Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-03
A TERRIBLE STORM.
Barges Wrecked and Several Lives
Lost on Lake Michigan.

CHICAGO, Oct 2'-One Of the severest
storms in years was experienced on the lakes
as far east as Lake Erie last night Fears
are entertained that many vessels were
wrecked. The lake here Is so rough that
no vessel dare leave port. This morning a
cold rain with traces of snow, driven by the
northern gale, made the weather most disa
greeabe
No tidings have come of the schooner Fly
ing Scud owned ny Captain Thomas Scott
and others, OF this city, which left Port
Huron for Chicago Sunday night. She has
not been reported in the harbor anywhere,
and it is thought that she probably went
down in Lake Huron
DULUTH, Oct. 2.-The Canadian tug James
X. Walter arrived at noon, from Kingston,
with the schooner Regina in tow, and re-
ports great hardship in the storm Of yester-
day and last night. The schooner Brandon,
one of her tow, parted her cable and, be-
coming waterlogged, probably went down.
Her crew escaped to Walkers. The Brandon
carried cargo of iron worth $4,000 ana
was herself worth $4,000.
SAN LAC, Mich, Oct. 2.-There has been
a terrible storm raging here since early
last evening. Last night the life-saving crew
from Sand Beach rescued a crew OF six men
and one lady from the barge St Clair. They
were seen nearing this place at o'clock and
everything was made ready for their
help. AS the boat passed the end of
the dock il was struck by high
breaker, which turned it completely over.
The entire 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
lost are Captain G. II. Jones of Bay City,
Henry Anderson of Australia, George Nc
Farland of Cleveland, Lorus Fertaw Of
Bay City (the three last were sailors), and
Julia Greawreath of Schewalne, a cook.
The wind began to blow very hard from
the northwest yesterday afternoon and con
tinued with increasing violence during the
night 1t was one of the widest nights ever
seen here at this season of the year The
sea was running mountains high. The steam
barge Lowell, with six boats in tow, at
tempted to make the harbor here shortly be-
fore o'clock last night, but her lines parted,
and, while she came safely inside, the SIX
barges went adrift in the lake. The schooner
Racine is on a reef below the harbor. Her
crew was taken off by the life saving crew.
The barge Sea Gull, one of the tow of
the propeller Lowell, has gone ashore
between here and Forestville and is fast
breaking up. What the fate of the crew may
be has not yet been learned here, but the
worst is feared. The Cromwell is hard
ashore, but will be saved if the wind goes
down. The Magno has not been heard from
yet, but it is thought she has rode out the
gale. Two other bargcs, the Lilly May and
William Young, rode out the gale at anchor
outside the harbor.
ALpBNA, Mich, Oct. 2.-The life saw ing
crew nave gone out to rescue the crews of
the barges Jones, Manitowoc, Gardner and
Dan Rogers, i'll tow of the steam barge Ben
ton. The steamer Garden City has gone to
help the life savers. The Benton is not in
sight. and it is feared that she has foundered
with all on board.
PoRT HOPE, Mich, Oct 2.-The schooner
Forester of Port Huron parted her line at
Grndstone City last night and went to
pieces. No lives were lost