The morning call., 1894-05-19

nreQ and the lie line missed the boat by
thirty feet. At Twenty street an
other was fired with the same result. At
this point the tug Spencer, which had
plowed its way through the gigantic
waves, managed 70 Iun up close to
the Rainbow and threw her a line.
1t snapped like tow, but a second held, and
four of her crew of seven men were
hauled aboar the tug. The schooner was
now so close to the breakers that the tug
dared follow her no longer ana steamed
away. The life-saving crew on their fiat
car kept even with the boat as she rolled
around and tried again and again 10 throw
line across her, but failed every time
At Twenty-fifth street the sailors cut loose
on small raft they had made, and win
Haville, young electrical engineer,
was held by a line and swan out to
it. When about so feet from the shore
the lumber from the Rainbow's deck load
was tossing on the waves. and the young
fellow. at the risk of being Drained by
some floating planks, was a long tune in
reaching the raft. He finally made his
way to its side and called the captain,
John Pen, to jump overheard. Pen
obeyed. Haville caught him and the two
men were hauled ashore. A negro named
E. j. Willis swan out in a like manner
and saved another man. This left but
one man on the raft. and Haville was
taken on the flatear once more and carried
two blocks south to where il had dritted,
and again swan out and brought off Jacob
Kuudson. a seaman living in Racine
Both men were utterly exhausted and
were taken to Mercy Hospital. where Pen,
who is in a critical condition from chill
and exposure, had preceded them. The
vessel driftec ashore and was ground to
pieces.
The McLaren was ground to pieces 100
yards from shore. Her crew. commanded
by Captain L. Johnston, was saved by the
ife-saving crew, the last of them being
taken off at o'clock. Her mate, Joseph
PolaD, was killed by the breaking of tow
post. His body is still among the tim bers
Of the vessel.
One of the most exciting features of the
storm was the imprisonment of twenty
seven men who were working in the water
works crib off Lakeyiew, one mile from
shore. Their only shelter was lum ber-
tower erected on the crib. and until that
was washed away at 2 o'clock this after
any danger. 1t was a close call for them
after that time, as the water went over the
crib again and again in binding sheets.
Crowds of people lined the shore anx-
Ously watching the crib, from which a
distress signal fluttered at various times
during the afternoon. The contractors
made frantic efforts to get the men away
and offered the tug companies any amount
of money 10 effect a rescue, but they re-
fused to make the effort.
At nightfall the men on the crib hung
up a red lantern, which was burning
steadily at midnight, and, as the wind is
gradually going down, 1t is believed all of
them will be rescued early tomorrow
morning.
The Myrtle. on which the chief loss of
life oecurre6-not a single man of her
crew of six escaping-was water-lOgged
when she appeared off the harbor in the
afternoon. She attempted 20 anchor, but
was driven before the gale and struck the
schooner Evening Star, which, up TO that
time, had been safely riding at anchor
The Myrtle's iib broke off, aud. drifting
away from the Evening Star, she struck
the schooner Clifford. and her bow was
stove in. She began to sink rapidly. She
drifted out TO sea, her crew being plainly
visible a 5 they huddled together on top OF
the cabin. One was washed away; a
heavy wave broke over her again, and
then only three were visible. One of them
jumped on a plank and flOated in close TO
the breakwster, where he lost his hold
and went down. The two men on the
boat went down with her. 1t is known
shat the captain of the Myrtle was named
Wilson. but nothing more is known Of
the crew.
The steamer c. H. Mixer, with a cargo
of cedar ties, was driven on the beach at
One Hundredh street. She struck about
8 o'clock and the lfe-saVing crew at South
Chicago was Immediately notified. There
were seven in the crew.