The Washington times., 1913-11-13
TOLL OF STORM IS
ESTIMATED At l5O
Fear Grows That Four Steel
Steamers, Each With Crew
of Twenty, Are Lost.
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The number of big vessels lost viii
reach twenty-five, it was estimated to-
day.
Lake Huron claimed the biggest toll
of human life. Its west shore, usually
its weather shore harbored many yes.
sells when the storm broke. The vino
shifted trickily, however, and the west
enty-mile gale, driving before it a mass
OF binding sleet and snow.
Swept By Huge Seas.
Huge seas swept over the vessels. TAX
ing with them not only cabins, and
works. but also human beings. The
sailors haven became the Great Lakes
biggest graveyard.
Preparedness went for naught in this
storm. The stanchest vessels, repre-
senting the best IN marine architecture
of the United States, Canada, England,
and Scotland, were pounded to pieces
by the gale. All were helpless before
the mad fury of the storm.
The modern steel steamer II. NJ
Hanna could not have been in better
trim She was piled high on the beach
at Point Aux Barques, and broke in
TWO. The James Carruthers, the largest
steamer ever turned out of a Canadian
sn1pyard, is now reported lost on Lake
Huron.
Wind Is Steady.
Next to Lake Huron Lake Superior
claimed the biggest toll of life and
property. The storm on Lake Superior
was as severe as that on Lake Huron
but the wind did not shift, blowing
steadily from the northwest.
There can be no estimate made at
this time Of the loss to small vessels
and cities along the lakes. All along
M - f6r
lower peninsula of Michigan, small
craft were. smashed and sunk by the
storm. Docks and piers were washed
away and even breakwaters torn apart.
With the seas subsided today, sys-
tematic rescue work was started by the
big steamship companies. The steamer
John w. Gates left here this morning
bound for Lake Huron, and will search
that body of water, ready to give aid
should II arrive IN time, to any stranded
or shipwrecked vessels.
Wrecking vessels from other ports
have been sent to aid IIre-savers and
tugs In pulling damaged boats from
reefs. No doubt remained today thai
the Charles s. Price, s,o00-ton coal
freishter of the Hanna Jeet, foundered
in Lake Huron with a crew of twenty
eight. Fifteen bodies believed to have
been members of the crew have been
washed ashore.
The substance of the stories told by
the crews of ali vessels which survived
the storm and limped into various ports
today was the same-lt was the most
terrific storm they had ever encoun-
tered on the Great Lakes.
Danger of Flood.
With the danger of food famine
rapidly passing. Cleveland today faced
a possible flood and epidemic of dis
ease. '--.--...-.
A steady rain set in during the night
and with the rapid melting of the i'm
mense accumulation of snow and ice.
It 10 feared the sewers will be unable
to take care of the water. and heavy
property damage will result Because
of the continued bad condition of the
drinking water, an epidemic of typhoid
threatens.
Despite the shortage in supplies. no
food prices were boosted. All railroad
trains were running on practically their |
regular schedules, and interurban ser
vice has been resumed. The local street |
car traffic has been restored to normal |
One million dollars is the loss to bust |
ness and property suffered in Cleveland |
by the storm.