Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-08-04
SENT TO TIE BOTTOM.
A Big Steamer Sinks n Schooner, in De
troit Riyer-Four Lives Lost


DETROIT, Mich, July 31.--The whale
back steamer, Pathfinder, ran down
schooner, which proves to be the Glad
Tidipgs, on Detroit river between Nam
my Judy and Grassy Island lights
about 3 o'clock Sunday morning. It
is believed that the crew of four on
the unknown boat were drowned, as
not a vestige of the wreck can
be seen. When the Pathfinder
struck the schooner, quantity of
rigging and canvas fell across
the steamers bow, but nothing was
seen whatever of the schooner after
the disaster and it is supposed that she
went down instantly.
Monday evening Mrs. Westphal, wife
of Capt. Westphal, owner of the
schooner Glad Tidings of this port,
identified the rigging as that of the
Glad Tidings. The crew consisted of
Capt. Michael Westphal, his brother
Anton, brother-in-law of Mrs. West
phal, and an unknown sailor who
shipped on the last trip There is no
doubt that all were drowned.
The point in the river where the
Pathfinder met the unfortunate
schooner is quite wide. The Glad
Tidings was sailing up under brisk
southwest wind. How the collision
occurred is a mystery which may
never be cleared up, as the men
on the Pathfinder say they did not
see anything of the schooner until she
loomed up directly ahead, when it was
too late to do anything. Before the
solid steel nose of the whaleback the
old timbers of the schooner were like
pasteboard, and the paint on the PROV
of the Pathfinder was scarcely
scratched. The steamer was stopped as
soon as possible, but that was nearly a
mile below where the collision oc-
Cured. The unfortunate crew, whose
vessel had sunk from under them,
| found themselves in. the water with
out anything to bear themselves up,
and must have sunk long before aid
came from the steamer
The Glad Tidings was built at Man
| itowoc in 1883 and was owned by NJ.
| Westphal, of Detroit. She only meas
ured eighty-one tons. Originally the
| boat was a gospel-ship tor Capt.
| Bundy in his early days, before he be-
/
steam yacht. He made trips for five
years on the little schooner to the
islands of Green bay, Lake Michigan
and Lake Huron. Then he sold the
boat and built another Glad Tidings,
which was much larger. This boat he
sailed until 1890, when he built the
steamer Glad Tidings. The old boat,
which is the one lost, was not worth
over 81, 900, and had no insurance. She
had on board IT'S tons of stone.
New YORK, July 31.-A small yacht
carrying six persons was capsized Sun
day III the Hudson river opposite
Hastings during a severe squall and
thunderstorm that passed over the
river and three of the passengers
were reported to be missing, and il
is feared they were drowned. They
are: George Clipper, 81 years old
Henry Heblein, 20 years; Jacob
Schmidt, 20 years. The party left this
city Saturday for a days outing, and
about sunset, as they were opposite
Hastings, at the lower end of the Tap
pan Zee, heavy squall swept across
the river from the western shore. The
young men were not accustomed tC
handling a sailboat and it was soor
upset. Three succeeded in reaching
shore, and the others may also have
escaped, but this is not probable.
TARRYTowN, N. Y, July 3.-Thomas
Picket, aged As, his son Edward Pick
EFT, aged Is, and James Martin, ageC
2s, have probably been drowned. Sun
day afternoon they went out in sail
boat on the Hudson river. AS they die
not return it is supposed that during
the squall in the evening their boa
was upset and the men were drowned
NEWMARKET, n. H., July 31.-DurinG
} heavy thunderstorm on Great ba,
Sunday evening small boat contain
ing William R. Byrne and Michael Car
roll was capsized and both wer,
, drowned. Another boat met with
similar accident and its occupant, who's
name is unknown, was also drowned.