Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-22

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JOHN TRIP.
j. r. SLOUGH.
HARRY LAPASK
The Tasmania, together with the barge
Ashland. also carrying crew of eight men,
were In tow OF the Bulgaria. The Bulgaria
and the Ashland rode the storm OFF Pelee
island ali day Friday, and Friday night,
and early today started for Cleveland, ar
irving here at D. IN.
The storm came up so suddenly as to find
the crews unprepsred The darkness OF
night hung over the lake. The wind rose
with fearful suddenness, bowling and
sweeping around the boats. The lake be-
came mountainous. The boats were tossed
about at the will of the storm. II looked
for time as IL all would be lost
The Ashland was lost to view Of the Bull
garia. Those on board the Ashland could
dimly see the Tasmania. One moment IL
road toward It on great waves; another mo-
ment it reoeded in the trough of the sea-
On board the Ashland they were keeping
from being washed into the sea only by
clinging to objects on deck It was seen
that the line to the Ashland must be cut.
One of the crew made his way to the stern.
With knife he reached down and severed
the line. The end or 1t dropped away out
OF sight That was. the last the crew of
IL.
seemed that she sank at once.
Schooner j. W. Jones Goes Down.
LUDINGTON,- Mich, Oct H.-Four sur
vivors of the schooner J. v. Jones, which
was wrecked in Lake Michigan during the
great storm Thursday night and Friday,
were picked up and brought here by the
car ferry steamer Pere Marquette, No. Is.
Two of the crew. William Thomas and
IT
are: Louis Ffedreksen captain; Jacob
Fredreksen, mate; Hans M Hansen,
sailor; Olaf Gunderson sailor
The Jones had loaded hardwood lumber
in Traverse bay and was midway in Lake
Michigan on the way to Milwaukee when
struck by. the storm. The boat was thrown
on it's beam ends and the GREY took refuge
in the rigging, Friday night (Thomas and
olafsen. helpless from the exposure, fell
into the water, ..s-.
Captain Peter Kitty OF the Pere Msr-
quette. while on his way across from Mil
waukee. sighted the floating derelict. At
first no sign OF life could be detected. the
twenty hours exposure without food hsv-
ing so weakened the2shipwrecked mariners
that they had no strength even to respond
TO the signals OF the rescuers, Small boats
from the steamer took the men off the
wreck.
| water Higher, IT Detroit.
| DETRo1Ta OctkA 5lRe2orts. 10 the local
ONCE Of the weStSer 3bureau are that the
| storm which ca sed such widespread dam
age on the Great Lakes Thursday night
| and yesterday Is over on Lakes Superior,
Huron and Michigan. and is slowly passing
over Lakes Erie and Ontario. Middle
| island, in Lake Huron, reports the velocity
of the wind today as only sixteen miles an
hour. while on Lake Michigan It is blowing
| about ten to twelve miles. The water at
the Lime Kilns crossing at the mouth OF
the Detroit river has risen to IS feet Z
inches and twenty steamers held up above
the crossing by tho low water hope to get
into Lake Erie before many hours.
Two Wrecks on Lake Superior
| MARQUETTE. Mich, Oct. 2l---rhe
schooner Alta lies a battered hulk on the
rockbound coast of Grand island, near
Munsing. The crew Of seven men and one
woman were rescued I'm an exhausted con-
! dition. The schooner Olga, dismasted 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 great gale Thursday
night. 1t was believed they had foun-
/ dered.
steamer siberia sinks.
BUFFALO. N. Y. Oct. A-The steamer
Siberia of Cleveland foundered on the Can
adam shore Of Lake Erie this afternoon.
Captain Benham and the entire crew were
rescued and brought to Buffalo tonight by
the steamer ]. II. Wade.
steamer Progress Missing.
CHICAGO. Oct Alt is feared that the
steamer Progress, which sailed from Ash
land, wis, last Sunday, went down on
Lake Superior during the recent great
storm The boat was commanded by Cap
tain Thomas Bradley Of Detroit and carried
a crew OF fifteen men. Nothing has been
heard of 1t since II left Ashland.
/ Charged with CriminaF assault.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Oct. H.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-W. c. Alloway, a prominent clerk
in a grain Office here, was arrested tonight