Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-08
LIKE TONS OF LEAD
T~o Rropya0a Collide and Then
Go Down.
IwEsIY-foua MEN DROWNED
The Aibsss and fhiL~d~iphi@ Rsn
Asp.s ln shs Earis ,foraise on
Poiat AsK Bsr4ae

Essr rkRA& HAeh. <es. by q col
l,sio8 bstsesn ths Western transit con-
pazs's ~tesnser Aikssy and TIE Anehor
stsanssr Ptldadslpbiz % Point Aux
Earques A $50 thls morning trsnty
foar lives uere lost and both steamers
we're sanx IN 20 feet u water Tbs
fisaf sxs.
From ne Albaay.-G B. Musrhssd.
Jsnss Motley. Thomas Pearcs. job
Ifirs. ). n A1trie. william Stnrrah
Frsok Ksifrhen. Albert Holsm.
FROM TIA Phlladslphfa-c. N. Leg
gsst Jerry Moran. J. HAT. A. Hanna.
q. Linqaist. q. Owen, T. Rsnshsg. c.
Nllissns ~ Coffsy. John PAINT. &. L.
tslis. oeorgs Rsiinasser. George Wiss.
A. C0nneta two unknosn nlen
Cause orthe Colii.iop.
The tao boats we're runrinx In
heavy fog about seven niles OF Point
Aux Earque They had been gctng
steadily ard the watch felt fsiFiy safe,
VAen At o'clock this ulorniug 10th ves-
s-.s ca.no together Sstho1t ssc0nd't
waning Al az once the Albany began
4 aak ami al nands acre transferred %
tas fhlladeit.aia. The deserted boat
seat aosn Wish = rush but few mlnf
0tes aftsr hsr ere9. Who kcew. -
teoazA b instinct. lhat the vessel was
lssL kad managed 10 Get safely aboard
IT, aielpnia. II wss sooa spparent
4 .a- officers - the Philadelphia that
IN uoaf n1d been severely damaged 10
toe .oll sio0. for she soon began 70 sin<.
3st iuo crews then launched their boats
ar dropped ove- the sile into thu watef.
t.si 1af an hour after the collision the
Iss tisiphia too xas Al the bottom II
axe. The two baAts sank 10 100
r az WafeF
albany Eeft Chicago saturday.
tta Alhany left here Saturday even
Ia a1d hal % boaEd 30 barrels ~
f'sar. Il Co bushels Of cora and saup
ttsne4s u oass. The grain vas shippeh
o. 8ichsrisor 4 Co The steamer was
10 csmn4nd u Captain MeDorald. who
hes been 10 the service of the Western
Ifdnsli comraDy Tor over tso years lie
j. saaNe a. zoe 81 the most rarcfti
u4s caters on the lakes. The Philaddl-
ftia Eas commanded ~ y r hun.
yCung man 81 considerable assurance.
Point Aux Barque. where the TWO
steamers put together. i a projecting
thuuib Of the lower peninsula Of Michi.
gao. ineiosing saginaw bay. IL - a
point where steamers change their
courses when bound down or up Lake
huso1 Cor Lake Michigan IL has BEEN
TIE scene q many collisions 10 the past.
bcs none " them had been mere disas-
trou= iban the one this morning
Tue iost Albany Was among the hrst
al tho modern steel steamers and had
always been consliered one u the best
business boats Zoe making money ever
constructed on the lake& On her tfst
scasou cut she vent ashore in the Straits
q Ascklnaw and came near being a
total loss From that time on she has
rue without mishAp. trading regularly
between Chicago aud Buffalo.
Both the Philadslphia and Albany are
Insured 10 London LIoyds FOR neaFly
their full value. The grain on the Al
ba8y was covered BY Chicago companies
and the loss will wipe out the profits on
the November business
Brave sesmen-
The Philadelphia struck the Albany.
IL - said. head-on Just forward OF No.
gaazxay The shock was felt in every
timber - both vessels and their sides
T4ug With the vibration Every man
ws.s instantly alive 10 the fact that
s5nfstr rg 81 az unusual nature had
hatp-ned Those who were awake made
Teaay FER work az cnce and those who
slept needed co voice 20 arouse them In
~ seconds the handsof the Albany we're
riskinx ready - ieave the boat and
81 a feN seconds later they were safely
aboard the vessei thar bad struck them.
4 - condgct II tho crew was admirable
and the captain has 90 word but OF
pfss=s Tor them. Trying as was the
situation it was thousand tines worse
ssfa.s Iaf.s~ aan - a.tfr-. -.
tas Philadelphia saw that thsir own
ftfp Sas doomed They bad ample
time. however s. make ready the hoats
fos The escape and Nben they had finally
lrft her tar fhiias ciyhia nodded once
~ tatcs IL tie fog and went down TO
the Dotton- The men IN the beat that
Landed sy Point aux Bsrgus make 10
complaint q hardship Their stay on
tae water sas snort. bat iocg enouzh 10
tas sifcumsfaaces Every man % them
says that TIE aakiag Of the Albany was
one o, the quickest things he ever heard
o. The tibrstion 20 the shoes bad
scsreeiy died aray when the vessel veut
over A the sailors said today. she
went doSa iixs tao Ton q lead
work 90 the savers
The llfc sewing erew scrs sent out in
sarrh % he al.~s.px bcat They f9und
s. eofiou vp about eight miles cut
fiavea bodies wearing 40 prsserv-rs
vers iouod acatinx Ia the lake. AID
these wsrs picked ~ and seat % Easg
IaNas 90 thS City = Coarorck Not a
survivor co0ld Be seund. ard IL is sup
fosed that the o.eer occupsnts q the
sat sose % Sc preeeFvrrs aad vent 10
-, bottom At ones when Il oapsized.
<eafly al ne desd snl missing men
W. r. slipped from Buffalo TIE coroner
t.sst fass@ this erssiag began ga IN
crest ever shs remains ~ TIE eleven
3 lies recovered.
3oth captains refuse 20 make auy
statement - b. The particulars q The
dlaaster tsyend saying thst - va an