Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
Thirteen WERE CARRIED
DOWN TO WATERY GRAVES.
THE STEAM BARGE BALTIMORE,
SUNK IN LAKE HURON, NEAR
FISH DIN
CREW NUMBERED FIFTEEN.
AND OF THESE ONLY THE FIRE.
MAN AND ENGINEER ARE KNOWN
TO HAVE BEEN SAVED.

CHICAGO May 24.-The steam barge
Baltimore sank to-day between Au Sau-
BILE and Fish Point in Lake Huron,
according to kilograms received here.
and thirteen out of a crew OF fifteen
were drowned. The engineer and fire.
man, the only survivors. were rescued
by the Columbia and taken to East
Tawas. Michigan. this afternoon. The
Baltimore was owned by P. II. Flem-
ing & Co. OF Chieago.
P. II. Fleming & Co, give the list
Of those on board the previous trip as
follows:
M. H. Place, captain, OF Cleveland.
Mrs. NJ. H. Place, his wife, steward.
ess.
Michael Brethren. first nate.
Edward Owen, wheelman,
c. W, Sears. wheeiman.
G. W. Scott, Waterman.
Herbert Winning, Waterman.
August Anderson, deckhand.
bSOd st I~hCOlHHlS, UeCknduu.
John Delgers, second steward.
P. Marceaux, of Chicago, first engi.
neers.
Thomas Murphy. of Milwaukee. Sec
ond engineer.
". NJ. Parker, fireman.
F. Kruger, fireman.
The owners say that II any changes
in the crew had been made before the
trip which ended disastrously to-day,
they have not been notified OF the fact
and believe the list of the names given
to represent those who were on board
when the boat went down.
The Baltimore was built at Gibraltar,
Mich, in 1881. rates A 115 and was val
ued at $4,000. Her cargo was valued
at IS, 900.
Thomas Murphy, OF Milwaukee. second
engineer, was able to tell the story OF the
disaster.
The Baltimore foundered about 6 o'clock
this morning. and he was IN the water un-
I'll late In the afternoon. exposed 10 the
buffetlng of a furious northeast sea,
were bound from Lorsin 10 Sault
Ste. Marie" he said, "and had in tow a
large steam drill and scow. When OFF
Thunder Bay last night Captain Place saw
that the steamer was making bad weather.
for the waves had smashed In the engin-
GERS quarters and the Mushrooms and tho
water was running into the hold. and
Captain Place decided TO turn about and
run for Tawas for shelter. Everything
went all right until we were off Au Sable.
when the steamer struck heavily on the
bottom The seas broke over her at the
same time and carried away the deck
house. then the after cabin and finally tho
smokestack fell. Both rails forward broke
in two just aft OF the forward deck house.
and We knew that 1t was only "A few min
utes before the steamer would 20 TO
pieces" continued Muhpry.
IT is every man for himself. nowS
shouted Captain Place" continued the en-
gineer. This look Of despair on Mrs.
Places face / shall never forget. II WAS
awful. We took the captain advice. and
every man started to save himself as best
he could. Some of the boys took 10 the
rigging. but MeGinnis and 1 dashed our
selves TO a ring bolt in a piece of the after
cabin, and We were washed overheard
shortly afterward.
The strain was too much for McGinnis
and he went crazy before we had been Ia
the water very long He tried to throw
me off the wrecSage. but | talked TO him
and encouraged him to hold on. Twice he
got loose and tried to drown us both. but
each time ! succeeded IA q~Hleting him. {
told him a boat was coming to take Us off
and then I would get him Tied fast again.
The passenger steamer City OF Holland
passed by us this morning. but we were
too far away for her crew TO see us.
believe. II made me feel pretty despond-
ent for a time, for ] was getting very
weak and the seas broke over my head
50 as TO drive the breath out Of my body
at tines.
The Columbian finally came along sna
picked us US. just as I was about to give
up hope. l am afraid all Of the rest OF
the crew were drowned including Mrs.
Place. ] only wonder how it was that re
lived through Il all. Our wreckage was
not big enpugh TO make a raft, and tho
seas swept It constantly
Murphy was ia the water from & O'Clock
this morning until ? O'Clock this aftsr-
noon. lie lives At 80 Bartlett street. Nil.
waukee.
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