Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-24
SHIPS ARE WRECKED
A TERRIFIC STORM SWEEPS OVER
LAKE MICHIGAN. "A
Eight Vessels Driven Ashore Within
the City Limits of Chicago and Ten
Men DrOwn-A Schooner Sinks at
Milwaukee and Six Lives Are Lost.

Chicago, May 19.-The storm which to-
day swept Lake Michigan was the most
disastrous of recent years. Eight YES
sells were driven ashore within the city
limits of Chicago. Out of their crews
ter men are known to be drowned, ana
in every instance boat and cargo are ut
terly lost. One schooner, the Myrtle,
was wrecked just outside the government
pier within Il half-mile Of Michigan boule-
ward, and six men Of her crew went
down to death in plain view Of the hull-
dreds of people who lined the boulevard
walks or watched the awful storm from
thu windows Of the big hotels which over
lCok the harbor.. The wrecks extended
fire III Glencoe, on the north, where the
Lincoln Dali went to pieces, 10 South
Chicago, an air line distance of forty
miles, Following is the list Of wrecks
Sc far as llnt VIZ at present:
Schooner Lincoln Dali, 1856 tons: driven
ashore at Glencoe, eighteen miles north
of Chicago.
Schooner Myrtle, 1917 tons; wrecked ut
foot of Harrison street.
Schooner Jack Thompson Of Chicago,
1919 tons; wrecked off Twenty-fifth street.
Schooner Evening Star of Milwaukee,
2O3 tons; wrecked off Twentyseventh
street; crew rescued.
Schooner Mel curry Of Grand Haven, Us
tons; wrecked off Twenty-seventh street;
crew rescued.
Schooner ]. Loomis McLaren of Chi
| cago, 272 tons; wrecked off Twenty
| seventh street.
| Schooner Rainbow Of Milwaukee, 243
| tons; wrecked off Twenty-sccond street;
crew rescued.
Schooner G. J. Mixer of Chicago, go
| tons; wrecked off One Hundredth street;
| crew rescued.
| Unknown schooner, ashore near South
| Chicago.
The fatalities are Antonio Gunderson
| of Manistee, seaman schooner Lincoln
Doll; drowned while attempting to reach
sh6r Charles Cautlers, cook on schcon-
er Jack Thompson, resided in Chicago;
washed from a rope while attempting
to reach shore. Joseph Spolan, Sturgeon
Bay, mate of J. LOOMS McLaren; struck
and killed by the tow post torn out When
the vessel broke away from a tug. En-
tire crew of the schooner Myrtle-six
| men.
Milwaukee, May 19.-The schooner A.
j. Cummings, grain laden, sunk just
outside the harbor to-day. The crew
took to the rigging, but one by one they
dropped into the boiling waves and were
lost. Five men and one woman thus
persisted. The life-saving crew, after
hours of excrtion, managed to reach the
wreck, but there was only one of the
crew left. He was saved. Several YES
sells are reported ashore between here and
Ssacne. 1t is reported that an unknown
cessel foundered off Whiteish bay at
q. III, to-day. Nothing further can be
learned concerning the reported disaster.
Sheboygan, Wis, May ia severe
storm, accompanied by terrific wind,
struck this city to-day. The three
masted schooner Surprise Ct Chicago lies
il Lake Michigan, one and on',-halt
miles off this port, pounding in a fear
full sea. If her anchor chains break she
will be wrecked on the beach. Fele
phone. electric light and telegraph wires
are blown down. Small buildings were
wrecked and several people injured by
flying debris.