St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-12
DRIVEN ON AROGEf SHORE
A PASSENGER STEINER lLT9ST
WRECKED IK VII. TEFTSH RaKa
FURY OF a FEARFUL STORM.
Scene OF the Wreck LIS Six Miles
North of Milwaukee, Harbor -
Gallant Work of the Rrssei
Crew m Saving the Passengers
The Boat VIII Likely Be
Saved.

saved
MILWAUKEE. WIS. Dec 1L-In a
binding snow storm anu a terrific east
eFly gale the passenger and freight
steamer F. & P. NJ. No. 8. of the Flint
* Pere Marquette line. was driven on
| the rocky shore OF Whitefsh bay At
an early hour this morning. The vessel
is exposed 10 the Tull force of the gale
ana Is nomenIarily swept by seas and
spray.
The steamer left LHdington. Mich.
late yesterday, having q crew Of about
fifteen men, and with q passenger list
numbering eighteen persona The lake
was exceedingly FOugh during the pas
sage. but il WIS not until the vessel WIS
approaching the Wisconsin shore that
her situation became alarming. Dur
ing the night the gale steadily Increased
IN violence, and by 3 O'clock the storm
was Of unusual severity even for This
season Of the year
About $50, when the steamer was
within twelve or fifteen miles Of Mil
waukee, she encountered a blizzard.
4 The atmosphere became dense with
sitting SHOW. which. being driven by
the gale, completely obseured the North
point light Of Milwaukee, bay and that
al the Milwaukee pier. in the storm The
/ steamer was carried of her course. and
/ In attempting 10 feel her way into the
bay she brought I'D On the rocks in
1 Nhitefish bay.
The scene OF the wreck Is about SIX
1 niles north Of Milwaukee harbor. Al
/ that point the shore Of the lake makes q
/ sweep inland and forms wide bay, but
! ii Is wholly unprotected from gale
from the east. The bottom Of the Lake
is mass Of huge bouldsrs, the shore Is
steep, and al places a bold bluff rises
almost peFpendicularIy from
THE WATER's EDGE.
/ For this reason the Efforts Al rescue
were attended with great difficulty and
/ danger. As soon rs the steamer sIrgck
the DouI5ers She sounded signals Of dis
freSs. and word was teiepnOned 10 the
| CITY The lfe-saTi1g crew found thai
| II would be impossible TO pull the suri
boat 10 the scene Of the wreck through
I the heavy SEA and il was deemed equally
| Impraeticable for Ing 10 attempt 10 TOW
the boat 70 Whitehsh bay. The surf
boat was therefore placed On the surf
cart and the boat was taken over
! land 10 The beach opposite the spdt
where Ihe disabled steamer lay GrsH1
4 difficulty was experienced in reaching
the beach, and when the crew finally
arrived on The sesne, IL Was found tina,
] M s7r =
that lined the bottom Of the bay made /,
impossible ID use the surf boat. Ar
raDEementS were at once made 10 riE
the breeehes-Dn9y and throw a line &
the wreck by means of the mortar Ths
surf boat WIS speedily uundled 10 1ht
verge OF the ice-eoFered beach, ana tWl
score Of willing hands forced the boa
INTO the waves. The crew pulled
against 2 nigh gale and big seas, bu
after q struggle Of fftaen MN
utes the lfe-saYers reached the side o.
the vessel The passengers and crew
remained N the cabin until the sur
boat was close 10 the steamer. and IhHI
from The shore the crowd could st:
them assemble around the rail-, the mel
making preparations for leaving hi
wrecked steamer A whip WIS hastif.
arranged on the gaT Of the main mRSi
I =
woman was swung over thu rail- an
carefully lowered. and she was soon Il
ths sHTf boat The violence of the seas
90 which tbs small boat WIS fully eX
posed, made The rescHe an exceed
Ingly difficult matter. Again tn
whip WIS sWGng- and another WOMB
Was lowered over ti7a side an
was quickly graspsd by the hard
Surfmen. Then there was hast
conference between The life Savers an
the captain Of the steamer. The latte
said that the vessel was IN no danger o
breaking I'D. ana. as the gale was eEi
DENLY mOderatiag. II was decided /
wait until laIer IN The day To
COMPLETE THE EEsCUE.
At that time IT Was thought the wer
would be attended by less difficulty an
danger. The surimen experienced u
great hardship IN making a landing
As the boat crushed through the ieF
and was hauled On I'd the beach, one G
the WOMEN sprR1g 10 The Euuwale G
the boat and themes On 10 tn
snow covered sand. refusing a.
offers Of assistance. She Is Mrs. Al
CGsEa Peterson, wife OF q surfman {
the Huntington, Mich, Iife-saving crew
Her companion was Miss Flora Gunde,
IRaD. also Of LRdIngIDn. who was o
/ / her way ID Chicago. The women stat
| that none OF the passengers SuffRre
materially sroln their experience.
Late this AFTERNOON other passenger
On the steamer were brought ashore /
The surf boat Earlier II the daF one
the steamers lifeboRts bP0ughI s5ye
men ashore. They We're Sore
Peterson and William GaYno
OF the Ludingt0n Iife-savIu
Z crew: James Wagner, steward
! the steamer am four Of the crew OF Il
( steamer Peterson had charge Of II
( boat. Rne all hands wore life preserve.
for an emergency. The steamer Is res
ing EASILY tonight She viii probabl
be lgh1ered in the morning, and mz
: be gotten OF The rocks Tomorrow.