The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-02
CAUGHT In THE GALE
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES ON THE
LAKES.
steamer Pridgeon flowed Into h"""''
Almost a Total wrect-Crew OF h's"
teen Men Have q Narrow Escape fro'
nro,xn,ur-Two Fishermen Lost.

BUFFALO. y. Y, Nov. o. NJ
steamer John Pridgcon, Jr', was to"''
in here yesterday afternoon heni9
complete wreck. She hnu parels
capped the fate which befeil inc ste' irEi,
Dean Richmond month ago ~; 80
p,;draon yas coming down Lake Eric
from Toledo to this port win ~
corro of flour and general inercnan-
AZ She was disabled of Point Abino
nbo,,t : o'clock Wednesday afternoon
anJ bor crow were compelled to
hattie for life in the furious
e,"io s,vceninp down Lake Erie until
S5aarly noon Yesterday Early in the
,,;rht can't Sherwood east his anchor
,r5icb Fortunately held. From that
t;ne on the steamer rolled and pitched
frr;ously. Her boiler got away from
;ts fastcnings and relied about all
nigbt. smashing everything within
rcocb Her smokcstacs went by the
board. and the seas smashed the AFTER
cabin. The crew gave mp nll hope.
! and although they wvrA desperate.
there was nothing for them TO DO out
| TO hold on To the wreck anu
wait The steam pipe to the small Gu,
| zine broke along toward morning ana
| for time escaping SIcoih ""''>" ~ w
| tcrrors of the situation.
4 flag of distress dying from inc
| steamer was sighted at 9 O'Clock yes
terday morning and tugs went out TO
| the rrjdreon's rescue. They found
The wreck i'm terrible condition, and
when il was brought in here the boat
looked as if She had been through thp
! war Her hold was full Of water. The
| Il, IT hN
| nntil the steamer is unloadcd and
! placed in dry dock.
} The pridgcon is owned by the Pridg'
con syndicate of Detroit, but has been
| nnder charter for several years to the
| Glover Leaf line. She was worth Sdo.'
! 200 and carried Il crew of eighteen
! :acn.
| The steamer \. L. Wright ran hach
! Yesterday after Il hattl" Of Scvcra
hours with the storm.
BAYFIELD,, Wis. Nov. -. Two mcI
sIavc undoubtedly been lost OIL TIM
| port IN tic big gale which has raget
for three days. They are;
VI. II. JOHNSON.
| CHARLES HENGRiCkSoN'
The two men were fishermen an,
started ont in Mackinaw boat To M
not very rough when they started IN
soon after they went ont of sight, III
! wind began to ftcshcn and soon IN
sea became very dangerous for =
small boat The tugs Boutin am
Camp went out to look for the me
and remained out all night They ~
burned IN the morning without havin
seen any trace Of them or their boa,
They. however picked up France
f;achand and Ed Dickinson, who w.r
ont all night in an open boat an
nearly frozen 10 death. The wcathc
grows severe. and twelve inches I
Snow has fallen. with prospects {
moro.
The steamer Arabia again attcmptc
to get ont into the open lake ycstci
day morning. but was forced IL return
The captain reports The storm niue
more severe than Wednesday. u
sighted the Hodge and Pasadena III
der the Apostle islands, in addition
the steamers reported Wednesday.
HOLLAND. Mich. Nov. a. The ere
Of the steamer Wonder, which wcI
on the beach Wednesday night tc
miles north of here. had Il narrow e
, cape. They were in the rigging fro
midnight until o'clock Wcdrcsda
morning before they were rescuc'
The schooner can be- saved. but ho
| deck load is gone The cabin N
/ deck of some unknown schooner iS ID
: ing east up ntar the wreck OF II