The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-13
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A CLOSE CALL.
Senator Hanna'S Yachting Party
Wrecked Yesterday.

Cleveland Aug. 10. Senator Mark A.
Hanna and his party had very unpleasant
experience on shoai in the Nipigon
straits, on the north shore of Lake
Superior. just before day break yesterday
morning. The senator and his friends
were making a cruise Of the upper lakes
in the yacht Comanche, owned by III. nj.
Hanna. brother and business partner of
the senator.
Yesterday afternoonH M. Hanna received
telegram from Port Arthur Ont, an
nouncing that the yacht had run aground
and throughout the afternoon he receiv-
cd other dispatches from Port Arthur
and Nipigon Station giving details.
The Comanche left here on Sunday,
Aug. !, on three weeks cruise of the
lakes. The Comancne is of steel,
thoroughly seaworthy. and was used by
Mr.. Ill. NJ. Hanna last summer in n cruise
to the West Indies. On board when the
Comanche left here were Senator ana Mrs.
NJ. A. Hanna, Miss Hanna, Miss Ruth
Hanna. Mr.. and Mrs. X. I. Gosline of
Toledo and Miss Mary Phelps besides a
sailing master and crew OF seventeen
men.
Tho trip was delightful up to the time
the yachteleft Port Arthur on the Cana
dian side. on last Tuesday. Leaving that
port the Comanche continued along the
north shore with the party intending To
spend considerable time in Georgian bay.
The Nipigon straits nre known TO all
lake seamcn rs one Of the most dangerous
passageways Of the upper lakes and prac-
tically unnGvigable TO any but pilots ex-
peIienced in those waters Senator
Hanna's commander was confident that
he could make the straits all right, and
undertook To 90 so.
Advices received here say that early
this morning while tho Comanche was
preceding under three-quarters steam
she ran upon a submerged rock, lurched,
went ahead aid stopped with her stem
still in deep water. The accident camo
without warning. She shook from stem
TO stern, rocked, shifted little, and then
Law still.
There was naturally some excitement
on board. and preparations for leaving
the ship were begun. A Iittle water was
coming into her hold. but examination
showed that she was resting easily. and
unless storm came up would stay in the
position in which she lay fer an indefinite
1sAe.
Thus reassured, n man was sent nshore in
boat To secure assistance and the dis
tinguished party made ready To- mako the
best of an unpleasant situation. The
messenger made his way To Nipigon
station. on the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
ana from there sent dispatches To Port
Arthur calling for two tugs and "a lighter
The relief boats ordered and others left
immediately for the scene. On arrival
the yacht was lightencd of its supply Of
coal and much of its ballast. When thus
lightened an examination was made 20
learn the extent of her injuries
it was found that three plates had been
displaced and one cracked. After three
hours work the yacht was sufficiently
repaired TO permit her continuing. She
was pulled of her Derilous perch, received
her coal and ballast. and continued on her
way, taking one Of the tugs along for
safety.
Senator Hanna's last dispatch, received
at o'clock last night says I'VE are oil
right but had very Gloss call. F."