The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
VESSELS WRECKED.
Heavy Storm Brings Disaster to Many
Craft on the Lakes.

Craft on the Lakes.
The sudden change from balmy fall
to gruff and chilling winter was ac-
companied by "a bowling Northwestern
which swept over the Great lakes in "A
fury. Many vessels had been warne d
of an approaching storm and remained
in shelter, but numerous others faced
the wind and wave and several suffered
severely as consequence.
A dispatch from Charlevoix, states
that fishermen at the point two miles
north reported wreckage coming
ashore. One jacket life preserver was
marked Corning" Parts of n vessels
gunwalc and cabin were also picked
up. IL is presumed TO be from the Ida
Corning which passed Port Huron
bound up Nov. l6 in tow OF the steamer
Oscoda, since when there is no record
OF her whereabouts. She is owned by
Corning d Ryan, of Saginaw. She
carried crew Of seven men.
Later-A telegram has been received
stating that the Ida Corning is laid up
at Bay City, therefore the identity OF
the wrecked vessel is unknown. The
wreckage is strewn along the beach
for three miles.
A message from Camlechie, Ont. IA
miles above Sarnia, states that four
bodies have been washed ashore
Nothing is known of boat being
wrecked near there. 1t may be that
the bodies are those of fishermen who
were lost in the storm.
On Lake Huron the schooner Daunt-
less went TO pieces near Fort Gratiot,
but the crew was taken off by tug.
The iron steamer John Il. Ketcham
reached Port Huron badly wrecked,
she having rolled all her masts out,
smashing her cabin and most of her
dcckload was washed overheard. Her
bulwarlIs are badly smashed, and she
will be taken to Cleveland for repairs.
Her consort, the Montgomery,
went aground on the Canadian
shore and went TO pieces. The
schooner Iron Cliff broke away
from her steamer, the Iron Chief, and
became disabled. She lost her fore
mast, towing chock, windlass, capstan,
and the forward pump, and the fore
castle was broken in. The anchor was
let 60 and she brought up five miles
northwest of Port Austin, but rode the
gale in safety. The steamer w. u.
ketcham and consort, the George Ii.
owen, were sighted off Thunder Bay
island flying signals of distress. The
life savers went out and found the
Owen with canvas blown away and
rudder gone Both boats were coal
laden and completely covered with ice.
They were rolling heavily. The tug
Frank w. helped them into port at
Alpena. The tug Saugatuck reached
AlLena and reports a terrible eX.
perience in the gale. She had four
la In nj Nsrff Rg
crossing Saginaw bay, and three of
them broke adrift. As they were
practically helpless. fears are enter
tanned for their safety. The barges
were the Millado, Tycoon, Lilly May
and Superior Later reports say that
the Tycoon went ashore at Caseville
and the Lilly May ut Tawas The
Superior is probably lost. The life
savers at Point Aux Barques had a ter
rible experience. They went out to
the disabled schooner Mike Corwin,
but when they went to return they
could make scarcely any progress.
After the pull of their lives they
reached shore, having been out
almost "a hours and making a trip
of 90 miles in one of the heaviest gales
of the year. The steamer Northern
Wave attempted to seek shelter at
Sand beach, but was caught by Il
heavy wave just at the gap in the
brealwatcr. and swept past the
entrance and went aground within
ten feet Of the south break
water on a rocky bottom. Her bow is
twisted. ruddcr gone and decks hove
up. The angle irons are buckled and
the main hold soon filed with wa.er
The crew remained on board. This
will be one of the heaviest losses of
the season. The steamer Kearsarge
was blown hard aground in the harbor
at Sand Beach, and badly damaged.