The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-05-24
MARINE.
The Mary Mills was wind bound here
a couple of days last week.

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beach south of South Chicago.
The Schr. A. G. Maxwell brought a
cargo Of hard coal for Aug. Schmidt.
The steambarge Edwin S. lice went
ashore near Green Bay bat is not badly
| damaged.
The schooner Nellie Church was sold
tins week to Captain Arthur Dow and
William Williamson.
No Manitowoc vessels suffered in the
storm which proved SO disastrous to YES
sci property last week.
The surf boat of the Two Rivers life
saving station remained in the harbor
here through the week.
The propeller Lawrence brought in a
| cargo of goods for merchants kere and
left with a quantity of freight.
The little schooner Chrlstiana for the
rescue of whose crew the life saving crew
OF Two Rivers came out Friday, reached
Milwaukee in safety.
Schenck and Knapp of Racine were in
port yesterday, wind bound. They were
towing the dredge of the Racine Dredg
ing Co, to Detroit where she is to work
this season.
The E. & 2. Nj. No was in port this
week and brought 1000 barrels of salt
for the Manitowoc Land & Salt Co. She
took quantity OF farm produce on her
backward trip.
The people from that portion of the
town of Manitowoc which was attached
to Newton want to secede and have petit
toned the county board to dissolve the
bonds which bind them to Newton.
The life saving crew of Kenosha picked
up lot of wreckage on Tuesday. It is
supposed to be from the schooner Lem
Ellsworth, which is missing and which
was bound for Chicago with a cargo of
stone. The owner of the Ellsworth says
the wreckage is not from his boat, and
so another must have gone down.
The steamer Cuba of the Lackawanna
line was in port for few days last week
and took some hay. She was on her way
to Two Creeks where there were 800 tons
of hay for Forrest Bros. which she was TO
take to Buffalo. She made three attempts
to get to Two Creeks during the blow
and failed each time.
On Tuesday of this week Will Rabr
| learned that Captain Paul Nelson's fam
| lily had not heard from him since the be-
! ginning of the storm. He telegraphed to
| Milwaukee and learned that he Lad left
with his schooner the Emma l.. Nelson
for Jacksouport on Thursday. Enquiry
at Jacksonport elected the fact that the
boat had not reached that place nor were
| her whereabouts known. The boat was
light and IS a staunch one. The hope
now is that she ran into some small har
Dor where there is no ready means Of
communication. Besides the captain
there were four sailors aboard, all from
! Manitowoc.
LATER Captain Nelson spoiled The
above item by arriving IN the city from
Sheboygan yesterday morning. lie rode
out the storm in the lake, ran into She
boygan on Tuesday last and learning
that his friends were worried about hin
came home to assure them he is all right
The terrible storm of Friday mornin.
last proved terribly destructive to lif'
and property on Lake Michigan. Tht
loss OF the Cummings near Milwaukee
was peculiarly horrible because OF The
attendant loss of life and in the presence
OF people unable to render assistance
Only one OF the crew was saved. Ih'
others were drowned or died from expos
ure. The life saving crew went out bu
wave took the boat clear over TIN
wrecked vessel A surfman named Geor
DIES ieaped out on the wreck and 1t is dr.
to his efforts that one life was saved
though he came near losing his own. II
climbed about and dashed the people t
the rigging. The surf boat upset twice
the oars were lost and the crew reache,
the shore with the utmost difficulty.
One by one the crew on the wreck die
and some fell into the water. The tn
Hagerman finally succeeded IN gettin
, near the wreck and a boat was dIifte
, toward the men. GeCrdes seized it an
, a sailor named Peterson leaped in.
second sailor and the only other survive
missed the boat and was drowned. Geo
I DIES steered the boat to the shore and
and Patterson were saved. Six wei
drowned. Two bodies dashed to the ri;
gIng remained there throughout Satu
3 day as the wreck could not be reached.
: The schooner G. G. Barnes also wer
= ashore near Milwaukee but the crew WI
= rescued.
The schooner Myrtle Camp went asho
near Menominee and is total loss. 81
: had been the property of Parmene Can
of this city but he sold her recently.
. Eight vessels were driven ashore ne
V Chicago and all are total losses. t,
Il men lost their lives in the wrecks. Il
: schooner Myrtle went down Just outsi
the government pier and her crew of S
: men persisted within SIGHT OF thousan
of people.
The other boats lost are the Llnco
Dali, Jack Thompson, Evening Star, NJ,
cury. J. S. McLarin, Rainbow and J.
Miner.
ARRIVALS:
Prop. Lawrence. Frankfort: Schr. 4. {. II
we'll, Buffalo: Schr. Franc Miner. tIl?dsto
Prop. Cuba, Chicago; Schr. James II. Hall. VI
isree; Schr Isoda Book, Manistee; Prop. f. Il
II. No. > ManisIee.
DEPARTURES:
Prop. Lawrence. Frankfort: SChr. \. c. VI
we'll Fonawauda; Schr Actor Cedar Point; Pr
Cuba, Buffalo; Schr. James II. Hall. ManIs
Schr. Isolda Book, Manlstee: Prom. I, Z.
Ne. >. LudInEton.
d Following were Wind hound here Str. NJ