Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-20
Great Damage Done Shipping
on Lake Erie.
WIND 7OMILES AN HOUR
REPORTED FROM MANY POINTS
AS HEAVIEST OF SEASON.
Navigation Entirely Suspended
Schooners Wrecked Along Wiscon-
sin and Michigan Shores.

CLEVELAND, October 90 During a
fierce storm on Lake Erie early today the
steamer Sarah E. Sheldon went ashore four
miles east of Lorain. She carried a crew
of thirteen men, number of whom jumped
overheard when the vessel began to go to
pieces. 1t is believed that at least two of
the crew were drowned The Sheldon will
be total wreck.
The steamer Wisconsin while leaving the
Loran harbor late last night ran onto a
partially completed breakwater and for a
time the vessel was threatened with de-
struction by the heavy sea. Later she was
pulled off and it is now believed the boat
has not suffered great damage.
The steamer Sarah E. Sheldon was loaded
with coal for Detroit river and left here
late last evening. She was caught in a
heavy gale that set in shortly after she
left port and 1t is thought became un-
manageable result of a broken rudder.
The boat finally struck on the rocks four
miles east of Lorain and at once began to
vessel built in 1875 and owned by the M A.
Bradley estate Of this city.
Schooner Pounded to Pieces.
Ine schooner hlIlSlsHeT, WHICH, "chs
ashore just east of the Cleveland break
water two weeks ago, today is being pound
ed to pieces on the beach by the heavy
sea
The steamer F. III. Prince, a freight car
rier. which left here last midnight, mar
rowly escaped striking the breakwater as
she was leaving this port during the helght
of the storm. The big vessel was thrown
on her beams erds repeatedly. She finally
to t,1rr nd
The big passenger steamer City of Erie,
which left Buffalo for Cleveland early last
evening arrived here this morning, two
hours late The boat was listed greatly
when she rounded the light on the outside
breakwater, and as she came inside she
sfgnaled for two tugs. Before they reached
her and secured a line she had nearly
crashed into the light on the life-saving
pier and it was with the utmost difficulty
that she was kept off. e-74
The boats fgurehead was torn off, WIN
dow panes in the cabins broken, and many
other evidences were shown of the heavy
weather which she had encoun tered ou.-
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The Worst in Many Months.
The officers say that the gale against
which they beat all the way between Buff
falo and Cleveland was one of the worst
experienced in many months.
At the local weather bureau office the
Il
an hour early today.
A telephone message from Lorain says
that the tug Kunkel Brothers succeeded in
getting alongside the steamer Sheldon.
Five members of the crew jumped from the
deck of the Sheldon to the tug. Before the
other men on the steamer could make the
leap the tug was carried away by the gale
and tremendous seas. The captain Of the
tug found 1t impossible to again get near
the stranded steamer and put back to
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The tug captain confirmed the report that
two members of the crew of the Sheldon
had jumped overheard when the steamer
struck. They were provided with life pre-
servers, but were swept out to sea and lost
The steamer Is now resting on sandy bot
tom and is being pounded terrificalIy by the
huge waves which wash completely over
her. Some five six Of the crew still re-
main on the boat.
The Cleveland life saving crew, with a
surf boat, left this morning for the scene
of the wreck
Lower Lakes Swept.
DETROIT, Mich, October 2O.-The lower
lakes were swept last night by the heaviest
storm of the season. Navigation across the
Limekilns Crossing at the mouth Of the De-
troit river is entirely suspended today for
all but light draft craft. the forty-mile
southwest wind last night having lowered
the stage of the water at the crossing to
16 feet 10 inches, the lowest in many years.
The wind reached forty miles an hour here
last night, and today is blowing thirty
miles and slowly increasing In velocity.
Lake Huron is being dashed by forty-two-
mile gale off Alpena, while reports from
Lake Erie today are that the wind Is blow
ing thirty miles an hour.
Grand Haven reports to the weather bu-
reau here that a sixtymile wind prevailed
last night on Lake Michigan. The Buffalo
and Cleveland boats arrived safely, two
and four hours late, respectively.
$4,000 Damage.
MARINETTE, Wis, October 20.-The
storm last night did $4,000 damage along
the north shore Of the Menominee river
Docks have been washed away lighthouses
torn to pieces and fuel supplies washed
into the bay. Many boats, tugs and gaso-
line launches were destroyed, and quanti-
ties of logs in the storage booms were
washed away. The seas ran right upon
the streets of Marinette and Menominee.
$15O,OOO Damage at Menominee.
MENOMINEE, Mich, October 20.-It Is
estimated shat S150, GOO damage was caused
to docks. lumber, logs and shipping here
by last nights fierce inshore wind. Huge
volumes of spray dashed forty feet high
and wrecked everything along shore fifty
feet from the water line.
Now in Progress Near Chicago.
CHICAGO, October 2O.-The first storm
of autumn on Lake Michigan is in progress
During the night the wind attained the pro-
portions of a gale. Today the wind veered,
and with the change came high waves upon
Chfcago's coast line.
Two sehooners came in-the Ella Will
iams and the Joseph. The Williams suffer-
ed the loss of her topsail. The Joseph was
not damaged. All sailing vessels In the
harbor, ready to clear today, remained in
the harbor. Steamers touching this port
continued their trips in spite Of the storm.