The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-15
Special Dispatches to THE MoRNINe CALI.

LAKE CITY, July 14-Surrounded by
beautiful bluffs and farm lands, Lake Pc
pins unruffled surface gave to-day little
evidence Of the fierce struggle with the ele-
mcnts and of the death-dealing fury that
ragged over this city last night With
scarcely a note of warning there burst upon
this region one of the severest storms
known in its history, and the loss of life is
probably greater than caused by any
other single calamity that has ever visited
any other part of the Northwest.
Sixty-eight bodies had been recovered
and identified when the search was discon-
tinued at dark. How many more were lost
is matter of uncertainty.
FATAL TRIP.
The excursion steamer Sea Wing, of
Diamond Bluff, had carried party of 20Oor
more excursionists from Red Wing to the
camp of the First Minnesota National
Guard just below this city. When the
day was coming to a close Captain
Wetheren prepared to return the
boat-load to their homes. Many
among them feared the approaching storm,
and asked that he postpone his departure
until after the storm had blown over.
Thinking the storm would not prove seri-
Gus he would not consent, but about S
O'Clock started off up the lake toward Red
Wing. nearly 200 passengers being on board.
The wind was blowing a gale. A point
of land runs out from the Minnesota shore
just above this place. across from what is
known as Maiden Rock.
THE STEAMER CAPsIZED.
To pass around this point it was neces-
sary for the steamer to turn slightly toward
the Wisconsin shore, and Immediately the
hurricane seized hold of the already strug
Cling and cracking vessel. and twisted her
out of the control Of her engines and crew.
An attempt to beach her failed. and over
she went with her great load Of passengers.
The barge Jim Grant, which was in tow,
and on which about one-fourth of the eX-
cursionists had crowded, was also seized,
her awning being crushed in and the pas
sengers thrown into the water. This hap
pened just below the point.
HEROIC REsCUERs.
As the helpless hulks drifted before the
gale the steamer Tigbred herself for mo-
ment, but in another moment was keeed
over. The barge broke loose and drifted
down opposite the town, and those still on
board, about twenty in number, were res
cued. The steamer drifted in back of the
point and sank. Many were saved, how
ever, and the heroism Of a number of rescu-
ers eaunot be too highly praised.
Corporal B. L. Perry compelled the spec
tatOrs TO assist him and saved the lives Of
eighteen of those who were still clinging to
hs1,
and over sixty were rescued from what
seemed certain death. Small boats crulsed
around for several hours and picked up
some three-scOre Of still living unf0rtu-
mates.
GOOD WORK OF THE MILITIA.
As soon as word reached the militia camp
volunteers were called for, and every one
volunteered. Adjutant-General Mullen i'm
mediately took charge oil the regiment, and
the work was begun and carried on. Body
after body of men, women and children, in
some cases whole families, were taken from
the water, some alive, some unconscious
but not yet dead, but others from whom
lie had forever fled. Sad experiences were
many.
Parents who had children missing, and
other people looking for friends and rela-
tiYes, ran up and down the beach all night
and to-day inquiring if any more bodies
had been recovered and for the names of
the identified dead. The anguish of the
many narents whose children had been
ruthIessIy torn from them BY the awful
. calamity cannot he porcrayed,
The tugs this morning pulled out the
shattered wreck of the Sea Wing, releasing
three bodies-oue woman and two men.
Alice Palmer of Trenton was one Of these.
but the two men had not been identified up
10 o'clock
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