The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-21
MANY WRECKS
ON GREAT LAKES
Big Storm Causes Heavy Dam
age and Loss Of Life.
THE WORST IN SEVERAL YEARS
A Dozen Sailors Reported Drowned and
Reports Of Other Casualties Are
Expected.
THE WORST IN SEVERAL YEARS

Chicago, Oct. 2l.-The storm which
Thursday night and yesterday swept over
northern Lake Michigan. Lake Huron and
Lake Erie was one of the most severe
in recent years. As far as returns are
obtainable 10 vessels have been completely
wrecked and IL or 10 others more or less
seriously damaged. Twelve lives are
known to have been lost. and as the gale
on southern Lake Huron and Lake Erie
is still blowing hercely It - feared that
will be reported within the next "a hours.
The boats are as follows:
The Frank Perry. sunk of Beet island
in the Cheneaux group.
Steamer Joseph S. Fay run ashore near
Rogers city. Mich. and broken to pieces
by the waves. Mate Joseph syze was
drowned. The boat is owned by NJ. A.
Bradley of Cleveland.
Pa ge ID. p. Rhoades. i'm tow Of the
steamer ]. s. Fay, driven ashore near
Cheboygan. Mich.
Schooner Emma l.. Nelson stranded in
Presque Isle harbor. Boat badly dam
aged. but crew was saved.
Schooner Minnedosa foundered 2h miles
Off Harbor Beach. in Lake Huron. early
yesterday. Carried down entire crew Of
eight men.
Schooner Ma~utenee, ashore IS miles west
Of Erie. Pa.
Schooner supposed 10 be either the
Tasmania or Ashland Of tho Corriga a
feet. sunk 2Ia miles southwest of tho
Southeast Shoal lightship on Lake Erie:
carried crew OF eigh: men, of whom
notNAng is known.
Steamer Sarah y. Sheldon. bea cned AID
wrecked near Lorain. =.
Schooner King Fisher. beaten 10 pieces
OF Cleveland.
Tug Walter Metcalf. sunk near Break
water light. Cleveland.
SUNK WITH J. HANDS.
The Minnedosa. on which. so far az
known, the greatest loss Of life occurred.
was coming down from Fort william.
Canada. bound for some Lake Ontario
port. with a cargo Of wheat. She was in
l tow Of the steamer West Mount. which
was also towing the barge Melrose. The
r tow lines broke during the storm and the
Melrose and West Mount were separated
I from the Minnedosa. They managed to
make harbor AT Harbor Beach late In the
afternoon. and reported that they had
seen the Minnedosa go down. She was
. in command OF Capt. Phillips. who had his
u ~ bbhi nv III VI " blilr
I members Of the crew are not known. The
boat was owned by the Montreal Trans
lortat'on company OF Montreal. Can.
The schooner Mautenee struck a rock Is
+, miles west Of Erie, Pa, early this morn
e ing, and. pounded by tho terrific seas.
J. commenced breaking up. The waves were
] 90 high that 1t was impossible to launch
j the lifeboat, and one of the seamen,
whose name Is unknown. performed the
feat OF swimming to shore with a line
a brooches buoy was soon rugged up and
the entire crew, together with the cook
' Mrs. Kate DAILY. was brought safely to
shore. The boat was without cargo and
: was bound from Buffalo to Detroit.
l. WORST THIS YEAR
The gale on Lake Michigan was the
: worst this year. The boats around Chi.
u cago were comparatively safe. as the gale
was on shore. The east shore Of Lake
Michigan suffered severely.
Wharf property was swept away at st
Joseph. South Haven. Holland. Crane
Haven and Muskegon. The total damage
is $4,000. Much summer resort property
along the west shore OF Lake Michigan
was damaged.
The storm did not work as much havoc
on Lake Superior as on the lower lakes
but two accidents occurred at. Grand Ma
rails. Mich. where the steamer Barth
towing the schooners Nirvana and Gala
, tea, e~ndeavored 10 make the port for shell
! ter. Both schooners missed the narrow
entrance and drifted westward into thu
lake.
The Nirvana went down about half
mile off shore and her crew Of seven mel
was rescued by the life saving crew. Th'
Galatea went ashore. but IL resting OF
sand and will probably weather the storm
Her crew Of seven men were also takef
n on.
REPORT FROM CLEVELAND
Cleveland. o, oct. 21.-As a result q
" the widest storm that has swept LAX
Erie I'm years. wrecks have strewn IN,
q entire distance from Buffalo to Detroit
The storm came with abrupt suddennest
AT an early hour Friday morning and con
tinued without interruption Throughout
the day.
t. At midnight last night the wind velocity
e which reached 81 miles an hour at III
e highest point yesterday. had decreased
little in force. and fears were felt that tn
reports OF number OF wrecks receive,
during the day did not entirely cover tn
n extent OF damage wrought. The storm
4 swept the lake from one end 10 the othe
and every vessel that was exposed
10 suffered To a more or less extent. Th'
known losses as enumerated last night In
n clude tho following:
Frcighter Sarah T. Sheldon, beache'
and wrecked near Lorain.
n steamer wisconsin. on rocks on 10
hahn.
Schooner King Fisher. beaten 10 piece
\ OF cleveland.
,e steamer =. \. Prince, damaged nea'
lc cleveland.
he Tug Walter Metcalf. sunk on break
water light. Cleveland.
a several barges sunk on Buffalo liar
Dor.
m steamer Prinkel. reaches Bunalo Har
IN hor. badly damaged.
y Barge Yukon. sunk on Ashtahula HaT
Dor. crew rescued.
TWO LIVES LOST.
Two Of the crew ~ the sheldon ver'
~ lost ~ Lorain The wreck ~ this vssso
was tho most serious ~ any reported thu
far and the stor, - So experiences VA