Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-10-05

WHITING, Ind, Oct. 1.-At4:30 o'clock
Monday afternoon the schooner John
r. Raber, bound from South Chicago
to Michigan City, Ind, went ashore at
Dune Park, 1S miles east of Whiting.
The drowned are johnson, captain
and owner of the boat, and an un
unknown sailor.
The Raber was lumber-laden and
left the South Chicago harbor early in
the morning. When the boat was
opposite Whiting stiff breeze
sprung up which threw the vessel
out of her course and she
The hull began to fill with water and
four of the crew manned boat and
started to land for help. Capt. johnson
was one Of the party, and before they
covered half the distance to shore he
was swept from the boat by the
waves and sank Immediately. At this
hour his body has not been re-
covered. The remaining three reached
the shore in safety and started to walk
to Whiting, when, having travelled
about miles, they came upon the body
of one of the sailors who had remained
on board the Raber. The name of the
dead man cannot be learned.
The life-saving crew and a tug
have gone to the scene, but at
this hour have not returned. The
crew consisted of seven men all told,
and the fate of the two men who are
supposed to be on the vessel canno: be
learned till the life-savers return.
Later another body is reported to have
been found miles from here.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Oct. News
has just reached here of the loss of the
schooner Elma with all hands at Pic
tured Rocks during the frightful gale
Saturday night. The steamer Birk-
head left Baraga loaded with lumber
Saturday, having in tow the schoon
ers Elma and Z. b. Jones. When
off Whitefish Point the wind shifted to
the northeast with such fury that they
were unable to get around the point
and put back in hopes of getting be-
hind Grand Island. The Jones was lost
soon after turning back, but reports
from the 500 state she is anchored at
Whitefsh Point and the crew are all
saved.
When off Miners river, which is at
the eastern end of the 40-mile range of
enormous cliffs known as the Pictured
Rocks, the Elma parted her towline
and disappeared in the darkness. The
Birkhead was unable to assist her con-
sort and was compelled to hold on for
Grand Island, where she found shelter
early Sunday morning.
GAS soon as the gale subsidized her cap
tain, Marstepo, returned down the
coast in search of the Elma. Frag-
ments of wreckage were found wash
ing in the lake which left no doubt
that the schooner had been dashed to
pieces on the gigantic cliffs.
( The Pictured Rocks begin near the
mouth of Miners river with the great
cliff 200 feet high, known as Miners
castle, and rise from the lake for miles
west of that point. A sailing vessel
adrift near those huge cliffs with the
north wind pushing her would have
absolutely no chance of escape.
There is no doubt that the Elma was
! torn to pieces upon the crags and that
every soul on board was lost. The
Elma had a crew of seven men and a
woman and child on board, and that
any of her company escaped alive is
out OF the range of probability.
| Eight or nine boats are reported in
shelter under Grand Island. Two OF
them are ashore and one is leaking
badly. The steamer City OF Paris is
reported aground at Copper harbor by
the captain of the R. e. Schuck. The
Manola, Grecian, Gilbert, America,
Italia and Roby are hung up at the en-
campment on account of low water.
CHICAGO, Oct 1.-Advices from lake
ports late Monday night report total
of ten vessels ashore. Several of them
will be totally lost Many boats
are overdue at this port on account
of the recent gale. kilograms keer
coming in saying that the missing craft
are in havens down the lake awaiting
the subsistence of the heavy seas. The
suspension of navigation to the east
shore for two days has resulted in {
.arge accumulation of fruit at all Mich
igan ports.