River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-19
MANY WERE LOST.
A Tempest on the Lakes Causes
Numerous Wrecks.
The Steamer D~aE Richmond Founders
Oh Lake Erie ana Eighteen Persons Are
Thought to 1fave Perished - The
Minnehahs and six Men Lost.
LAkE cRAFr surFERs.


Minnehahs. and six Men Lost.
LAKE CRAFT SUFFERS.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE entire chain 81
lakes was swept Saturday and Satur
day night by a Northwestern gale who's,
severity has not been excelled in tn,
season of navigation for the last ter
fears. The same wind which drove
sessels on the beach on every lee shor,
also leveled telegraph wires, and re
ports of wrecks are somewhat slow in
reaching the outside world, particu
larry from out-of-the-way localities
But the list of wrecks, in proportion Z,
the number OF vessels which were out
in the gale. is larger, perhaps, than in
the history of the latter-day marine
That there has been large loss of lift
now seems certain. but it may be
several days before il is known JUS
how many sailors persisted.
The Wrecked Vessels.
Following is the list of wrecks so fan
reported:
Steamer Dean Richmond. foundered on LAX,
Erie; eighteen lives lost
Schooner Minnehaha beached at Marquette
Lake Michigan: six lives lost
Barge J. q. Masten, sunk OF Racine, Lake
Michigan.
schooner Yukon, ashore at waislsa bay, Lake
Superior
steamer Kershaw, ashore al waiska bay
Lake Superior.
Schooner sage, ashore, whitefsh Point
Lake Superior.
steamer Hecia. ashore OF ogdensburg. n "
Barge Sweepstakes, ashore. Cheboygan
Mich
Barge Knight Templar. ashore, Cheboygan
Mich.
Lake tug Acme, foundered Lake Huron.
Schooner Volunteer, stranded, Port Austin
Ont
Schooner John T. Mott. sunk Farport. o.
Schooner Amboy. ashore, Buffalo.
Schooner Mont Blanc watcrlogsed. Buffalo
Steamer Schuylkill, stranded. Bar Point
Steamer Mariana stranded. Elliott Point
Schooner Ironton, ashore. Bay Mills, Lake
Superior.
Schooner Falconcr, ashore. Lake Ontario.
Steamer G. r Curtis. ashore. heboygan.
Schooner Nelson Holland, ashore, Cheboygan,
Mich
Loss of the Dean Richmond.
DuNKIRK. y. ", Oct. II The steamer
Dean Richmond founderd off here Sat
urday night with all on BOARD. Three
bodies were found on the, beach Sunday
morning mingled with a large guam
tity of wreekage The bodies had
life preservers on, and the men
evidently Had been killed on
the rocks after having succeeded
in reaching port after a hard fight with
the sea. The beach is strewn with tim
bers for miles on each side of the city,
and many barrels of flour have come
ashore. The identity of only one re-
covered body could be discovered. II
was that of Andrew Dodge, whose resi-.
dence is unknown. The crew, all OF
whom are undoubtedly drowned, mum
hered eighteen. The steamer was com
manded by Capt. G. w. Stoddard, of
Toledo. The wreckage indicates that
the steamer went down not over miles
from shore
THE Dean Richmond was the first OF the
larger steamers which mark the coming OF
the present style OF marine construction
on the lakes IL was OF l,257 net tonnage
and was built in Cleveland ia 1854 but was
rebuilt in 1873 1t was owned by Bolts
ford and others OF Port Huron and was
valued at 10000 II is believed that
it was fully insured The Richmond for
several seasons has been chartered TO the To
the general merchandise trade between Toledo
and this port IL carried no passengers. On the
present trip its cargo consisted almost entirely
of -four from s. Louis and other southwestern
points
MANIsTEE, Mich. Oct l7.-The big
schooner Minnehaha was beached al
Starke POI miles north of here, at noon
Saturday to save ii from laundering in
deep water The seas soon over
whelmed the wreck and drove the crew
into the rigging Before the arrival of
the life-saving crews from this place
and Frankfort the schooner went to
pieces. But one person, Capt. William
Packer, was saved. The crew of six
persons were drowned The life-saving
crew at this point worked hard to res
cue the unfortunate sailors, but could
not. Capt Packer jumped overheard
and swan ashore.
THE lost schooner Minnehaha was owned by
II. ] johnson and others Of Cleveland and
was valued at 81. 600. IL was insured for SIS.
no with the Commercial Union, North America,
the London Assurance an 1 one other company.
IL was built in 1870 and was unfortunate from
the start Two years ago ID was wrecked near
Deiour and remained on the rocks all winter,
being abandoned 10 the underwriters, who final
iy rescued the wreck and sold it
Loss of Two Lives.
OWEN SOUND. Ont, Oct. l7.-During
the height of the gale Saturday after
noon the yacht Enterprise, of Thorn
bury, was washed ashore near Lions
Head. II is thought that her
occupants were drowned. They
were i. McAllister, owner of the
boat, and w. Mclean, his assistant.
Loss OF Life Feared.
BUFFALO, y. Y, Oct. 17.-Capt. Dav-
dali. of the steamer Neosho. reports a
three-masted schooner sunk in Gravel
ly bay. 1t is thought here to be the
Typo, whose yawl boat wa found
empty and bottom up off the harbor.
IL is thought that her crew were all
drowned in their efforts TO row ashore.
The vessel is owned 10y Hargrave, of
Detroit. and was valued at So, 500.
Nineteen Fishing smaeks Missing.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Nineteen fish
ing smacks, the crews of which mum.
Der 100 men, have been at sea since
Thursday last, and il is feared that a
number of them have foundered during
the gale.