The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-19
Lake Michigan Lashed TO a Fear
ful Fury by the Ramp
ant Winds.
In Sight OF ThousnndH OF People
Five Mon and "A Woman
Drown.


MILWAUKEE, May ls.-Durlng the furious
storm that swept tho lhko to-day the
schooner 81. Is. Cummings. laden with
grain for Chicago. foundeIed Just south Of
the haTbof piers. this morning. Five men
and woman pSriahed before tho life say
ing crow reached the wreck ono OF tie
crew aud life aavef we're rescued. The
men who peTiahed fell from their perobss
In the cross-tfees 10 the watef and sank
out Of sight like pieees Of lead. The body
Of the woman IL still lashed TO tho rigging.
10 which Eho escaped when the vessel began
10 sink. siH thoussnd people lined tho
piers and shores OF Jones island aud tho
mainland this afternoon when the tug
Knight Templhr. towing the seow bearing
the life savers left the pier TO make the
rescue Of the crew. One hundred feet OF
line separated tho tug from the seow. and
back Of tho soow was towed an empty surf
boat. With her bow to the waves the
Knight Templar permitted tho soov 70
drop down toward ihe wreck.
When the surf boat was within 1f,y yards
Of the wreck, q human ngure that had been
clinRinR 10 the rigging OF tho mizEen mast
was seen to throw mp bis hands and fall
sckwards into the waves. being instantly
lost to sight. A short time before another
Of those clinginR 10 tho ropes had also let
20 every hold and persisted. A groan went
up from the crowd as each body was Lost 10
sight, and then all eyes csntered on the
surf boat as IL dropped back beside The
sunksn vessel Two figures slowly de-
scendsd the shrouds OF the mizzen mast
and oung 10 the lines. but few feet above
the waves. Five minutes passed a. the
attempt was made Dy the life savers 20
swing the lifsboat close to the waiting men.
A cheer went mp from the crowd on shore
ss one figure was seen TO leap from the rig
Ring and land in the boat. A minute later
q second man sprauR far out. and as tho
boat aGcendod q wave ID was soen that
there we're nve figures in the boat. Then a
chesF that drowned the roaring of ths
breakers went up from the throats On
shore.
Slowly tbs long line that held the sutf
boat was paid ont aud the two rescued meu
were permitted to drift toward shore-ona
moment lost 10 sight In the foaming break
ers and again alive and surs OF rescue as
the boat rose on the top Of some mighty
billow.
Along the beach at the foo, Of Jones
island the crowd ran 10 meet the rescued
men; willing hands wero stretched out 90
reach them and they we're dragged from
the surf TO place OF safety.
The dead; Capt. John Mccullough. Ma
rins City; Mats Timothy Bosour, Buffalo,
N. "; Thomas Tuscott. sailor, Marine
City; unknown sailo'. Marine City; sailor
named Jim. Marine City; cook (womanl
| unknown.
The saved; Robert Patterson. OF King.
ston, Ont; suffman No. q, Of the Milwau-
kee life saving station.
Surfman Gordes. as soon as be boarded
the schooner, proceeded to lash the mem
bers Of the crew 10 the rigging but II is
supposed they loosened the opes 10 change
their position, hoping TO escape the force
of the blizzard of pelting snow and rain.
but wers 10 stlf they could not make new
fastenings. and ho could do nothing Tor
them.
Capt. Mccullough was the second man TO
fall. shooting down into the water as hun
dreds Of field glasses were trained on the
scene from shore. Tusoott fell FIRST, and
the other soon after tho captain.
CHICAGO. May 1S.-The storm which to-
day swept lake Michigan was the most dis
| astTous of recent yeaIs. Eight vessels we're
driven ashore within the city limits. and
out OF their crews ten men are known 10 be
| drowned, and In every instance the boat
and cargo are lost One sehoone :.
the Myrtle. was wrecked Just
outside the government pier. WITHIN
half mile Of Michigan boulevard. aud
si1 men OF her crew went down TO death in
plain view OF hundreds Of people who
lined the boulevard wa.ks. Tho following
is a list OF Wrecks ne far as known up 10 III
o'clock tonight: Schooner Lincolndale.
driven ashore az Glencoe. eighteen miles
north OF Chicago; schooher Myrtle, wrecked
at the foot of liza rleon street; schooner
Jack Ihompsop, wrecked OF Twenty hfth
street; schooner Evening Star, wrecked OF
TWenty seventh street; crew rescued
schooner Mercury, OF Grand Haven
wrecked of Twenty seventh street. crew
rescued; schooner J. Loomis MeClatin
wrecked OF Twenty seventh street
schooner Rainbow, wrecked of Twsntg.
second street. crew rescued; schooner @. ]
Miner. wrecked of One hundrsdth street
crew rescued, unknown schooner, AahOT,
| near ADuNh l'hipnun