The herald., 1898-01-28
A LAKE WRECK
On the Shifting Bar Off
St Joseph
THE PASSENGERS ALL SAVED
STEAMER DULUTH AND CARGO A
TOTAL LOSS
THE PASSENGERS ALL SAVED
Courageous Lifesavers Bring Every
body Ashore but Some Will Die
From Exposure
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
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 tremend-
Gus wind from the northwest and a very
heavy sea was rolling. The Duluth kept
on her course into the harbor, and at the
mouth of the river struck bar and was
thrown heavily against the north pier,
breaking in two Immediately. The man.
moth steel arches on either side of the
boat gave way Immediately, and the
boats bow dropped two or three feet.
A large hole was stove in the side of the
boat as she swung around and she went
to the bottom in an hour, leaving only
her cabin and part of her bulwarks
above water. The two big tugs, Morford
and Protection, which accompanied the
big boat on her trip across the lake,
made several desperate attempts to
reach her and get the crew and passen-
gers off, but were unsuccessful. The life
saving crew We're summoned and reached
the scene of the disaster in quick time.
considering that they had disbanded for
the winter. At midnight they had shot
a mortar line to the boat and the rescue
began. The first one to be taken ashore
was August KornWein, business man
of this city. He dipped into the water
several times during the perilous trip.
and was badly frozen when he was pull
ed out on the pier. The rest of the pas
sengers were taken ashore in this man
ner one at a time. There We're seven
teen passengers and twenty-three 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 in the car
after them. Mrs. William Tryon is now
dying from the effects of the trip She
was in delicate condition and was bad
ly frozen and seized with nervous pros
tration. There is no hope for her to live.
The City of Duluth had a heavy cargo
of corn and flour and a deck load of mer-
chandise for local merchants. There is
no hope of saving anything of the wreck,
as there is a very high sea rolling. No
boat can reach her and she is rapidly go
ing 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 firemen barely escaped
up the ladders. The floor of the cabin
gave a mighty heave upward and the
passengers were thrown into the widest
confusion.
The City of Duluth was an old but
staunch boat. She was under charter of
the Graham and Morton Transportation
Company, carrying principally through
freight from Chicago to this port in con- |
nection with the Big Four Railway. She |
was owned by the Lake Michigan and |
Superior Company and commanded by |
Captain Mclean. Her capacity was
about 1000 tons, and her value about |
$50 900. She was laden with package
freight and grain and -four The steam
er is well insured, and it is understand
there is $4,000 insurance on her cargo.
On several previous trips she struck Oh
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 Chicora and its hapless crew
went down three years ago almost to
day. 1t is one of the most dangerous and
dreaded spots on the east shore, ands its
exposed situation in a west wind and the
tortuous channel, constitute a peril
which mariners approach with anxiety
and pass with rejoicing.
THE PASSENGER LIST
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Following is a
list of passengers on the City of Du-
luth:
August Kornwen, ST. Joseph; Leeds
Lemon, BarOda, Mich; William Tryon
Royalton, Mimi; Mrs. William Tryon
Baroda, Mich; Mrs. f. n. Sewers, Chi
cago; Mrs. NJ. Clark, Watervliet; r. d
McCouskey, Sister Lakes: Harry Sow
ers, Chicago; II. j. Roy Watervliet.
Mich. N. o. Slight, Baroda. Mich.
Walter Kregley Eau Claire. Mich: f.
+. Tripp, South Haven; Thomas Hagan-
man. Benton Harbor, Mich; F. Pett,
South Haven; Samuel Williamson, De-
troit; Peter Fisher, Grand Rapids.