New-York tribune., 1906-11-23
SCORES DIE IN STORM.
Many Ships Wrecked-Workmen
DroYned an Breahcwater Crib.
by Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Milwaukee. Nov. 22.-The death list OF the
storm last night has been increased by at least
thirteen persons, even with the assurances of the
safety of the crew of the steamer Panama, of the
Davidson fleet. which were received here late
last night. This now makes total OF than
two score dead in the storm which swept the
lakes and ST. Lawrence Valley. The sailors of
the Panama after incredible suffering finally
reached lumber camp. They landed on a bar
shore. with homesteaders or settlements
for score Of miles. and tramped nearly thirty
miles through three feet of snow before finding
shelter.
The steel steamer Hurlburt bound for Buffalo,
was blown out of her course Lake Erie in the
storm and went aground off bennington. Her
crew was taken off in safety. but it is feared
that the crew Of eight the barge D. K. Clint,
which she had in tow, lost. Her cook was
a woman.
The Anct or Lins steamer Conemaugh, bound
up the lakes with valuable cargo of package
freight, is ashore on Point Pelee. pounding hard
and full of water. She grounded late last night,
her crew of twenty-five men being taken off by
the life saving crew at Point Pelee. The cap
tain of the life saving station also reports that
there three barges at anchor below Point
Pelee. The Clint may be one. The others are
probably the barges Melvina and Spademan cut
loose by the steamer s. K. Martin yesterday.
when she had to cut and run for shelter at
Amherstburg.
1t is practically certain that the barge
Athens, in tow of the steamer James T. Pratt.
lost with all on board in Lake Erie in the
storm. Captain NIackay. who was in charge of
her, was one of the best known shippers along
the lakes. Six men also We're drowned by the
sinking Of the barge Resolution.
Ontonagon. Mich, Nov 22.-The steamer Pan
ANA, of the Davidson feet, driven ashore
west of here last night Her crew is safe but
the boat is total loss. Her consort the barge
Matanzas. rode out the gale in safety, and was
picked up by tug to-day.
The Panama Is piled up on Mineral Reef
Point fourteen miles west of here, her rudder
gone her superstructure razed and her body
slowly breaking up. Her wreck was discovered
by the tug Tramp. There is chance of float
ing her again. Her men finally reached lum-
ber camp miles away. after terrible suffering in
their trip through deep
Holland Mich, Nov 22.-Four men were
drowned while az work on the new breakwater
to the harbor here by the gale last night The
bodies of three Of the men were found this
morning in pocket of the crib, the fourth
man having been washed away by the
The four men, with the contractor. Bennett.
went out to the crib work in a launch. When
the storm broke Bennett in the launch.
down, and Bennett was unable to return finally
piling up shore north of ottawa Beach The
/ four men left the crib could not get ashore
because OF the pounding seas, which kept the
life saving crew shore. Attempts to shoot out
a line to them equally unavaing. When
night fell the men could be seen clinging to the
crib work. At daybreak they had disappeared.
Sandusky, Ohio, Nov. 22.-After struggling
through the icy surf off Cedar Point Ottoman
Zistel. Of this city dropped dead from exhaustion
as he reached the shore. He and Frederick K.
Marshall, a well known business man,
hunting in a skiff when the gale capsized them
Both men finally reached shore after terrific
struggle Zistel dying as he reached
safety. Marshall managed to reach farm
house after suffering great exposure.
Racine, Wis. Nov 22.-The steamer Front
on Lake Michigan last night, arrived at this
port to-day The wind blew last night at the
rate of sixty miles an hour and wrecked the sky
light over the engine room OF the vessel and
otherwise damaged her
Marinette Wis Nov 22-During last nights
storm Joseph Kimper. one of the crew of the
tug o. NJ Field was struck on the head by a
timber and fatally injured. The schooner OF
tawa, from Sturgeon Bay reached here to-day
after a narrowing experience. Her sails had
been blown away and her crew was almost
completely exhausted.