The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-28
LAKE STEAMER WRECKED
CITY OF DULUTH POUNDED TO
PIECES OFF ST. JOSEPH
All the Passengers and Crew Rescued
by the Life savers, but with
Great Difficulty.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Jan. 27.-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 har-
Dor. There was a tremendous wind from
the northwest and a very heavy sea rolling.
The Duluth kept 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 mammoth steel arches on either side
of the boat gave way Immediately and the
bow of the boat dropped two or three feet.
large hole was stove in the port 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 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 every time unsuc-
cessfu The life-saving crew was sum-
moned and reached the scene of the disaster
in quick time, considering that they had
d;sbanded 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 Kernwen, d
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 to the pier. The rest of the
passengers were taken ashore in this man.
ner one at a time. There were seventeen
passengers and twenty-three OF the crew
Captain Mclean was the last TO leave, he
being taken off at O'Clock this morning
There were several ladies aboard. The
members of the life saving crew took turns
going out in the car after them. Mrs. Will
liam Tyron is now dying from the effects
of the trip. She was in a delicate condi-
ton and was badly frozen and was seized
with nervous prostration.i There is no hope
for her to live. Following is list of the
passengers:
LEMON emo as Baro eim Mich: william william Tryon
Royalton; Mrs. Will Tryon, Baroda, Mich. ;
Mrs. f. n. Sewers, Chicago; Mrs NJ c.
Clark, Waterviet r. d. McCusky, Sister
Lakes; Harry Sewers, Chicago; H. j. Roy
Watervliet, Mich; n. Q. Slight, Baroda,
Mich; Walter Kregley. Eau Claire, Mich;
r. F. Trippe South Haven; Thomas Haga-
man. Benton Harbor; r. PETIT, South Hav-
en-; Samuel whitman, Detroit; Peter Fish
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 Lake Superior Company
and commanded by Captain McLain. Her
capacity was about one thousand tons and
her value about $4,000. She was laden with
package lTelSnI anu grain. Inc STEAMER Is
well insured and it is understood there is
$1,000 insurance on her cargo. On several
previous trips she struck on the bar while
entering this harbor There is no hope of
saving anything from the wreck, there
is very high sea rolling. No boat can
reach her and she is rapidly going to pieces.
struck the engine jumped foot and was
Immediately torn to pieces The water
rushed in, put out the fire and the firemen
barely escaped up the ladders in time to
save themselves. The floor of the cabin
deck gave a mighty heaVe upward and the
passengers were thrown into the widest
confusion