The Ordway new era., 1907-10-18
L..v,y.1wo MEN GO DOWN IN
,.c,ne STORM ON TREAcH-
esous LAKE SUPERIOR"
lu1 ONE LIVES TO TELL
l,e.ueR CYPRUS is TOSSED
r'yT UPON THE WAVES,
eIueN DASHED TO PIECES.

t.
hs,d OF the lakes on the second
y she has made since being
'rrehed at Lorain, Ohio. on August
an last the fine steel freighter Cy-
~ ~ no feet long. owned by the Lack
.rn, Transportation Company,
,ndered October 18th In Lake Supe-
IN IN Deer Park. taking down with
txenty.,wo members of the crew.
.eond Mate C. J. Pitt. washed ashore
,hsd TO a life raft. Is the only person
n alive OF the ships people. and his
rdj,ion is so critical since he was
,nd on the beach he has only been
n, 10 gasp out the name OF tho
rleu shin and the fact that twenty
70 lives were lost.
PHI is suffering from the dreadful
.rosure In the icy waters OF Lake STU
do In addition to the buffeting he
,e,I,ed from the breakers. Until he
I, recovered sufficiently to talk the
Eur Of the wreck and the exact cause
tie stout steel ship laundering will
Il be definitely known.
Deer Park is about thirty miles south
Grand Marais on the shore OF Lake
rerior. Several bodies from the
Frek have washed ashore and two are
sorn to be those OF the first mate
u xatchman.
Saul, Ste. Marie. Mich.-Recovering
xxlousness after hours OF constant
rising. the second mate OF the Cy-
rs gave graphic account OF the
u moments OF the crew on board the
..:ed vessel.
The mate said that the Cyprus was
zking fairly good weather in the
crn, when suddenly the cargo shifted.
ling the craft heavy list. This was
ou, I p. m. when the vessel was on
kr Park. In the regular course OF
lssels bound up and down.
Water began pouring in the matches.
y panic ensued. many OF the crew
kidng on life preservers. Captain
yes, however. felt confident that he
ud reach shelter behind Whitefish
6rt, and the boats were not lowered.
0h engine and pumps were working.
n the crew felt sure the vessel would
sink without warning.
But suddenly the big freighter rolled
Fu on her side and almost instantly
unged TO the bottom. When the yes.
rolled over. the first and second
Pi'es, watchman and wheelman
lfe close to life raft. which they
loose and cast of In time to escape
\ whirlpool caused by the Cyprus.
Until a. m. the four men clung to
Ell irail support while the waves
We them toward shore. Five times
The angry surf the raft was upset,
men each time having 10 fight the
ay undertow for their lives. Each
At weakened the benumbed and dis
aHened sailors and after the fifth
lue with the surf only one OF the
af'et remained upon the raft.
ine next time the raft was caught
oy the surf 1t was thrown upon the
ath. Pitt had just strength enough
10 crawl out Of reach Of the waves
iofe he fell exhausted where he was
e. found by the patrol of the life
wing station.
iae vessel lies in nineteen fathoms
saer, and those who were caught
lne vessel will probably never be
40 from. Nine bodies in all have
"a recovered. There seems now to
A'ue doubt that the sinking OF the
p'us was due directly TO the failure
he captain and crew of the wrecked
WI 10 cover the matches with can
designed for that purpose. The
" Oh The second mate. Pitt, confirms
seiy The theory of loss given out to-
captain Harbottle OF the Pitts
= steamship Company's steamer
puenson, the last vessel to sight the
ptas before she sank.
w us means that the Cyprus took in
aach water through her uncovered
saes @ mat her pumps were unable to