The Irish standard., 1893-10-21
LOST IN A TEMPEST.
Many Vessels Wrecked on the
Great Lakes.
Eighteen Persons Thought to Have Per-
ished with the Dean Richmond on
Lake Erie-Six Drowned from
tho Minnehaha.
MANY BOATS ASHORE.

tho Minnehaha.
MANY BOATS ASHORE.
CHICAGO. Oct. l6.-The entire chain Of
lakes was swept Saturday and Satur-
day night by Northwestern gale whose
severity has not been excelled in the
season of navigation for the last ten
years. The same wind which drove
vessels on the beach on every lee shore
also leveled telegraph wires, and re.
ports of wrecks are somewhat slow in
reaching the outside world, particu-
1arly from out-of-the-way localities
But the list of wrecks, in proportion to
the number of vessels which were out
in the gale. is larger, perhaps, than in
the history of the latter-day marine
That there has been large loss of life
now seems certain, but it may be
several days before it is known just
how many sailors persisted.
The Wrecked Vessels.
Following is the list of wrecks so far
reported:
Steamer Dean Richmond, foundered on Lake
Erie: eighteen lives lost.
Schooner Minnehaha beached at Marquette
Lake Michigan: six lives lost.
d.. VI.
Michigan.
Schooner Yukon, ashore at Waska bay, Lake
Superior
Steamer Kersnaw, ashore a. Waiska bay.
Lake Superior.
Schooner Sage, ashore, Whitehsh Point,
Lake Superior
Steamer Hocla, ashore off Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Barge Sweepstakes, ashore. Cheboygan,
Mich.
Barge knight Templac, ashore, Cheboygan,
Mich
Lake tug Acme foundered Lake Huron
Schooner Volunteer, stranded, Port Austin,
Ont
Schooner John T. Mott, sunk, Farport, O.
Schooner Amboy, ashore, Buffalo
Schooner Mont Blanc, water!ogged Buffalo.
Steamer Schuylkll, stranded Bar Point
Steamer Mariana, stranded, Elliott Point.
Schooner Ironton ashore, Bay Mills, Lake
Superior.
Schooner F'alconer, ashore, Lake Ontario.
Steamer G.. F.. Curtis ashore, Cheboygan.
Schooner Nelson Holland, ashore Cheboygan.
Mich
Yacht Enterprise, ashore Lions Head, Lions
Gay: two lives lost.
Loss of the Dean Richmond.
DUSKIRk, n. Y, Oct. l6.--The steamer
Dean Richmond foundered off here Sat
urday night with all on board. Three
bodies were found on the beach Sunday
morning mingled with large guam
tity Of vreckage The bodies had
lite preservers on, and the men
evidently had been killed on
the rocks after having succeeded
in reaching port after a hard fight with
the sea. The beach is streWn with tim
bers for miles on each side of the city,
and many barrels Of flour have come
ashore. The identity of only one re-
covered body could be discovered. 1t
was that of Andrew Dodge, whose resi-
dence is unknown. The crew, all of
whom ait undoubtedly drowned, num-
bered eighteen. The steamer was com
manded by Capt. G. w. Stoddard, Of
Toledo The wreckage indicates chat
the. steamer went down not overE miles
from shore.
Six Drowned.
MASlsTEE. Mich, Oct. 16.-The dig
schooner Minnehaha was beached at
Starke. 2o1 miles north of here, at noon
Saturday to save it from laundering in
deep water. The seas soon over
whellned the wreck and drove the crew
into the rigging. Before the arrival Of
the ]ife-saying crews from this place
and Frankfort the schooner went to
pieces But one person, Capt William
Packer was saved. The crew Of six
persons were drowned The life-saving
crew at this point worked hard to res
cue the unfortunate sailors, but could
not Capt, Packer jumped overheard
and swan ashore.
Fatalities at Buffalo.
BUFFALO. Oct. 1.-THE wind blew at
the rate Of so miles an hour on Satur-
day. About 100 o'clock in the morn
ing the storm caught up long line OF
empty coal ears standing on u siding Of
the Nickel Plate road and lifted them
onto the main track, few miles south
Of this city. The midnight passenger
train for Chicago crashed into the cars.
George Henry, engineer, and Jerry Lang,
fireman, were both of Conneaut. O.
While climbing the stiff grade beyond
Rayview shortly after O'Clock the en-
gineer saw the freight car on the track
and whistled for brakes The speed Of
the train was considerably lessened be-
fore reaching the cars but the shock
of the collision was sufficient to wreck
the engine. Fireman Lang was killed,
Another Crew Drowned.
PoRr Rowan, Ont. Oct 1.-THE
steamer Wocol<en foundered IN 10
fathoms of water outside the cut just
above Long Point in the recent storm.
Only three of the crew were saved. The
dead number thirteen. The Wocoken
was bound from Ashtabula to Milwau-
kee with cargo Of coal. 1t left there
Friday and went to Erie, where it
picked up its consort, the barge
Joseph Paige, and started mp the
lake 1t was struck by the storm in
the middle of the lake and started to
run to Long Point, Tie sea was too
much for it and it dropped it's censor t
and headed for the west end of Long
Point for shelter 1t was unable to
make this place, and foundered. The
Paige ran before the gale and is now in