Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-05
EIGHTEEN OR TWENTY LIVES ARE LOS
Three Vessels Are Wrecked and Many
Others May Have Sank.
HEROIC ACTION OF CREW OF sEVoNA
Captain and Six ksE Remain on Wreck
Because Of Shortage Of Boats.
TWO OF THEIR BODIES WASHED ASHORE
Soat ContaininE seven Men and -Four
Women Beaches Land, But
other Boat with five
Men IL Lost.

Men IL Lost
DULUTH Mimi Sept. 4-Eighteen OF
twenty lives were lost and property valued
10000 sacrificed in the furious storm that
swept over Lake Superior Sunday ana
Sunday night The gale was the most
destructive to lake shipping that has been
experienced in many years. Besides the
wreck of the steel steamer Sevona, which
broke in two on Sand Island reef seven OF
the crew losing their lives, II Is now be-
neved that two more shops were lost with
their entire crews. One Of these is thought
to be the chooner Pretoria Of Bay City,
Mich the largest sailing ship on fresh
water, and carrying crew Of eight
men, The other is believed to be the
schooner Olive Jeanette which carried
crew Of seven men. The Pretoria broke
loose from the steamer that was towing
II during the storm and today Captain
Wandig Of the steamer Mary Boyle, re-
ported that the spars of a sunken three
nasted schooner could be seen a short dis
tance east of the outer island of the Apostle
group. about a hundred miles from Duluth.
The Olive Jeanette. II Is believed went to
the bottom about ten miles from Portage
entry. A mass of wreckage was sighted
by the steamer Juniata near that point.
and although the identity OF the ship has
not been completely established there
seems little doubt that II is the Olive Jean
ette.
Awful Force of storm.
The schooner was in town OF the steamer
L. r. Doty when the latter vessel was lost
With its entire crew on Lake Michigan
few. years ago
The storm at times reached the proper
tions OF a hurricane and the staunchest
new steel vessels were forced to run for
shelter in a more or less battered condition.
The new steel steamer Stackhouse arrived
at the 500 on It's FIRST trip with its hatch
covers SO badly sprung that water poured
continually into the hold. One Of the crew
was washed overheard The whaleback
steamer Samuel Mather also lost one OF
its crew overheard. The terrific battering
the steel steamers received in the storm
gives rise to the Eravest fears for the safety
Of many wooden ships which have not yet
reported and Che record Of death and de-
struction may reach much greater proper
tions than, the present estimates. The
monetary loss OF the Sevona is placed at
$4,000. while that Of the Pretoria is esti-
mated at $4,000.
sinking of the Pretoria.
ST PAUL, Mimi. Sept. "A Duluth,
MINI, special to the Pioneer Press says;
1t was definitely learned here tonight
that the sunken schooner near Outer Is
lane was the Pretoria. Five OF its crew
of ten were drowned by the capszing Of
the yagl in which the crew took refuge
when the boat began to founder. The FIVE
survivors were rescued by the heroic efforts
OF John Irvine, keeper OF the Outer Island
light and his assistant. The crow lost con-
trol OF the yawl and all were spilled into
the lake. Five were drowned Immediately
but the others clung to the overturned boat
They were 500 feet from shore John IT.
vine, the Iightkeeper observing the plight
OF the sailors. launched his own boat in the
boiling sea with the help of his assistant
and saved them at great risk.
Give Their Lives for Others.
DULUTH, MINI, Sept. 4.-Searching par
ties sent out from Ashland late this even
ing discovered the bodies Of Captain D. S
Mcdonald OF the wrecked steamer Sevona
and Nels shuman. second mate of tn,
Buffalo. washed up on the shore at Sand
Island beach. The bodies OF fve Others
who were left on the wreck we're not loca-
ted but there was no possibility OF theil
escape.
BAYFIELD,. Wis. Sept. +-Eleven OF the
crew OF the steamer Sevone were drowned
by the wreck OF the steel steamer on Sand
island reef on Lake Superior late Friday
night Eleven others were rescued, includ
ing the remainder Of the crew and foul
thrilling q tale OF shipwreck on the Grea'
Lakes as has ever been told
Seven OF the dead offered their lives as
sacrifice for the rest Of the twenty-five OF
board the Inflated ship. OF these. four fo
whom they gave their lives are dead. Th'
rest reached shore after a night of buffet
ting by the waves In open boat and I
trip OF more than twenty-four hours, cut
ting a road through the wilderness Of north
ern Wisconsin.
Those who gave their lives for their ship
mates were:
CAPTAIN e. s. M'DoNALD, Northeast
Pa
FIRST NATE LOUIS DARWIN Medina
SECOND NATE. unidentified shipped a
Cleveland last trip.
WHEBlsMAN, unidentified shipped a
Cleveland. on last trip.
TWO wATCHMEN, unidentified. shippe,
wHEELMAN. unidentified, has brothe
named Denny at Buffalo, dry dock shippe'
az Cleveland.
Those who were probably drowned in tn
effort 20 reach shore were:
FIREMAN. not Identified. shipped a
Cleveland on August q
- VAN WEEK, oiler. Erie Pennsyl
olLER, not identlhed. shipped at Cleve
DECK HAND, name unknown. frOr
Northeast. Pa
strikes Gale Friday.
The seyona. a big ten-hatch vessel, wa
bound from AlloueE 20 Erie with ore. Fou
women were on board including the wifi
OF the cook. c. H. Clucky The others Wer
aboard az guests Of the owners and were
Mrs e +. Spencer and Miss Jones OF Fri
and Mrs, william Phillips OF Buffalo.
Friday the steamer ran into the teeth Q
the northsaster which is still blowing
terrihe gale. Captain Mcdonald tried I
make the headway against the heavy Sc,
but the storm became too heavy and h
turned and ran for shelter.
Sand island is In the center OF a group
dangerous reefs. One and half miles eas
Of the light on the Island is the Sand islam
reef. The storm was 80 severe that n
lookout did not Sc the Raspberry islam
light. When the Sand island iighthcus
was sighted Il was too late. Captain No
Donald tried 20 put about and set out Z