Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
Reports Of Damage and Loss of
Life.
MANY BOATS ARE MISSING
Wreck of a Schooner and All on
Board Lost.
SHOWING IN THE EAST

CHICAGO, October 1.-Many reports of
damage and loss of life on the lakes in the
storm of Saturday and Sunday reached here
last night.
Only one local fatality Is reported-that of
Capt. Andrew johnson, owner of the schoon-
er John Raber, who was drowned off Dane
Park while endeavoring to reach land to
secure a tug to save his vessel. Leaking
Ike a sieve, the sailors worn out with two
days work at the pumps, with it's rotten
sails> blown to ribbons and its halyards
streaming in the wind, the old schooner
drove close to shore eff Dane Park, Ind,
and cast anchor Andrew Johnson, the
owner, wanted to save his vessel-it was
built in 1SiS-and ordered out a small boat,
manned by three sailors. and tried to reach
shore to secure d tug. A mile from shore the
boat was tossed by huge breaker and over
turned. johnson failed to reach the boat,
and last night bis body lay alone and unat-
tended on the sands, waiting a coroner's
visit today. The three men stuck to the
boat and succeeded in making shore. Capt.
Weede stayed by the ship with two sailors.
They were rescued By the Chicago life saw
ers after midnight, having worked four
hours.
Boats Missing or Lost.
Following are additions to the boats
missing or lost:
in at st. Joseph; part of deck load gone
Lady Franklin, barge, ashore at Ham,
mond's bay; probably total loss.
Lilly May. barge. wrecked at East White
fish Point; barge gone to pieces.
City of Paris, ashore on Flat Rock Cop
per Harbor.
Elma, schooner reported to have foun-
dered in Munising bay and crew of eight
lost; Capt John Thurston, wife and child
among the lost.
deck load; towed into Chicago harbor.
c. b. Jones, schooner, foundered off
Whitefish Point; crew supposed to have
been lost.
Tug Boynton. from Sault Ste. Marie;
went to assistance of schooner c. b. Jones;
reported missing.
Two unknown boats ashore at Grand
Island, Lake Superior.
Steamers Matoa and Masaba of the Min
nesota line. thought to be ashore at Ke-
weenaw Point. Lake Superior.
All Hands Lost.
MARQUETTE, Mich, October News
has just reached here of the loss on Sun
day of the schooner Elma off Scripture
Rocks, with all hands on board The
steamer Birkhead left -Baraga Saturday
with the C.. B. Jones and Elma, lumber
laden. They were caught in the great
gale Saturday night and the Ema broke
its tow line and disappeared in the dark
ness. The Jones also broke loose and
brought ND under Whiteffsh Point. the
Birkhead finding shelter back of Grand
Island Sunday afternoon. The steamer
went out to look for its consorts and at
the first Of the massive cliffs forming the
famous pictured rocks found the wreck
age Of the Elma. The crew Of the lost ves-
sel numbered seven, together with a wo-
man and child.
The Elma has been picked Up and taken
to Grand Island. She will prove a total
loss. About 100000 feet of her cargo Of
100000 feet of lumber remained on the
broken barge.
Snow mt Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. October BE
tween midnight and l o'clock this MORN
ing there was slight fall of snow In this
city for half hour.
At daybreak there was quite a heavy
frost noticeable in the open parts of the
country, and especially in the farming
sections of Montgomery county.
The lowest temperature was 46 degrees
at g o'clock in the morning, and the maxi
mum at o'clock, 81 degrees.
ALTOONA, Pa. October 1.-The first
snow of the season fell here yesterday and
was accompanied by a cold wave Last
week the thermometer was in the nineties
Frost In Southeastern Virginia.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PETERSBURG, Va, October There
was heavy frost here this morning, the
hrst of the season. and the Thermometer at
O'Clock registered 10 degrees Peanut
vines and tobacco We're badly bitten and
slime INJURY was done to vegetation.