The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-08
STEAMER WRECK ED.
Thousands on Shore Look On Power.
less to Help Crew.
MANY Of Whom Freeze in the
Wreck ID fore the storm Abat-
ed and Help Reach Them.

Wreck B fore the Storm Abat-
ed and Help Reach Them.
A dispatch from Duluth says 5wen.
ty six men are believed to have frozen
to death aboard the United St,tes
Steel Corpofation's ore steamer Mat.
aafa. which broke In half In the sight
OF thousands In the harbor Thursday
| the hei &ht Of the worst storm that
has swept the western end Of Lake
Superior in twenty five years.
The M Mnaifa, which loft her barge
| behind half 6 mile out of the harbor
attempted 10 run the canal looks.
she was caught in the waves and
dashed against the pier heads. In
attempting to go about to get back
into the lake, the great sea lifted her
bodily, poised the ship like toy and
then dashed 1t with crushing force
upon the lock Of concrete mas
onary.
Thousands looked on from the docks
helpless and the men on deck In their
distress appealed for aid through
megaphones. Their voices were
drowned in the roar OF the sea, but
although those on shore understood
they could not help. Not even tug
could be sent to aid the unfortunate
men.
The ship finally broke In half and
che ore was washed out by the angry
sea. For hours the men clupg to the
wreck until after dark. Then all
signs OF life vanished. 1t is believed
all have frozen to death.
Tne steamer E HOod Of the Steel
Corporation fleet, collided with the
North pier and stove a hole below her
water line. She was to we'd to shallow
water where she settled. 1t is repor-
ted the Ste'l Corporation steamer
Mariposa Is ashore north of Two Har.
bors. The steamer e. O. Pope turn.
Cd back and made the harbor, coming
through the ship canal under full head
OF steam.
The proteo Ion piers at Superior
we're swept away for the second time
this season, The main street of Du
iuth are filled with wrekage of the
storm. Two S eel Corporation boats
are wrecked and another is sunk in
the harbor. The steamer r. w.
E igland Of the e gland Transporta.
tion Company Ia ashore on Minnesota
Point
The steamer Crescent City of the
Steel Corporation went ashore in the
binding snow driven by 65 mile
an hour gale. She Is in baa shape
and the sea is pounding her to
pieces OH the f0otS. The crew or
twenty-five men escaped on life RATS
In the lee OF the stranded ship. The
Crescent City Is valued at quarter Of
j million dollars.
A dispatch from Milwaukee says
the Gov ,rnment lighthouse at the
end Of the Milwaukee breakwater
pier was battered by the high seas
aud the assistant light house keeper,
William Foster, was rescued with
difficulty by the life savers.
II all my experience on the lakes
fifteen years-I never saw the like
before. About o'clock the sea be
gan breaking over the house. About;
1870 / saw par ftloular large wave
coming. Involuntary L grabbed
the stancAiOn. That act saved my
iife The wave broke In the entire
east wall earring away with it all the
windows and doors. l was carried
acng, and 1T was only the beam l
lung to that stayed my progress and
thus sav,d me from being swept
away
The big steamer Appnmattox, coal
laden which went ashore several
weeks ago, was battered to pieces.
The steamer ID. @. Whitnep, coal.
laden, ran ashore during the gale
at Port Washington The life savers
rescued the crew
LAST NEWS.
The steamer Matafa which went
ashore at Superior, Wis, and whose
crew was forced to remain on board
went to pi5cs Wednesday morning
and nine OF crew were dro Hned.
Life savers made desperate but futile
efforts to get line to the boat Tues
day night, La the presence Of thous.
ands OF spectators line was fired
over the snip from the cannon three
Zines. Once 1T vas caught and thoss
n the forward end OF the boat, where
1T landed, began to haul In but the
rocks on the bottom Of the canal cut
no rope In two. When the storm
died out somewhat this morning the
life saving crew were able to begin the
work OF bringing the crew ashore
In the forward end of the boat
vi were safe but In the stern It was
found that all had succumbed to
cold and were drowned. Fifteen
we're rescued.
Mysterious Shooting.