Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-27
BIG STEAMER WRECKED
Strikes on Bar at St. Joseph, on Lake
Michigan.
PASSENGERS RESCUED WITH DIFFICULTY.
One Woman Dying us "A Result of Exposure
to the Cold--A Night OF Peril
and Suffering.


st. Joseph, Mich, Jan. 27.--The big
grain steamer City of Duluth arrived
off this port from south Chicago last
night at $3.50 o'clock and attempted to
enter the harbor. There was a tre-
mendous wind form the northwest and
very heavy sea rolling. The Duluth
kept ON her course into the harbor and
at the mouth Of the river struck n bar
and was thrown heavily against tho
north pier, breaking in two immedi-
ately. The mammoth steel arches on
either side of the boat gave away i'm
mediately and the bow of the boat
dropped two or three feet. A large hole
was stove In the port side of the boat
as she swung around and she went to
the bottom III an hour, leaving only her
cabin and part of her bulwarks above
water The two big tugs Morford and
Protection, which had accompanied the
| big boat on her trip across the lake.
| made several desperate attempts to
reach her and get the crew and pas
sengers Off but We're unsuccessful.
| The life saving crew was summoned
| and reached the scene of the disaster
l
had dlsbanded for the winter. At mid
| night they had shot a mortar line to
the boat and the rescue began. The
| first one to be taken ashore was August
kernwein, business man of this city.
| He dipped into the water several times
| during his perilous trip and was bad
| ly frozen when he was pulled out on
| the pier The rest of the passengers
We're taken ashore in this manner, one
at u time. There were seventeen pas
"a .
| Captain Mclean was the last to leave,
being taken of at five o'clock this
! morning. There were several ladies
on board. The members of the life
saving crew took turns going out in
the car after them. Mrs. William
Tryon is now dying from the effects of
the trip. She was In a delicate condi-
ton and was badly frozen and seized
with nervous prostration. There is no
hope for her to live.
The City of Duluth had heavy car
| go OF corn and flour and n deck load
of merchandise for local merchants.
There is no hope of saving anything
of the wreck, as there is very high
sea rolling. No boat can reach her and
she is rapidly going to pieces.
| The engineer says that when the
boat struck, the engine jumped foot
and was Immediately torn to pieces
The water rushed in and put out the
fires and the firemen barely escaped up
the ladders. The floor of the deck gave
mighty heave upward and the pas
sengers were thrown into the widest
confusion.
The City of Duluth was an old but
staunch steamer. She was under chart
err of the Graham & Morton Transport
tatton company, carrying principally
through freight from Chicago to this
port, in connection with the Big Four.
She was owned by the Lake Michigan
& Superior Steamship company. Her
capacity was about 1000 tons. and her
value was 100000. She was laden with
package freight and grain. The steam
er Is well insured, and 1t Is understood
that there is $4,000 insurance on her
cargo. on several previous trips she
s'r'."li on the bar while entering this
harbor.
The spot where the City of Duluth
struck is the same dangerous sand bar
at the mouth of the haI Dor on which
the Inflated Chicora and Its hapless
crew went down three years ago almost
to n day. 1t Is one of the most dam
gerous and dreaded spots on the east
shore, and its exposed situation in the
west wind and the tortuous channel,
make It n point of peril which marin
ers approach with anxiety and pass
with rejoicing
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. Elm the House
today. the Senate bill granting an
American register to the barkcntine
Sharpshooter. of San Francisco. was
passed.
A bill was passed making Santa Fe.
N. NJ, the permanent capital of that
territory
Mr.. Hit, chairman OF the foreign
affairs committee, reported from his
committee, with the recommendation
that 1t lie on the table, the Lewis
resolution, calling upon the President
for the authority under the Constitu-
tiOn under which he negotiated
treaty that will bind the treasury to
pay S4OOO,00O to the Hawaiian bond
holders. The Democrats manifested
a desire to discuss the report but the
question was not debatable and the
vote was taken by yea and nay. and
upon the demand OF Mr.. Dinsmore
Uem. Ark) the senior minority MEM
Der of the foreign affairs committee.
The report was adopted and the reso-
tuition laid on the table. 1913 to 10l.
At this juncture Mr. Quigg, CRep.. N.
W MS a question of privilege, replied
TO Mr.. LIQUIDS charge made yesterday
during the controversy over the appro-
priation for letter carriers. that he
(Qulgg) stated what was untrue when
he said that the prospective deficiency
was the exact amount which the apprp-
priation in the current law was below
the estimates of the department.
Mr.. Loud declared that he stood by
his statement yesterday.
The House went into committee OF
the whole and resumed consideration
OF the Indian appropriation bill.
| SENATE.
Washington, Jan e7.--After trans
| acting some minor business the Teller
resolution was laid before the Senate.
and after considerable discussion It
was agreed that the vote should be
taken tomorrow at 6 o'clock, the Sem
ate to meet at 10 o'clock, and the last
four hours Of debate 10 be under the
fifteen minutes rule.
After this agreement had been
, reached. Mr.. Daniels resumed his
speech begun last evening. He made
n legal argument In support OF the
pending resolution holding that the law
never CONTEMPLATED giving IN the gov
ernment's creditor the option rs to the
kind OF money he was TO be paid.
No Lynchers Arrested.