The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-23
Nearly Score of Ships Go Down
During an Awful Gale.
LUCKLESS SEAMEN PERISH
Fight SchoOners FOundered Along the
Shore Line Of ChIcagO-Sad Scenes
Near milwaukee,.

most disastrous of recent yeats. Eight
vessels were driven ashore within the
city limits, and ont of their crews ten
men are known to be drowned and in
every instance the boat and cargo are
lost. One schooner, the Myrtle, was
wrecked jast outside the government
pier, within half a mile of Michigan
boulevard, and six men of her crew
went down to death in plain view of
hundreds of people who lined the boule-
ward walks or watched the awful storm
from the windows of the big hotels
which overlook the harbor. The wrecks
extend from Glencoe en- the north,
where the Lincolndale went to pieces,
to South Chicago, an air line distance
of 40 miles.
Following is list of the wrecks so
far as known up to 10 o'clock tonight:
Schooner Lipcolndale, driven ashore
at Glencoe, Is miles north of Chicago.
Schooner Myrtle, wrecked at the foot
of Harrison street.
Schooner J. Thompson, wrecked of
rwenty-fifth street.
Schooner Evening Star, wrecked of
rwenty-seventh street.
Schooner Murry, of Grand Haven,
wrecked OF. Twenty.seventh street.
Schooner J. LOOMS McClarin, wreck
ed off Twenty.seventh street.
Schooner Rainbow, wrecked of
Twenty-second street.
Schooner C. ]. Miner, wrecked off
One Hundreth street.
Unknown schooner ashore near South
Chicago.
The first vessel to 60 ashore was the
two-masted schooner Jack Thompson.
The boat came from Garden Bay. Mich,
and arrived off the breakwater early in
the afternoon without the pump work.
ing. A tug made its way to her side
and offered her line, but the captain
refused it, intending to sail into the
harbor. The task was too much for
him, however, and before he was fairly
into the harbor he lost control of the
vessel, which crashed into the Rainbow,
carrying away the bow of that boat and
smashing great hole under her bow
spirit, and, with her foremost gone, she
drifted rapidly south, pitiable wreck.
The anchor was thrown out and for
time held fast, but breaking out of the
soft bottom of the harbor, this only
hope proved Intellectual, and again the
Thompson swept toward shore, broad
side on. She struck bottom so feet
from shore. Tie men we're rescued by
a line thrown by the life saving crew.
The schooner Mercury of Ludlngton,
Mich, was wrecked of Twenty seventh
street. An effort was made to tow her
into harbor, when she neared the break
water but the wind and waves were
too strong.
The Evening Star and Jack Thompson
were already grinding to pieces on the
breakwater and thousands of people
stood on the beach watching them. AS
the Mercury came nearer, her crew
could be seen huddled together In the
bow ana they were frantically waving
their arms TO the people on shore.
When the schooner finally struck an at
tempt.was made, but in vain, to get a
line to the crew, and then one of the
seamen on board the Tom Thurston
jumped from the vessel to some floating
lumber, and after several times going
under the heavy breakers took him to
shore. Two others took the same
chance and got safely ashore. A line
was finally thrown from shore to the
vessel and made fast. The crowd
ashore held it, and one by one four men
almost exhausted climbed to safety,
and the last man, Ed Sterling, was
about halfway down the line when the
rope broke and he dropped into the
water. Several persons rushed to the
rescue and he was carried ashore.
The schooner Llncolndale was driven
ashore at Glencoe, and Anton Guncers,
one of the sailors, was swept overheard
and drowned. After several hours of
waiting the rest of the crew were res
cued by the Evanston life.savipg crew.
The wreck of the Rainbow, = lumber
schooner from Racine, occurred late 10
the afternoon, and was marked by
heroic rescue of the crew, when about
all hope of saving them had been
abandoned. At o'clock she began to
drift rapidly southwark, dragging her
anchor. Seeing her destruction was In
evitable, the life-saving crew loaded the
life line apparatus upon 4 fiatcar close
to the waters edge and kept pace with
the doomed vessel and the wind drove
her southwark. on the foot Of Harri
SON street the cannon was fired and the
life line missed the boat BY 30 feet
Several unsuccessful attempts were
made between Harrison and Twenty
Afth street. The men were finally res
cued and the vessel drifted ashore and
was ground 10 piece.
A Wreck Ut Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Nav 1s.--A fierce storu
! has been the cause Of terrible fatalit!