New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

~ MEN IN IMMINENT PERII-GoOD
onv OF THE FE-sAvERs-FURTHER DE
TAILS OF THE GREAT sToRM
c,,cago. May 19.-The wind which swept Lake
.~~,rar for forty-eight hours, and caused such
" ..,sr 10 shipping and loss of life, died down
'.,asrablv during the night. but freshened up
e' AZ sunrise and this morning was blowing
-. rate Of forty-eight miles an hour. The
o,so turned and came direct from the
~ % that there was less danger Of driving
,.,,sss craft on snOre
r~-..asr,ng the number OF lives endangered in
~ ,,.st comparatively few were lost. Twelve
NS..r,en Wv were rescued by q volunteer life-sav-
.-av from the Government pier, and the
% o-ev rescued seven persons from the bum
-. =, the north pier Tugs assisted in snatch
.,nors from sinking vessels Other men
.s,. dragged ashore as they foated in on spars
tho shattered hulks Of their own vessels.
y..-,v 100 persons were in imminent peril OF
.s.,r prss. yet all except ten were saved. Those
lost In the storm weif'
c,.vnrgsoN. ANTON Manistee. Mich. sailor Lin
". can Dali drowned at Glencoe.
,otysoN JOHN cook schooner Jack Thompson; fell
'on frorn lie lines and was drowned
PolasIN5p' tsIs5 in n mdiafe lake by falling spar.
sDLow ,d1 the c;re~nncnt breakwater ana drowned
uusoN. -. captain Of schooner Myrtle; and
go =, The crew OF the Myrtle; names unknown.
rss vessels lost were the schooners Evening
s,.r C. G. Mixer Myrtle. Lincoln Dali Jack
rhomnson J. LOOMS McLaren, Mercury and
Rainbow.
narkness came down last night on twenty
.avsn men crouching in the one-mile crib at
,sksvic-y. drenched by the surges which swept
aou,n from the north and cut off from all hope OF
,r,s,as succor Their only shelter, timber
,orsr. constructed on the crib was washed away
.N,tle before 2 D. m. and until nightfall the un-
.,rtrnstc men strained their eyes in vain for
soms sign or answer 10 the flag of distress which
they waved from the partly wrecked crib.
when daylight returned this morning the Lake
s5sw crib was seen to be still standing. The flag
of distress was no longer visible. 1t had either
hlovn away or been lowered by the occupants
NJ the crib CITY Engineer Artingstall decreed
that another attempt must be made 10 discover
whether the men on the crib were still in danger.
and accordingly the city tug Viola was at 3
O'clock sent TO the rescue. At 10 o'clock the
Viola got within speaking distance Of the Lake
view crib. and with much difficulty held con-
'yersation with a couple Of men who appeared.
II was learned that the crib was in no danger
The crib contained coal enough 10 last until
Monday and is provisoned for several days
None OF the men were killed or hurt. The signal
Of distress was raised simply because the men
were frightened The men the tug wanted 10
take the men of the crib and remove all chances
Of danger from another storm. but it was i'm
possible for the tug 70 make landing. and 1t re-
turned to the city alone.
The men In all the other cribs had equally
thrilling experiences
At II o'clock the velocity OF the wind was forty
miles hour and vesselmen were still appre-
hensiye. The worst however. had come and
gone The storm will go down In the history
OF the lake mariners as one of the severest that
ever swept this region. The ships that passed
The day and night under and beyond the break
water and succeeded In riding out the gale came
up the river In procession during the morning
hours All show marks Of a terrible struggle
with the elements.
The schooner Lincoln Dali. of Manisteo, went
ashore ~ Glencoe Anton GundersOn, q sailor,
was swept overheard and drowned The rest Of
the crew was saved from the same fate, after
several hours Of anxious waiting. by the men,
bers Of the Evanston life-saNng crew.
Yesterdays storm was general on the upper
lakes. The scene Of disaster was the western
shore Of Lake Michigan. Besides the ships and
lives lost at Chicago fourteen other boats were
wrecked. Six lives were lost in the bay al Nil
waukee. and II is probable that six other persons
were drowned near Point Sanilac. The list Of re-
ported losses outside Of Chicago is as follows: The
schooner NJ. J. Cummings sunk Milwaukee, six
lives; schooner c. c. Barnes. ashore Milwaukee;
unknown schooner ashore Cudahy. Wis;
schooner Moses Gage. ashore Michigan City;
schooner Mineral State, scuttled Elk Rapids.
Mich; schooner Surprise, ashore. Two Rivers
Point; steamer +. 5 Tice, ashore, Green Bay,
Wis; scow St. Catherine. ashore, Sand Beach.
Mich; schooner Myrtle Lamp. ashore. Menomi-
nee. Mich; steamer Hudson. disabled Lake
Michigan; schooner Emily Taylor ashore, Mani
towoc Wis; schooner Ishpeming. disabled. AL
pena, Mich; schooner Seizer ashore. MenOminee,
Mich; schooner William Shupe adrift near Point
Sanilac.
Port Huron. Mich. MAY l9-The tug Thomp-
son which left hero 81 O'Clock this morning
with party Of volunteer life-savers 10 attempt
10 rescue the crew Of the schooner Schupe. has
returned here. She reports that the yawl boat
which the llfe-savers attempted 10 reach the
Schupe was capszed. and four II It's five Occu-
pants we're drowned namely Captain Little. A.
Johnson, Angus King. and Burney Mills. The
MIN occupant, Dam Lynn, picked up by
sae Thompson. The latest report from the
rigging
BAY City Mich. May 19--The schooner Month
ssslo' Captain King. was due Yesterday from
ss'eVoygan but no word has been received from
sss. II is feared she has gone ashore. The
xesWesi northeaster Of the season has prevailed
.e se.e SINCE Thursday night. raft o. 1000 900
~. o' logs belonging 70 Turner d Fisher was
"osn ashore al Oaatka Beach
,,olahd RAPIDS. Mich. May ia lively furry
vsIw snow fell here last night and the thermometer
,sssHtred 49, At Cadillac five inches OF snow
'' ana the temperature was 32
Obstructive WORK OF LIGHTNING
,r Nay \. j.. May IA heavy electric storm
,' Ner Cape May last night. The lightning en-
n. farmhouse at Cold Spring killing George
l-.aan lan as he lay on the floor the door. His
49, near him was stunned The electric fluid
" the window.
So ~ j., May l9.-The most severe electrical
I'm, ver ns known here swept this city last
Esr Inc lightning continuous for an hour.
trs, ps.es were struck. and the barn the Pat
ets Isate was burned. The lightning arresters