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Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== THE LUDINGTON RECORD APPEAL, Ludington, Michigan Thursday, November 2, 1905 VOL. XXXIX. NO. 12 LUDINGTON HARBOR AND LAKE MARINE -------------------- KALIYUGA IS LOST CAPT. TOMPKINS AND CREW OF SEVEN- TEEN PERISHED IN STORM It is now established beyond doubt that the missing steamer KALIYUGA, belonging to the Cleveland Cliffs Min- ing Co., was lost in the great storm which swept Lake Huron two weeks ago today. The Kaliyuga was the only wooden boat owned by the line, and special local interest in her loss attaches by reason of the fact that she was commanded by Captain F. L. Tompkins, a former well known Lud- ington man. For more than a week after the storm the owners of the boat and friends of the crew, which numbered seventeen, maintained hopes that the steamer would yet be found in some obscure place of shelter. But during the past week pieces of wreckage of the steamer have been washed ashore on the Canadian shore of Lake Huron, hence it is now certain that the boat loaded with iron ore and her entire crew perished and went to the bottom in the great storm. Six years ago Captain Tomkins was first mate with Captain Joseph Russell on steamer Pere Marquette 4. At that time he had his home in Luding- ton, living with his family on Foster street. Previous to tha time, "Fred" as his marine friends all knew him, had sailed as second mate with Captain Doyle on the same boat. He also lived in Milwaukee at one time. His family reside at present at Painesville, Ohio. The steamer KALIYUGA was Capt. Tompkin's first command and he had sailed the boat but one season. Last year he had splendid success in carry- ing big cargoes and it is generally thought that his ambition is trying to make a record for himself resulted in overloading, which caused the boat to swamp in the big seas which engulfed her. ---------------------- Jones Derelict Recovered The revenue Cutter TUSCARORA found the hull of the schooner J. V. JONES about 20 miles off point Sauble last Saturday and towed the derelict into Milwaukee harbor. When found noth- ing but the main mast of the vessel was standing and she was waterlogged and in a very badly battered condition. The government will claim no salvage for bringing the boat into port unless under the law the crew of the revenue cutter should ask it. The JONES was pumped out by Captain Frederickson with the assistance of the Milwaukee lifesavers and next season will be re- paired and put into service. Last Sunday the Pere Marquette carferries made a record in carrying cars out of Milwaukee. During the 24 hours of the day four ferries of the line left Milwaukee each with a full load, making a total of 120 cars taken east from a single port in 24 hours. This record has not been equaled in a long time. --------------------- Vega's Wreck Attached United States Marshall McDonald of Grand Rapids visited Ludington Mon- day and placed an attachment on the cargo and wreckage of the schooner VEGA lying on the beach. The attach- ment was entered at the instigation of the sailors who had a claim for unpaid wages. The back wages amount to about $111 and it is doubtful whether the property attached will bring enough at forced sale to satisfy this claim. There are about 60 cords of hardwood and 50 cords of edgings lying on the beach. This had been sold by the owner to Curtis Rohn who was en- gaged in taking them away when the United States Marshall appeared on the scene. The wreckage of the ves- sel itself is practically worthless. The marshall fixed December 10 as the day for disposing of the attached property and left after placing the entire pro- ceedings in the hands of John Phelan. ----------------------- Fifty Mile Gale Tuesday Lake Michigan was visited by another heavy gale last Tuesday when a south blow sprang up in the morning and gradually increased in severity until at 3 o'clock in the afternoon when the wind attained a registered velocity of 50 miles an hour. Fortu- nately there were but few boats mov- ing on the lake and no local disasters occurred. The Pere Marquette car- ferries, except Nos. 15 and 17, were in port here and no boats left during the day except No. 17. No. 15 arrived from Milwaukee at 9 o'clock in the evening by which time the wind had shifted to the west and was blowing very hard. Steamer PERE MARQUETTE 3 remained at Manistee all day Tues- day until last night, and No. 4, which was at Milwaukee, remained in shelter there until last night. All through the storm the lifesavers maintained a sharp vigil but there was little ship- ping moving and consequently no disasters to record. --------------------------- Race Against Storm The fishing tug GEORGE D. SANFORD had a narrow escape during the big storm last Tuesday. When the tug went out to her fishing grounds early in the morning the weather was fair and there was nothing to indicate the approach of a violent gale. About 10 o'clock Captain DeGergus noticed the increasing wind from the south and started at once for Ludington. The piers were not reached until 1 o'clock in the afternoon and when the little boat entered the harbor she was rolled and tossed about on the great seas like a chip. If the SANFORD had remained outside two hours longer it is doubtful whether she would have been able to have made port. ---------------------------- Ready for Winter Service Finley M'Claren and Herman Smith, chief engineer and master ship carpen- ter of the Pere Marquette line respect- ively, have just finished making an in- spection of the propeller wheels of the entire carferry fleet. This work has been done prior to the opening of win- ter navigation in order that what re- pairs were necessary might be made before cold weather set in. One by one the various carferries were tipped up and the sleeves and buckets of the wheels carefully examined. The boats are now all in first class condition for winter service. ------------------------------- Carferry PERE MARQUETTE 16 arrived last Thursday from Lake Erie and is laid up at Ludington indefinitely. It is doubtful whether No. 16 will run this winter or not. ------------------------------- MARINE NOTES The new government dredge, GEN- ERAL GILLESPIE, is still in port and dred- ging the outer channel as often as the weather will permit. The Ludington lifesaving station is still in charge of George Robinson who is looking after the place in a most satisfactory manner. It is expected that the new keeper will be sent here almost any day, but thus far no appoint- ment has been made. Arthur Highlander of Sister Bay, Wis., is the new surfman at the local lifesaving station, appointed to succeed Steve Lavich. He arrived Tuesday and began to work immediately taking the place of Walter Johnson who was engaged as temporary substitute. ==========================================================================