The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-11
Two STEAMERS
TOTAL WRECKS
[. C. Waldo and Turret Chief Are
Ashore; Crews Saved
Continued From First Page.


course and tossed about ON the crest
Of the waves like "A cork. Unable to
regain her course she drlfted fifty
miles To Copper Harbor where she
grounded. The waves drove her high
upon the rock. so high that the crew
had II he let down by means of ropes.
A majority of the crew were asleep
when the boat struck and hasty exit
was necessary. With the impact, the
men we've thrown from the beds and
with only time To don little clothing
/ they left the craft.
Several of the crew had not sufii-
Client time TO find their shoes or hats
and none had time to obtain food. The
doom of the vessel was soon sealed
and with waves washing over the reef,
the crew picked their way To the main
land.
An improvised hut was hastily built
and in this, the seventeen men found
shelter from the blizzard until Monday
morning. Indians then happened along
and the crew were guided to Copper
] Harbor where they arrived yesterday
afternoon. Temporary shelter was
given the men and they were made as
comfortable as possible. Supt. Shields
of the Keweenaw Genital added to the
comfort of the men and when the
! train reached Phoenix, warm food and
clothing were provided.
The Turrct Chief IL owned by the
/ Merchants Mutual lino of Ontario. She
/ has capacity of 5000 tons and is
valued at 100000 Members of the
crew assert the steamer is a total loss
rs her position is now such that she
crush her beams.
Entire Crew Believed Lost.
Port Huron. Mich, Nov. 1l.-Whcn
the tus Sarna City returned this fore
noon after an all night watch over the
big steel frcighter, which lies upside
Gown IN Lake Huron. she brought no
! information az to the identity of the
vessel The name remains far under
water and the waves are still rolling
! high
Tho vessel was overturned with
! prooahly loss of forty lives during
! the gl, The fact that she lies bot
tom up, eight miles out in the storm
swept lake, leads marine men to be-
| lieve the crew had no chance to es-
cape.
Another Steamer Sunk7
| Captain Reid of tie tug Sarnia.
| thinks another vessel may have gone
down near where tho overturned
freighter was discovered If the
/ freighter did not turn turtle by the
| shifting of it's cargo, Reid thinks there
may have been collision.
Captain Plough, in charge of the life
savers here, left today for the place
where the vessel lies. Searching par
/ ties also are looking for wreckage. 1t
| is believed the overturnng of the yes
sci was due to the shifting of the cargo
| in the heavy wind.
| Lumber Carrier Sunk.
Alpena, Mich, Nov. 1.-THE captain
I of the steamer Alpcna arriving today.
reported having sighted ain unidenti-
fed lumber carrier sunkcn in Lake
Huron. He said only the low or the
| boat and part of the cargo were show
| ing.
Langell Safe at Duluth.
Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 1.-THE steamer
Simon Langell, reported last night To
have been probably lost, has been tied
up here since yesterday it was learned
/ today. The steamer james Il. David
SON reported I'm trouble last night,
! passed the 500 safely today
Barge Is Stranded.
Green Bay, Wis, Nov 11.-'rhc tow
| barge llalstcad was washed ashore AZ
! Detroi; harbor while in tow of tho
steamer Prentice. It is not known how
many people are on the llalstcad or the
condition of the barge.
Areaolian Hard Aground.
Alpena, Mich. Nov. 1.-THE steamer
Arcadian, Il 300 foot steel freghter
owned by the Merchants Mutual limo
of Toronto is hard aground on a reef
in Thunder Bay, seven miles off this
port. Captain Robert Mcintyre and his
crew are believed To be safe on board.
Crew Of Liehtship Lost.
Buffalo. Nov. l1.-Lightship No. 81.
| carrying crew of siX, is believed To
| have been lost in the recent gale. Parts
OF wreckagc drftcd ashore today The
boat has been stationed in Lake Erie,
off Point Abino, fifteen miles west OF
| Buffalo. Rescue vessels are searching
| for the crew.
Columbus Ship Ashore.
Erie, Pa. Nov. 1l.-As one of the
results of. the severe storm which,
struck Erie Sunday night. the Santa
Maria a reproduction of Columbus
| caravcl of the same name, was torn
! from its mornings yesterday and car
ried on to a sand bar outside the har-
nor.
Tugs worked all day trying To re-