis, the Home of the Victims
Incidents of the Storm.
Found a watery Grave.

Found a Watery Grave.
About $50 yerterday afternoon the sever
est storm that has visited Minnetonka this
season passed over the lake and three lives
were lost thereby The storm came up
rapidly with very threatening clouds, and
when it burst its fury on the water the
wind created heavy sea, the waves run
ming in some parts of the lake fully twenty
i've feet high. Atvarious points trees were
blown down and the Minneapolis u
St. Louis train was delayed some
minutes by falling tree. On the Mani
toba road considerable damage was done,
the stations at Orono and Spring Park be-
ing blown apart and trees laid out at various
points. As the evening train passed over
the bridge at Crystal bay, Conductor Pix
ley reported that the water was dashed up
i'll the windows of the coaches and that
passengers were considerably alarmed. AT
the premonitiCn of storm most of the row
boats came in shore and the smaller
LAUNCHES TIED UP
at the docks, but with all precautions the
steamers Why Not, Hebe and Minnehaha
were driven in shore and had to be pulled
off with hawsers by the Hattie May later on.
At Lake Park about thirty persons sought
shelter in the cyclone cellar there and
many anxious inquiries were made for
friends and relatives who were out. or sup
posed to be out in small boats. AT Excelsior
a sham fort, which had been erected in
Excelsior bay for the bombardment last
night, was blown against the Minneapolis
& St. Louis bridge, and around that village
and neighborhood several large trees were
reported to be down. Indeed, from all
points on the lake some slight disaster was
reported. In such storm, coming down
in such quick order, loss of life might be
expected, and such was the case,
THREE LIVES BEING LOST
Just off Cedar poiut in Wyzata bay and
within gunshot of where the Rand family
met their sad fate. The drowning yester-
day was equally mournful, two of the best
known business men of Minneapolis losing
their lives. going down with a faithful
servant and within forty feet of the shore.
The drowned are W. B. Jackson, manager
Of the Monitor PlOw works, his brother-in-
law, Robert Hurlbut, the well-known real
Charles Johnson. Mr.. Jacob Stone, of
Carter Stone 81 Co., was in the party but
was saved. All three of the gentlemen
named came out from the city on
the Manitoba train which arrives
In Wyzata at SIG, to spend Sun
day at their cottages. At that time
THE STORM WAS BREWING,
but as johnson, the coachman. was good
oarsman and awaiting them in a row boat
the dock, it is supposed they determined to
reach Mr.. JacksOn'S cottage at Maplewood.
The boat pulled off containing Mr.. Jack
son, Mr.. Hurlburt Mr.. Stone and Johnson,
and made quite a load with their combined
weight. They had probably reached the
middle of Wayzata bay when the
wind commenced to blow up sea- and
the boat began to ship water. Capt. John
son of the steamer Rosander, who was sit
ting in his cottage at Wayzata, saw the
boat round the point and
SUPPOSED THEM SAFE.
Gentlemen on board the Steamer Belle,
which was in the midst of the sea and
laborlng hard with frightened passengers
tearing up and down decks, saw the boat
containing the drowned gentlemen riding
the waves One of the gentlemen, it was
said. was standing up and waving hand
kerchief for assistance and some one on the
Belle threw over life-preservers, but as
they rounded Cedar point it was sup
posed they were in haven. At this juno
ture the boat was 1000 feet behind the
Belle. Mr.. A. r. Shattuck. who rowed
over to his cottage i'll Map!ewood at the
same time and who succeeded in getting
ashore after hard struggle said to the
GLOBE reporter that some one, as he pulled
by the Inflated boat, he didn't know who,
encouraged him to pull harder and he would
be safe. He looked over his shoulder and
saw them settle on the reef or bar that juts
into the lake and the occupants afterward
trying to make the beach. After landing
Mr. Shattuck sent out his man in a boat
and
MR.. STONE WAS RESCUED.
Mr.. Stone, who was somewhat exhausted
and Frustrated over the terrible happening,
sent word to the GLOBE by bearer his ac-
count of the accident, which is substantially
as follows: They left Wayzata without
any great trepidation; that very little was
said by either of the gentlemen after the
water commenced to pour IN the boat, each
one bailing the boat until there seemed no
chance TO overcome the waves. AS they
rounded the point and got on the bar,
which is covered in about five feet of water,
the boat completely filled and all tried by
the means of oars to keep the boat, now I'M
manageable, on the reef. As the swell and
spray bewidered and exhausted them. Mr..
Stone said: boys, We'll have to swim for
it." These were the last words ever
spoken, as he never saw either of the occu-
pants after.
The people who were on the beach were
unable to see how long either the
THREE UNFORTUNATE MEN
struggled in the water, although but few
minutes elapsed until the whirlwind of
spray subsidized and left the view clear. As
soon as it became calm enough to make
search, several gentlemen secured grap-
ping hooks and made futile efforts from
row boats to secure the bodies
Other attempts were made to lift the
bodies later, but darkness came on and
nothing could be done until daylight. AS
the water is shallow, ranging from five to
twenty feet, no doubt they will be recov-
cred to-day.
One of the most melancholy features, not
unlike the terrible disaster of last year, was
the proximity of Mr.. Jackson's home and
the relationship existing between the two
gentlemen. 1t was said last night that
Mrs Jackson appeared unnatnrally calm,
and friends fear some mental alteration
from the great shock. Mr.. w. B. Jackson
was well and favorably known in Mime
apolis, as he had lived there for
FULLY FIFTEEN YEARS.
ua had heen connected with the Monitor