Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-30
FIVE BOATS ARE LOST
Four Steamers Wrecked and One sunh
Near Duluth Harbsr,
MANY OTHERS ARE STRANDED OR MISSING
BrSnsfOrd is Badly Disabled but Succeeds
in Reaching Port
NINE LIVES LOST ON THE MATAAFA
Men on Aft Part of Ship Freeze TO Death
During Night,
THRILLING RESCUE or REST OF CREW
NINE LIVES LOST ON THE MATAAFA
THRILLING RESCUE OF REST OF CREW
Surf Boat Launched After Heroic
Efforts on Part of Life saving
Crew, Assisted by Hum
dreds OF Others.

DULUTH. Mimi, Nov. 29.-The net rs,
suits Of the great storm on Lake Su.
perior as far as known are the total
wrecks of the steamers Mataafa, Crescent
City, Edenborn and Lafayette. the sinking
Of the Elwood In Duluth harbor, tho
stranding of the barge Manila and the
steamer w, b. England. the strandinE OF
the Bransford at Isle Royal and two
barges missing. the Madra and Constitu-
tion. The Bransford escaped with a pune
ture in it's forward compartment and sue
ceeded in reaching Duluth. A fireman ot
the Lafayette was drowned and the second
assistant engineer OF the Edenborn was
lost. Their names are unobtainabe.
President Coulby of the Pittsburg stean-
ship company arrived at midnight on
special train with much wrecking appara-
tus and an effort will be made TO save
some of the stranded boats, among them
the Manila.
Victims of Mataafa.
The complete list of victims and those
saved from the wreck of the Mataafa,
which foundered near the canal entrance
yesterday afternoon, is as follows:
Dead
WILLIAM MOST, Cleveland, chief engi-
CLAUDE A. FARINGER. Cleveland. first
JAMES EARLY, Buffalo. N. Y. second
assistant engineer
CARL Carl SON. Chicago. oiler,
WILLIAM GIbCIRlST. Wharton, Ont,
THOMAS wooDALE. residence un-
JAMES SETTLE, residence unknown,
shipped at Conneaut, deck hand.
WALTER BUSH. Amherstburg, second
cook
The saved:
Captain r. r Humble conneaut. o.
w. r. Brown, Detroit, first mate.
II. w. Emigh, Lexington, Mich, second
]. w. Hatch. Duluth, wheelman.
George Mcclure. Amadore. Mich, wheel
q. West. Detroit. watchman.
Ernest Deitz. Canada, watchman.
Edward Coulter fireman
Charles Ryrne, fireman.
Thomas McIoud. dcckhand. .. -.4-.
Harry larson, superior declkhanN
Leon Yake LexluEton, Mich, deckhand.
Fred Saunders. Anherstburg. porter.
A light shining through the portfolio OF
the Mataafa was the only evidence OF life
until shortly after the day broke the form
of "a man was seen at the door OF the cap
tain's cabin, and cheer of encouragement
broke from those on the shore.
Thrilling Rescue.
rrhe life saving crew was on the scene
early and assisted by the watchers two
surf boats were brought to the beach. For
a time it seemed as II the violence of the
sea was subsiding, but at o'clock It was
heaving with renewed fury and the launch
ing of the boat was postponed.
A megaphone was secured and in response
To the repeated calls man appeared on
the deck with a megaphone and shouted,
]
ashore?"
Spurred to renewed efforts by this ap-
peal. under Captain McLennan, the life
savers manned the boat and a hundred
willing hands showed 1t into the breakers.
The waves were rolling fiercely clear over
the wreck, while clouds OF binding spray
flew mast-high, at times completely OBJ
scuring the vessel. Tossed like chip, but
finally triumphant, the lifeboat reached the
side of the wreck and a rope was thrown
70 the eager hands on deck. II was made
/ fast and the work of lowering the half
| frozen men began. In silence the watchers
on shore saw the first man twist himself
about the frozen rope and glide down to
the lifeboat which every moment threat
ened TO capslze He was caught and dragged
/ from the spouting water as ii washed over
| the decks side in torrents into the boat,
! drenched and half-dead, but safe.
No Confusion or Hurry.
There was no confusion nor useless hurry
on board Each man as his name was
called stepped from the poor shelter of the
battered cabin, crawled forward to the rail
and committed himself TO the rope, which
swayed fercely by the fire OF the blast and
threatened 10 dash out his life against the
side OF the vessel. Five times was the
perilous vancouver repeated with incredible
hazard. The captain gave the signal and
the return trip was begun. A dozen times
the boat seemed about to turn over or
crash against the rocks, but with a final
: lureh II came almost broadside on the
beach and the crowd rushed forward "a
seize the lines and drag il 10 land
Three of the survivors were carried "a
the ambulance while the other two. half
walking and half carried by the crowd
! reached a cab and were driven to a hotel
Nine poor fellows are dead In the stern,
said Henry Lanson of Superior a seaman
4 as he was driven 10 the hotel
ION, God, it's awful" His stlnened
limbs, battered countenanco on which clots
of blood were frozen, and ears white and
sun with the frost, testified 20 the truth
OF his words.