The evening world., 1894-10-12
DEATH ON The LAKES.
Captain, His Family and Grew oi
Schooner Hartford Lost.
Many Vessels Driven Ashore BY a
Northwest Gale.
Disasters Also at Sea-Sea Foam's
Men All Missing.
(By Associated Press.)

OSwEGO, N. Y, Oct l2.-During a
terrific wind storm last night the three
masted schooner Hartford, of Clayton,
with A.000 bushels OF wheat from De-
troit for Cape Vincent. was driven
ashore at Woodville. twenty-five miles
east of here.
Capt. william G. Toole. wife and
child Richard Seymour, mate, and
Michael Purcell, all OF Clayton; Daniel
Mccarthy. a seaman OF Oswego, and an
unknown seaman were lost.
CLEVELAND, Oct 12-The furious
northwest gale that struck Lake Ere
and lower Lake Huron last Wednesday,
night did considerable damage to ship
ping. Several boats are known to be
disabled and helpless on the lakes. but
their identity will not be known until
the storm abates or they are driven
ashore. A large number OF boats are
under Long Point, on the north shore
OF Lake Erie, but 1t Is impossible to get
their names. Following Is the list OF
disasters, so far as is known:
Schooner John Wesley, waterlogged on
Lake Huron: schooner Columbian. ashore
at Fair Port, o.; schooner Tasmania,
ashore at Cleveland.
ERIE. Pa. oct. l2LThe Bay City
Lumber Company's King, Capt. Otto
Lature, was sighted and the crew
tsSiasa terGas wsterogssd sse @s7 and G in f sn fI
Ing condition. The King has lost 200
feet of lumber. Mate, Harry Delong
and Seaman Mike Golden were struck
and badly injured by boom. The
Kings tow. the steamer Deland. and
another consort. the Hawatha, have
not been heard from. a big three
masted schooner was sighted off Erie
yesterday. twenty miles towards the
Canadian shore, flying signals of dis
tress
The steamer Oregon had hard work
during her peril Wheelman Otto Bern
hard Of Chicago. had his leg broken.
The schooners Ganges and the Alzera
were rescued yesterday morning off the
Peninsula by the life-saving crew and
VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass, oct. 12.-
The schooner Tillie Vanderherchen, OF
Bridgeton. n. j., from Philadelphia for
charge Of Mate Garfield, Capt. Batemar
and Seaman Gibson having been washed
overheard by huge sea last Tuesday
ristown. N. j. Gibson came from vir.
sT. JOHNS. IF. Oct. 12.-It has beer
tha. all but ssh, .or. of the yssses
| tide. The vessels that remain stranded
ire the st. julien. Mistral, Floride, Ell
Pourtant, All Baba, p. F-2, Jasmin and
| Capelan.
LEWEa. Del. Oct. 12LThe schooner
| Seafoam, Capt. Chandler fpom Miltor
| for Millville, N. j., laden with box lum'
Der. capsized at the Shears. in the Dela, ella
| captain and crew, 1t Is thought, were
drowned. The schooner is reported drift
ing three miles off Henlopen this morn
| ing. The crew consisted OF the captair
and four or five men. The schooner
| was owned at Blackwater, Del.
| RAT PORTAGE, Ont, Oct. 12-New'
has Just reached here that the steamer
| Highland Maid has been wrecked O.
Long Sault Rapids, Rainey Lake. Mail
| messengers and crew were saved. VIII
tam Woods. purser was badly injured
| The boat and cargo are a. total loss
| with no insurance. The cause OF th'
| accident was low water and dangerous
rapids. full Of rocks which Canada ant
| the United States Governments have
neglected to remove. This Is the secont
boat lost this season.