The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-22
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
THE following items of news appeared in our
Second Edition of Sunday:l
The Recent storm on the Lakes.


DETROIT, Nov. 90 A Free Press special from
Frankfort says: The missing steam barge
Manistique of the Inflated Oscoda barge line,
arrived here at 10 o'clock this morning. Hun
dreds OF citizens crowded the harbor to see her,
and great excitement prevails. She reports the
following craft safe at South Manitou island
this morning: Baldwin and tow; Colwel and
barges; schooner Alice B. Norris, r. B. Hayes,
Melvina Bacon and the Mysaris. The schooner
Libble Nan Is ashore near the lighthouse she
is scutted and lies easy. The British
schooner r. Norwood Of St GATHERINGS, blew
away her headstay and jibs. Capt. Walker Ash
ley, of the steamer Manistique, says: On
Wednesday morning, at z, we had the manistloue
abreast, wind east.northeast The wind shifted
to east-southeast, and it was raining, blowing
and showing We Rugged the shore and had
the Point an Sable light abreast at p NJ An
hour later the wind shifted to the southwest
blowing lively gale. We made for shelter at
Two Rivers point Ran until A. N, pitching
and rolling ct an awful rate. About fifteen miles
from the Wisconsin shore huge waves swept
over the steamer, taking with them part of our
deck load. We then squared away for the Man
ito1s. have sailed the lake for years but that
was the worst have experienced The waves ran
so high at times could not see the masts OF
our consorts. The barge Marinette, Capt Will
lam MIchenn, of Chicago, was the last barge,
and she broke loose about IL the morning,
when we were about in midlake. l hoped she
would be able to sail and make harbor, but 1t
ricane that prevailed. The Menekaunee broke
away at o'clock Thursday morning. Her steer
ing apparatus was evidently out of order. They
were taking in sail when We lost sight OF her.
We steamed before the gale and reached shelter
at the Manltous. The crew of the Marinette
was eight all told.
James Shelter, first mate of the Manstique.
corroborated the captains story. He says: Il
was in charge of the steamer when we rolled the
deck load off. At o'clock the Marlnette broke
her eight.inch hawser, and was lost to sight In
few minutes. The Menekaunee broke new nine
inch cable at A. NJ We could not help them.
We thought the Menekaunee would go ashore,
but not with such terrible loss of life"
Captain T. E. Mathews, of the Point Betsy
Life Station, reports the coast all clear up that
wav. The schooner Sophia Luff arrived last
night. She out four days in the gale, and
weathered it out in mdlake. The wind shifted
around so that she could not make any port for
shelter. She reports passing through acres of
floating lumber and wreckage abreast of Point
au Sable AS far as can be learned the crew OF
the Menkaunee were: Capt. James Cox, mar
ried, of Port Huron; mate. John Buntne
Michael Johnson John Davidson. cook, of Port
Huron; John Cotton, Dan Wheeler and an un-
known. supposed to be VIM. Lawrv, of Chicago
Nothing has been said of the steam barge said to
have foundered near the wreck of the Marin
cite. All kinds of rumors are afoat, but are I'M
reliable. 1t is still too rough for boat to visit
the scene. One rumor says it is the Maud Pres
ton of ST. Joseph but this is doubted. No
wreckage has washed ashore from her. Active
search is being made on the beach for miles
after the bodies of the victims of the storm.