The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-12-04
GALLANT RESCUE NEAR CHICAGO.
Brave Young Fellows Man the Life Boats
and Take on Suffering Crew.

Brave Young Fellows Man the Life Boats
and Take on n Suffering Crew.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2s.-The students life-saving
crew of the Northwestern university at Evans
ton has again covered itself with glory. Last
night in furious storm, the steamer Calumet,
coal laden, from Buffalo for Duluth Capt ID.
W. Greene commanding, went on the beach
just opposite the government barracks at Ft
Sheridan. II was in succoring the eighteen
men on the steamer that the students added to
their already famous record for heroism.
Itseems that when the Calumet left Buffalo
she ran foul of a submerged anchor. which
ripped OFF her foot" The injury re-
paired and the leakage stopped, but to provide
for emergencies Capt Greene shipped big
steam pump which it was supposed would lift
fifty barrels a minnie. Yesterday morning,
when about twenty-five miles out from
shore, the vessel sprang bad
leak and the water began to rapidly
fiji the hold. The engines were put to work
but TO no purpose, and the steam pump was
found TO be unfit for use. The Calumet was
headed for Milwaukee, but Capt. Greene
could see no light when nearing that city and
did not dare TO trust himself to make the har-
Dor in the bowling snow-storm, the vessel was
headed for Chicago. Opposite Lake Forest
tue tUkluttI duNloGN Adph pANNhN " hN1 wv
shore as the water gaining rapidly In the
hold. When FL. sheridan reached, the
water was almost on a level with the furnaces,
and Capt Greene was forced to head the vessel
straight for the beach.
After some delay the crews signal OF dis
tress was heard by f. W. Fletcher. resident
on the lake shore, near Highland Park, who
built roaring bonfire on the beach, reused the
soldiers ia the barracks at Fl. sheridan, and
then teleeraphed Capt. Lawson OF the Evans
ton liie-saving crew. The sea was running
high, and the fierce wind from the northwest
throwing the waves far up on the bluff at TT
Sheridan. The members OF the crew were
either patroling the beach miles north and
south eff the station, or had been relieved from
duty for the night and gone to bed. These lat
ter reused out and preparations
made for the long trip to Fl. Sheridan. Inc
life-saving crew reached the scene of the wreck
about o'clock IN the morning, and found the
helpless steamer and her men at the mercy OF
the waves about one thousand yards out
An exchange OF signals aud the lighting OF
several more huge bon6res were followed by
what proved Intellectual attempts 10 make use
OF the beach apparatus. Capt. Lawson having
no alternative finally reluctantly gave to the
eager students orders to launch the life boat.
Inc gallant fellows, encouraged by cheer
from crowds on the bluff and the shivering
the Calumet, started with n vim
through the dashing breakers for the wreck.
The little boat had hardly reached the bar
when a couple OF high rolling waves dashed
over its sides and nearly filed it. By skillful
maneuverng, however, the boat was righted,
and in the gale the crew gradually nesred the
wrecked vessel and shortly came up under her
lee. Six men were put into cork jackets and
taken aboard the life boat and after another
hard struggle with the sea were landed on the
beach. The boat then taken 600 yards up
the beach by the direction of Capt. Lawson for
a more convenient launching. From this point
a second trip was made with much less diff
Guilty 10 the stranded vessel, and six
more of the crew brought cold ard
thoroughly drenched to the roaring fire on
the beach. The life saving crew were so nearly
exhausted that Capt. lawson ordered a brief
rest which being over the work OF rescue was
completed without a single mishap. Capt.
Greene, commander of the Calumet, the
last man to leave the disabled vessel. The
Calumet is owned by Buffalo parties. She is
a fine three-masted steamer. 256 feet in length,
thirty-Seven in breadth, and twenty feet deep.
The cargo OF coal aggregates 800 tons. She
is lying with her head TO the north, pounding
on the rocky bottom. and will in all proba
bilihes be a total wreck. The total loss will be
100000.