The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-10-06
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Terrible incident OF the Gale on Lal
Huron-Five Lives Lost at Sanilac.

Terrible Incident OF the Gale on Lake
Huron-five Lives Lost at Sanilac.
SANILAC, Mich, Oct 2.-There has
been terrible storm raging here since
early last evening. At 7 o'clock last
night the life saving crew from Sand
Beach started out, and at IL p NJ. they
rescued crew of six men and one lady
from the barge st. Clair. They were
seen nearing this place at o'clock
tins morning, and everything was made
ready for their help. AS the boat
passed the end of the dock the captain
rounded her up, to come up to the
dock. Just as he did so high breaker
struck the boat, turning her completely
over. Every one expected her to right
again. but she failed to do so. The en-
tire crew belonging to the boat reached
shore, towing two OF the other
crew with them. The remainder,
four men and one woman, were
drowned near the shore. The names of
the lost are: Capt. c. II. Jones, of Bay
City; Henry Anderson, of Australia; ;
George McFarlaue, of Cleveland; Lorus
Fertaw, of Bay City; (these three were
sallors). Julia Greawreath. of Sebe-
waing, cook The rescued are: Maui
rice Mckenna, of Bay City, and John
Rose, of Detroit. The bodies of the
do Sned have not yet been recovered.
Special to The Evening Wisconsin.
SAND BEACH, Mich, Oct. Fast
nights northwesterly gale was the Sc
yerest 70" several years. In spite
OF falling barometer and caution
ary signals, several tows pulled
out of harbor yesterday afternoon;
among them was the steamer
Howell with six in tow. She returned
late i'll the evening and attempted to
come inside, but when the barge was
just in the entrance the tow line parted
and the whole tow went adriit. The
barges st. Clair, Lilly May, Oliver Crom-
well and VIM. Young came to anchor
near here, but the Sea Gull and Magnet
have not yet been found, although the
tug Champion went out after them. The
| fesaving crew went 10 the St Clair
and offered to take off her
crew, but they refused, but agreed
to signal for help if they
required it. At IL p. NJ. the barge
out. The st. Clair, being heavily load
ed with coal, went to pieces dur
ing the night and nothing was
heard from the life-savers until
this morning at 1920 when
they were reported at Port Sanilac. The
life boat had succeeded in TAX
ing off the barge's crew, but
could not face the heavy sea, so
ran before it. In attempting a landing
at Port Sanilac, this morning, tie life
boat was capszed ana four men and the
woman cook of tine st. Clair's crew were
drowned. The life-saving crew are all
safe.
The schooner Racine dragged onto a
reef in the lower end of the harbor, but
as the sea is not heavy inside she is
safe for the present. The schooner St
Lawrence is holding on just outside and
is riding easily.
The schooner Forester, loaded with
brick and stone, parted its lines and
went ashore between the docks at
Grindstone City at II o'clock lFst night
The r. {. Britain and tow, along with
the Lowell, were reported in here last
night. Both barges were headed in,
but the Britain. seeing the Lowells
bad luck, turned and run for the river
In for refuge this morning: Steamer
Wm. Edwards and tow; Germania and
four consorts and one; Alpena and
one; Annie Smith and one; !;
NJ. Sicken and two; Escanaba,
Pt. Abino, Bessie, Lowell, Wm
Chisholm, J. S. Ruby, steamers Mon
tana, Winslow, Nyack; tugs Champion
and Bob Anderson; schooners Grace
Watkins, Alice B. Norris, J. B. Merrill,
st. Lawrence, Lucinda, Louisa, Sea
Bird, Ben Hanscombe.
A volunteer crew in charge Of Supt.
Kiah, with a surf boat, is attending to
the work of the absent hfe-boat and
crew