St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-18
ROUGH ON THE SHIPPING.
LAKE VESSELS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED
BY THE GLE.
SEVERAL OF THEM ASHORE


Leaking With 1900 Tons of
Coal About a Dozen Boats in
Trouble. and the Total Damage
Will Not Be Far From 500,
600.
CHICAGO. Sept. 1.-THE northwest
e ae, which started in at midnight FRI
day, blew itself out this afternoon. The
losses to navigation, caused directly or
indirectly by the storm, will exceed
$4,000. This is the list of boats so far
reported as suffering losses: Steamer
Susan E. Peck. ashore, Lake
Erie; steamer Buffalo, leaking,
Lake Huron; steamer Charles McVea,
shore at Shaugatuck; steamer City of
Holland. ashore at Holland; schooner
America, ashore at Point AUX Barques,
Lake Michigan; tug Protector. disa-
bled, Lake Huron; schooner L. Lamb,
waterlogged, Lake Huron; barge Ii. j.
Webb, waterlogged, Lake Huron;
schooner Hattie Earl, ashore at
Michigan City. The most serious loss
is on the steamer Susan E. Peck,
bound from Buffalo to Milwaukee, with
1900 tons of coal. The Peck struck
near Colchester reef, at the mouth of
the Detroit river, and to prevent the
steamer from going down in deep
water, her captain made run for the
beach. reaching it off Little Point
Capt. George Mcleod, representing the
underwriters, reached Detroit tonight,
and took the wrecking steamer Saginaw
with
THREE STEAM PUMPS
to the wreck. The Peck is owned by a
Buffalo syndicate OF vessel men. The
Buffalo, Western Transit line vessel,
from Chicago to Buffalo with grain and
flour, sprung leak today. She con-
tinUed on her way to Detroit, where
temporary repairs were made, and
left for Buffalo tonight. The
extent of damage done to her
cargo will not be known until
she is unloaded. The storm caused
very low water in Detroit river. and
there was considerable delay to steam
ers from Lake Michigan. The most Sc
rious cases of grounding were of the
Corsica and Gracian. Tie latter had to
lighter considerable ore, which was re-
loaded at the Sandwich coal dock last
night. The small passenger steamer
Charles McVea, in attempting to
make the port of Saugatuck for
Chicago last night, was blown
oil the beach south of the harbor. She
had number of passengers and full
load of peaches for Chicago. The tugs
Brown and Watson will try to save
some of her cargo and get her afloat.
The City of Holland, which stranded IN
leaving Holland last night, was set
atioat this morning. The schooner l..
J.. Lamb succumbed to the storm in
Saginaw bay. about ten miles below
Black river. Notwithstanding
THE FURY OF THE STORM,
the imperiled crew was rescued by the
steamer Spokane, Chicago to Buffalo,
and taken to Port Huron. Tugs have
gone TO look for the Derelict. The Lamb
was loaded with pulp wood. and will
remain afiuat. The water-lugged barge
IL. j. Webb was pulled into Port Huron
by the steamer this morning, and has
been unloaded and pumped out. Her
crew is safe. The storm played havoc
with the raft towing on Sagi-
nav Bay and Lake Huron. The
tugs Manistique and Protector lost
large raft and tow-line in midlake.
and the Protector her rudder. The
ManstlQue came to her aid and lowed
her to East Tawas. The tug Balize lost
raft Of million and half feet of
lumber, which has not been recovered
yet. OFF Point Lookout the tug Travel
Ter is holding big raft. The Charlton
and Bagara were towing huge raft
of 5000 900 feet from Georgian bay, but
were obllghed to cut $1,000 tow
line and the taft went on the rocks in
Georgian bay. After it was recovered
it was lowed outside East Jarvas port,
when the Charlton had to be left alone
with it while the Niagara went to coal
up. When she is ready she will go
back to the raft with the tug Smith.
The City of Mount Clemens, Ida,
Boscobel and Albany are at East jar
vas yet, but the Ed Smith and barges
have gone. The crew of the schooner
Hattie Earl arrived here from Michi-
gan City. where their boat is breaking
up fast.