The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-17
THE BIG LAKE STORM.
Steamer Wocoken, With ID
Lives, Lost In Lake Erie.
RICHMOND DEAD COME ASHORE
Nansrous Wrecks Reported From Lake
Superior. som. OF Them rnveiv-
Tag Loss Of Life.

Pogr Rowkx. Ont. Oct t6--The steamer
Wocoken has gone down of Long Point
aud % her crew Of sixteen people thirteen
we're drowned. The deaf are:
ALBERT MKswAIp. eaptsin. Marine Ctr,
Mich.
MRz akRaH NEswALp, his sister-in-law.
JoHs MITCHELL, first mate. Cleveland
DAVID JozEs. chief engineer. Cleveland.
MfcHAEL HTsKEgsos. second engineer.
Marine city
MArHrw HAs1xR. fireman, Marine City.
GEORGE SIXTH. fireman, Marine City.
JOINS HTsKLKxas. fireman, Marine City.
CHARLES MfxARp, steward. Marine City.
HESRY CRAUcH, watchman, Marine City.
EDwARD ELDETDsE. Waterman, Marine
City.
wrILAx EAcHLE, wheslman. Marine
City.
MIcHaEL KKxsrY, deckhand. Marine
City.
The wocoken len Ashtabuls Friday
bound for Duluth, carrying $50 tons of
coal. She went first TO Erie, where she
picked up the schooner Joseph Paige.
Shortly after leaving Erie she was struck
by the full force of the storm and tried to
mske Long Point. The sea was too much
for her. however. and she foundered
not far from the west end of
the point. She would probably
hare rode out of the gale but
for the fact that her matches
gave way under the tremendous seas and
the boat was quickly flooded end sunk
The schooner Paige was cast loose and
soon after she started for Long Point, and
ran safely before the gale to shelter on the
west shore of the point. though she was
pretty badly wrecked. The Wocoken was
valued At $50. 900 and owned By Capt. John
Mitchell, Of Cleveland, who was on her
when she foundered.
DrsKlRK, y. Y. Oct. 16.-The bodies OF
all the eighteen victims Of the steamer
Dean Richmond disaster have come
ashore. and all but three have been identi-
ted. They were badly torn by the rocks.
Capt. Ssoddard's watch had stopped at
1870, evidently the time the vessel went
down. Mate Boyeson had the ships
papers in his pocket. George Thurber.
Frank cahoon and George Mann put out
in rowboat from Dunksrk this afternoon
in search of the bodies and all lost their
lives. Their bodies were not recovered.
POM DoyER, Ont, Oct. i6. The steamer
Whitaker went ashore at Long Point Sun
day during a terrific storm. and is now
lying on the bar. The crew escaped with
great difficulty.
ST PAuL, Oct. f6.--A Pioneer Press special
from Sauit Ste. Marie, Mich, says: Joe
Lefevre. q sailor on whaleback 49,,
claims that when eight miles above White
iish point Saturday afternoon he aud an
other sailor saw n three masted steam
barge founder. No particulars are obtain
able. The steam barge Cleveland is ashore
north OF Beaver island, Lake Michigan.
and Ii in bad condition. The crew are
safe ashore.
SAUiT STE. MAJ RTE, Oct l6.-The steam
ers White and Giant and J. Prentice ar
rived this afternoon all right. The
schooner Yukon will have TO lighter |, 900
tons or so TO get of shore. No assistance
has been rendered the Kershaw yet. A tug
Is trying to drag of the Ironton. The
steamer SIska lost her consor., the
Wadena. at the foot of Isle Royal Satur-
day afternoon. and that was the last seen
of her. The steamer Gratwick lost her
consort, the schooner George r., off Yer
million Saturday morning, and fears are
entertained for her. safety. The
steamer Cambria arrived this morn
ing and reports seeing three lumber
laden bargcs ashore above where the
hcfshhN anu 0oncOfte lay, out tNeif
names could not be made out from the
Cambria. The Annie Sherwood was lost.
The survivors OF her crew were picked az
by the steamer sitka Sunday morning and
brought here. The dead are:
Carr. LEWIS GUTHRIE, Chicago.
JAMES Cousins. sailor.
The injured are: Thomas Randall
mate, and Thomas Pountree, seward
both OF Chicago. The body Of Capt Gnth.
rie was brought here. The Sherwood was
completely wrecked soon after encou inter-
ing the storm, and the crew took 10 tn.
boats.
The captain Of the Avery reports seeing
mastheads sticking above water four miles
above Parisian island. The tug DowlIps
has gone to pick her up. This is supposed
| TO be the three-masted steam barge which
| is reported sunk near Whitelish point,
MASisTEE, Mich. Oct l6-The body o.
| Mary keeie, cook Of the Minnehaha, Ia,
| come ashore near here.
MAcKTSAc CITy, Mich. Oct ia three
| masted barge and another vessel arc ashore
! on simmons reef.