The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-15
VICTIMS OF GALE
Scores Have Died and Hun.
dreds Are Missing.
DOZENS OF VESSELS LOST
Identity OF Ship Found Turned Turtle
Believed to Be Established--storr
Difficulties at Cleveland arc subsid
ing-Milk Supply Is Being Reestsb
Iished and Traffic Opened.

lished and Traffic Opened.
CLEVELAND, OHIO - The loss oil
the steamer John A. Mclean, operat
ed by the Hutchinson Steamship com
pany, has been confirmed by officials
of the company. The ship sank In
Lake Huron. 1t is believed that Cap
tain c. r. Nye and all OF the crew o.,
twenty-eight men were drowned.
DETROIT, MICH Stories OF
hitherto unreported lake disasters
+ dribbled into Detroit from various
points Most important was one from
Goderich, Ont, telling of the drifting
ashore OF wreckage from the james
Carruthers, the largest Canadian
freighter on the lakes. Life boats,
life preservers and other articles
bearing her name came ashore. IL Is
believed she sank with all on board.
She was owned by the st. Lawrence
and Chicago Transportation company.
Chicago, Nov. 14.-Additional heavy
loss OF life and shipping in the recent
storm was indicated in reports from
the great lakes. Stories OF sunken
vessels and lost crews were numer-
Gus. A score are known dead. The
list OF unaccounted for exceeds 100.
Dozens of vessels are reported miss
ing or damaged by the gale.
A thrilling story OF battle against
the fury OF the storm was brought by
fw Inh 90 he
linois. The Illinois remained three
days and nights at Manitou Island.
1--WE were forcd to put into Manitou
lsand." Captain Sunbeam said, but
there were no docks and we we're in
great danger. AS the last resort we
pushed the nose of the Illinois onto
the beach and kept the engines going
SO that we were able TO ride the ire
nendous seas"
A dispatch from Goderich, Ont,
says that seven bodies from the
schooner Charles s. Price have been
washed ashore below Grand Bend.
Information from reliable sources
/ mthers, the largest Canadian freight
err on the lakes, has been lost.
I Each OF these two vessels carried a
crew OF twenty-five to thirty men.
Steamer Upside Down Regina7
Although many vessel men are con-
fdent that the steamer which turned
turtle in Lake Huron a few miles
Y northeast OF Port Huron, Mich, is the
4<teamer Regina OF the Merchants
Transportation company, others are
equally convinced that she is not lost
II is regarded certain, however, that
the Regina went down during the
storm. The tug Sport, with a diver
aboard, left Port Huron in the fore.
noon to identify the overturned YES.
sci. II the diver can work in the sea,
which is still rolling high. IL is ex.
pected definite information will soon
be obtained.
The wrecked and battered steamer
Northern Queen Is stranded on the
beach above Kettle Point. Her crew
OF twenty-five men, however. are safe
at Port Huron.
Cleveland Receivers from Storm.
Cleveland. Nov. 14.--With the city
under from two to six feet OF snow,
the problem of distributing the avail.
able food and coal supplies in the city
caused the greatest anxiety.
Several trains loaded with meats.
butter and green goods reached the
railroad yards in the afternoon, and
1t is expected that the market will
soon adjust itself. although the sup.
ply OF green goods probably Will be
short for few days.
The milk situation was relieved at
noon by the arrival OF 1000 gallons OF
milk from Wellington. When the In.
terurbans resume operation, there will
no mara milf ON hand