South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-12
L. c. Waldo Was Tossed About
on the Lake. For Eighteen
Hours With Compass Gone
and Lights ExtinguiShed.
LIGHTSHIP IS TORN
FROM HER ANCHORAGE
Six Men Are Drowned When
Boat is Carried Away by
WindS-Many Sailors Met
Death During Blizzard.

CALUMET, Mich, Nov. Capt.
J. A. Duddleson Of the steamer L. c.
Waldo Of the Bay Transportation Co.
Of Detroit. which was broken in two
at Gull Rock, Manitou island. told OF
the wreck upon his arrival with his
crew of 20 men ana two women
aboard the tug Hebard at HOughtOn
Tuesday night.
The Waldo was bound from Two
ttarbOrs for Erie with a cargo Of iron
ore The storm struck her at 11:45
% clock Friday night. The mountain
Gus waves tore of the forward house
and pilot house and all structures in
the forward part OF the ship. The
cOmpasses were lost and connection
with the electric lighting system
were broken. Capt. DuddlesOns only
resort was a small, inaccurate COM
pass which he was enabled TO follow
with the aid of a lantern held by u
member OF the crew.
After being tossed for is hours the
boat finally struck the reef. Often
the crew was in imminent danger of
being washed overheard. When the
boat hit the reef and the after house
broke they were compelled to seek
shelter in the windlass room.
We're Without Food
Until the arrival of the tug Hebard
carrying the life saving crew Of the
Portage lake ship canal, shortly after
O'Clock Tuesday morning, the
WaldO's crew was without food.
The Waldo Is valued at $4,000
Capt. DuddlesOn believes the boat is
a total loss but he will leave for the
wreck Wednesday To ascertain the
full extent Of the danger.
Capt. Il. Paddington and crew of
IS OF the steamer Turrett Chief OF
the Merchants line of Ontario. which
fOundered six miles east of Copper
HarbOr, keweenaw point, at o'clock
Saturday morning, arrived in Calu-
met Tuesday night.
Frost bitten, thinly clad and with
out food since Friday night the crew
reached Copper Harbor Monday aft
ernoon. being directed there by
trapper. Tuesday they reached Man
dan, keWeenaw county. and got into
communication with civilization. Food
and warm clothing were provided for
their comfort until they could reach
Calumet.
BUFFALO. y. i. NOV. 12.-Frag-
ments OF WreCkage tossed ashore
along many miles of lake front Tues
day confirmed the fear that the storm
~ nday had claimed its toll of death.
Six men persisted when lightship No.
50 was torn from her anchorage 10
miles up the lake and either founder
ed or was shattered on the breakwall
during the binding snOwstOrm Mon
day. At LOrain, O., the steamer G.. J.
Grammer, under command of Capt
Burns OF Buffalo. is hard ashore and
in a dangerous position. Life savers
are standing by but are unable to
take off the crew because of the heavy
seas.
The first news of possible disaster
to the lightship was brought by the
captain OF the ore carrier Champlain,
the first vessel 10 make port since
Sunday. He informed Capt. Fred
Herbert Of the government tender
Crocus that the vessel was missing
and Herbert reported 10 Inspector
Roscoe House of the tenth lighthouse
district who at once started up the
lake. About the same time Inspector
House received word that wreCkage
was coming ashore at the foot Of
Michigan St \ door some broken
panels and other wreckage identified
as a part of the lightship. ftOated in.
Inspector House chartered tug
and Joined Capt. Herbert in the
search. No trace OF the ughtship was
found. however. and when Tuesday
afternoon. one of her lifeboats was
picked up. al. hope was abandoned.
In the lifeboat were three life pre-
servers. y broken oar was still fas-
tened 10 one OF the row locks.
The C. J. Grammer. ashore at
T,Orain, Is a freighter. AIS feet in
length. IS in breadth and IS feet
deep. She was built in West Super
Tor Wis. in 1902.
DETROIT. Nov. I2.-The worst
blizzard Of the season, which ragged
over the Great lakes for As hours.
started 10 Subside Tuesday and the
waters began casting ashore their
dead. No one. perhaps, Will ever
know how many sailors lost their
lives and vessel owners said Tuesday
that while II may take month defin-
itely 70 total the damage, IL was GER
tain that shipping on Lake huron. the
Detroit and ST Clair rivers, suffered
a loss of several hundred thousand
dollars.
Tuesday night. guarded by wreck
ing tugs. the black bOttOmed freiehter
which tosses in Lake Huron. keel up
wards was still an unidentified dere-
let Marine men who returned 10
Port Huron late Tuesday all said they
believed she was the steamer ]. NJ.
Jerks Of the Hawgood line OF Cleve-
land But william Livingstone. pres
ident OF the Lake Carriers aSsOcia-
ton. dispelled that belief Tuesday
evening. when he announced that the
steamer jerks was safe in a harbor
in Georgian bay short distance
from Midland ont.
Mr.. Livingstone said that informa-
ton received Tuesday from marine
experts who viewed the unidentified
freighter. caused him and other local