Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-30
STORM ON THE LAKES.

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L6ss of Steamer Baltimore the Worst
Disaster = Excursionists Had Close
Call.
Chicago, ILL.,, May 25.-Desth and
disaster, the full extent of'which 10 not
known, have resulted from the. gale
which ragged on the Great Lakes the last
81 hours. From Chicago to Ogdens-
burg n. Y, the storm held sway, and
a soora OF vessels were sunk, wrecked
or suffered serious damage. The re
ports received from PORTS on the lakes
told only of disasters in their imme-
date vicinity. and it is feared that other
wreoks, with fatalities, occurred at
ISOLATED places along the saores.
The worst disaster reported was the
wrecking OF the steamer City Of Balti-
more off Fish Point, 10 miles from East
Tawas, Mich, in which IL lives were
lost Two members of the crew dashed
themselves to II pieco oil wrackage, and
were picked up after six hours in the
water. One OF these George MeGinnis
o! chicago, was made insane by his ex-
per :ence, aud his companion narrowly
esGapsd the naDe fate.
Tins schooner A. Bradley, bound for
Chicago, became wsterloggad oil Mil
wauksa. h0issed signals of distress ard
was lowed into the harhor for safety
The sidswheel steamer Empire State,
with 600 excursionists aboard, sprang
a leak IL miiss out from Ogdensburg.
The water put out tue fires, and the
vessel Just made shore, when she sank
in eight feet OF water.
The schooner III. ID. Moore, laden
with hard wood, eollided with the pier
at Sheboygan. Wis. Masts and rigging
we're carried away, and the crew was
taken off. The vessel is at anchor, but
leaking and pounding hard.
Assistance has been sent from Port
Huron, Mich, to the steamer Prick,
stranded near the Flats. All vessels
leaving that port in the last "a hours
were driven back to seek shelter from
the gale.
The fishing tug Constance was cut in
two and sunk in collision with the
steamer @. W. Moore in the river near
.Menuminee, Mich. The crew escaped.
The schooner Montmorency is ashore
on Charity Island, near Bay City,
| Michigan, and may prove total loss.
| The schooner George Davis is high
and dry at Wenona Beach, near Bay
City.
| The steamer City of New Baltimore
was damaged in collision with tug
at Bay City, and the tug Trave or lost
part of the raft she was bringing in.
Tie steamer Pewaukee is stranded
on Bots Blanc Island, near Cheboygan,
Mich, with wheel broken. Assistance
has been sent.
Tbs steamer st. Louis and two
batges are aground on the head o.
Strawberry Island, near Buffalo N. Y.
| The schooner sailor sank at the
Buffalo docks.
The schooner Acacia collided with
the coal chutes at Oswego ~ u. and
was badly damaged.
In alrpoits on the lakes, many vessels
put in for shelter. Many that had
| started out met the gale, and turned
| back. The storm was declared by
marine men one of the worst in Il
| years.
Chicago, Ill, May GA specia
from Milwaukee to the Tribune says
"Seven more victims have beer
added to the list of those who persisted
in last Fridays gale. This fact be
came known today, when water
logged, dismasted hulk, all that re
mains Of schooner, was sighted II
miles oil shore between SheboyRan an6
Milwaukee by an incoming steamer
Beyond doubt, she is the three mas
schooner Q. Ii. Haokley of this city
which met the storm while on her wa,
to Sheboygan.
1.-The Hackley, which was manned
by Capt Oertling and a crew of 81,
men, was due at Sheboygan Frida,
night. Her failure to reach the por
and stories of floating wreckage hae
aroused the fear that the vessel wa
lost, but no confirmation of the disaste
was obtained until tuday. That Capt
4 Oertling and his six seamen escaped
is believed impossiblef as, had the.
reached shore, they would have beef
heard from long ago, and, II adrift oil
wreoksge, they could not have sur
vived the wild storm on Friday.
"a tug will be sent out to locate tn
derelict, and il possible, recover th
schooner and the cargo"