New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-25
In FIFTY E ATHOMS.
The Steam Barge Samuel Mather
Sunk in Collision Near Sault
St. Marie.
She Is a Total Loss With Her Cargo
Of Fifty-eight Thousand Bush e.
!. els of Wheat.

SAuLT STE. MARIE Mich, Special Tele-
gram. Nov. 22.-The steam barge Parks
Foster, Of the Owen line Chicago, which
cleared from here on the 14th inst, light
for Duluth, returned here this morning,
having experienced terrible southeast gale
on Lake Superior, which drove her over on
the north shore where she pounded on the
bottom near Dog river ffty-tive hours Her
bottom is somewhat damaged and she will
no doubt have to go in the dry dock.
When she arrived here this morning she
brought the crew of the steam barge Sam
uel Mather, having taken them off the
steam barge Brazil above Point Iroquois
The Brazil, which left here at ~ last night
came into collision with the Samuel Mather
eight miles above Point Iroquois at .
O'clock this morning. The Mather was
down bound and the Brazil up bound. She
struck the latter near the alter hatch on the
starboard side and sunk her in fifty fathoms
Of water
The crew of the Mather got their yawl
boats down, and had just got into them
when the Mather went down. The crew
lost all their Clothes ETC., and some of them
who had their summer savings laid up lost
it all. They were taken aboard the Brazil
from their yawl boats and afterwards trans
ferred to the Parks Foster. They are all
here SAFE.
The Samuel Mather was steam barge of
1876 gross tons. She was built in Cleve-
land in 1887, and owned by Pickands,
Mather e. Co., and valued at about $50, 0O0
She carried wheat cargo Of $1,000 bushels
for Buffalo. Where she lies, in fifty fathoms
Of water, herself and cargo are total loss.
Her crew will leave for lower lake ports to-
morrow.
The Brazil sustained considerable dam
age. She was loaded with coal for Duluth.
She has three of her frames and one stringer
broke. and although leaking, she proceeded
on her trip to Duluth. The mates OF both
the Mather and Brazil were on watch when
the collision occurred.
Parties arriving here from Whitefish point
report large quantities Of lumber US having
been washed on the shore Cu:ing the past
two days. The natives have picked up a
small cargo. It is feared that some lumber
laden craft has been wrecked. The steam
barge Wocoken, bound down, with ore from
Two Harbors to Cleveland, arrived Tonight.
She left Two Harbors one week ago to-day
and encountered he heavy southwest
gale Of Tuesday and Wednesday,
in which she lost her consort.
The schooner Pelican and the Wocoken
went into Ashland :or fuel. but could not
find her consort. On her return on her
down trip she searched the entire south
shore, but could find no trace OF her. The
last seen of the Pelican was at o'clock
Thursday evening, when the steam barge
Germanic passed her off Copper harbor.
Nothing has been heard or seen of her
since; and although Capt. Mullin, of the
Wocoken. expresses himself as satisfied
that she is all right, it is feared that she has
toundered with her entire crew. The Peli-
can was of813 gross tons. She was built in
1872 at Detroit. owned Dy R. K. Winslow
of Cleveland, valued at about $25, 900 and
loaded with three-quarter cargo of IRON
ore