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December, 1913 Corliss, Martha and Marcia. The dam- age to the barges will probably amount to $100,000. The steamer Richard (Trimble, of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co.'s fleet, was in the east breakwater at the time. She had both anchors out, well bridled with 45 fathoms of chain to THE MARINE REVIEW crew, at first reported drowned, were all saved. It will be noted that no use ap- pears to have been made of the life boats on the various vessels that foundered in Lake Huron, and the probability is that they could not be launched. It has been suggested that TOTAL LOSSES IN THE GREAT NOVEMBER STORM Carrying capacity Value gross of Insured Insured Location Name of vessel, tons. vessel. for, Cargo. for of accident. Str Chas, S.-oPrices 9,000 $340,000 $322,400 Coal $21,700 Lake Huron, Str, Isaac: Mo. Scott... 9,000 340,000 325,000 Coal 20,000 Jake Huron Str. He Be Smith... 10,000 350,000 338,200 Ore 38,000 Lake Superior. Str. James Carruthers... 9,500 410,000 400,900 Grain 350,000 Lake Huron Sire Wextond! ogo. on, 2,800 125,000 107,300 Steel rails Ft. of Lake Huron Sir. Reon 2. 4 ck 3,000 125,000 99,800 ar a eee Lake Huron Streaneld 6 ok ek 3,500 100,000 74,100 Steel rails 70,000 Angus Island, Str. John A, McGean... 7,500 240,000 Coal 17,900 io mht ATRUS ss ote als 7,000 136,000 Coal 15,000 Lake Huron, Stree Hydris oe 7,000 136,000 Ore 28,000 Lake Huron, Bee. Plymouth oF vig ee 600 S000 tS ee Ae aee vcceu Gull Wsland. | balce Lightship No. © 82...:.+ 180 Ze O00 uae rie i eee pe ee Lake Bees Halsted 4. 800 SOO De ey ee sa ena ison, Bay, Lake Michigan. CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSSES. Carrying capacity Value gross of Insured Insured Location Name of vessel. tons, vessel. for. : Cargo. for of accident. : Manitou Island, mir 1c C.. Waldo 4) 1. 7,000 . $250,000 $227,700 Ore $23,000 Lake Superior. Pt. Aux B Str. i! M Hanna Jr.4. 8.500 315,000 301,200 Coal 20,000 Lake Hues ; Nr. Whitefish Pt., Str Major = e075 oe 3,000 28,000 25,000) 32 ues Lake Superior, Pt. Aux Barques, Str Matoa ey 3,104 ' TAF 900 es ee Coal 12,000 Lake Huron. = o Washington Island, Str. Mouisiana 4030 a0. 2,800 20,000 15,000 Light Lake Michigan. ; ' Copper Harbor. Sir, Turret. Chief? ..23,.. S00 s LOO 000i la ae Lake Superior. each anchor or 16 tons of tackle alto- gether in good holding ground and yet she kept drifting. She had to keep her engines constantly working ahead to ease the strain on the chains, not- withstanding the fact that she had 8,000 tons of water in her. The passenger steamer State of Ohio, which was moored in the west slip of the East Ninth street pier at Cleveland, parted her lines and rode diagonally across the slip, carrying a fleet of anchored motor boats with her and smashing them to pieces on the opposite side of the pier. The storm came up with such sud- den fury that several steamers lost -their anchors before they had time to hoist them. The steamer Farrell, of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co.'s fleet, had to return to the Sault for this reason, having lost both anchors. The steamer Northern Queen went ashore in a blinding snow storm at Kettle Point, one of the most danger- ous places on Lake Huron, and was badly pounded. The members of her the chances of escape by means of life boat would be increased if the crew merely took their stations in the boats prior to the moment of foun- 439 19 miles west of Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, on Thursday, Nov. 13. She was so thoroughly shaken up by the heavy seas running that it THE DEATH TOLL. Vessel. Lives lost. 1 Str. (Wextdrd) capes) te 8 str, Ledield 3 ee ye 18 try ATRUS GG ye eee 24 Str Tlydrus 2 24 Str. Charles (Ss) Price. 3.7378 © 28 Str: Isaac: Mi tScott: ice 28 Str. James Carruthers. 20.5. < 22 Str. John. A.' McGean. 72. 223.3, 23 Str Henry Bo Smith 243) 23 Str Regina: eae (ie Gsye wana 20 Str Nottinghant oe eae 3 Lightship: No. 8203 /..22 5). ae. 6 Bee. Plymouth oo ioe 7, otal sae een 244 seemed impossible to keep her afloat and she was abandoned by the crew. The Major was picked up by the steamer .Barnum, of the Tomlinson fleet, and towed to the Sault, where an examination was made of her, as a result of which the owners aban- doned her to the underwriters as a total constructive loss. That the gale was unmistakably a northeast gale on Lake Huron for a considerable period of time is proved by four photographs published herewith showing the havoc done along the shore at Port Huron. The canal at Port Huron is normally 30 ft. wide and has about 8 ft. of water in it. The great wind filled it with sand for a width of 80 ft., a depth of 8 ft., and for a distance of- 1,000 ft. back from the shore line. In order to do this the.sand had to be carried over a breakwall. It will be noted from the pictures that the abutments of the bridge over the canal ware totally swept and the embankment itself eaten out. All along the shore at Kewahdin Beach trees were uprooted, concrete walks swept away, and the general shore line carried back to the very founda- tions of the houses. _ ° DAMAGE TO STRANDED VESSELS Estimated Vessel. Location. damage. Str. Northern Queen.......... Kettle Point; Waker Huront. 2 ho $25,000 Strike ME oenkeweus vecc. ees "Midland: harbor Georgian: Daye. ..5 5 i ea as 25,000 Str. ie By Pawo ici. ccs WeeisBeachs lake: furon: ..0 3 8 ee 7,000 StroWs Gis Pollocks 3.36 6n Lake St! Clair ship canal...3 3.00800 a ee 5,000 Str Goh Grammer i.35253 0. s Jborainy "ake Hries cee ns ee Bae ee 1 500 Ste Ane Wy (Stewattiec cot oo, Whitefish': baycs 6. Gong Seb eees ee ees 2,000 Str Acadtdne ee ee 'Thunder: "bay: duake @Rluron sey ie ea ae 30,000 Stri- Meatotdis «rete oy. She Maryis@ river ee ee eee ee ee 500 Str Scottish. Hero, tac. chic. 3s Take: ( Superman tee curs cuat as raeete cumin (eo Wh we nee 500 Str cHurOnie sae ote Wihitensh Point ose oe tee dann es he ene ee 30,000 Str. Ponte sce: ele Gari Simmon's Reef, Straits of Mackinae. sx ie asa ee 7,500 Str Nottimphan iG: oes cas 3 Near Parisian Island, Lake Superior PAG COE hors gag 75,000 Str, Pi butchinson 2.05). Point Iroquois, (Lake Superior <2. (nee. verses 55s 40,000 Str. B. Go Hartwell: 220s Near Iroquois Light: Lake Superior 4452240... 43 30,000 Str. Matthew Andrews........ Corsica Shoal. Lake FLUTON noe eae ae oe «hoe 2500 Str Victory ee ee Livingstone' Channel, Détroit river 2. 2... 12,000 Sires DewO. Malisw cate oles HWarbor: Beach; «bake: Muroi3) 564 eee aa 45,000 Sir CSakOMe see ye ae Lake St. Olan sree ea a ewes age = 1,500 DUE AEO Te ae a Reta ne oe Bar: Point, Lakes Brie 4 ee ee ee oy sO Pittsb'gh Steam. Co.'s barges. Collided..in= breakwater, "Cleveland ..2).....60.3...5.. 100,000 dering and alowed the life boat to float off as the vessel sank. The wooden steamer Major, owned by Capt. John Mitchell, of Cleveland, was abandoned by her crew about. The work of recovering the bodies of the drowned members of the crews of the various vessels was under the general supervision of the Welfare Plan Committee and the records kept + >