Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-21
Fully Twelve Lives are Lost Dur.
ing the Two Days Of
Fierce Storm.
WOMEN AMONG THE VICTIMS
All Along the Coast From Northern
Michigan to Erie Ships Are Report.
ed to Be in Oistress-Life Savers
Unable to Rescue Sailors During
the High Wind.

CHICAGO, Oct. Gothic storm
which last night and today swept over
north Lake Michigan. Lake Huron
and Lake Erie. was one of the most
severe in recent years
AS far as returns are obtaInabe
tonight ten vessels have heen com
pletely wrecked and l2 10 10 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 hercely tonight. It is feared
that other losses, both of life and
property, will be reported within the
next "a hours
Names of the Boats.
The boats are as follows:
Tug Frank Perry, sunk OFF Boot Ia
land, in the Les Cheneaux group.
Steamer Joseph s. Fay, run ashore
near Rogers City, Mich, and broken
To pieces by the waves; Mate Joseph
See drowned The boat is owned
by NJ. A. Bradley. of Cleveland.
Barge ID. p. Rhodes. In tow of the
steamer j. S. Fay, driven ashore near
Sheb0ygan, Mich.
Schooner Emma H. Nelson, strand
ed in Pressure Isle hnrhor; boat badly
damaged, but crew was saved
Schooner Minnedosa foundered Two
and half miles off Harbor Reach IN
Lake Huron. early today; carried
down entire crew OF eight men
Schooner Mautenoe. ashore eighteen
miles west of Erie. Pa.
Eight Men Are Missing.
Schooner supposed TO he either the
Tasmania or Ashland. of the CorrI-
gan fleet. sunk two and a half miles
southwest of the Southeast Shoal light.
ship on Lake Erie. carried crew of
eight men, of whom nothing has been
heard.
Schooner Sheldon beached ana
wrecked near Lorraine, O.
Schooner Kingiischer, beaten to
pieces off Cleveland
Tug Walter Metcalf, sunk near
Brealwater light, Cleveland.
Schooner Nirivana. sunk off Grand
Marias. Mich; crew OF saved
Big Ship Goes Down.
The Minnedosa, on which so far as
known tonight, the greatest loss of
, life occurred, was coming down from
Fort William. Canada, bound for some
Lake Ontario port with a. cargo NJ
wheat She unS I'm tom of tho uta.,,,o,
west Mount. which was also towing
the barge Melrose The tow lines
broke during the storm and the Mel
rose and West Mount were separated
from the Minnedosa. They managed
to make harbOr AT HarDor Beach late
, In the afternoon and reported that
they had seen the Minnedosa go down.
She was commanded by Captain Phil
lips, who had his wife aboard Tho
names OF the other members of the
crew are not known. The boat was
owned by the Montreal Transportation
| Company, of Montreal, Canada.
The schooner Mautenee struck It
rock eighteen miles west of Erie, Pa.
early this morning and pounded by the
terrific seas, commenced breaking up
The waves were so high that ii was
| impossible to launch life boats.
That is was impossible to launclt
| the life boat, one OF the seamcn. whose
name is unknown, porfermed the Icat
! Of swimming to shore with line. "A
breeshes buoy WIS soon rugged up
and the entire crew together with the
cook, Mrs. Kate DAILY. was brought
safely 10 shore. The boat was without
cargo and was bound from Buffalo 10
Detroit.
The gale on Lake Michigan was the
worst this year. The boats around
,, Chicago were comparatively safe. as
! the gle was off shore The cast shore
of Lake Michigan suffered severely.
Wharf property was swept away ut ST.
Josephs, South Haven, Holland. Grand
Haven. and MuskeSon. The total dam
age is $4,000. Much summer resort
property along the east shore of Lake
! Michigan was damaged