The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-27

Storms Record Of Death and Destruc
ton Gains in Horror,

Storms Record Of Death and Destruc-
ton Gains In Horror.
Chicago, Oct. Palate returns from
the storm which swept the Great
Lakes for thirty-six hours, subsiding
Sunday morning, increase the known
death list to twenty-one. and the num-
Der of vessels either lost or damaged
to forty-two. Several small craft are
missing and it is feared that the death
list will be increased.
Lost With Eight Men.
Cleveland, Oct. %. - The steamer
Bulgaria came into port yesterday af-
ternoon bringing news of the loss OF
the barge Tasmania off Pelee island, in
Lake Erie, during Fridays storm.
The Tasmania sank at 5 o'clock Friday
morning with her entire crew Of eight
men.
The storm came up SO suddenly as
to find the crews u%nprepared. The
darkness Of night hung over the lake.
The wind rose with fearful sudden.
| ness, bowling and sweeping around the
boats. The lake became mountainous.
The boats were tossed about at the
| will Of the storm. 1t looked for a
| time as If all would be lost.
1t was seen that the line to the barge
| Ashland must be cut. One of the crew
! severed the line. The end OF it dropped
| out of sight. That was the last the
| crew of the Ashland saw Of the other
| boat. 1t seemed that she sank at once.
Crew Is Saved.
Buffalo, Oct. "a. - The steamer 81.
IBERIA of Cleveland %foundered on the
Canadian shore of Lake Erie. Capt
Benham and the entire crew were
| rescued and brought to Buffalo by the
steamer J. H. Wade. The Siberia buff
feted by the terrific gale, sprang a
leak. The thrush of water through the
| seams of her side and tons Of water
| shipped as the steamer stuck her S
| into the huge combers, finally put out
! the fires beneath the boilers, and Capt.
Benham and crew were forced to take
/ to the lifeboats when the vessels decks
were awash. The steamer j. H. Wade
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stood by until the rescue was effected.
Woman in Crew.
Marquette, Mich, Oct. "a. - The
schooner Alta lies a battered hull on
the rocks of Grand island. near Mum
sing. The crew of seven men and one
woman were rescued in an exhausted
condition. The schooner Olga, dis
masted and rudderless, is at anchor off
the Pictured Rocks, east of Munising.
The crew is safe. Both boats parted
from the steamer Myers during the
treat gale THURSDAY night. 1t was be-
lieved they had f%oundered.
Four survivors of the schooner j. V.
Jones, wrecked in Lake Michigan,
we're picked up and taken to Luding-
ton by the car ferry steamer Pere
Marquette Nov. IS. Two of the crew,
William Thomas and Ever Olsen,
we're drowned.
Nine Heroes in Watery Grave.
Huron, Mich, Oct. 24.-Nine heroes
went down with the schooner Nine
dosa. The hurricane sent mountain
| Gus waves 10 DdlleT W plcCcS Tue WOou-
en- boat wherein eight men and one
woman we're imprisoned. The vessel
creaked and groaned and timbers
, snapped. The bulwarks vent over.
The wind Kissed through the rigging
and sent it piece by piece into the
lake. Great seams were opening and
water poured into the s%chooner's hold.
Ahead tumbled the steamer West
mount. stanch and able. Behind
pitched the Melrose. a Trailer vessel
than the M%innedosa was faring worse.
The Minnedosa was going to the bot
tom. Every one of the nine human
beings aboard her knew it. Why should
they take others with them? Perhaps
if cut loose the Melrose could w her.
self.
Capt. Jack Phillips voice rose in
command over the bowling storm.
One of the crew held a sharp ak. 1t
fell and the blow set the Melrose free.
A few moments later the M%innedosa
with its nine heroes and a cargo of 75.-
900 bushels of wheat lurched to the
bottom off Harbof Beach, Lake Huron.
The melrose was picked up some
hours later and towed into port.