The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-29
STRUCK ON THE REEF
THREE VESSELS ARE DRIVEN ASHORE
NEAR CHICAGO.

Thirty Five Men I'm Peril, but All Taken
on safely In the Teeth 90 the Gaie-Tel-
egraphic Communication Re-Established
and the storm Abafsd.
CHICAGO, Nov 27.-The most severe
storm Of the season has abated and Chr
Cago, which was cut of from the outside
world for nearly twelve hours-from mid.
night Monday to midday yesterday--is
again in touch with the world outside, al
though at this writing the connections srs
not all complete and dispatches take
roundabout course in some cases. Tn,
most sensational incident of the storm
here was the wreck of Evanston of the
steamer John Emory Owen and her con.
sorts, the schooner-barges Michigan and
Elizabeth A. Nicholson. They were from
Buffalo, bound to this city with COAL and
struck the reef off Evanston at 3 a. m.
Men Lashed to the Rigging.
When first observed from the shore there
were three men dashed i'm the rigging and
every one thought them dead. The sight
was thrilling one as the life-saving crew
got away and was watched by thousands
who lined the shore. Over thirty sailors
were on board these three ships when
they struck. The old salts who hang
around the shipping Off ces said 1t would
be well nigh miracle If three vessels
were wrecked on an unprotected shore.
in a blizzard and not a man were lost.
But that is what happened. The vessels
were first sighted by hardy longshore-
man, who was patrolling the beach near
Glencoe and Winnetka and caught the
fash of a rocket shooting up from out Of
the storm-hidden lake The signal of dan
ger was repeated several times, always
growing nearer and brighter. At last the
rockets seemed scarcely block away.
Telephone and Telegraph Busted"
Above the shrieking of the wind he
heard the rafting Of chains and the hoarse
shouting of the sailors as they called to
each other through tho storm. The
guardsman thought only one ship was
aground But he could see that this was
a big one, and he hurried to the village
and tried to telephone the life-saving sta
ton at Evanston. The wires were down.
The telegraph worked no better. No
trains were running. But Harvesting up
a horse the patrolman rode the six miles
into Evanston through the storm. 1t was
dawn when he reached the life saving sta
ton Not minte did the life savers lose
The lifeboat was already mounted on it's
rollers. But without waiting TO draw the
heavy boat to the waters edge and then
pull it through six miles of surf, the crew
rushed along the beach on foot. The crew
who ran to the rescue is composed Of Cap
tain Lawson and Students Chambers, Lib.
10 nj
Lifeboat Sent Down on Sieds.
Meantime the lifeboat was put on sleds
and rushed off after the crew. Still il was
10 a. IN. before the boat was ready to put
off on its merciful mission The three
wrecks were not far apart and about 600
yards off shore. 1t was perlous pull
through the heavy sea that was rolling in,
but the student life-savers bent Justify to
their oars and were soon under the lea of
the vessels and in due time had taken Off
and landed every soul OH board, all alive
and not seriously injured by their terrible
experience.
just Thirty-five In All.
The John Emory Owen, was commanded
by Captain Marion Tenney and carried
crew of sixteen men. The Michigan and
Nicholson carried crews of eight men each,
Captain f. J. Cadotte in command Of the
former, and Captain William Smith of
the latter. Just year ago the Nicholson
was in collision at the lime kilns cross
ing at the mouth of Detroit river with
the steamer Charles b. Lockwood. The
Lockwood went to the bottom and the
Nicholson was badly battered up, but re-
manned afloat The value Of the three YES.
sells and cargoes is about 5000, 900.
Late yesterday afternoon word was re-
ceived here that the steamers Jay Gould
and City of Traverse are safe at Mackinaw,
and that the Peerless is at Detour All
are snowbound The City Of Duluth; also
reported missing, has arrived at Duluth.