Arizona republican., 1905-10-21
The Worst Storm in Years
 on Inland Seas
WORST 10 BE HEARD
A C0ntinuanca on the Lower Lakes OT a Gale Which Began Tester day HOrning-Already Great Loss of Life and Property Reported.

Chicago, Oct. 2O.-The storm which last night and today swept over North ern Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Erie was one of the most severe in recent years. As far as returns are obtainable tonight, eleven vessels nave been completely wrecked and twelve to fifteen others were more or less severe ly damaged.
 Twelve lives are known to have been lost, and as the gale on southern Lake Huron and Lake Erie is still blowing fiercely tonight it is feared that other losses both of life and property will be reported within the next twenty-four hours.
 The boats wrecked are as follows: The tug Frank Perry, sunk off Boot Island in the Cheneaux group. Steamer Joseph Fay, run ashore near Roger City, Micn., and broken to pieces by the waves. The mate, Jos. Syze, was drowned. The boat is owned by M. A. Bradley of Cleveland. The barge D. P. Rhodes in tow of the steamer Jos. Fay, driven ashore near Sheboygan, Mich. The schooner Emma L. Nelson, stranded in Presque Isle harbor. The boat is badly damaged, but the crew was saved.
 
 two and one half miles off Harbor Beach. in Lake Huron, early today, and carried down the entire crew of eight men.
 The schooner Mautenee, ashore eigh- teen miles west of Erie, Pa
 The schooner Nirvana, sunk in Lake Superior, off Grand Marais, Mich, crew saved.
 A schooner supposed to be either the Tasmania or Ashland, of the Corrigan fleet, sunk two and one half miles southwest of the Southwest ShoaI lightsnip on Lake Erie, carried a crew of eight men of whom nothing is known.
 Steamer Sarah E. Sheldon. beached and wrecked near Lorain, Ohio
 Schooner Kingfisher beaten to pieces off Cleveland.
 Tug Walter Metcalf, sunk near the Breakwater light, Cleveland.
 The MinnedOsa, on which, so far as known, the greatest loss of life oc- cured, was coming down from Fort William, Canada, bound for some Lake Ontario port. with a cargo of wheat. She was in tow of the steam ez'-West-MOunt, which was also tow ing the barge Melrose. The tow lines broke during the storm, and the Mel
 
 rated from, the Minnedosa. They man aged to make shelter at Harbor beach late in the afternoon, and reported that they had seen the Minnedosa. go down. She was in command of Can tain Phillips, who had his wife on board. The names of the other mem bers are not known. The boat was owned by the Montreal Transporta- tion company.
 The gale created such a sea as has not been experienced by sailors on the lakes in the last fifteen years. Many of the large steel barges, which make nothing of the usual heavy seas prev alent at this time of the year, were compelled to seek shelter in the near est ports.
 The east shore of Lake Michigan suffered severely. Dock property was swept away at St. Joseph, South Hay en, Holland, Grand Haven and Muske- gon. The total damage done is esti- mated at $50,000. The Pere Marduette 1 bridge, which spans St. Joseph river near its mouth, is in danger tonight of 1 being swept away by the heavy waves 1 but it is believed that it will be saved l inasmuch as the wind on southern | Lake Michigan has abated and the | sea is rapidly going down. Much l summer resort property along the ! east shore of Lake Michigan has been | badly damaged