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438 ae the crew being without anything to eat for a couple of days. The height of the waters can be appreciated when it is known that the Cornell, being light, her fantail must have been above 30 ft. above the surface of the water. The steamer J. T. Hutchinson, of the Pioneer Steamship Co.'s fleet, went aground at Point Iroquois, Lake Su- perior, and sustained heavy damage. She was later released, however, and taken to Lorain for repairs. ' The steamer Pontiac, of the Cleve- land-Cliffs Iron Co.'s fleet, en route 'from Lake Michigan light to Mar- quette, ran on Simmon's Reef, Straits of Mackinaw. As her tanks were. THE MARINE REVIEW the Northern Navigation Co.'s fleet, went ashore on Whitefish Point, and was badly pounded for three days. The steamer J. M. Jenks, of the Hawgood fleet, went ashore at Mid- land, Ont., and had to lighter part of her grain cargo before she could be released. The steamer A. E. Stewart, owned by the Stewart Transportation Co., Detroit, went ashore in Whitefish Bay. The 'steamer D. -O. Mills; of the Interlake Steamship Co.'s fleet, went ashore at Harbor Beach, Lake Huron, but released herself without damage. The steamer Victory, of the Inter- lake Steamship Co.'s_ fleet, 'went December, 1913 receiving heavy damage. The history of such a storm, of course, can only be related by a recital of individual experiences. Probably no one who was out in it on Sunday, Nov. 9, will ever forget it. The wind blew at Cleveland for one minute on Sunday (at 4:40 p. m.) at the rate of 79 miles per hour and was followed by a wind for nine hours thereafter varying from 60 to 62 miles an hour. Its force may be well imagined when it snapped 2-inch steel mooring lines. The Pittsburgh Steamship Co. had a number of barges moored in the east basin within the breakwater at Cleve- land. The barges were anchored bow Vessels That Are Total Constructive Losses = me = +] tt it TURRET, CHIEF MATOA H. M. HANNA JR. eC. WALDO leaking, she was forced to abandon aground at the entrance to the Liv- and stern alternately in broadside her trip and to return to Lake Erie for repairs. The steamer Peter White, of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.'s fleet, bound to Marquette light, was caught in the gale on Lake Superior and lost 45 of her wooden hatch covers through springing of the boat. They 'were all battered to pieces, floating around in the loose water in the hold. The White succeeded in making the lee of Grand Island and remained there until the worst of the storm was over. The passenger steamer Huronic, of ingstone channel, Detroit river, and had to lighter part of her cargo before she could be released. The Centurion, of the. Cleveland- Cliffs. Tron Co.'s fleet, crossed Lake Huron during the gale. She was pretty thoroughly pounded and lost 40 of her hatch sections. The Steanfer Black, of the Pitts- burgh Steamship Co.'s fleet, had a serious time of it at Gary. While moored at the dock, the wind tore out her deck winches and she pounded pretty badly against the concrete wall, fashion with cables running diagonally from barge to barge. The wind was so wild, however, that cables that would be secure under all ordinary conditions were loosened up with the result that the barges came together broadside. In some cases the _ bitts were actually pulled out of the barges by the wind, and three of them, the Thomas, Holly and Jenney, were blown upon the beach. The barges that were moored in the east break- water were the Smeaton, Fritz, Roeb- ling, Manila, Maida, Jenney, Thomas,