New-York tribune., 1905-11-30
ELEVEN STORM VICTIMS.
TEN SHIPS WRECKED.
Men Sared from Mataafa Tel
Thrilling Stories Of Suffering.

,,,r+b Mimi Nov. 29.-Eleven lives lost and
-. sh;nwrecks tonight constitute the net re-
v..,,. of the storm of the last two days on Lake
,,r OF the wrecks, those of the steamers
,II..ofa crescent city, Edinborn and Iafay-
-. eeer, to be total. In addition. the EIwood
ii in duluth harbor, the barge Manila. in
:. tbe Lafayette, was beached near Two
.To-,ors. the steamer W. B. England and the
.fo-d were stranded, while the barges
.1.5.,ra and Constitution are missing.
5rer1an of the Lafayette drowned and
-, second assistant engineer of the Edinborn
=. lost while nine members of the crew of the
,,..osfa we're frozen to death OF drowned
4-,.e storm has subsided. The loss TO shipping
-, ,robsblv exceed $1.OoO,Ooo.
r,,Ii,th. Mimi. Nov. 29.-Nine dead, includ-
,.g tbe entire engine room crew of the boat is
.bs result Of the wreck of the steamer Mataafa,
a. he mouth Of the Duluth ship canal yesterday
afternoon.
,,tre efforts TO get line to the boat last night.
:. he presence of thousands of people who
.-,.cbed the scene breathlessly the line was
- aver the ship from the cannon three times
o,ce Il caught, and those on the forward END
- tbe boat where it landed. began to haul 1t
~ but the rocks on the bottom of the canal
mi The. rope in two. ..."
on the stern end of the Mataafa not sign
=, ufe had been detected since shortly a1eer
dark -
tnr the life saving crew was able TO nit the
too+ and the work Of bringing the crew ashore
h..n AZ once In the forward end Of the boat
n rere safe. hut in the stern all had succumbed
"a the cold and drowned
II the first boat load seven men were brought
.o shore. and later eight more.
E,ron, these IT was learned that not sign
hs5 been heard from the rear end since early
a the evening and the death Of all there was
certain .z. a..~ - L..
The night on the Bataafa was fearful one
"a the living men. while terrible torture must
have fallen to the lot of those who died Meh-
bsr, OF the crew tell thrilling stories of what
tbev underwent Three OF the rescued men
made the trip, in the afternoon. from the rear
:. the boat forward across the slippery deck
.- which great waves rolled and tried to
break their hold Four tried 1T. A fireman
failed and retraced his steps. He is now num-
hered among the lost. This fireman was three
times washed over the side. but held his grip
On the rope railing and climbed back, only to
be defeated In the end.
TIE three that made the trip and who owe
tbeir lives TO their courage, would rush forward
.4+.rzeacb wave and then throw themselves on
fhe dnC
AZ thev reached the forward part Of the boat
tbeir comrades there dragged them up on the
deck
boroor fellows on the stern end of the boat
had 1,ttIe rrotection. In the engine house they
corld find no shelter, for the waves covered the
deck to the height of the rail- They nnauE
climbed up under the shelter of the big smoke
stack but, wet as they were, and with the nltlns
cold they could not long stand the exposure
and v-sre last seen slipping down the yentilators
sppsrently to find protection, but in ah prooa-
bnity going to death by drowning.
The fifteen men forward first took sheiter IN
the wheelmen's cabin. but the water soon drove
them out and they went to the captains canln-
The waves drove IN the windows and doors, and
an night long half frozen, they danced about the
little cabin trying 10 keep warm.
Huge bonfires built on the shore 10 cheer lhe
b sailors on the steamer Mataafa' ahorded
beacon by which the big package telghCers
George Gould, from Buffalo and Erie, was anie
safely TO pass the piers last night. -,
(. The steel steamer Lafayette and the steer
barge Manila went the rocks on the main
land lust north Of Encampment Island, nine
miles from Two Harbors, last night. The crews
OF both boats, with the exception OF a nreHan,
were saved. The Lafayette broke In TWO as
soon as she struck the rocks, but the Two NeSseIs
were so close together that the men rom lIIe
steamer. except the fireman. were able 10 jump
10 the Manila safely. The fireman slipped and
The Manila was so close TO shore that the
branches of several trees hung down over the
deck The sailors, taking hold Of the branches,
pulled themselves TO land. They took shelter
IN fishing huts until relief reached them from
Two Harbors to-day.
The steamer william Edenborn is ashore at
Split Rock on the north shore of Lake superior,
about twenty-five miles above Two Harbors.
Information is very meagre, wires being down.
hut II is known that the second assistant engl-
neer is drowned The rest Of the crew are be,
heved 10 have been saved. The vessel IS
broken in two. TWO hours previous 70 going
on the rock she dropped her consort, the Ma
deira. Nothing is known of the Madeira.s fate,
The Mariposa, reported last night as having
been lost. entered Duluth harbor this morning
Chicago. Nov. 29.-The big steel barge Ma
deira, which was in tow Of the wrecked steamer
Edenborn, has not reached safety, and advices
from the head Of Lake Superior indicate that
the vessel has been lost. The north shore OF
Lake Superior however, is more or less desc
late and If the crew had succeeded In reaching
shore they would have experienced great suffer
ing in making their way through the deep snow
10 Inhabited places. -r .-.....
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