St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-19
the WORST IN YEARS.
Eight Vessels Driven on to
the Shore at Chicago.
TEN MEN GO DOWN TO DEATH
Before the Eyes Of Hundreds
on Michigan Boulevard.
ERECKS STREWH FROM GLENCOE
TO South Chicago a Distance
TEN MEN GO DOWN TO DEATH
KREcKS STREwN FROM GLENCOE
TO South Chicago a Distance
of Over Forty Miles.
LONG LIST OF CASUALTIES.

CHICAGo, May lS.-The storm which
today swept Lake Michigan was the
most disastrous Of recent years. Eight
vessels were driven ashore within the
city limits of Chicago. Out of their
crews ten men are known to be
drowned, and in every instance boat
and cargo are utterly lost.
One schooner. the Myrtle, was wrecked
Just outside the government pier, within
D half-mile of Michigan boulevard, and
six men of her crew went down 10 death
In plain view of the hundreds of people
who lined the boulevard walks or
watched the awful storm from the win
aows of the big hotels which overlook
the harbor. The wrecks extended from
Glencoe. on the north, where the Lin
coin Dali went to pieces. to South Chi
eago, an air line distance of forty miles.
Following is the list of wrecks as far
as known at 10 o'clock tonight:
Schooner Lincoln Dali, 1876 tons. driv-
EN- ashore at Glencoe, eighteen miles
north OF Chicago.
Schooner Myrtle, 1877 tons, wrecked at
foot of Harrison street.
Schooner Jack Thompson, of Chicago,
100 tons. wrecked off Twenty-fifth
street.
Sch,s,ner Evening Star.of Milwaukee,
eO3 tons, wrecked off Twenty-seventh
street; crew rescued.
Schooner Mercury. of Grand Haven,
BIS tons. wrecked off Twenty-seventh
street; crew rescued.
Schooner j. Loomis McLaren. of Chi
seventh street.
Schooner Rainbow, of Milwaukee, 243
tons, wrecked off Twenty street;
crew rescued.
Schooner Z. j. Mixer, of Chicago, 279
tons, wrecked off One Hundredth street;
crew rescued.
Unknown schooner, ashore near
South Chicago.
The fatalities are:
ANTONIO GUNDERSON, of Man.
lstee, seaman schooner Lincoln Dali,
drowned while attempting to reach
Bhore.
CHARLES eau TIERS, cook on
schooner Jack Thompson, resided in
Chicago, washed from rope while at
tempting TO reach shore.
JOSEPH SPOLAN. Sturgeon Bay,
mate of j. LoomiS McLaren, struck and
killed by the tow post torn out when the
vessel broke away from ii tug.
Entire crew of the Schooner Myrtle,
six men.
THOMAS kELSO. fisherman, washed
Off the government pier and drowned.
The first vessel to go ashore was the
two-masted schooner Jack Thompson.
The boat came from Garden Bay, Mich,
and arrived off the breakwater early in
the afternoon without a pump working.
A tug made its way to her side, and Of
tered her line. but the captain refused
II, intending TO
SAIL INTO THE HARBoR.
The task was TOO mucn for him, how
ever, aud before he was fairly into the
harbor he lost control of his vessel,
which crashed into the Rainbow, carry
ing away the bow of that boat and
smashing a great hole under her own
bowsprit. She drifted rapidly south, a
pitiable wreck. The anchor was thrown
out, and Tor time held fast, but break
ing out of the soft bottom of the harbor,
this only nope proved Intellectual, and
again the Thompson swept toward the
shore broadside. She struck botto IN
eighty feet from shore. The men were
rescued by life line thrown by the life
saving crew.
The schooner Mercury. of Ludington,
Mich, was wrecked off Twenty-Seventh
street. An effort was made to tow her
into the harbor when she neared the
breakwater, but the wind and waves
were too strong.
The Evening Star and Jack Thonp-
son were already grinding to pieces on
the break water, and thousands OF peo-
pie stood on the beach watching them.
AS the Mercury came nearer, her crew
could be seen huddled together in the
bow. They were franticaily waving
their hands to the people on shore.
When the schooner finally struck, an
attempt was made, but in vain, to get a
line to the crew. Then one of the sea-
men on board. Tom Thurston, jumped
lHC fSSSCl " SOtuc llOdGlUp luInDer,
and, after several times going under
the heavy breakers. was finally taken
ashore. Two others took the same
chances and got safely to shore. A line
was finally thrown from shore to the
vessel and made fast. The crowd ashore
held it tight, and, one by one. the foul
men, almost exhausted, climbed and
SLID TO SAFETY.
The last man, Ed Sterling, was about
halt way down the line when the rope
broke, and dropped him into the water
and among the lumber floating abou
near the breakwater. Several person.
rushed to his rescue and he was carried
to shore amid the wild cheers of thu
crowd.
The schooner Lincoln Dali, Manistee
was driven ashore at Glencoe, and Anto,
GunderSon, one of the sailors, wa
swept overheard and drowned. Afte
several hours of weary waiting the res
of The crew was rescued by members O
the Evanston life-saving crew. WheI
the life saving crew finally arrived TIN
wrecked sailors were we'll nigh ex
hauSted.
The life boat was finally dragge
down the steep bluffs which line tn
lake at Glencoe aud the men brough
off.
The wreck of the Rainbow. lumber
laden schooner from Racine, occurre
late in the afternoon, and was marke
by the heroic rescue of her crew whe
about all hope of saving them had bee