Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-06-06
THE NORMAN IS sim
Cana dian St Gamer Jack so.,
Steel Freighter. to the
Bottom.

Alpena. Mich. May 31.-The HI,
steamersNormansa and the Canadian
er Jack collided on Lake Huron
seven miles off Middle island in
fog at 1 O'Clock this morning. Tia
man we2ts.to the bottom within tw,
utes. The Jack filed and woniI
also sunk had it not been for hnr
of lumber which kept her ailoat !
Of the crew of the Norman were dro@
The Others We're rescued by the sta,
Sicken.
The names of those who Went !
with the Norman were:
REYNOLDS OF Bay City, stewart
HERNSTENE. watchman
TONEY decsshard, shippelsa, |
tabula.
Take 10 the Eifeboats,
The Sicken was less than a half
away from the collision and when
crash was distinguished through Il.
she. hastened IN the, direction from "
the noise Of tho collision came. Tba
tain soon sighted a lifeboat ana n
containing the crew of the NnS
Capt. Stratton, who was in comman
the Norman, stated that he hal
L I'LL GON Ia Wy XII oiIAilOH. Il lGluDpr
err which struck the boat on tha
side just forward of the mainmaSt
ting her almost in two. The NJ,
filled imediately. He stated that
efforts possible were made to GOV
men into the lifeboat, but three men,
steward, a fireman and deckhand-
not quick enough in leaving the
and went down with it. After RESI-
no n ,,fc rho I'LL
around in the fog to find the craft
which the Norman had been in colin
After searching a considerable tms
boat was located and was found |,
the Canadian steamer Jack, loaded
rock elm. Her entire bow was STOW
and the boat was full of water. The
tain of the Sicken sent a yawl Ia
Jack and took off ten of her crew.
Would Not. Desert Their Ship,
= The captain, both mates and both
gineers refused to desert the shin
were left on board. The lifesaving
at Middle island and the tug Ralph l.
sent out looking for the Jack as so1
the Sicken reported the loss. 1t is
that her cargo will become so vi
soaked that she will go down befop
lifesavers can find her.
Statement of the Norman's Caps
Capt. Stratton, who was in conn
of the Norman, made the following
ment of the collision this forenoon,
THE Norman was bound from
bula to Escanaba without cargo
carried a crew of twenty. Last
when seven miles northeast of MIDI
and, about II 30, the fog settled in
thick. There were many vessels
vicinity and we checked down and
three whistles constantly. We ST
the Jack twenty minutes before d
cident. She was then off our port
The mate and / We're on the bridge
the Jack a signal of one whistle and
swered with one whistle. She thg
appeared in the fog. When l sights
again she was very close. l then
one blast of the whistle, but this
the Jack answered with two BIAS
immedia tely. put the Norman hard
and thought the Jack would pas
right. Immediately after she
right up close under out port bow,
ing her green light. / heard the ca
give the order to put her helm hard
board. Then she struck us amidshp
a horrible crash. I knew by the
of the collision that the Norman had
cut almost in two, and gave Orbi
awaken the men who We're in Their
and lower away the boats"
"1'he Jack backed away from
Capt. Stratton continued, land the
man rolled over on her port side
mate and [ got one boat lowered an
into it. The Norman was rapdl
ting and l called to the men to
They did so, and / picked up five
out of the water, The first officer
liferaft lowered and nine men got
it. We had to pull away from the
man in order to keep from being
down by the suction, as she sank
than three minutes from the time
collision"
Capt. Stratton was very warm
praise of the aid extended by Capt
of the Sicken, and the manner III
the crews of both steamers were car
on that boat.
The Sicllen and her crew wen
by when the. collision occurred and
Kuhn sent three boats and helps
survivors of the Norman to
through the wreckage for Others
crew. One Of the boats picked up
SuINIfOIS"Iue NOliluu CoDA anu "
The deekhand known as Toney 8
at Ashtabula, but his other name
known. Rernstene, the Waterman
a wife in Norway. k$s
Steamer sicken's Marrow Escal
1.-THE weat Their was very fOggy
Kuhn stated, land there We're man
sells in that vicinity. Just betN
collision steamer passed asteM
cutting the tow line. 1t is thou
have been the Jack.
e~.Thes Jack S cargo of lumber was
at Traverse City for Quebec. Hq
has gone out on the tug Frank
search for their steamer. Ihh
the first trip of the Jack since
been rebuilt and renamed. 1t ha
a very disastrous one. The mrs.
the Jack did after coming from th
yard was to tear away several 9
the Welland canal The loss am
to many thousand dollars and the
er was so badly damaged that she
go to Buffalo to be repaired belq
atinuing on her way. .......
There is a remarkable similar
tween the loss of the Norman aN
of the Iehigh Valley liner Cayuga
were cut down by4lumber carriers
remained afioat.
gs The Nerman, and Her Insura'
The host steel steamer Norm.
longed to the Menominee Trans
pany and was of the best type.
freight carriers. She was built
measured 1870 netqtonsf and is y
this. years Inland Lloyds at
although her cost exceeded $20QW
is one of the boats which fa
Schlesinger started to build WheMa
top of his skyrocket prosperity;
lost control of the Chaplin and ou
mines his fleet Of lake. vessels we
the rest, and they were compleu
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