The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
WILD ON THE LAKES.
Steamer Monarch Has Lively Time
Making HarbOr.

! Making HarbOr.
DULUTH, Mimi, Nov. 27-The worst
storm for years has ragged since min
night Wednesday. A northeaster blow
| ing forty-seven miles an hour, has
been continuous for twenty-four hours.
It was accompanied by a binding sleet
that made it practically impossible to
face the gale. The steamer Monarch
has been the only vessel to arrive or
| depart since daylight, and only one
/ has left during the past forty-eight
hours. Capt. Robertson, of the Men
arch, said last night that never in the
| twenty-five years he has navigated
Lake Superior, has he passed through
such a terrific experience as he did this
| time in making this port from Port
| Arthur
| The weather office there advised him
that the indications were for westerly
wind and clearing weather, so he
started out, only to run into a bowling
| blizzard and gale. He came through
without mishap, though the entrance
| to the harbor was made with difficulty,
I so impossible was it to See He was
! headed for range light ON the beach
! OF Minnesota point. He had serious
doubt of his ability to clear the canal
| walls, so high was the water, but put
! on full steam, determined to make it
or beach the Monarch high and dry
| The vessel had a very serious time.
Capt. Robertson thought several times
! of riding out the gale at anchor, but
! feared the Monarch would drag her
| anchors or that the waves would
break clean over her if it held. Dark
ness had set in when he was opposite
! Two Harbors, and two hours later he
| was trying to pick up the range lights
to the entrance to Duluth harbor. So
thick was it with driving snow and
sleet that he was within 1000 feet Of
"a mic hnf h. -
| lngS and he then found he was steering
for the beach behind the north pier.
1t was an exciting moment for the
! crew and the spectators on the pier.
The waves were tremendous at the
| entrance. The vessel quickly obeyed
| the helm and under full head of steam
| the Monarch dashed into the canal. A
| big wave threw her against the east
| pier, but she struck a glancing blow.
! The current drew her over against the
! opposite pier, but by this time the
Monarch was well inside and entered
| the harbor like a race horse at the
| finish. Hundreds OF spectators cheered
| the vessel. The Monarch, after enter
ing the harbor, collided with a coal
deck before she could be brought to.
The high water blown up by the
gale has caused thousands Of dollars
damage along the harbor front and
Minnesota point and over 100 people
This part of the city is frequented by
the denli-mondes, and all of their
houses are flooded.
The Duluth & Iron Range trains
were only able to get as far as Endion,
| the waves having washed such a GUAM
tity Of logs and debris upon the tracks
between that station and the union
depot that they will be impossible for
day or two. The pits in the elevators
and mills are flooded, and damage to
railroad tracks UP the st. Louis is re-
ported.
foot or by street car was next to i'm
| possible.
WORTHINGTON, Mimi, Nov. 81
The worst ice storm ever experienced
in this part of the state has been in
progress here. For thirty-six hours
| rain fell almost continuously and has
| frozen on the trees and wires. The
| damage to the city light plant will
reach $1,000 or more, and the beautiful
| shade trees for which Worthington has
| been noted are almost ruined The
! loss to Mobiles county will amount to
| thousands Of dollars in the damage
! to fruit trees, telegraph and electric
! light wires, etc. The ground is a per-
| feet glare of ice, making it almost i'm
| possible to get around. Thanksgiving
| day will long be remembered by the
|
wonderful spectacle that met their eyes
that morning.
ADRIAN, Mimi, Nov. 27.-The rain
and sleet storm of the last As hours
| has caused an immense amount of dam
age here. Many fruit and ornamental
! trees and groves are entirely ruined,
and telephone and electric light wires
are down. A strong wind would in a
! short time complete the destruction of
| everything which the heavy load Of
ice could destroy. The weather is still
threatening more rain.
| OSAKIS, Mimi, Nov. 27-The heav-
| lest sleet ever known here, with rain,
is falling. Ice is an inch thick every
where.
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DETROIT, Mimi, Nov 27.-About a
foot of snow fell here during the last
| twenty-four hours. 1t is the hardest
snow storm there has been in this
vicinity for years.
ADA, Mimi, Nov 2e.-It has been
showing hard all day and nearly foot
| of snow is on the ground. Wind is
northeast; murcury 16 above.
! WINDOW, Mimi, Nov. 27.-Rain fell
! here steadily for two days and nights,
| freezing as fast as it fell Almost every
/ tree in town is destroyed, being broken
! by the weight of ice. Telephone and
! Western Union wires are all down and
a number of the poles are broken.
! PINE CITY, Mimi, Nov. Pit has
been raining hard for the past thirty
hours, and is still raining. From three
to six inches Of water covers the
] ground.
STEPHEN, Mimi, Nov. 27.-The
worst storm ever seen here has been
raging since yesterday morning. About
two feet of snow has fallen. The
snow has drifted so badly in some
places that the banks are ten feet high.
Travelling and business of all kinds
are at a standstill Yesterdays south
bound train is stuck here in the snow
drifts.
MANKATO. Mimi, Nov. 27.-An
| wires from ST. James west to Sioux
City and Sioux Falls were down yes
terday, owing to coats of ice and wind.
| and repair crews were sent out from
this city with the result that service
| has been partially restored. A fall OF
/ 80 degrees in temperature occurred last
! night, and a high wind still prevails
RED LAKE FALLS, Mimi. Nov.
/ 27.-Thanksgiving will be memorable
for one of the worst blizzards this
| section ever saw. The heavy snow
| fall of the past several weeks made
a picnic for the very high winds yes
| terday, and the snow is piled in places
six feet high. There are no local trains
/ or malta