The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-11-15
MARINE.

day last.
The steamer Cummings and her co
sort are aground at Cedar Island as I
suit of Mondays storm.
Many people went to Centerville fro
here on Monday to witness the saving
the crew by the life savers.
The steamer Loretta was driven ashol
ct the mouth Of Au Sable river, on tt
Michigan coast last Monday.
The Lackawanna line propeller Cub
struck the draw of bridge at Green Ba
on Saturday last and knocked it off II
GER ter pins.
The storm kept bowling unceasingl
and the driving snow added to the dan
| gers. Many of the vessels went abov
Eighth street bridge but the harbor be
| low was well filled
The scow st, Ignace of Muskegon cap
| sized off Milwaukee on Saturday and he
| cargo of brlck was dumped into the lake
! A sailor named Frank Leland went dowr
| with the brick. The scow was In tow o
tug.
The barge Manitowoc will be docke.
here to repair damages received in but
ting against the harbor pier. She was
beng towed by the Elin-Mer and the
line parted near the harbor entrance.
The following lake craft sought shell,
ter here during Mondays storm: City OF
New York, Worthington, Dunbar. Elm
Mere, Brunette. Mark, ReItz, Manltowoa,
Potter. Bradley, Vermont, Hinton, Felici-
toms Rr1rt Rarpac md Calumet
The Manitowoc harbor was a busy
place on Monday. The south east storm
piled up mountain waves and boats were
constantly coming in seeking shelter.
People were on the piers watching the
sea but the footing was treacherous and
the wind strong so that they had to cling
to everything which promised support.
The tug Arctic was In constant demand
all Gay. Her trip to Two Rivers to get
the life saving crew to go to the relief Of
the Wetmore at Centerville was a trying
one. She was unable to enter the harDor
there owing to the sea, ana on her return
found the barge Manitowoc beating
against the north side pier. The first at
tempt to get line to the endangered
barge was a failure and the tug put out
into the lake and turning there bore down
upon the barge. This time she Cot hold
OF the barge and towed her to a place of
safety.
THE Two Rivers Life Saving Crew had
an opportunity to signallze itself on
Monday IN saving the crew of Is on the
steamer Wetmore, which went ashore
north of Centerville early on Monday
morning. The crew has well earned the
title of heroes which is ungrudglnglv
granted them by all who witnessed their
work.
The steam barge Wetmore, having the
Brunette in tow, was bound for Milwau-
kee, coal laden. There was binding
snow storm and when the Wetmore oc-
casionally struck the bottom her tow did
likewise and cut loose. The Wetmore
made an attempt to get out III deeper
water but STRUCK reef about mile from
the shore and became stranded. Her
stern swung around so that the sea came
On her, quartering, which proved of great
advantage to the crew as the sea broke
over the stern, making for time the po-
sition of the men on the forward upper
deck comparatively s2fe. 1t was a perl
lous situation.
Captain Fred Herman of the Attic
showed himself a man of cool courage IN
setting out for Two Rivers for the life
saving crew. but could not get into the
harbor, and returned. a special train
took on the surf boat. the crew and about
ID people and started for the scene of the
wreck The Sheboygan life saving crew
had arrived before the Two Rivers crew.
But Sheboygan had no such tug men as
Captain Hermann and the crew had to
pull up with their life boat. They made
an attempt to get the crew of the Wet
more off but failed and they then beach
ed their boat.
At two O'Clock the hardy life savers
from Two Rivers launched their surf
boat at Centerville and pulled for the
wreck. On their first attempt they got
nine men off and brought them ashore
where large fire had been built from
drift wood. Many of the crew were bat
tered, bruised aud bleeding, and there
were not wanting men ashore who vOlun-
teered to take the places of those partial
ly disabled, though the trip outward
meant an even chance OF destruction.
But the brave fellows would have no
substitutes. They set out against the
terrible sea. At times, to the anxious
watchers on the shore, 1t seemed they
were lost. A wave would seem to toss
them into the air and the men could be
seen thro y from their places IN heap;
bit fortunately none went overheard.
For an hour the fight with the elements
continued, skill and courage against
the powers of nature and then the
wreck was reached and the remaining
nine of the crew taken on board. When
near the shore the enthusiasm of the
a - ln n nd mo nv
of them rushed out into the breakers at
the peril of their lives and dragged the
boat ashore. The crew were limp with
fatigue but they were cheered and cheer
ed until the hills resounded. The cap
tain of the Wetmore took a bag OF gold
and offered it to the boys but they refus-
ed to accept.
1t was one of the most gallant rescues
ever effected on the lakes and Captain
Dionne has reason to be proud of his
men and the people of the state Of him,
VIM. Hess of this city, who was present
and also in Milwaukee when so many
people persisted, saye, most emphatically
that the TGo Rivers crew with acton
sim lar to that 10 the case of the Wetmore
vonid have saved The Ives lost ~ Mil
waukee. Ee has seen many rescncs but
he siys this of tie Wetmore was The moss
heroic he ever Witnessed and that 10 de-
gree OF praise eau equal the merit OF the
Two Rivers crew.
The rescued m were stiff with ex.
| posnTe. They came To Manitowoc on ttt
evening train. The Two Rivers boys re-
| ceivsd an ovation wherever they went.
| The WotmCTe will probably go to pieces
| thoagh she was scuttled in the hope sh,
would not drift away. She was worth
about $4,000. An agent Of the under
writer's arrived in the city Tuesday morn
/ 'ng ana went oUt to the scene of tn
! wreck,
THRoCGH some hocus-poeus little fel
low in this city named Henry kohlmal
gave away some money and note anC
! mortgage last simmer, TO a woman
mined Annie McAury. She decamped
Ssme time ago Deputy Sheriff Pierre
learn ed hat she was in Michigan an
last we5k lie went after her and secure
| he without TeQuisitIon papers, The py