The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-10-26
Sinking Of the Schooner Mime.
dosa in Lake Huron During
the Hurricane.
the BOAT BATTERED TO PIECES.
The Occupants of the Vessel in Order
to Save the Melrose Sacrificed
Their Lives.
One Of the Crew Severed the Hawser
BY Which the Minnedosa Was
lashed and the Melrose
Was Saved.

| CnlcagO, OCT. I1.-The storm which
Thursday night and Friday swept over
Northern Lake Michigan, Lake Huron
and Lake Erie was one of the most Sc.
we're In recent years.
AS far as returns are obtainable Fri.
day night ten vessels have been com.
pletely wrecked and IL to Is others
more or less severely damaged.
Twelve lives are known to have been
lost and as the gale on Southern Lake
Huron and Lake Erie Is still blowing
ffercely 1t Is feared that other losses,
both Of life and property. will be re.
ported within the next "a hours.
The gale created such sea as has
not been experienced by sailors on
the lakes in the last Is years. Many
Of the large steel barges which make
nothing of the usual heavy seas preva.
lent at this time Of the year, were
compelled to seek shelter in the near.
est ports. AS an evidence Of the &C.
verify OF the wind. 1t is said that the
storm lowered the water on Lime
Kiln's crossing at the mouth Of the
Detroit river by over two feet and
completely stopped all navigation dur.
ing the day.
Detroit. Mich, Oct. 23.-Nine heroes
went down with the schooner Mime
dosa which sank in Lake Huron Thurs
day. The hurricane sent mountainous
waves to batter to pieces the wooden
boat where eight men and one won.
an, the captains wife, were impris.
oned. The vessel creaked and groan-
ed and timbers snapped. The bul.
warks went over. The wind hissed
through the rigging and sent It piecs
by piece into the lake. Great seams
were opened and water poured into
the schooner's hold. Ahead tumbled
the steel steamer Westmount, stasnch
and able. Behind pitched the MeirDse,
q Trailer vessel than the Minnedosa
and faring worse. The Minnedosa was
going to the bottom. Everyone Of the
nine human beings aboard her knew It.
Why should they take others with
them. Perhaps II cast loose the Mel
rose could save herself.
Capt. Jack Phillips voice rose in
over the bowling storm. One
of the crew held a sharp axe. It fell |
Ind the blow set the Melrose free. A
lew moments later the Minnedosa with |
is nine heroes and cargo Of $4,000
bushels Of wheat lurched to the bottom
III Harbor Beach, Lake Huron.
For 80 years Capt. Alex Milligan. Of
IT. GATHERINGS. Ont, On the steamer
Nestmount, and Capt. r. A. Davey, Of
Kingston, Ont, on the schooner Mel.
ose. have sailed the lakes, but the
tory they told when their boats were
aging at Sarnia Sunday was Of a bat
lie with wind and water. the like Of
which they had never before expert.
need.
THE Minnedosa went to the bot
om," said. Capt. Milligan. without
signal Of distress. We did not know
ow serious was her condition.
"Out into the lake the Molrose YVES
eaten. For an hour and a half We
ried in vain to pick her up and take
er to shelter, but every time we fail
d. ] gave up for q while. trusting
he would last until daylight, but o. .
clock ] was convinced that she had
short time On top Of the water un-
sss she was taken In tow. Again
,ade the attempt Towards s O'Clock
70 were succeasful. She had drifted
D miles from shore and aftsr that ~
aimed shelter"