The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-17

gan that season, costing the lives OF
two passengers and five of her crew.
Twelve men were drowned in collis-
ions that season and fifty-two per-
sons lost their lives i'm wrecks
Few people were lost during the
season of 1906. and fifteen people are
reported to have persisted in the lake
trade during that season. During
1904, only thirty-two people lost their
lives as a result Of stormy weather.
During the season of 1903. however,
sixty eight vessels were lost, costing
twenty -eight lives. There were no
destructive storms during the season
IF 1903 and the weather during the
summer months was uneventful A
cold spell set in early that year and
navigation had an early close
Another Disastrous Year.
Next To 1908 and 1913. the season of
1902 will be remembered as a par
tcularly disastrous one. Duluthians
VIII recall it in connection with the
sinking of the steamer Thomas Wilson
after collision with the steamer
George q. Hadley a short distance be-
Nond the ship canal piers. The col
iision occurred on calm, bright sun
ny day. The Wilson was cut i'm two
by the Hadlcy and sank i'm less time
than II takes TO tell ii. She is now
lying in about seventy feet of water.
Nine men went down with the Will
son. The Hadley was beached with
out loss of life. 1t is estimated that
during the season of 1902, III men lost
their lives by reason of stormy wealth.
er on the lakes During this season.
the Canadian steamer Bannockburn
toundered on Lake Superior and twen-
~ people lost their lives. During "A
heavy gale on Lake Huron the same
season the schooner Celtic broke
away from her towing steamer and
was never heard from "A crew OF
eight was aboard. Seven lives were
lost the same season when the steam
er George Dunbar foundered off Kel-
ley's island. Lake Erie. and fourteen
men lost their lives when the steamer
G, j. Macy, laden with coal. went to
the bottom of Lake Erie during a
heavy southwest gale. Ten lives were
lost I'm the laundering of the steamer
G. b. Lockwood on Lake Erie and
crew of nine persisted when the
steamer John r. Hall stranded on Duck
island. Lake Ontario, during IL De-
cember snowstorm that season.
Appalling Loss in Last Storm.
Underwriters estimate the lass i'm
the storm of last week at approxi-
matelv Sj,OO0,00O. of which $3.75O.OOO
is on the value of ships and the re-
maindcr on cargoes. The following
list. giving the name of steamer, cost
of ship and insurance carried. has been
prepared 10y Canadian insurance mem
Wexford, cost, 100000; insurance,
SlOO,OOO
Turret Chief. cost $4,000: insur-
ancc, $125,OO0.
l.. c, Waldo. cost. $25O.ooo; insur-
ance, 100000
Charles :. Price, cost. $500 900: in
surancc, $4,000.
Northern Queen, cost. $4,000: in
surancc, $l5O,0OO.
James Carruthers, cost, $500, 900; in
surancc, s275,OOO
Edwin +. Holmes. cost. $3.50. 900; in
surance, 100000
q. e. Grammcr, cost. $500, 900; in.
surance, 100000.
\. T.. McHinstry, cost. $4,000: in
surancc, $4,000.
Acadian, cost $4,000 insurance
$4,000
II. J.. Haywood, cost. sS25,OOO: in
surancc. 100000.
Regina, cost $l5O.0OO: insurance
100000
Howard \. llama, cost, $3.50, 900. In
surancc 100000.
Schooner Sophie, cost. $4,000: in
surance $4,000
Matthew Andrews, cost. $4,000;
insurance, s325,OOO.
United States Lightship No. 50.
cost, 100000; insurance. $4,000
Tug Martin. cost. $4,000 insurance.
$4,000.
Nottingham, cost x2JO,0OO; insur-
ance. $500, 900.
John y. Mclean, cost, s225,0OO: in
surance, $4,000
beaileld, cost s25o,O0O. insurance.
$4,000.
Argus. cost, S3jO,0Ot: insurance,
$325.0O0.
Henry T.. Smith.
Hydrus
Isaac NJ. Scott
Plymouth.
Eighty per cent OF the insurance is !
divided between English and American |
insurance companies.
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