Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-24
BY WIND AND WAVE
Death and Havoc Wrought on
Lake Michigan.

me bSELIt th's DOWN cutslue the Gov
ernnment Pier ut Chicago While Michi-
gan boulevard Is Lined with Specta-
tors-Loss of Life at Milwaukee-The
Schooner Cummings Sinks in the surf
and Six of Her Grew, One Woman, Die
OF Exposure and Drop Into the Angry
Wntcrs-Heroism In Life Saving.
CHICAGO, May 10. - A thrce-masted
schooner is ashore this morning ut Thir-
teentn street, supposed to be the Good
man. Seven men, the whole crew, can
be seen on board, and the lfe-saving crew
Is at work trying to rescue them.
CHICAGO May l0-The storm which
swept Lake Michigan was the most disas-
trous of recent years. Nine vessels were
driven ashore within the city limits of
Chicago, and Of the crews ten men are
known to have been drowned and in every
instance the boat and cargo Is II complete
loss. One schooner--the Myrtle-was
wrecked just outside the government pier
within half Il mile of Michigan boulevard,
and six of her crew went down to death in
the sight Of hundreds of people who lined
the boulevard
The wrecks as far MS known Mt this writ
ing are us follows: Schooner Lincoln Dali,
driven ashore at Glencoe; schooner Myrtle,
wrecked Of foot Harrison street; schooner
Jack Thompson, wrecked off Twenty
fifth street; schooner Evening Star,
wrecked oil Twcnty-sevcnth street,
al 7 I
is Mcl.aren, same: schooner Rainbow,
wrecked off twenty street; schooner
G. j. Mixer, wrecked Off One-hundrGdth
street; unknown schooner ashore near
South Chicago.
Names of the Men Lost.
The fatalities are: Anton GundcrSon, Of
Manistec, seaman on the Lincoln Dali;
Charles Cauticrs, cook on the Jack
Thompson; Joseph Spolan, mate of the
Mclarcn, killed by tow post being torn
out when the vessel broke away from
tug; the entire crew of the Myrtle, six
men, names not yet learned. The first
vessel to 20 ashore was the Thompson. The
boat arrived from Garden Bay, Mich, off
the breakwater early in the afternoon and
the captain refused tug, intending to
sail into the hnrbor. Before he was fair
ly under way he lost control of the vesesl
and she crashed into the Rainbow, carrying
away the bow Of that boat and smashing
u great hole under her own bow and los
ing her foremost.
Rescued with the Lifeline.
The Thompson drifted south in spite of
efforts to anchor her, and swept broadside
on the shore. The men were rescued with
u life line by the life saving crew. The
Mercury, of Iudington, Mich, was being
towcd into the hArbor when the tug was
compelled to cast her off on account of the
wind and waves. The Evening Star and
Jack Thompson were grinding to pieces on
the brenkwuter rs the Mercury came near.
Her crew were frantiCnlly waving their
arms to the people on shore. A vain en-
deavor was made to get II line to them.
Then Tom Thurston, one of the crew. got
on some floating lumber and finally drift
ed ashore. Two others took the same
chance and landed safely A line was
finally passed over the vessel and one by
one the four men still aboard reached
shore almost exhausted.
Followed the Vessel by Train.
The rope broke with the last man and
he was rescued from the water with diff
Guilty. The crew of the Lincoln Dali, with
the exception of Gunderson, who was
drowned. was rescued by the Evanston
lfe-snying crew. The wreck Of the Rain
bow, II lumber laden schooner from RAJ
cine, was marked by the heroic rescue of
her crew when almost all hope Of saving
them was abandoned. She had thrown
out anchors, but began to drag them, and
the life-saving crew loaded II life line ap-
paratus upon flat car of the Illinois Cen
trial, which runs close to the waters edge,
and kept pace with the doomed vessel rs
the wind drove her southwark. AT Hnr-
mon court the line was fired, but missed
the vessel. a At Twelfth street another in
etrectual shot was fired.
Heroic Rescue by IL Young Man.
At this point the tug Spencer managed
to put u line aboard the Rainbow, and four
of the crew OF seven men were hauled
aboard the tug before the line broke. At
Twenty 18th street the three men ON board
put of ON small rift they had made, and
William Havill. electrical engineer, with
line around his waist, swan out to 1t,
about eighty feet from shore The lumber
from the Rainbow was tossing on the
waves, and the young fellow, ut the immi-
nent risk of being Drained, made his peril
GUS way to the raft and called to Captain
John Pew to jump overheard. Pew obeyed.
Havill caught him, and the two men were
hauled ashore.
Two More Deeds of Icroisni.
a negro named H. j. Willis swan out in
like manner and saved another man This
left one man on the raft, and llaviil again
SWAN out and brought of Jacob Knud-
son, II seaman living in Racine. The men
were utterly exhausted and taken to
Mercy hospital. where Pew lies ina critical
condition.
IMPRISONED ON A CRIB.