The record-union., 1896-11-09
Thirteenth Time the Only Survivor
Had Been Wrecked.
Fred Grant May be Chosen for Secre-
tary of War-C0rnelius Wander
bits Health PrecariouS From the
Shock of His r1Other's Death
Democrats Claim Wyoming-A Sill
yer Paper Deprecates More Agita-
tion on the Question.

MUSKEGON (Mich.), Nov. S.--About
1880 o'clock this morning the beach
patroIman on the south shore of the
harbor reported wreckage coming
ashore. This report brought to the
mind of Captain Wood the question of
the safety of the big three-masted
schooner which arrived off the point
about o'clock yesterday afternoon,
flying tug flag as she came into sight
and word was sent for the Carrie Ry-
erson which came down, but it did not
venture out in the face of the big sea
which was running. The schooner
was apparently all right during the
evening, and at 8 o'clock the lookout
man saw her lights. After that they
disappeared and nothing more was seen
Of them. 1t was thought she had
slipped her cables and went out to
get room. But the sequel shows she
had not. In the storm, the awful cold
and darkness seven lives had been lost
The lookout man at the life saving
station thought he saw something move
on dark object about half a mile off
the harbor. This was at the break of
day, and Captain Wood was notified
and speedily found out that it was the
wreck of a vessel. He went out with
his crew and found a sailor clinging to
an improvised raft.
The man was hardly able to wave the
life preservers as they came up He
was taken to the station and when
pronounced out of danger was sent to
bed.
This evening he was able to tell that
Lis name was Frank Delach; that they
left Turington Friday and almost i'm
mediately the Captain began drink
ing, having for his companions a sailor
by the name of Fred and the mate.
Soon the three became drunk and they
continued that way until the end. The
boat leaked badly all the way, and the
hands at the pumps soon became worn
out.
The sea became worse and the crew
begged the Captai to beach the boat.
but he refused. When they came in
sight of Muskegon he did not know
where he was, and anchored mile and
half out, against the protests of De-
lach, who wanted him either to enter
the harbor or go ashore. The drunken
Captain, however, refused and would
not allow any signals to be given to
bring help. locking up the torches.
Shortly after the boat began breaking
up and the men sought. safety in the
rigging. One by one the masts fell,
one killing the negro cook The other
SIX clung to the wreckage and were
washed away one by one, Delach and
the mate being the last to go, Just at
daybreak this morning
The bodies of the cook and Swed-
lsh sailor were recovered and taken
charge of by Coroner Vanderlinde. who
viii hold an inquest tomorrow.
The boat had on board 600 tons of
salt The Waukeshaw was an OLD boat.
having been built at Manitowoc, Wis.
IN 1867. She registered 80 tons, was
1876 feet long and 26 feet beam
This was Delach's first trip on the
boat and he was unable to give the
names of any of the crew. He saws she
was sailed by her owner This is the
thirteenth time Delach has been
wrecked
The beach is strewn with wreckage
fer two miles south of the piers and the
shores have been thronged by thou
sands to-day, eagerly picking up SOU
venirs. All possible has been done to
obtain the names of the lost men. but
nothing has been learned as yet.