Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-13

of further reports of the finding of
wreckage from the steamer James
Carruthers, the officers of the St.
Lawrence and Chicago Navigation
Company have abandoned hope for the
vessel. With the cargo the vessel was
valued at 100000.
(By United Press Associations
Cleveland, Nov. 13-There was an
other storm today, accompanied by
warm rain and melting snow, render
ing the streets rivers and portions of
the city lakes. The schools may re-
open tomorrow.
Calumet, Mich, Nov. 13.-Capt. j.
w. Duddleson of the steamer l.. G.
Waldo of the Bay Transportation
Company of Detroit, which was brok
en- in two at Gull Rock, Manitou ISL
and, told a graphic story Of the wreck
upon his arrival at Houghton with his
crew of twenty-seven men and two
women, aboard Il tug Hebard.
The Waldo was bound from Two
Harbors for Erie, with cargo of iron
ore. The storm struck her at 11:45
O'Clock. Friday night. The mountain
Gus waves tore off the forward house:
pilot house and all structures in the
forward part of the ship. The COM
passes were lost and connections of
the electric lighting system were
broken. Capt. Duddleson then was
forced to steer by a small, inaccurate
compass, lighted by lantern held
by member of the crew.
With this improvised equipment the
boat was headed for the passage be-
tween Gull Rock and Keweenaw
Point. A northeast gale was blowing.
accompanied by binding snow, ant
owing to the inaccuracy of the COM
pass, the steamer was swerved slight
ly from her course.
After being tossed for eighteen
hours, the boat finally struck the reef.
danger of being washed overheard
The after house was washed away
and they were compelled to seek shell
ter in the windlass room, the only SUI
perstructure which withstood the
lashing of the waves.
Until the arrival OF the tug Hebard
carrying the life-saving crew of
Portage Lake ship canal, in charge Of
Capt. Mccormick, shortly after Z
o'clock, the Waldo's crew was with
out food. Capt. Duddleson praised
highly the work of the life-savers
Had they not braved the immense
seas which were still running, he de-
clared, his crew would have been in
grave danger Of perishing.
The Waldo is valued at 100000,
Capt. Duddleson believes the boat is
total loss, but he will leave for the
wreck tomorrow to ascertain the full
extent of the damage.
Capt. T. Paddington and crew of
sixteen of the steamer Turret Chief, of
the merchants line of Ontario, which
foundered six miles east of Copper
Harbor, Keweenaw Point, at o'clock
Saturday morning arrived in Calumet
last night. The sailors had suffered
one of the most narrowing expert
ences in the history Of lake shipping.
The Turra Chief went ashore on a
desolate Leach Friday night. Part of
the crew were asleep when the YES
sci struck. Thrown from their hunks
they had no time to don warm cloth
ing before they were ordered on deck.
1t soon became evident that the fate
of the vessel was sealed, as she was
pounding badly and the waves were
washing over her decks. Without
waiting to obtain supply of food
the officers and crew made their way
through the surf to the shore.
A hut was hastily built of driftwood
and wreckage. In this th4 men found
some shelter from the storm, al
though they suffered severely, from
exposure. They We're not sure of
their location, but were directed to