Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-02

Nineteen Men Drown.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The steel steamer Ira
II. owen. carrying crew of nineteen, Is
believed to have gone down with all hands
during the recent storm on Lake Superior.
The owen was last sighted last Tuesday by
the steamer II. b. Nye while of Ekater
island of the Apostle group The owen
was blowing distress signals and seemed
to he in a bad way. The Nye was almost
helpless i'm the terrible storm and could do
nothing to assist the owen, which was soon
lost to sight in IA binding snowstorm. When
the storm cleared two hours later the owen
had disappeared.
Today Captain NJ. K. Chamberlain of the
steamer Sir William Siemens reported at
Ashland Wis, that yesterday while twelve
miles east of Michigan island he ran Into
a mass of wreckage consisting of chains,
stanchions, the top of cabin and other
debris. Floating in the midst Of the wreck
age were a number of ifopreservers marked
"S. S. Ira H. owen
The owners Of the vessel in Chicago have
given up hopes of the craft OF the crew
of nineteen the names of the following are
known
Joseph Muligan of Buffalo, captain.
Thomas Homer first mate.
NJ. Haggerty. second mate.
II. Buchanan first engineer.
j. Il. Alger. second engineer.
h. N Hook oiler.
! j. j. AcobSon, wheelman.
l.. NJ. Montray, wheeman.
G. Mckay, lookout.
J. Knudson, lookout.
| The owen had a cargo of $4,000 bushels
of barley II was built in Cleveland in
! 1887 and was insured for $1O0,O0O. The cargo
I OF barley was also insured.
The large steel steamer Western Star.
owned by NJ. ]. /. Cummings of oswego.
N V. is now lying on the sandy shore "
Lake Superior. sixteen miles east Of OutJ-
nagon, Mich the vessel does not appear 10
he greatly damaged and the chances are
that it can be ioated before winter sets i'm.
| The boat was run ashore during a snow
storm last Tuesday.
The steamer d. NJ. Clemson, previously
reported missing is safe. 1t arrived at
| the 800" today.
weather is Clearing Up.
| CLEVELAND, Dec ia telegram re-
ceived at the Offices OF the Pittsburg
Steamship company here today from Two
Harbors, Mich, states that the steamer
Watt with the barge Thomas in tow. has
arrived safely at that port. The vessel
had not been heard Of since the big storm
of Tuesday. Up to the present time ten
vessels belonging to the Pittsburg Steam
ship company have been reported ashore
as a result of the recent great gale. Too
officials of the company say that all theoa
vessels will be saved with the possible ex-
ception of the Mataafa, wrecked near Du-
luth. and the steamer Lafayette, ashore
near Encampment island
! Reports received here today from upper
lake ports show that the weather has mod
Grated greatly and that the sea has gone
down. This condition, no douot, will ma
terially assist the saving Of the stranded
vessels.
Barge Picked Up by steamer.
| BAYFIELD,, Wis, Dec. 1.-THE barge
Constitution. which broke away from the
steamer Victory during the great storm
early in the week. was picked up by the
! steamer Moore and brought into this port.
It's steering gear broke during the gale.
but the boat otherwise is unharmed.
steamer Vega Lost.
NORTHPORT, Mich, Dec. 1.-The steel
steamer Vega, ore laden, is total wreck
on Fox island, at the foot Of Lake Michi-
gan The crew of nineteen men were
taken off by Indian fishermen ana was
brought here late last night The Vega
ran on Fox island during a heavy sntw
storm and shortly afterward broke IN half
Crew of Parneu saved.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 1.-The steamer Har-
lem Of the Western Transit line arrived
today with seventeen men OF the crew OF
the steamer Charles Parnell. which was
} burned opposite Squaw Island. Lake Michi-
gan. Thanksgiving day. The men suffered
frightfully from the cold during the hours
they spent in small boats waiting for q
rescuing vessel to sight them.