The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-12
SIXTY LIVES LOST
IN FIERCE GALE
ON GREAT LAKES
Estimated Property Loss VIII
Run into Millions
MANY BODIES COME ASHORE
steel Freighter Sighted Bottom UP
and Crew Of FORTY Prob
ably Crowned
MANY BODIES COME ASHORE

Chicago, Nov. 12.-The shores OF
Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie
were strewn last night with the
wreckage of three-days gale and
snowstorm which cost the lives o
probably three-score persons, turned
bottom up in midlake 3OOtoot YES
sci with its CROW. wrecked or ground.
ed numerous other craft and caused
property loss as yet unestimated.
but which will run into the millions
The details of the stocm which liter
ally swept from the western end OF
Lake Superior to the eastern shore OF
Lake Erie. became known only yes
terday, when survivors began arriv'
ing in various ports with tales OF
hardships and heroic rescues seldom
equaled on the lakes.
On land the storm hit hardest at
Cleveland, o., where u inches OF
snow fell and FIVE persons were kill
ed. Ten other persons are missing
in Cleveland and 100000 damage
was caused to property chiefly tele
phone and telegraph systems. The
city has been out Of direct communi
cation for two days The death toll
with many towns unreported, is thus
told
Twenty-Five, perhaps 40, men
probably drowned in the oyerturniug
of a freighter found floating in Lake
Huron: five bodies washed ashore a
ST. Jospeh on the Canadian side OF
Lake Huron four had belts mark
ed Wexford" and one wore a belt
marked 'LondonD; three bodies
washed ashore ON the west shore 0
Lake Huron. two bodies washed
ashore opposite the position of the
overturned boat; six members OF a
ightship drowned in Lake Erie near
Buffalo, n. Y.
The escapes from death We're mum
9r.as. After the storm Friday mid
lirht had blown away the forward
part OF his ship, Capt. j. w Duddle-
son of the steamer !. C, Waldo, nayi-
rated by a small. inaccurate com
pass. and the aid Of a lantern held
9y sailor. In t.is way he guided
himself and crew to a reef where the
crew on landing suffered intense
cold and hunger until their rescue
yesterday. The crew Of the Tu:ret
Chief, when the ship struck the
rocks in Lake Superior, were forced
20 20 ashore scantily clad. They
quilt a hut to protect them from the
blizzard.
It was impossible yesterday even
to estimate the loss to vessels
wrecked or damaged by grounding.
Shippers in Detroit said the loss on
AXE Huron and in the Detrot-St
ylai, rivers alone would be several
hundred thousand dollars. Three OF
he wrecked steamers increase the
loss by 100000, while the scores OF
mailer craft driven ashore in Lake
superio- and Lake Erie will send
the total much higher.
The number Of dead was increased
o Eve yesterday. when John Rich
mond. IS. was crushed to death by
the collapse OF the roof Of his house
beneath the weight Of snow. and
William Combert was frozen in a
snow drift The work of tidying MP
he city was made possible yestcr.
day afternoon by a period of snow
less weather. Fifteen hundred work
men succeeded in putting II city
street-car lines in order. and others
probably will be working on schedule
by today. The telegraph and tele-
phone companies also established a
few connections with neighboring
cities. Telegraph. telephone and
railroad companies hope TO return TO
their normal service today
n Be- believed that the steamer G.
J. Grammer. which went ag-ound off
Loraln. win be saved. A brecches
buoy is in position ready to take off
Capt. John Burns of Buffalo and his
crew of p 1T danger is threatened.
A Nickel Plate train consisting Of
AZ carloads of hogs and chickens. Is
stalled n West Cleveland. The
stock IS freezing. The schools were
closed yesterday. but probably will
be open again today. The steamer
Cornelius. laden with coal. cleared
from Cleveland late yesterday for
Lorain She is the first ship to ven
turc outside the harbor breakWatcr
since sunday
Business men and factory owners
estimate the loss in business 90
wholesale and retail commands al