The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-28
STORM ON THE LAKES
sad Record OF Wrecked Vessels and
Others Missing.

Rochester. y. Y, Oct. IA special to
the Herald from Sodus says:
The three-nsster schooner St Peter. Of
ST. Vincent. sank this afternoon about
five miles northwest Of Sodus. on Lake
Ontario. with all on board save Captain
John D. Griffin. who was rescued in 4
precartous condition. The schooner show
ed signs OF distress early this morning
as she drifted past Charlotte. During the
forenoon the people at Pultneyvile sig
nailed her and Immediately teleraphed
70 SOdue Point, asking that help be Of
fered.
The tug Corneha started for the rescue,
but the great seas nearly swamped the
boat and the Cornelia was compelled 10
return 10 the harbor. Word was sent 10
Charlotte that the distressed vessel had
been sighed near Pultneyviile. and the
rug Proctor started with the ufesaving
crew. When within a mile Of the ST. Peter
the crew on the Proctor were Mortified 70
see the DISTRESSED ship sink. In ten min
utes the tug was cruising about the spot
where she went down. Captain Griffin
was picked up in al unconscious condi-
ton After spending half al hour look
ing for the remains OF the Inflated crew.
the tug started for Sodus Point. where
medical assistance was secured for the
captain. The wife OF the captain was
lost. also Mate McI-aren. % Kingston.
Eight persons. a. least. persisted. Oien
Jo-ley and Jacob Serburg OF this town
were standing on the shore when the s.
Peter went down and declare that the
boat was not mora than a nile rom the
shore. u is thought that the =. Peter
lost her ruGder and that the heavy seas
caused her 20 spring a leak The s.
Peter was bound from OswegO 70 Toledo
with 100 tons Of coal
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Doy. with he- crew % hfcee1 men. Is be
ueved hy marine men . hsse been los r.
the great storm IL mld-iake or eKn0sh Ia
TIE names q The crr X 50 far IS known
are. Captain Christopher Smith. Po-t
Huron; CHIEF engineer. Thomas Abe-aa-
THE Port Huron; frzc mate Harry
Thorpe. Detroit, steward Doss. West
Bay CITY. TIE remainder q The crew
ara not known . the owners in CIeve-
and
The probable fate % the Doty was
learned By ne tug Prodigy. which was
sent out by the independent Tug Hne 70
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schooner olive Jeanette wai-a the
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