The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-19
STORM ON THE LAKES.
Six Sailing Vessels Wrecked in
Sight Of Chicago.
4 DOZEN PERSONS DROWNED.
Heroic Efforts to Rescue Sailors
Clinging to Helpless Craft.
4 Sehsenss wrecked ss Milwaukee and
All The Grew hat Oae Lost--The
storm UspssesAeated In Severity ~
This seassn-snew and Wind.

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This sssssa-sasw and wiad.
| CHICAGO, May lathe storm which to-
| day swept Lake Michigan was the most
disastrous OF recent years. Eight vessels
| were driven ashore within the city limits
| Of Chicago. and out Of their crews ten men
| are known to be drowned, and in every
| instance the boat and cargo are utterly
| lost. One schooner. the Myrtle. Was
| wrecked just outside the government
| pier, within half mile of the Michigan
| boulevard, and six men Of her crew went
down 70 death in plain view Of hundreds
| Of people who lined the boulevard, watch
ing the awful storm. The wrecks extend
| from Glencoe, on the north, where the
Lincolndais went to pieces. to south Chi
| cago, an air line distance Of forty miles.
| Following 10 list Of the wrecks ~ far
- known mp to 10 O'Clock tonight:
| Schooner Lincolndale. driven ashore at
| Glencoe, eighteen miles north of Chicago
Schooner Myrtle. wrecked Ut the foot Of
Harrison street.
| Schooner Jack Thompson. Of Chicago.
wrecked OF Twenty fifth street
| Schooner Evening Star, wrecked on
| Twenty fifth street; crew rescued.
Schooner Mercury, of Grand Haven.
| wrecked of Twsnty-ssventh street; crew
| rescued.
Schooner J. Loomis McLaren, wrecked
of Tusnty-ssyensh street. ,..
| Schooner Rainbow. Of Miwaukee.
wrecked OF Twenty second street; crew
Schooner C. J. Miner, of Chicago.
wrecked Oh Ons Hundrsdth street; crew
/ rescued.
Unknown schooner. ashore near South
| Chicago
| The fatalities are:
| Anton Guncsrs, of Manistse, seaman
| on the schooner Dale. drowned while A.
| tempting to reach shore; Charles Gautisrs,
| cook on the schooner Jack Thompson, re-
sided in Chicago, washed ashore from .
| rope while attempting to reach shore:
| Joseph Spollan. Of Sturgeon Ray, mate Of
| the J. Loomis McI.aren, struck and killed
| by the tow post, which was torn out when
| the vessel broke away from . tug; entire
| crew OF the schooner Myrtle. stx men. II
| II known that the captain Of the Myrtle
| was named Wilson, but nothing more 10
known of the crew. Thomas Ksiss, .
| fisherman. vas washed Oh the government
| pier and dzouned.
The frst vpessl 70 60 ashore was the two
! mastsd schooner jack Thompsou. The
boat came from Garden Bay. Michigan.
| and arrived on the break water early In the
| aftsrnoOn without pump working. A
| tug made its way to her side and offered
| her line, but the captain refused II. in-
| tending TO sail into tho harbor. The task
| was too much for him, however.
and bsfore he WAS fairly into the
| harbor he lost control Of his vessel.
| which crashed into the Rainbow.
carrying away the bow Of that boat
| and smashing great hole under her bow
sprit, and with her forsmast gone she
| driftsd rapidly south, pitiabis wreck.
| The anchor Was thrown out and for time
| held fast, but, breaking out OF the son
bottom Of the harbor. this only hope
proved insiIsctual. and again the Thomp-
SON swept toward the shore. broadsids on.
| She struck bottom fifty feet from shore
The men were rescued by line thrown
| by the life saving crew.
The schooner Mercury. of Ludington,
Mich. was wrecked of Twenty.sec-
ond street. An effort was made
| 10 tow her into the harbor when
she neared the breakwatsr. but the
| wind and waves were too strong. The
| Evening Star and Jack Thompson were
already grinding to pieces on the break
| water, and thousands Of people stood on
| the beach watching them. AZ the
| Mercury came nearer her crew could
| be seen huddled together In the
bow, francticaily waving their arms to the
people on shore. When the schooner
| finally struck an attempt sas made. but
| in vain, to get line to the crew. and then
| one Of the ssamen. Tom Thurston, jumped
| from tho vessel 70 some floating lumber,
| and after several times going under the
| heavy breakers was finally taken aahors.
| Two Others took the same cnance
| and got safely ashore. A line was
| finally thrown from the shore TO
| the vessel and made fast. The
| crowd ashore held u taut, and one by ono
| the four men. almost exhausted. climbed
| on and slid 70 safety. The last man, Ed
| Sterling, was about half way down the
| line when the rope broke and he dropped
| into the water, among the lumber floating
| about Several persons rushed to his
rescue and he Was carried ashore amid tho
| wild cheers Of the crowd.
| The schooner Lincolndale was driven
ashore ct Glencoe, and Anton Guncsrs.
| one Of the sailors. Was swept overheard
| and drowned. After several hours Of wait
| ing the rest OF the crew were rescued By
| members Of tho Evanston liie-saving crew.
1 Until the iiie-saving crew arrived the
/ wrecked sailors were wellnigh sxhaustsd.
/ The lifsboas Was d nally dragged down the
| steep biufi which line the lake ut Glen
| coe, and the men we're brought OF
| The wreck Of the Rainbow, . lumber
laden schooner from Racine. occurred late
| In she afternoon. and was marked BY the
| heroic rescue Of her crew, when nearly all
hope of saving them had been abandoned.
| Sns had thrown out her anchors and
l tried 20 ride out the storm from position
| Just south Of the government piers The
| gale Was too stEong for her. however. and
1t o'clock she began TO drift
| rapidly southward. dragging her anchors
~ though they we're bat hshhooks.
| Seeing that her destruction vas inevitable.
| the iife-ssving crew loaded their life line
| apparatus on flas car close to ths water 3
| edge and kept pace with the doomed ses-
| eel a. the wind drove her southwark. Oh
| the foot Of Harrison street the car VS.
| stopped. the cannon fred and the lifeline
| missed the boat By thirty lsst Al
| Twsnty-sighsn street another shot was
| fred with the same result Al this point
| shs tug spencer, which had plowed its way
| through the waves, managed 20 run up
| close 70 the Rainbow and threw her . line.
| II snapped like tow, bat second hsld,
| and four Of her crew Of seven men wsTs
| hsuisd aboard tbs ting. The schooner was
| nov 30 close to the breakers that the tug
| dared follow her no longer and steamed