The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-21
Eleven Vessels Have Been Completely Wrecked. TWELVE LIVES AR LOST Believed That Thse Figures Will Be Aus Tented.
 -z schooner Minnedsx Founders in Lake H.ro. and e~ of Eight G. D'w.- sells Pounded to
 Pieces by the waves.
TWELVE LIVES AR LOST

Chicago, Oct. 20.-The storm which last night and today swept over North. ern Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Erie was the most severe in re- cent years.
 As far as returns are obtainable to- night eleven vessels have been com pletely wrecked and twelve to fifteen others more or less severely damaged Twelve lives are known to have been lost and as the gale on Southern Lake Huron and Lake Erie Is still blowing flercely 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:
 Tug Frank Perry, sunk off Boot Island in the Cheneaux Group.
 Steamer Joseph S. Fay, run ashore near Roger City. Mich, and broken to pieces by waves: the mate, Joseph Size, was drowned. The boat is owned by M. A. Bradley of Cleveland.
 The barge D. P. Rhodes, in tow of the steamer J. s. Fay, driven ashore near Sheboygan,' Mich,
 Schooner Emma L. Nelson stranded in Presaue Isle harbor. Boat badly dam aged, but crew saved.
 Eight Men Go Down.
 Schooner Minnedosa founderej two and a half miles off Harbor Beach In Lake Huron early today. carried down the entire crew of eight men.
 Schooner Mautenee. ashore eighteen mills west of Erie. Pa.
 Schooner. supposed to be either the Tasmania or Ashland of the Corr gan fleet, sunk two and half miles south east of the Southeast Shoai lightshop on Laks Erie, carried crew of eight men. of whom nothing is known
 Steamer Sarah Esheider, beached and wrecked near Lorraine, O.
 Schooner Kfngfsher, beaten to pieces off Cleveland.
 Tug Walter Metcaif, sunk near Breakwater Light, Cleveland.
 The Minnedosa. on which so far as known tonight the greatest loss of life occurred. was coming down from Fort Williams, Canada. bound for some Lake Ontario port with a cargo of wheat. She was in tow of the steamer Westmount.S which was also towing the barge Melrose. The two lines broke during the storm and the Melrose and westmount were separated from the Minnedosa.
 The schooner Mautenee struck a rock eighteen miles west of Erie. Pa. early this morning and pounded by the ter rife seas commenced breaking up almost immediately. The waves were so high that it was impossible to launch the life boat and one of the seamen. whose name Is unknown. performed feat of swimming to shore with a line.
 Crew of Mantenee Rescued.
 A breeze and buoy made of a basket was soon rigged up and the entire crew. together with the cook. Mrs. Kate Daily, was brought safely to shore. The boat was without cargo and was bonnd from Buffalo to Duluth.
 The storm did not work as much havoc on Lake Superior as the other lakes. but two accidents having been reported up to midnight. These oc- cured at Grand Marais. Mich. where the steamer Earth. towing the schoon- CTS Nirvana, and Galatea endeavored to make the port for shelter The en- trance Is narrow and difficult to make in heavy weather. Both schoon- CTS missed the entrance and drifted westward In the lake. The Nirvana went down about a half mile of shore and her crew of seven men was rescued by the life saving crew. The Galatea went ashore and Is resting on sand and will probably weather the storm. Her crew of seven men was also taken off. The three vessels belonged to the Hines Lumber Company of Chicago.