Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-10
CAPSIZED BY BREAKERS.

Terrible Incident of the Gale on Lake
Huron-Five Lives Lost at Sani1ac.
SANILAc, Mich, Oct. 2.-There has
been terrible storm raging here since
early last evening. At o'clock last
night the llfe-saving crew from Sand
Beach started out, and at II 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
this 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. G. II. Jones, of Bay
| George McFarlane, of Cleveland; Lorus
Fertaw. of Bay City; these three were
sailors). Julia Greawreath, of Sebe-
waing, cook. The rescued are: Maui
rice McKenna, of Bay City, and John
Rose, of Detroit. The bodies Of the
drowned have not yet been recovered.
Special to The Evening Wisconsin.
SAND Beach, Mich, Oct. last
| nights northwesterly gale was the Sc
verest 10" several years. In spite
o. a falling barometer and caution
aTY signals several tows pulled
out of harbor Yesterday afternoon;
among them was the steamer
| Howell with six in tow. She returned
late in the evening and attempted to
/! come inside, but when the barge was
! and the whole tow went adriit. The
barges st. Clair, Lilly May, Oliver Crom-
we'll and VIM. Young came to anchor
near here, but the Sea Gull and Magnet
| have not yet been found, although the
| tug Cham pion went out after them. The
F! fe-saving crew went to 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. M the barge
showed signal and the lite-savers went
| 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 1890 when
they were reported at Port Sanilac. The
life boat had succeeded in tax
ing off the barge's crew, but
ran before it. In attempting landing
at Port Sanilac, this morning, the life.
boat was capsized and four men and the
woman cook of the St. Clair's crew were
| drowned. The Hfe-saving crew are all
safe.
The schooner Racine dragged onto 9
reef in the lower end of the harbor, but
as the sea is not heavy inside she il
safe for the present. The schooner St
| Lawrence is holding on just outside ano
| is riding easily.
The schooner Forester, loaded with
brick and stone, parted its lines anC
went ashore between the docks al
| Grindstone City at ~ O'Clock lEst night
The r. e. Britain and tow, along with
the Lowell, " ere reported in here las
night. Both barges we're headed in,
but the Britain, seeing the Lowell's
bad luck, turned and run for the river
In for refuge this morning: Steamer
| VIM. Edwards and tow; Germania and
four consents and one; Alpena and
| one; Annie Smith and one;
! M. Sicken and two; Escanaba
Pt. Abino, Bessie, Lowell, VIM
! Chisholm, j. s. Ruby, steamers Mon
tana, Winslow. Nyack; tugs Champion
and Bob Anderson; schooners Grace
St. Lawrence, Lucinda, Louisa, Sea
Bird, Ben Hanscombe.
/ A volunteer crew in charge of Supt
Kiah, with q surf boat, is attending tt
the work of the absent hte-boat anC