Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-19
DETAILS OF THE STORM.
Great Loss OF Shipping and Many
Lives on Lakes Michigan and
HurOn-One Of Worst Gales
Ever KnOwn-Bit-
ter Cold.

Chicago, May 19.-At 8 p. m. to-day a
three masted schooner went ashore at the
foot of 18th street and began breaking up.
She was supposed to be the Goodwin,
a three mastad lumber schooner, and
had seven men on board. The life saving
crew was notified and Immediately began
efforts to rescue the crew.
WORK OF THE WILD WAVES.
Thousands of spectators watched from
the lake shore to-day the destruction of
the crafts that had been beached during
the storm of yesterday and last night.
At the foot of 9th street the schooner
McLaren is being pounded to pieces
fifty yards from the shore and her destruc
tion will be complete before the surf
quits. The body of Joseph Stefan, her
mate, is still on the wreck. He was killed
yesterday on the vessel by the falling
spars.
ROLLING IN THE BREAKERS.
Three wrecks are rolling in the break
ers at the foot of 65th street. The
schooner Thompson has stood the strain
wonderfully we'll and will not be broken
by the waves. Nothing but the bow of
the Evening Star remained after the
heavy sea of the night. few feet away
the shattered hull of the Mercury is rapid
ly going to pieces and she will be total
loss.
Half mile from shore, off 22d street,
two vessels are laboring in the sea. One
is thought to be the D. F. Austin, COM
manded by Capt. Cassidy and manned by
a crew of six. Four men are
IN THE RIGGING.
The vessel is apparently in little danger
of destruction. About 200 yards farther
on another and smaller schooner is rid
ing out the storm. Her condition ap-
peares to be dangerous and the indica-
tions are that she is water-logged. The
twenty-seven men on the north crib, who
were unable to reach land last night, have
hauled down their distress signals to-day
and signalled that they are all right. The
men at the other cribs have telephoned
that they are safe.
RIDING SAFELY AT ANCHOR.
The schooner Goodwin, which was re-
ported to have gone ashore at 18th street
this morning, succeeded in clearing the
beach and is riding safely at anchor.
When reached by the life savers the crew
refused to 90 ashore, asserting that all
danger was past
The vessel off 22d street, thought to
be watter-logged, has been identified as
the Morning Star.
BODIES WASHED ASHORE.
Two bodies were recovered from the
lake this afternoon near the 55th at. pier.
Both were evidently those of sailors and
one was identified by papers on his per-
son as B. Thompson.
MERITED CRITICISM.
The location of the life saving crew at
the Jackson Park station was severely
criticised to-day and it was reported that
had the crew been at the mouth of the
river the loss yesterday would have been
avoid. The crew was sent to jackson
Park during the worlds fair and since
then has never been returned to its
old quarters, near the centre of the
harbor, but yesterdays fatalities will
probably result in some change.
GROUNDED OFF PORT HURON.
Port Huron, Mich. The schooner William
Shupe dr;fted helplessly all night and
finally grounded on the beach about eight
miles north of this city. The tug Thomp-
son has made three unsuccessful attempts
to reach the wreck and rescue the sailors.
The Sand Beach life saving crew has been
sent for and is now on the way here on
special train. The ship is water-logged
and her sails are blown away. The wind
blew gale all night and still continues.
soow ASHORE.
Sand Beach, Mich.--The scow st. Cath
crime went ashore two miles below here
yesterday morning. Her crew was saved.
WRECKS OFF ALPENA.
Alpena, Mich.-No definite news has
been heard this morning from the schoon-
er Ishpeming, which suffered 30 severely
off Presque Isle yesterday. It is thought
she rode out the gale safely. Tugs will
make another attempt to reach her to-day.
The tug Owens with raft which went on
the beach above Middle Island is reported
broken up and scattered. The schooner
American Union on the reef at Thomp-
sons harbor is probably total loss.
Huge seas swept over her all day yester-
dag. 1t is still blowing gale from the
north.
1T Is BITTERLY COLD
and there are three inches of snow max
ing good sleighing. 1t is feared crops
are badly injured.
AGROUND AT sT. CLAIR FLATS.
Detroit, Mich.-The schooner Farming
ton Is aground at st. Clair Flats and the
tug Saginaw has been sent to her aid.
CowARDLY GREW.
Milwaukee.-Aftert the disabling of the
life boat in the breakers of Bayview,
when the first attempt was made to reach
the Cummings, mo effort was made to go out
again until after dark. The captain and
crew did not deem their surfboat or the
one brought from Racine safe enough to
make the venture. Finally after several
volunteer crews had signified their will
ingness to make the attempt the lite
savers started and rescued the two sur
vivors.
LIFE GREW CONDEMNED.
The wind is still blowing strong from
the north to-day, but no new disasters
are reported. As yet no attempt has been