Iron County register., 1899-02-16
AIjRIFT On BROKEN ICE.
Three Lives of Venturesome Chica-
goans Probably Lost in Lake
Michigan's Icy Waters.
PARTY OF RECKLESS SKATERS RESCUED.
An Amateur Photographer Carried on on
nn Ice Fioe While Taking Snap Shots
from OFF Shore-Two students of Lake
Forest University Carried Out on the
Ice and Probably Lost.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Sixteen skaters
living in the suburbs of Rogers Park
and Lake Forest were carried out into
Lake Michigan on ice foes yesterday
Ten of them were recued, and during
the entire evening searching parties
made fruitless efforts to secure some
trace OF the missing six.
All of those who were rescued were
carried out on the ice off Lake ForeST,
and two OF the number who ventured
on the frozen lake there are supposed
to have been drowned. The remain
ing three of the 16 were carried away
on a foe opposite Rogers Park, and
the Chicago life saving crew spent the
night searching for them.
Attorney Brothers left his home at
1865 Ashland avenue at noon yester-
day, accompanied by his niece, Miss
Orel Manney, and his nephew, Chaun-
cey Manney, aged % years. Mr..
Brothers, who is prominent among the
amateur photographers of the North
Shore suburbs. ventured upon the
CONCEALED surface of Lake Michigan,
hoping to take some snap shots at the
beautiful towns within easy reach Of
his camera.
After travelling safely over the ice
to 4 convenient point from the shore
Mr.. Brothers adjusted his lense, and
took a number of pictures.
\ sudden change in the wind
brought conditions upon which the
party had not calculated. Half mile
to the north the ice suddenly broke.
The vast force exerted upon the foe
near shore, upon which the unfortu-
nate party were, caused rapid disin-
tegration. Before Mr.. Brothers real.
ized his position, escape was impossl-
BILE
Last night at dusk Mrs. Brothers,
alarmed at the absence of her hus-
band. reported to the police. The lat
ter Immediately repaired to the lake
shore. Fully a mile out faint flashes
of light could be seen. Between the
shore and the points where the flashes
were seen floated immense cakes of
ice The officers tried repeatedly to
find an opening in the floating mass
through which boat might pass, but
without success. Finally telephone
calls for aid were sent to this city.
Several IIIe were UPON
trains and started to the rescue.
Tugs were unable to make the
slightest impression upon the pack,
and after several fruitless efforts this
mode of rescue was abandoned.
Guy Caron and George Mallory,
students at the Lake Forest university,
started from their boarding house to
walk to Waukegan on the ice about
noon. They had not passed from sight
when the change of wind, above noted.
caused the ice field upon which they
were to break from its moorings. The
young men had not reached Waukegan
at midnight. and all hope of saving
them has been abandoned.
The ten boys rescued were skating
on the smooth shore ice when it broke
AWAY Some of the less venturesome
ones had watched the sport from shore
and when the ice broke and started
to float south, they ran along the
shore, shouting words of encourage
ment 10 their comrades. Upon reach
ing Fort Sheridan the alarm was given.
A detachment of the Third cavalry
quickly manned the government life
boat, and after a desperate struggle
with floating ice succeeded in reaching
the foe. The boys were transferred
to the shore in two trips, none the
worse for their experience.