The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-29

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Reports received up TO midnight at Chi
cago last night show that 10 vessels were
wrecked In the storm which swept over
the Great Lakes Monday night and yes
terday.
One life IL known to have been lost and
81 IS feared eight others nave persisted as
q result OF the storm. Six vessels are re-
ported missing.
The following Is a list OF the vessels
wrecked and missing:
WRECKED.
Crescent City, steel steamer, wrecked
near Duluth.
Mataafa, steel steamer. driven ashore
at Duluth.
r. w. England, steel steamer. wrecked
near Duluth.
Rose Mount. Canadian steamer, ashore
near Fort Williams, Ont.
Isaac l.. Elwood, steel steamer, disabled
IN Duluth harbor.
J. II. Outhwait, steamer ashore and
burned near Cheboygan. Mich.
city Of Holland, passenger steamer.
stranded at Rogers City, Mich.
d. c. Whitney, steamer, ashore near
Fort Huron. Mich.
Mary Mitchell. schooner. stranded near
Cheboygan. Mich
Harvey Bissell. schooner. broken up at
Alpena.
f.. 4. George, schooner. dismasted on
1hke Michigan, towed to Chcboygan,
Mich.
oliver Mowatt, ashore in Lake Ontario.
Jim Sheriff. steamer. dismssted on Lake
Huron.
vlneland. schooner, waterlogged at Al
pena.
Unknown vessel, reported ashore at
Pfesque island, Lake Huron.
Charles NJ. Warner, steamer, ashore at
Nine Mile Point, near Chebovgan, Mich.
steamer Marlposa. ashore at Split Rock.
Srow- GeeFse-HeEbert sunk off Two
Islands, Lake Superior.
REPORTED MISSING.
Angeline, steel steamer, Lake Superior.
Panther, steamer. Lake Erie.
James Mowatt. schooner, Lake Huron.
Judd. schooner, Lake Huron.
Mohegan, steamer, Lake Huron.
Altoona, steamer and barge, Green Bay.
WIND go MILES AN HOUR
For 10 hours. between II o'clock Mon
day night and 10 o'clock yesterday, the
velocity Of the wind averaged so miles
an hour and at times blew at the rate
Of 20 miles an hour.
The Mataafa is being slowly pounded
10 pieces. The crew OF the Crescent City
escaped, but the boat Is a total wreck.
Capt. r. w. England Is the only man
who left the England. The vessel IS
lying on the sand and Is In no danger or
going to pieces. The captain was taken
off by the life-savlng crew with n
breeches buoy. The sailors will remain
on the ship until today.
The Mataafa left here at 5 o'clock last
night with the barge Nasmyth in tow.
she was captained by Il. +. Humble The
a severe one and she was
forced TO turn back. A mile or two out
on the lake she left the Nasmyth. which
Immediately anchored, and came on alone.
erleaYoring TO make the entry, but she
stuck the north pier fairly on The end.
\ moment later she had swung quarter
INT 10 the waves and was unable TO pro-
coed more than "a few yards.
MEN ALL IN HOLD.
At the entrance the waves were almost
mountainous in heigh- and great clouds
o water kept sweeping the laboring yes
81 from stem To stern. An effort was
made to turn her ont into the lake again.
bit the attempt was I'm vain. She turned
Imost completely around and went on
ne beach broadside. The anchors were
brown out Immediately. Every wave
swept completely over the boat.
There. with thousands OF people watch
ing them almost within n stones throw,
and unable to do anything, the men hud-
died on tho stern Of the boat awaiting
rescue.
The l~ife-saving crew was at the wreck
OF the England and did not reach the
Mataafa until nearly 6 o'clock. and by
that Time the stern was almost under
water. tho men having slipped down the
vcntilators into tho hold Of the boat. none
being seen on deck. Their only chance
j. that there may be some compartment
there watertight, 10 hold them until res
cued.
Two OF them crawled along the boat
through the waves and made the forward
part A third tried II and gave 1t up.
UNABLE TO REACH WRECK.
At a late hour last night the lfe saving
crew had failed TO effect the rescue OF
the q imprisoned men on board the
wrecked steamer Mataafa. one line was
shot out to the boat. but It soon parted
and an EFFORT was made 90 send them out
another.
T1CTg Wis n light In the pilot house
and forms could be seen to move about.
but the men aft are without any pro-
lection against the elements save the
big smokestack. II r. the opinion Of many
that these men have already persisted
from cold and exposure.
At 1880 y. m. n man from the scene OF
tho Mataafa wreck said tho life saving
crew had abandoned their efforts 90 rescue
the men on the wreck until morning.
The Crescent City. Capt. Frank Rice.
vas ths first OF the three 10 60 aground. '