The record-union., 1898-01-28
The City Of Duluth Strikes a Pier
While Entering Port.
Breaks In Two and Within an Hour After
Gees 10 the Bottom.
Her Crew and Passengers Rescued
With Much DifRculty-One of
the Latter in Dying Condition
The Accident Occurs While
the Vessel Was Attempting to
Make Port at ST. Joseph, Mich.

| ST. JOSEPH (Mich). Jan. 2T.-The big
grain steamer City of Duluth arrived off
this port from South Chicago last night
at $50 O'Clock. and attempted to enter
the harbor. There was a tremendous
wind from the northwest and a very
heavy sea rolling. The Duluth kept on
/ her course into the harbor, and at the
mouth of the river struck a bar and was
thrown heavily against the north pier,
| breaking in two Immediately.
| The mammoth steel arches on either
side Of the boat gave way Immediately.
and the bow of the boat dropped two or
| three feet. A large hole was stove i'll
| the side of the boat as she swung around
and she went to the bottom in an hour,
! leaving only her ca bin and part OF her
bulwarlls above water.
| The two big tugs Morford and Protec-
! ton, which had accompanied the big
| boat on her trip across the lake. made
several desperate attempts TO reach her
and get the crew and passengers off. but
were unsuccessful. The life saving
crew was summoned. and reached the
! scene of the disaster in quick time. con-
sidering that they had disbanded for the
| winter At midnight they had shot a
mortar line 10 the boat. and the rescue
| began. The first one to be taken ashore
was August Kornwein. a business man
of this city. He dipped into the water
several times during the perilous trip.
and was badly frozen when he was
pulled out on the pier. The rest of the
| passengers We're taken ashore in this
manner ,one at a time.
| There were IL passengers and -; of the
crew. Captain Mclean was the last to
| leave, being taken off at > o'clock this
morning. There were several ladies on
| board. The members of the life saving
crew took turns going out i'll the
after them. Mrs. William Tryon is now
dying from the effects of the trip. She
was in a delicate condition and was
! badly frozen and seized with nervous
| prostration. There is no hope for her TO
| live.
! The City of Duluth had heavy cargo
| of corn and -four and a deck load of
! Iueass9 aandise fer local merchants. There
is no hope of saving anything of the
wreck, as there is a very high sea roll
ing. No boat can reach her, and she is
rapidly going TO pieces.
| The engineer says that when the boat
struck the engine jumped a foot, and
was Immediately torn to pieces. The
water rushed in and put out the fires.
and the fremen barely escaped up the
! ladders. The floor of the cabin gave a
mighty heave upward, and the passen-
| gers were thrown into the widest con-
! fusion.
| The City of Duluth was an old but
stanch steamer. She was under charter
OF the Graham & Morton Transportation
| Company, carrying principally through
| freight from Chicago to this port, in
| connection with the Big Four Railway.
! She was owned by the Lake Michigan
and Superior Company. and commanded
| by Captain Mclean. Her capacity was
about LOCO tons, and her value about
| S30, 600 She was laden with package
| freight and grain. The steamer is Wei
insured. and it is understood there is
| $4,000 insurance on her cargo. On sew
! eral previous trips she struck 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 harbOr on which the
| ill-fated ChicoTa and its hapless crew
| went down three years ago. almost to a
day. 1t is one of the most dangerous
and dreaded spots on the east shore,
| and its exposed situation in west wind
and the torturus channel make it
point of peril which mariners approach
| with anxiety and pass with rejoicing.
THE DULUTH'S PASSENGERS.
| CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Following is a
| list of passengers on the City of Du-
| luth: August kermwein. st. Joseph;
! Leeds Lemon, Baroda, Mich; William
| Tryon. Royalton: Mrs. William Tryon,
Baroda, Mich; Mrs. Z. n. Sewers, Chi
cago; Mrs. VI Clark, Watervleit; r. d.
McCouskey, Sister Lakes; Harry Sow
| ers, Chicago; H. j. Ray, Watervleit.
Mich; n. O. Slight, Baroda, Mich;
Walter Kregley, Eauclaire. Mich; r. f.
Tripp South Haven: Thomas Hagman.
Benton Harbor, Mich; F. PETIT, South
Haven; Samuel Williamson, Detroit;
| Peter Fisher, Grand Rapids.