The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-10-27
81 ARE DEAD; AZ SHIPS LOST.
Storms Record Of Death and Destruc-
ton Gains in Horror.

Storms Record Of Death and pestruc-
| ton Gains in Horror.
Chicago, Oct. 24.-Late returns from
the storm which swept the Great
Lakes for thirty-six hours, subsiding
Sunday morning, increase the known
death list to twentyone. and the num-
| Der OF vessels either lost or damaged
TO fortytwo. Several small craft are
missing and it is feared that the death
list will be increased.
Lost With Eight Men.
Cleveland, Oct. %. The steamer
Bulgaria came into port yesterday af
ternoon bringing news of the loss of
| the barge Tasmania off Pelee island, in
Lake Erie during Fridays storm.
| the Tasmania sank at O'Clock Friday
| morning with her entire crew of eight
men.
| The storm came up so suddenly as
| to find the crews unprepared. The
darkness of night hung over the lake.
The wind rose with fearful sudden
ness, bowling and sweeping around the
| boats. The lake became mountainous.
| The boats We're tossed about at the
will Of the storm. 1t looked for a
| time as if all would be lost.
| 1t was seen that the line to the barge
Ashland must be cut One of the crew
severed the line. The end OF it dropped
out of sight. That was the last the
crew of the Ashland saw of the other
| boat. 1t seemed that she sank at once.
Crew Is Saved.
| Buffalo, Oct "a. - The steamer ST.
IBERIA of Cleveland foundered on the
! Canadian shore of Lake Erie. Capt
| Benham and the entire crew were
rescued and brought to Buffalo by the
| steamer j. H. Wade. The Siberia buff
! feted by the terrific gale sprang n
| leak. The thrush of water through the
seams of her side and tons of water
shipped as the steamer stuck her nose
into the huge combers, finally put out
! the fires beneath the boilers, and Capt.
| Benham and crew We're forced to take
, to the lifeboats when the vessels decks
were awash. The steamer j. H. Wade
sighted the Siberia about noon and
| stood by until the rescue was effected.
| Woman in Crew.
Marquette, Mich, Oct. "a. = The
| schooner Alta lies a battered hulk on
the rocks of Grand island. near Mum
sing. The crew of seven men and one
woman were rescued in an exhausted
| condition. The schooner Olga, dis
masted and rudderless. is at anchor off
| the Pictured Rocks. east of Munising.
! The crew is safe. Both boats parted
from the steamer Myers during the
ncat gale THURSDAY night. 1t was be-
lieved they had foundered.
-Four survivors of the schooner j. V.
Jones, wrecked in Lake Michigan,
were picked up and taken to Luding-
ton by the car ferry steamer Pere
| Marquette Nov. IS. Two of the crew,
William Thomas and Ever Olsen,
were drowned.
Nine Heroes in Watery Grave.
Huron, Mich, Oct 24-Nine heroes
went down with the schooner Mine.
dosa. The hurricane sent mountain
Gus waves to batter to pieces the wood.
| en- boat wherein eight men and one
woman were imprisoned. The vessel
creaked and groaned and timbers
! snapped. The bulwarks went over.
The wind Kissed through the rigging
and sent it piece by piece into the
lake. Great seams were opening and
water poured into the schooner's hold.
Ahead tumbled the steamer West
| mount stanch and able. Behind
| pitched the Melrose, Trailer vessel
than the Minnedosa was faring worse.
The Minnedosa was going to the bot
| tom. Every one of the nine human
| beings aboard her knew it. Why should
they take others with them? Perhaps
| if cut loose the Melrose could save her
self.
Capt. Jack Phillips voice rose in
| command over the bowling storm.
| One of the crew held sharp ak. 1t
fell and the blow set the Melrose free.
| A few moments later the Minnedosa
with it's nine heroes and cargo of 75.-
| 600 bushels of wheat lurched to the
bottom off Harbol Beach, Lake Huron.
The melrose was picked up some
| hours later and towed into port