Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-11
GALE ON THELAKES
A NUMBER OF VESSELS HAVE AL
READY COME TO GRIEF.
FIVE MEN WERE DROWNED
TRAMP SCHOONER FOUNDERS AND
ALL on BOARD ARE LOST.
Crews of other Wrecked yesscls TAX
en- on by Life Saving Crews
Storm Works Havoc With
ChicagO's Sea Wall ind
Driveways.
A NUMBER OF VESSELS HAVE Al
READY COME TO GRIEF.
FIVE MEN WERE DROWNED

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-Waterlogged and
the s. Thai, tramp two-masted schooner,
foundered off Glencoe, in the gale of
Wednesday night, and went TO pieces in
the surf. This morning the wreckage was
cast up on the beach, but no trace of the
crew of five has been found, and it IS
thought that all went down. after cutting
loose from the wreck in the ships dory.
The schooner is total wreck. There are
scarcely two timbers left together to indi-
cate her dimensions. That she foundered
and went to pieces on the sandbars some
distance ont in the lake is evidenced by
the wreckage which covers the shore from
Ravinia to Wlmette. q distance of nearly
seven miles. The hull has disappeared and
is supposed to be resting on the bars just
inshorc from where the schooner was seen
to drop anchor shortly before the storm
broke Wednesday afternoon.
The tow line of the schooner Iron Cliff,
which. was being towed into port to-day by
the steamer Iron Duke, parted in the fur
ious northeast gale and the schooner drifted
rapidly southwark. Her anchors finally
held when the apparently doomed schooner
was about three feet outside in the inner
breakwater Off Van Buren, street. For two
hours three tugs tried In vain TO pun her
into safety The crew in the meantime had
clung to the schooner, although seas were
rolling over her from stem to stern. Final
ly signals of distress were hoisted and the
life saving crew started at once for the
wreck. The Iron Chief brought cargo of
salt for JOY Morton & Co. She Is owned
by Parker 6 Miller, of Detroit.
The life saving crew, with the assistance
of two tugs. succeeded in saving the crew
of the Iron Cliff after much hard work.
The lifeboat was nearly swamped several
times but after a long, hard struggle the
crew succeeded in getting her under the
lee of the Iron Cliff, which by this time
was nearly waterlogged and evidently sink
ing One by one the seven men composing
the crew of the Iron Cliff jumped into
the waves and were dragged into the NE
boat Some of the men were unconscious
when rescued. Soon after the Iron Cliff
sank in shallow water. She will probably
be a total loss. The storm to-day was even
worse than that of October % and 70 Inc
wind blew sixty-five miles an hour.
Lake Michigan, being swept by north-
east gale. is tearing great holes in the sea
wall and the paved beach along the lake
front The Lincoln park commissioners
had Just gotten well under way repairing
the serious damage done by the storm OF
October D. but the heavy breakers have
now put the whole shore line in worse
shape than ever.
The action of the waves has undermined
the outer driveway in Lincoln park after
washing over and displacing the heavy
granite blocks with which the beach is'
paved. Along the north shore drive from
Pyron street south the water ran across
the roadway and made it impossible. The
surf PLAYED havoc with the sea wall on the
lake shore drive and ate it's way inte the
dirt embankment.
MICHIGAN CITY, IND. Nov. ia
schooner went ashore this afternoon five
miles north of New Buffalo, Mich. Just
before dark four men were seen hanging
In the rigging. where they had been driV-
en- by the seas which were washing over
the craft The life saving crew from st.
Joseph was then making an effort to res
cue them. The vessel is supposed to be
the Lena NJ. Nelson, lumber laden, from
Ludington for Chicago.
PORT HURON, MICH. Nov. 1O.-The
steamer c. F. Curtis and three consorts.
bound down, were struck by the gale on
Lake Huron near Sand Beach, this MORN
ing. The Fasset finally went ashore near
Sand Beach. and the life-saying crew from
that point succeeded in getting all the men
off without loss of life. The Fassett is in
good condition and will weather the gaze
The Holland and Reed have not reached
here at a late hour tonight. and fears are
felt for their crews. Tugs have been sent
out to search for the missing boats Ine
captain of the Curtis, which has arrived
here reports the worst storm he has ever
experienced.
DETROIT. MICH. Nov. 10.-Dispatches
from various points indicate Il general and
furious storm throughout Michigan to-day.
particularly the southwestern part OF the
state. In this portion from two TO ten
inches of snow are reported. and it is still
falling AT Grand Rapids and at Decatur.