Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-10-27
A FIERCE STORM
ON THE LAKES
AN OCTOBER GALE RESULTS IN A
LONG LIST OF DISASTERS
TO SHIPPING.
PROPERTY LOSS
is VERY LARGE.
The Damage at Holland, Mich, Is Es-
tlmated at 2oo,ooo-Life Saving
Crews at Various Points
Performed Many VAL
liant Feats.

Chicago, Oct. 23.--Later returns
from the storm which swept the Great
Lakes for SO hours increase the known
death list to 81 and the number of ves-
sells, either lost or damaged, to AZ.
Cleveland, Oct. 21.-As a result of
the widest storm that has swept Lake
Erie in years the Sarah E. Sheldon, a
propeller of the Bradley fleet, is
pounding to pieces on the shore near
Lorain, with two men drowned.
The schooner Kingfisher is wreck
at the Case avenue pier in Cleveland
harbor.
Most serious by far is the disaster
that met the Sheldon. She ran on the
beach four miles east of Lorain short
ly after daylight Friday. For seven
hours she was buffeted and pounded
by the winds and waves.
Red flags flying fore and aft showed
to the watchers on shore that the boat
was expected to go to pieces. After
almost superhuman efforts on the part
of the tugs Kunkle Bros, of Lorain,
and the Frank W., of Cleveland, with
the life saving crew on board, the en-
| tire crew with the exception of two
men were rescued. Those two at
tempted to launch boat and were
lost in the attempt. One of them was
John Fox, wheelman; the other Henry
| Johnson.
Ashtabula, O., Oct. 21.-While pass.
| Ing Ashtabula westbound Friday the
schooner Yukon in battling with the
storm sprung a leak. 1t attempted to
put into this harbor, but without sue
cess, sinking several miles out. The
life saving crew from here reached the
boat just before she went down and
took off the crew.
Rogers City, Mich, Oct. 21.-The
steam barge Joseph Fay, of Cleveland,
owned by the Bradley estate, sprang a
leak while fighting the gale on Lake
Huron off this port Friday and was
beached by Capt. Fletcher at Forty
Mile Point Light, six miles from this
city. Tremendous seas washed off the
pilot house after the steamer struck
the beach and Capt. Fletcher and most
of the crew of IA men drifted ashore
clinging to it. All reached shore in
safety except Mate David Syse, who
was drowned.
The barge Rhoades, which broke
away from the Joseph Fay before the
reported ashore on Cheboygan Point.
She is in an exposed position, but all
of her crew were saved.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct. 21.-Re-
ports from the harbors along the east
ern shore of Lake Michigan indicate
that Thursday nights storm was the
most terrific known on the lake for
many years. The damage to harbors,
piers, ETC., will amount to thousands
of dollars. At Holland the loss is es-
timated at 100000.
Thursday night the wo-masted
schooner Kate Lyons, of Grand Haven,
was sighted three miles out, making
for the harbor. She missed the en-
trance and struck on the north pier,
breaking in two. She continued to
pound until there is not a vestige of
her left. Capt. Ole Oleson and his
five men were taken ashore by the life
saving crew.
Detroit, Oct. 21.-From Lake Erie
come reports of the sinking of vessel
thought to be one of the barges of the
fleet of James Corrigan, of Cleveland.
Capt. Stewart, of the steamer Walter
Scranton, which passed up the Detroit
river Friday, sent word ashore that he
had passed sinking vessel in Lake
Erie. Stewards report was that the
wreck was seen 212 miles southwest
of the Southeast Shoal lightship.
Later it was ascertained that the
sinking vessel sighted by the Scranton
must have been the barge Tasmania.
Evidence of another wreck is found
in the discovery of considerable
amount of wreckage floating by Thun-
der Bay Island. in Lake Huron.
Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 21.-The schoon-
er Mautenee, bound from Buffalo to
Duluth, foundered off Ripley, 20 miles
west of Dunkirk, yesterday. Capt
Morgan and the crew were saved.
Harbor Beach, Mich, Oct. 21.-The
barge Minnedosa was lost with her
crew of seven people in Saginaw Bay
before daylight Friday morning in the
storm that has been sweeping the
Great Lakes. The dead include Capt
Phillips and wife, of Kingston, Ont
The Minnedosa was owned by the
Montreal Transportation Co. and was
bound up the lakes with grain for
Kingston.
Together with the barge Melrose
the Minnedosa was in tow of the
steamer Westmont, all three vessels
being owned by the same company
When the Minnedosa was seen to be in
dangerous condition the Melrose
prepared to weather the storm alone
and cut loose from her just a few min
utes before the former went to the
bottom. The Melrose was later picked
up by the Westmont and was towed
into Harbor Beach.
viii Not Challenge for the Cup.
New York, Oct. 21.-Enperor VII.
liam will not challenge for the Amer
ica's cup next year and no other Ger
man will try to capture the famous
trophy. So says Herr Ballin. who ar
rived here yesterday. Ballin is the