The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-10-21
Shores Of Erie. Huron and
Ontario Wreck Strewn.
BARGE AND CREW SUNK
Widest Gale In Years Many Ship,
Beaehsd-Sevefsl Lives
Lost.

CLEVELAND. a.. OF si.-As a 70
snll ~ lhr widest storm that has
swept Lake Erie Ia yean wFcsks have
sireNn uin shuf- ihr entire disiahrt
from iiunalo 10 Detroit Tho siaun
came with abrupt sullenncss 81 an
eariy hour Friday ani eoniinued Nith'
olt interruption throughout the day,
A midnight last night tho wind ve
leCliy. which rrarhci ats four miles
an hour NJ liz highest paint. had dc
creased little IN Gonuo. AMI fears wcrs
fslt that the roiprts - numerous
wrecks received during The day dii not
cnfrcly cover n. extent II the dam
aEo wrought Tho storm swept tho
lake from cue cnd 10 the other. and sv'
sry vessel tina, was exposed suffered 10
a moro OF lcss extent.
The known losses ~ enumerated In
cludr the following; frcightcr sarah y.
sheldon. beach.d sud wrecked near
iomin. STEAMER Wisconsin. GA rocks
on i.orain: schooner kingfi.bcr. beaten
10 pisces OF Cleveland. steamer y. A.
Prince. damHgri NEAR Cleveland: TUG
Walter Mctcalf. sank 81 ilrcakwaicr
lirhi. Cleveland: several har.s~ sank
~ Buffalo harbor: steamer Prinkel
reached Buffalo badly damaged. and
barge Yukon. sank 81 Ashtabula har,
Dor. but crew rescued.
Two OF the crew ~ the sheldon wcrc
lost OF Lorain. The wreck 81 this
vessel was the most serious ~ any 70,
pprtsi thus FAR. and ~. story Of it,
experience was thrilling In every way.
The sheldon left Cleveland with q ear.
90 OF coal Thursday night aud was
bound mp the lake Her troubles be-
gan IN getting out Of the harbor. and
from then on until she was bcached nj
Loraln she was almost continuously
az the mercy OF the tempest. After
running ashore she was buffetcd and
pounded for over seven hours 10y the
wind and waves. Two tugs from
Cleveland. one Of which bore the life
saving crew Of this port. succeeded In
rcscuing all but two Of the crew. These
two attempted 90 escape In n small
lifeboat. and they were quickly swept
ont to sea and lost. The drowned men
were John Fox. wheelman. and Charles
Evans. second mate. The vessel Is a
complete wreck
The big steamer Wisconsin was also
a victim OF the storm of Lorain. She
I.f \ f.r T.tn.la us
and was struck by the gale. which
blew her head-on upon the rocks out
side the brcakwater. She can proba-
bly, he released without great damage
when the sea dies down.
only one death. that OF Mate David
Syze. of the steam barge Joseph Fay.
wrecked at Rogers City, Mich. was
reported during the day us a result Of
the terrific storm which ragged on the
great lakes, but evidence Of disasters
Is reported in several directions.
The barge Rhoades, which broke
away from the Joseph Fay before the
latter was beached at Rogers City. Is
reported ashore on Cheboygan point.
She is in an exposed position, but all
OF her crow were saved.
The gule, reaching seventy-two miles
an hour ut its greatest velocity. swept
over Buffalo and western New York
from early morning until late last
night. Lake Erie, dashed into a fury
by the tremendous blow, played havoc
with shipping.
The schooner Mautenee. bound from
Buffalo to Duluth, foundered Off Rip
ley, twenty miles west of Dunkirk, at
4:30 In the afternoon. The crew, con
sisting of Captain Morgan Mate Ryan.
Mrs Bailey, the cook; her daughter
and five men, were saved. The Maute
nee probably will go to pieces during
the night.
Dunkirk fishermen report an I'M
known barge In distress OFF Van Buren,
point, ten miles west Of Dunkirk.
Evidence of another wreck is found
In the discovery of a considerable
amount of wreckage floating by Thun-
der Bay island, in Lake Huron. The
schooner Emma L. Nelson Of Alpena,
Mich, is reported ashore at Presque
Isle harbor.
The barge Minnedosa of Kingston,
Ont, was lost yesterday in Saginaw
bay, with all her crew, including Cap
tain Phillips and wife.
The storm was one of the most severe
In recent years.
AS far as returns are obtainable, ten
vessels have been completely wrecked I
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 was still blowing fiercely I
last night 1t is feared that other losses,
both of life and property, will be re-
ported.
Pearls In Kankalxee River.
nnt Quantities /