Maritime History of the Great Lakes

J. W. Hall Scrapbook, 1876-, p. 113

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rl* |ont PASSENGERS' ^ Sanilac, H. D. CofHtnbury and. consorts, Gratwick and barges, Oswcegatchie and barges. Down— Props Montana, Mfilwaukee, Oscoda, Rochester, and schr O. S. Hazaard. Nov. 7.—Up-I'rtoiB China, Myles, H. J. Jewett, James Fisk, Maniistique, Minneapolis and consort, Lincoln audi barge, B. W. Jenness and barges; schrs fttanrise, Pulaski, Metropolis. Down -Props Ogcc-maw, Don M. Dickenson and bargee, Manlstiqus iand raft: genre F. C. Barnes, Our Son, M. T. Men-rick, Nellie Reddingdon. Wind south, lighit; clear. WELILANI) CANAL. Special Teleeram to ' The inter Oceau. POBT Colborne.. Ont.. Nov. 7.—Passed Down— S3* ir Penokee, CJhiengo to Oswego, corn; prop Armenia, Chicago tto Montreal, general cargo. Up - Nothing. The nip wind-bound vessels left here during last llight Tbe prop Frost, aground in 2V7 | the aqueduct, is beoing lightered to-night to get her out. Vessels bound up and down the canal are being detained! there. The schr NewDomin ion arrived here thiis afternoon from Smftriatjo go into winter qnwE I'KiTHuiT, mien., jnov. M..—.Nov. 10, Up—Pron Queen of the West. Donvn—Props Avon, E, B. Hale, and schrs A. Braulley, S. H. Kimball, Negaunee, D. Wagstaff, H. C Hall and barges, M. Mills and barges, Howard anid barges, schr Lorn Ellsworth. Nov. 11, Up—ffirops Chicago, Ta-coma, Manistique, John B. Liyon and ecnr John M. Hutchinson, Business and! schr Pewaukce, R. Wallace and consort, scars David Vance, Swallow, G. C. Trumpff, 31. S. Bacon, M. A. Muir, Dean Richmond and F. Al. Gcorger. Down-Props Juniata, Fred Mcrcmr, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Leland, Edward Smith and barges, W. II. Gratwick and barges, Michigan! and barges, Continental and consort, Ohio sand consorts, Chaffee and barges, sclirs Sweethearrt, S. H. Foster, Zack Chandler. Wind northwest, ig&ie; cloudy. ~ NAimfTW^ESCAIPES. Special Telegram to The Inter Odeeafi. Sand Beach, Mich. Nov. 112.—A fearful gale, with blinding snow, hasprevaailed since yesterday afl ernoon until this afternioon. The following are sheltered here: Stmrs Toledo, Ontario, E. K. Roberts. M. D. Ward, Oconto,, Pearl, Queen of the West, Chicago, Tacoma. Eseamaba, City of Mackinac: steambarges City of Concord and one barge, Salina and three barge.*, Peter Smith and throe barges: schrs Melvina., Curlew, and S. P. Ames. The Tacoma went ourfc on Saginaw Bay, but the sea proved too mubh ffor her. The Small i *. ^o ~n schooner S. P. Ames had a marrow escape. She terday afternoon wages were raised to fcJ.uo per got insicIe tne pjers, out could not work SEAMEN'S WAGES. ^^^^^^H AN ADVANCE. ^___________ At a special meeting of the Seamen's Union yes- jluw imer ucean. ^M Nov. 12.—A west gale has been schooner, supposed to be a coal vessel, is on the yesterday. The propeller jrocks three miles east of Olcott, Lake Ontario. fThe crew is still aboard. FAST TO AN APPLE TREE. CoN>"fA"T Ohio, Nov. 1:2.—The schooner TMary, of St. Catherines, came ashore near the Iharbor at midnight and was blown high and idry. The crew jumped ashore, arid by carrying a line made the schooner fast to an apple tree in an ;orchard. FROM TORONTO. Toronto, Ont,, Nov. 12.— The lightship Colchester foundered at her anchors, and there are fears for the safety of.Captain Forrest, the only person on board. The schooner Nem ashore near Bayfield, but the crew was saved. i Detroit, Mich., , blowing since 4 p, John B. Lyon is aground oti White's Shoal, Lake !St.*CIair, off Peche Island-. The water has g$ne down sixteen inches'¦¦'BM.be she grounded. . The schooner David, Vance is agrou_nd at St. Clair River, near the cut. The steamba,rge Glasgow and three barges are hard aground on foot of Fighting Island. Also the steambarge Nevada and barge ashore at the same place. The steambarge Buckeye is ashore on Ballard's Reef, whiie her consort, the'York State, is on foot of Fighting Island (Detroit River). All are out in pretty good shape as the water has gone down since they grounded. __________________________ The Colchester Reef lightship foundered at he: anciiors last night. The keener is seen fro: jSpeclal Telegram to The ihterOftean, * Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 12.—One of the sever v erfest storms < ' litario to-nier in\|has since bi •# day. Trips are always in order. WREIGHTS% THIE RULING RATES. Corn to Buffalo, 3%o; wheat, 4c. Corn to Collingwood and Midland, 4c; corn to Sar nia, 3c. The engagements yesterday include: FROM MILWAUKEE. Special Telegram to 'The inter Ocean. Milwaukee, Whs., Nov. 12.—The gale has subsided, the wind-bound fleet has got away, and tonight the wind is light from the southwest. Private advices received here to-day stated that the schooner Lilly E., which left here Friday night with Dart of a cargo of oats, was ashore a* Manistee and high and dry. She Is insured for $7,000 in the Thames and Mersey, Continental and Union. During last night the big Schooner Elizabeth Jones, corn-laden, went on Racine Reef. She had several holes punched in her bottom and now has several feet of water in her hold, and her cargo is badly damaged. Tugs and lighters went to her to-night at 7 o'clock. Saturday night the tug Protection, of Chicago, left St. Joseph with the wrecked schooner Arab for this port and should have arrived here yesterday morning, but up to to-night have not been Heard from. It is feared that they have met with disaster. The Arab has a crew of seven men, and T. P. EberfcB, her part owner, and Captain Blackburn, the wreckings-master, are on board. There are five persons on the tug. Another expedition will leave here in the morning for the wrecked schooner Guiding Star. Cleared for Escanaba—Steam bar s_'es Macy and consort, Ishpeming and Burt; schrs P. S. Marsh. For Chicago—Schr Angus Smith. FROM MUSKEGON. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean Muskegon, Mich., Nov. 12.—The schooner Prentice Boy, while making this harbor Sunday morning during the heavy sea, struck the south pier and damaged her bow considerably. She will go to Grand Haven for repairs. The schooner Chapman shortly afterwards struck the lumber pile on C. D.Nelson & Co.'s mill dock, near the mouth, and had her canvas andriggiug damaged. A heavy sea rolled ail day, but no other accidents occurred here. Quite a fleet is in port loading lumber. OW LAKE HTJB32T. FURTHER REPORTS. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 12.—Some further reports from last night's gale reached here. A large number of vessels reached Sand Beach harbor of refuge safely. The barge Escanaba got in disabled, with her cargo of corn shifted. Her consort, the Merrimac, is adrift and helpless. The barge Nevada is ashore at Fighting Island. The barge John B. Lyon is ashore at Peach Island. The Buckeye is at Ballard's Reef, all safe, and will probablv float when the water rises. At the Lime-kiln's, water 14 feet 7 inches. THE KENT AND WINSLOW. Special Telesrram to The inter Ocean. Cheboygan, Mich., Nov. 12.—A terrible storm raged yesterday from the south and west, and considerable snow fell. The tug Champion bound np with the schooners Kent and Winslow, became disabled about twenty miles below Che-bovgan light yesterday morning. The schooner Kent was advised to send a tug out to her. and the Leviathan started in search and soon brought her into port. Her tow saiied up. The steamship Progress lost both anchors in the s r raits and came inside. The tug Coe got the Clark off, but had to let her get a mile from Cross Village, and ran here for shelter. News came from there to-day that the Clark had roliw! oy»r and wen. ; drowned three of her crew.' — _!'" *'"*- The schooner Leadville, whioh is reported ashore at Long Point on thia lake, is owned by M-J. Cummings, off Oswego, valued at $16,000, KSSff^i^S.000 in the Boston Marine h£&,? ?n1 L?at£er- '-"»c cargo of 22,000 bushels of wheat, shipped from Detroit to Oswego, is insured for $24,500 7T,mhn8inSrai^Uer f^aental arrived here this 55S^£2' llie c^Ptain reports having been oil Itn?™Z^Ti-th0 ^!b' Sunday night, when the storm struck him and he put back to Pigeon Bav. At tne bay the captain reports the schooner G. \\ -»avis, which anchored out, lost her big anchor and cham and ran under the point; also T-?oK^HrleiiCT0luilVbia and schooners Crusade, ^nhW^^'1318 missing steambarge Ohio, thirty or forty other vessels, names not known, and four or five lake tugs. About £!hS«mi?l^l!2l!S? £ofnt *S a fore-»nd-aft up to the anchorages, Her foresail and jibs being blown away*, she let so both anchors, but the bottom being rocky* she drifted out into the lake. The tug Stranger, with the life-saving crew, succeeded in getrin<r her up to the anchorage. The scho>oner Malvina lost her foresail and staysail. Fortunately' t.hft.., tW I .lijhu ftffirr inastLianni nnfl hirnn.TtitiTinrifv-* The! steambarge Escanaba had a very narrow escape while crossing Saginaw Bay. Her cargo of corn shifted which nearly put heron her beam ends, in which condition she arrived here. The captain said in the" condition she was in she wouhd not have lived to reach the river. Her teonsort, the Merrimac, broke adrift about fifteem miles from here. I Her staysail was gone, and something was the matter with her foresail. Tine last seen of her she had her mizzen set to keep her head to the wind. Immediately on the arrival of the Escanaba her tow-line was transferred to the tug John Owen, which went in seatrch of her, taking the life-saving crew and boat along. The Owen went as far as Point Aux Barques, but could not see anything of her, so the tug: returned to this harbor. The weather is mo-derating, and the fleet will probably get away beiore morning._____, t" - .^OOXER POTOMAC 1 DfOTAI, LOSS, Special Telegram to The Inter Octean. Frankfort, Mich.. Nov. .12.-The schooner Potomac, Captain Jamieson, with lumber from of the season is raging on Lake On niffht. It arose yesterday afternoon and ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^______been on the increase. Much shore, lashed to the rigging. Thia news came on\ supposed to have been done to shipping. The at 3 o'clock this afternoon, when Captain Grum-1 steambarge Albion left Charlotte yesterday noon mond at once dispatched the tug Martin Swain to Vvitn lhe schooner Albatross in tow. Opposite his rescue- It is feared he will perish before as- ; Olcott, thirty miles west ot Charlotte, they were sistance reaches him. At G p. m. the wind has struck by the gale. The steamer was unable to moderated to fifteen miles per hour. Cold and P^ke headway against the high wind. Both were clear< going ashore and when close in on the beach the. —¦»¦ /steambarge was forced to let go of the schooner.lJ ON" LAKE ERIE /The Alabatross had no crew but three • __„ L. ,m, ' 1 green men with the captain, and it is cold weather and snow-wrecks. I Feared the schooner has gone on the beach. The J Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. I Albion reached Charlotte safe at 4 o'clock thisl Port Colborne, Ont., Nov. 12—One of the ^morning, jffM, Mshoamei 'QuCwia^D, 'lUMLLd wlUif' "—----------* -ale off Oak Orchard, most severe storms of the season has been blowing here since yesterday afternoon. The storm commenced by a heavy gale from the southwest yesterday evening accompanied with thunder and lightning and rain, about 8 p. m. shifting to the west, and about midnight to the northwest, with Srflder weather and snowsqualls, and continued so all day. The schooners Eliza Ann, Dauntless, S. & J. Collier, and Louise, all bound up the lake from Buffalo, ran back here yesterday afternoon. The schooners C. B. Jones, M. I. Wilcox, Hoboken, L. S. Hammond, andV. H. Oades all left here Saturday, and were forced to retreat here for shelter, the Hoboken and Wilcox minus some of their sails and some of their bulwarks. zens. rr" ™*iCi« A(UL« »-nr, ^-'«-"- arg sheltered hPT-P ^7 The schooner Lilly 1! nlay,!norilil1^ The off between one of the openings i in the east pier, and went ashore. The Kooth j ]f stuck to her, and in running in close to her lost her wheel and ruddex, Two .... -L^wen were savea oy clti- -£he vessel is a total loss; partly insured. chooners Boaz and Walballa are sheltered -------r harbor. It is rumored that a steai and tow are ashore at Sleeping Bear Point. THE LILLY B. OX THE BEACH. Special Tel^Tiim to The Inter (kvan Manistee, Mroh., Nov. 12, ~" E, went ashore here jreetw-., ^^uiun. xnt life-savmg-crow got the crew off all right. She i.s _________________^ owned by M. Euglemau of this place. She had „ . 4 ;, fc ^j^^.-, and t,hev sue- on board 2,200 bushels of oats, which they are fl other tugs wont to her assistance, and tney sue unloading to-day; only about one-fourth of them damaged. The vessel lies up hiah on the hnaeh. Baveield, Ont., Nov. 12.—The schr Nemesis, of Southampton, went ashore during last night's gale about a mile below this place. The crew-were sis hours in reaching the shore. Bpoci*l Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Presque Isle, Ont., Nov. 12.—During the heaviest of last night's gale the velocity of the wind, as registered by the anemometer at the signal station here was at the rate ot 120 miles per hour. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The mainsail and jibs were carried away. She put about and reached Charlotte in safety. The Marquis, a three-masted schooner, light, dropped two anchors last evening two miles west of Charlotte pier. She drifted eastward two miles and is tonight laying half a mile off shore. THE G-EO, U. FINNEY, a two-masted schooner, loaded with 270 tons of coal, and owned in Chicago, was compelled to drop anchor last night west of Charlotte. She drifted rapidly eastward and toward the shore swung a torch all night but no one dared go to the rescue owine to the high sea. This evening the lifesaving crew wont eastward to the place where it is thought she will strike shore. The following] vessels are safe in the port of Charlotte to-nisht: Propeller Persia, steambarge Albion, schooners ; Dundee, AnnaN, Sale, Flora, Ariel, Snowbound, ¦ Cataract, Jamaica, Eureka and Willie Keller. : The Willie Keller has lost her mainsail and jibs. ¦ i ......, |,.....,, ,.....,,, ........ ----------¦ . ' CANADIAN POINTS. ¦I'HU E\DWAkD BLAKE ASHORE. "^ Special Xeleeram to The Inter Ocean. Hundreds of people lined the piers and beach ?¦ Toronto, Ont., Nov. 12.—During the hurricane +« /a„,r „»^,-««ai^ ™4-„k,-__*. n ^ ' which passed over this section last night the to-day, anxiously watching two vessels trying to schooner Maggie McBae broke away from her make this harbor, the tugs Booth and! Hector} moorings at the northern docks and, drifting fighting the heavy seas which were rolling to I across the bay, rad aground near the club-house , . ,. „,. .a . . . . ,, _," . on the island. The vessel sustained no injury assist them. The first proved to be the Edward! beyond a slight shaking and will be pulled oil' as Blake, owned by Mr. St. John, ofJSt. Catherines.! soon as the wind subsides. She succeeded in getting in between the piers all S While trying to make this harbor, the schooner _*™k+ ™u™ +i,„ +„- i„„.4. l___t j r. * : Jessie Drummond, with a cargo of coal, was right, when the tug lost her line, and before forced to drop ncr anchor outside the island, she could get it again the, vessel drifted $ Her sails were torn to shreds, and, pulling t~~~ ceeded in getting the vessel off and into tne harbor. The Hector had better luck -with her vessel, the Hoboken, and after a hard figrht succeeded in landing her in the harbor a.!l right. The Blake is loaded with coal for K She losL her jibboom and bowsprit, about all her sailnjftnd is looking badly. A number ot vessels^ ing here to-night .Wifldbo^tj, , .,-,------^mn^ w^fi'JHSlovnjj™ ashore. . schooner Hammond, which ran baick this afternoon, reports the schooner *Leadvill& ashore at Long Point. PROM BUFFALO. Special Telegram to The Inter Oc§a". Buffalo, N. Y-, Nov. 12.— A windstorn» of unusual severity, accompanied with rain ano show, has prevailed in this vicinity during ithe past twenty-four hours—a real genuine nor'weater. As yet no disasters of great consequence have been reported in this neighborhood. The schooner Porier, coal laden, bound for Milwaukee, ran back minus her foresail, mainsail, and one jib. The Halsted, coal laden, from Charlotte for Chicago, ran in here short of her foresail and mainsail. The J.' E. Bailey also returned, having lost her foresail. The S. H. Foster, with ore from Escanaba for Ashtabula, was unable to make her destination and ran in here. The Egyptian, prop Passaic and tow, tug Kellogg and barges, Rochester and schr Hazard, all bound up, returned to port during the day. The Hazard dragged her anchors an d went ashore on the south beach, but was released, without much damage. FROM ERIE. Special Telegram to The later Ocean. Erie, Pa., Nov. 12—Arrived from Chicago— Prop Juniata, grain and sundries. Blowing a Guiding Star and living gale from the northwest, with a very been abaned to the heavy sea out on the l&ke. THE PERRY. Buffalo, Nov. 12.—The schooner H. M. Perry, ^^^^^^^^^^ K*»000_ bushels of STORM NOTES. VARIOUS VESSELS. All arriving vessels yesterday were covered with ice, head sails all frozbn up. The L. J. Simpson broke her main boom and lost her staysail. '. ¦ ¦{ The E. M. Stanton was not damaged seriously on the breakwater. She laid there all day yesterday add got away last evening. The Hattie Hutt rode out the gale under the breakwater. , The new crib for the exterior breakwater, which it was feared would be swept away, is safe and sound. It held on, and is now out of danger. Stone is being filled into it. The tug Mosher left Chicago yesterday for the schooner Elizabeth .Jones, on liacine reef. She took Atkins & Beckwith's 14-inch steam pump. The vessel had eight feet of water in her hold yesterdav morning. The cargo of corn is insured with the "Big 4" for $22,000. The hull is in the Boston Marine and other companies for $20,000. The tug Boscobel, from Green Bay, reports no new disaster. She saw the Jones. The Lincoln Dall has underwriters. The old schooner Harriet Ross, one of the old , ... est on the lakes, arrived last evening in good from Toledo to Buffalo with . shape from Pine Lake. wheat, is ashore in Shyer Creek. The crew are The schooner Colonel Ellsworth arrived here safe, but the cargo is badly damaged. J.ne safely on Sund-iy a"; ernoon weather is stormv, high winds prevailing. The Delos De Wolf has arrived here. A tug at the mary ashore. - Sturgeon Bav towed her into theLomie A. Bur- SpgclalTelegram toThe£i anchor, drifted some distance out, into the lake. She is now anchored safely, and will be towed in as soon as weather moderates. Goderich,! Nov. 12.—The gale of last night and to-day was one of the worst that has swept Lake Huron for many years. The wind gauge at the light house indicated a velocity of si miles per hour. The following disasters are reported on this shore: The schooner Evening Star, of this place, which was lying at anchor in Saugeen Harbor, parted her cables and was driven on shore, where she now lies high and dry, as it is. The schooner Gladstone of Kingston, also parted her cables and was driven ashore, where she was scuttled by the captain to save her going to pieces. The schooner Ontario, of Goderich, lumber-laden, is ashore five miles south of Kincardine. Her crew is safe. The schooner H. N. Todman, coming into this harbor last night, was driven ashore on the island in the harbor, where she now lies almost out of the water. Part of her sailing gear was carried away by the fury of the gale. A large three-masted schooner, name unknown, is riding at anchor about a mile outside. To-night it is blowing hard from the northwest, accompanied by snow, but it is thought the fury of the storm has passed away. touvbadly damaging the latter. BrIe. Pa.',' Nov. 12.- teiripie gale fcas When CaptainFitzPatrick- went wrecking last raging over this section since yesterday. fall with the tug Union (after the Norris sedition was not heard from for several d&fs and been The schooner Mary went ashore last night between Erie and Buffalo. When daybreak came the gone0*6^-**^^ Sun/arnTghTwito^T^KTfleet. «UH£^_ t^- ~m~~***»i«*.^ The Lady McDonald, from Manitoulin Bav, ar rived safely yesterday. THE BUTTS IN DANGER. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Goderich, Ont, " _______,------Nov. 15.—The tug Mocking Bird arrived here from Port Huron at 3 o'clock this morning to rescue the schooner L. C. Butts which is still lying at anchor off here in a disabled condition. Owing to the heavy sea running and the gale increasing it was impossible to go near her to-night. It is blowing a living gale from the southwest accompanied by a blizzard, the snow flying fast and thick. Fears are enter-\ tained for the safety of the Butts, as she wa; leaking badly when the mate and two of 1 sailors leff jifyr nTlilTJi^ig'1"i**"*',fl*k* mi... ... <- i"fl,lllWftcn,ooner Jane McLeod, which left Sarnia /his morning, arrived here safely after a stormy passage, and reports from the schooner Ontario, ishore north of Poimt Clark, are not very encouraging, and it is feared she may prove a total loss. The crew had a terrible time reaching the more, some of them being in an exhausted condition when picked up. It is feared the heavy gale of to-night will axid more to the long list of there were fears for the expedition, but it turned crew of seven men were clinging to the rigging. . !',-. They were rescued iu a half perishing condition. ! The Helen, from Evanston to Grand Haven, h? The gale struck a Lake Shore train and blew a I herein Chicago. New York drummer from the platform, inflicting j The Pilgrim is in port here. She was at Racine severe injuries. While John Will, a wood cutter, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ was passing through the woods during the tor- : T,orl» f/wtny c foTVi r| g f^ij. fr^W b|m t|f|flgfflf}h, ______________________________________________ '¦.......ti—ii'i' '"¦"'""T'RllU. CLEVELAND. ^' The Charles Luting, ashore at Pentwater. is Special Telegram toTheTnter Ocean owned by Skeele, of Chicago, and sailed by Cap- CLEVELAND. Ohio, Nov 12:.—Lake Erie: has been tain Julius Baker. Crew all safe. She measures stirred to her uttermost depths to-day. Since last Iisasters of thej Special Telegram to The^ Inter Ocean. • Port Rowan, Ont., Nov. 15.—At noon to-day a two-masted schooneir, name unknown, painted dark, capacity about 15,000 bushels, and with new foresale, was bea<ched during a dense storm, with strong gale from the west. She lies a few miles west of the west end light house, Long Point. The life-saving crew from this station went at once to the rescue, but Captain Woodward reports that in ten minutes after striking the crew of the schooner launcfcied the yawl and seven or eight men were seen too enter her. The yawl was swamped in the second sea after leaving the ship. One by one the men w(ont down, till the last sailor succumbed to the undiertow when almost within reach of shore. If the' crew could have weathered the stprm in the riggimg the life-boat would have attempted a rescue, bbut they took to the yawl before the lite-boat reached 'he beach. Many-willing hands on shoreu watched their movements but could do nothing. Captain Woodward, of the LUe-saving Station, wvill find out all particulars by daylight and repcort fully. At present the storm of snow and wimd makes it impossible to reach the ship, when no lives are left to warrant the risk. jnKKr-'aBJMf* ST. IGNACE. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. St. Ignace, Mich., Sfov. 15.—The steamer St, Paul has got a steam-iuump from St. Marie and the captain expected tto have her afloat to-day. It is thought that she is considerably burnt insiSe. Arrivals—Steambarge Alleghany and consort; stmrs Atlantic and Vain Raal. Cleared—Schr Alaska, to load wood om St. Martin's Bay. Tne schooner Champion is receiving a new jibbooin. Thermometer 10 above. Wind north, fresh: and i snowing. 223 tons, rates A 2, and is valued at $10,000. Insured for $5,200 in the Boston Marine. Captain Franklin, of the Boston Marine, left by rail for the Elizabeth Jones at Racine. The Consuello. going to pieces at Sandusky, is an old vessel. She is partly insured. It is the Una that is at Sheboygan with spars and canvas gone. The Grace Murray,Moses Gage,CharlesMarshall, Oserich, Helen Pratt, and Bertie Calkins have gone into winter quarters here. The steamers Brittain,Mary Groh and Reaverhs were safe m Chicago during the storm. TheLoro was at St, Jo. The J. B. Newland, Belle Walbridge, City of Sheboygan, Tempest. Bertha Barnes, and R. Simmons lost canvas. The Francis Palms will have to take off her canvas for repairs. Some vessel also dragged into her at anchorage and damaged her quarter. , The Wolverine lost her main boom and was all iced up. The Transfer lost foregaff, tone canvas, and lost part of her deck-load of shingles. The Horace Badger came in loaded down with ice. and with some canvas torn. The tug Black Ball was damasred in the harbor by collision. SCHOONER ARABIA SAPE. TO the Editor of The -Tutor Ocean. Manitoulin Gulf, Nov. 7.—I wish you would report the Arabia here in Manitoulin Gulf load-ingall right. It will take us a long time to load, and as my crew are all from Chicago, and no chance to write, their friends may worry about them. I am now ten miles fr-om the vessel to : mail this postal card. E. Do VILLE, Master. Bpecial Telegram to The Inter Oceam. i Oswego, N. Y., Nov. 12.—It Its reported here . that a schooner supposed to be the Julia, which left here yesterday for Kingston., is ashore near Texas. The small schooner Vision, barley laden, was driven ashore Dear here by th e gale last night. The crew suffered greatly from cold and exposure, but are all safe, ROTH PR0WNEU ¦ m to Che LnturOc**n. Erie, Pa., Nov. Ui......Just before lhe gale struck lien- sr,i;<h:v nighi Gcoi'ge Pricer;accompanied byMo;:!^ WidiHiu W.-ikmeld, set sail in the fish sloop .Ma^;:i. i to flab. To-dav the "loop ^^'•.^-!lr¦; ashore aoar Wash lighthouse, on , ival of the men has been abarui- night a terrible sea has been running, and great ¦fears have been entertained for the safety of several vessels known to be out in the storm. Late last night the barge John I. Johnson appeared running before "the wind. She and the barge Ryan, Captain Norman Walker-, started from Escanaba in tow of the propeller Oaio about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Johnson, which was the rear vessel of the tow, dropped off near Point Au Pelee,she being bound for this port, the Ryan for Fairport,and the Ohio for Ashtabula. kAs she neared this port the wind struck her and carried away her fore boom and rendered her al-| most helpless. Shortly after the life-saving crew launched their surf beat and made for the distressed vessel. Although the sea was rolling mountains high the crew succeeded in reaching her, and after several attempts at boarding her the boat was scuttled and the crew and captain's wife was rescued in safety by the life-saving crew about 1 o'clock this morning. Twice during the night the life-boat was capsized and the crew thrown into the water. One of the crew, John Goodroe, was washed away and dashed toward the shore, when he was rescued by Patrolmen Miller and Thomas, Captain Peterson, of the Johnson. The ¦ Johnson is owned by Esters, Ryan <Sc Johnson, i of Sandusky, and is valued at $20,000. She is insured for $10,000. Her cargo consists of 900 tons of ore, and was shipped from Escanaba to Tod, Stambaugh & Co., of this city. Sue is still intact, but will be a total wreck. „------> Blag- t LOSS OF THE CLAF.K. THREE OP THE CREW DROWNED. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Mackinaw City, Mich., Nov. 12.—The tugS. S. Coo released the Lucy J. Clark, ashore near Cross Village, at 11 o'clock to-day. She was leaking very little, and was not damaged much, with the exceptions of the loss of her rudder. Just as the tug got her off the wind changed to the northwest, and the tug had to let go of her and run for shelter. The vessel, after rolling off part of her deck load, succeed in getting her anchors out. She lies near the beach fully exposed to the northwest gale that is blowing, and it is feared she will drag ashore again. The Coe arrived here at dark. The Captain reports a fearful sea around Waugoshance, and says the tug came near foundering. Afc one time the fearful seas broke over her so that her fires wore nearly out, and the steam reduced to forty pounds. Special Telegram to The InterOcean. Mackinaw City, Mie>" Nov. 12.—Last night was a fearful night oil the water. The wind was northwest and blew forty miles an hour. The mercurv went down to IS degrees above. Ithas blown heavy from the northwest all day, biit is moderating to-night. The up fleet are al! here. A report was received here to-night that the Lucy J. Clark capsized last night and three of her crew drowned. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Petoskey, Mich, Nov. 12.—During the heavy gale yesterday afternoon the tug Coe, towing the schooner Lucy J. Clark, whom she had just released, bound for Sturgeon Bay, when near Cross Village, parted her line and the schooner turned over. The crew took to the life-boat, | which capsized three times. Five men got 1 ashore, but three of them—the first mate, th Kineer of the steamt-oumo, and the cook—wee drowned. The schooner sank almost immediately. M^>ll*MIP¦!flmWlM1t¦*•(^WU, ¦WSSMb, ' ' the" Chandler, TRAVEHSB BAY HORROS. SEVEN LIVES LOST BY A CAPSIZE. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Harbor Springs, Mich., Nov. 12.—About 3 o'clock yesterday a furious gale sprung up from the northwest, which increased in force, continuing all night. It surpassed anything ever seen on Traverse Bay, and caused great damage and loss of life. Shortly after 3 o'clock C. M. Chase, Superintendent of the State Fish Hatcheries, accompanied by G. W. Armstrong and C. D. Bennett, hjts assistants here, hired a fishing smack to take them across the bay to Petoskey, though urged by by-standers not to attempt it, but they started. The crew consisted of George Detwiler and three other men. When about half way over they capsized. Three were seen to climb to the boat in a short time, but disappeared with the next breakers. Hundreds had gathered on the k shore here and at Petoskey, but nothing could be i'done. The seven men perished before their eyes. netic and Zach Chandler, widi ore, from the upper lakes, dropped anchor when about three or four miles out. The one nearer the shore, the Chandler, was observed to fly the, distress signal. During the afternoon title tug j Dreadnaught put out to her. The little boat returned in safety, and brought the intelligence that the Chandler's steering gear was all c;arried away, and that there was five feet of water in her hold, caused by a leak, and the crew were tired out with the work at the pumps. An expedition will be fitted up to carry out a crew to he:ip the Chandler. Three other unknown vessels are reported ashore east of the city. V ALONG- LAKE MICHIGAN. wrecks at pentwater. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Pentwater, Mich., Nov. 12.—The schooner Charles Luling, in attempting to make port Sunday at 1 o'clock struck the pier and went on the beach. She is high and dry and no lives lost. She is insured. About 2 o'clock the same day the steambarge Norman, owned by R. G. Peters, of Manistee, attempted to make port but struck the pier, and went on the beach. The crew were all , saved. The barge is a total wreck: no ins:.; i She had on board seventy tons of coal.

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