The chronicle=news., 1913-11-11
STEAMERS DRIVEN
ASHORE IN STORM


Transportation company went to
pieces last night on Gull rocks. Man
itou island. The crew was rescued
by the portage iaxe ship canal life
saving men who arrived on Q tug
Just In time to save the sailors. all
Of whom suffered terribly from sx-
pOsure. The boat went ashore Sat
urday but her Identity was not
learned until news ofthe life savers
exploit reached here today. Tho
rescued men were brought to HOush-
ton.
The Canadian steamer Gurephis 0f
tho Merchants Mutual rrne Of On
tart0. Captain Paddin1ton. Is high on
shore siA miles east OF Copper har'
lWr. keweenaw point The crew OF
seventeen arrived Ut copper harbOr
Ut noon todty. suffering terribly
from frost bitten feet aud hunger.
rhe bost also went ashore Saturda!
and the men hud no food since that
time.
The GuIcphis WAS up hound ON
tight and was hosdsd for Fort WI.
liam. Ont. when thes torn broke
saturday. All eohirol OF the vessel
WAS los, and II driftcd rapidly to-
the south shore and was dashed
broadsade onthc rocky beach. The
crew managed to leave the steamer
this morning. They were guided to
l L.
Pur; Huron. Mich. Nov. ILL.,
tinted Stutss life savers returned
this afternoon FROM the scene Of the
ovcrturned boa, in Lake Huron shd
reported thnt they were absolutely
uusbI. t0@.-Ituitely solve the tnys-
tcry attached to tue Identity Of the
vcns.i. Several yssAsls have not re-
ported aimee SUNDAY ami many I'm
founded rumprs are current conccrn-
.inE the ships name.
Amonxt he latest missing boats 10
uc reported Is the J. ~. jerks Of tue
". A. and \. y. Iiswxood company
or Cleveland. Sne left the 500 sAt.
urdsy In company with four other
steamers, uI! M which have been
heard from.
Duiuih. Mina.. Nov. Ii.-The
steamer II. B. Hawgood Of Clevelsnd
u ashor. near Port HufUd: Lake
Huron. according 10 dcfinitei pfor-
nation received hasu atc this after
noon by Officials Of the .omliusou
line. The mcssaxcs received BY the
officials make no tucalion Of the
hawgood tuning turtle.
buffalo. y. ". Nov. ll.--ElGva.
tor officials hero today stated thst
the description OF tho steel frciEhtcr
found iioating In Lake Huron cor
r.xpOndx with that Of the II. u.
iia~sood Of Cleveland. which left
this port Friday night and was re-
ported passluk Detroit sunday. The
vessel was iiA Iccs long and carried
crow Of twcnty-six.
: wreckagc OF the lightsh,p fioatcd
INTO Buisalo naJbor today aud was
picked up ON tha beach. The wreck
uSc consiAtcd of boat railing. doors.
apparently off II ooat. aud several
usc prcscrvcrs marked United
: states l.. V. So
The sliip carried crew Ut six
mon. Hugh a. Williams. Captain.
: Mun,st.c, Mich. Charles Butler. OIL.
sinccr, DuIfu;o: Cornelius Lcahy,
assistant engineer. Elyris. Ohio:
. Anirow I.cahy. msic. Eiyria. Ohio:
. William Jensen. seaman. MuskcEon.
]. Mich. and Peter Mackcy. cook. Buf-
= ialo.
:, Calumet. Mich.. Nov. l.--Gnii
. the Eagle harUor and the Portage
iaka ,ife saving crows return from
the wrecked steamer on Gull rock.
Manitou island. nothing Will be
Known OF the T3tc Of tho crcw. There
arc no means OF communication. the
craft in distress not being equipped
with wireless. The lake is calm to-
i. day.
Tugs left Port Arthur, Ont. today
for Angus point. Isle Rosal. whern
un unidentified craft is on the rocks
!, and others lert Sauit Ste Marie for
, White Fish point to relieve the
st-anler Huronic. ashore there.
!. MiiwauRcc. Wis. Nov. ii.-Thc
United states revenue cutter Tus-
carora left Milwaukee early this