The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
Lashes Sea Into an Awful Fury,
Rendering Smaller Yes
sells Helpless.
q WRECK ON LAKE ERIE
Steamship Founders Near East Lorain.
o. Causing Death Of Two De- '
spite the Efforts OF tire
Rescuers.

HeND oNNA ~ NANAA as -
Lake Huron and Lake Erie was one OF
the ~fiercest on record. AS far as learned
eleven vessels have been wrecked and
ten 10 fifteen others seriously damaged.
Twelve lives are known TO have been
lost. and Il Is feared that other losses.
both OF life and property, VIII be report
ed within the next twenty-four hours.
The boats known TO have been
wrecked are as follows:
Tug Frank Perry. sunk OK Bool ISL
and I'm the Cheneaux group.
steamer Joseph =. Fay. run ashore
neal Rogers City. Mich. and broken TO
pieces by the waves: the mate. Joseph
Syzc. was drowned. The boat Is owned
by Mr.. Bradley. OF Cleveland.
Barge ID. II. Rhoades. In tow OF tho
teafner ]. :. Fay. driven ashore near
Sheboygan. Mich.
Schooner Emma T. Nelson stranded
In Prcsque Isle harbor. The boat was
badly damaged. but he crew was
saved.
: Schooner Mlnnedosa foundered two
md n half miles off HarboT Beach, In
Lake Huron, early yesterday. and car
rled down tho entire crew OF eight men.
Schooner Maulcnen went ashore elgh-
teen miles west OF Erie. PA.
Schooner Tasmania. OF u Corrigan
fleet. sunk two end n half miles south
west Of the Southeast Sioal lightship
on Lake Erie, and carried n crew OF
eight men, OF whom nothing In known.
steamer Saral, T.. Sheldon. beached
and wrecked ncar Lorain. o.
Schooner Kingflsher, beaten 90 pieces
on Cleveland.
Tug Walter Me;ca!f sunk rear the
'Brcakwatcr light. Cleveland.
Schooner Nirvana went down half
n mile from shore.
The Minnedosa, on which so far as
known h greatest loss OF life oc-
CURED. was coming from Fort William,
Canada. bound for some Lake Ontario
part with n cargo Of wheat. She was
In tow OF the steamcr Wcstmount.
which was also towing h barge Mel
rose. The tow lines broke during the
storm and the Melrose and Westmount
were separated from the 'Dilnnedosa.
They succeeded In making n harbor at
Harbor Beach late In the afternoon.
and reported that they had seen he
M~innedosa go down. She was In COM
mnnd of Captain Phillips, who had his
wife aboard. The names OF the other
members OF the crew are not known.
The boat m owned By the Montreal
Transportation company, o: Montreal.
Canada.
Detroit. MIcs.. oct. 2o.-The lower
lakes were swept last night by the
heaviest storm OF the season. Naviga-
ton across Lime Kiln's crossing. At the
mouth OF the Detroit river. IS entirely
suspended today except for Hshi draft
graft.
The wind reached forty miles an hour
last night. and today IL blowing thirty.
Lake Huron Is being dashed by q
forty-two-mile gale OF Alpeua, while
reports from Lake Erie are that tho
wind Is blowing thirty miles ~ hour.
Steamer Goes Ashore.
Cleveland. o.. Oct. 20.-Durlng a fierce
storm on Lake Erie early today tho
steamer Sarah T.. sheldon went ashore
four miles east OF Lorain. She carried
a crew OF thirteen, n number ~ whom
be "A total wreck.
The schooner Klngfsher. which went
ashore east OF Breakwnter " weeks
ago. 81 today being pounded 10 pieces
on the beach by n heavy sen.
Details Of Ship Wreck.
A telephone message from Lora!n
says the tug Kunkci Brothers sue
ceedcd In getting alongside the steam
or Sheldon for n moment this morning.
Five members OF the crew jumped
from the Sheldon to the tug.
Before others could make the leap tho
tug was carried away by the gale and
tremendous seas and was unable again
TO get neal the stranded steamer.
The tug captain confirmed the report
that two members of the crew OF the
Sheldon who had jumped overheard
when the steamer struck We're lost.
Five or six or the crew still remain OH
the Sheldon.
The Cleveland life saving crew left
with n surf boat this morning Tor the
scene OF the wreck.
The life saving crew arrived from the
wreck ut o The men on board tho
Sheldon were taken of successfully.
Schooner Yukon Sinks.
Cleveland. oct. 20.-Whi,e passing
ABhtnbula today the schooner Yukon,
battling with the storm. sprung n leak
and sank several miles out from shore.
The crew was rescued by a life saving
crew from Ashtabula.
Was Worst in Years.
Grand Rapids. Mich. oct. aD.-Re-
ports from harbors along the eastern
shore OF Lake Michigan Indicate that
last nights storm was the most ter
rife known on the lake for many years.
Damage 10 harbors. piers. etc, amounts
10 many thousands OF dollars.
Schooner Wrecked at Holland.
At Holland the loss Is estimated at
5000. 900. Last night the schooner Kate
Lyons missed entrance TO the harbor
nj Grand Haven and struck on the
pier. Today there IS not a vcstige OF
her left. The crew were taken ashore
by a life saving crew.
Big Damage at Menominee.
Menominee. Mich, oct. Cot Is csti-
mated that $50. 600 damage wns caused
TO docks. lumber logs and shipping. by
last nights fierce wind.
s5o,0c0 Damage AZ Marinette.
Marinette. Wis, oct. 20.-Ths storm
last night did $50. 900 worth OF damage
along the north shore OF the Menominee
river.
There was no loss OF life. vessels gem
rrnllN aIl Storm M~nrLLMHN.