Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2012, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. 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. =========================================================================== LIST OF LAKE DEAD SWELLS ------------- Scores Have Died and Hun- dreds are Missing ------------- DOZENS OF VESSELS LOST ------------- Identity of Ship Found Turned Turtle Believed to Be Established - Storm Difficulties at Cleveland are Subsid- ing - Milk Supply Is Being Reestab- lised and Traffic Opened. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 13. - Stories of hitherto unreported lake disasters dribbled into Detroit from various points. Most important was one from Goderich, Ont., telling of the drifting ashore of wreckage from the James Carruthers, the largest Canadian freighter on the lakes. Life boats, life preservers and other articles bearing her name came ashore. It is believed she sank with all on board. She was owned by the St. Lawrence and Chicago Transportation company. Chicago, Nov. 13. - Additional heavy loss of life and shipping in the recent storm was indicated in reports from the great lakes. Stories of sunken vessels and lost crews were numer- ous. A score are known dead. The list of unaccounted for exceeds 100. Dozens of vessels are reported miss- ing or damaged by the gale. A thrilling story of a battle against the fury of the storm was brought by Captain John A. Stuffbeam of the Il- linois. The Illinois remained three days and nights at Manitou Island. "We were forced to put into Manitou Island," Captain Stuffbeam said, "but there were no docks and we were in great danger. As the last resort we pushed the nose of the Illinois onto the beach and kept the engines going so that we were able to ride the tre- mendous seas." A dispatch from Goderich, Ont., says that seven bodies from the schooner Charles S. Price have been washed ashore below Grand Bend. Information from reliable sources is to the effect that the James Car- ruthers, the largest Canadian freight- er on the lakes, has been lost. Each of these two vessels carried a crew of twenty-five to thirty men. Barge and Seven Lost It was reported from Menominee, Mich., that the barge Plymouth went down in the storm near Gull Island, Lake Michigan, just off the entrance of Green Bay. Fears were expressed for the steam- er Leafield, which was reported aground on Angus Island beyond Thunder Cape, near Fort William, Ont. Steamer Upside Down Regina? Although many vessel men are con- fident that the steamer which turned turtle in Lake Huron a few miles northeast of Port Huron, Mich., is the steamer Regina of the Merchants' Transportation company, others are equally convinced that she is not lost. It is regarded certain, however, that the Regina went down during the storm. The tug Sport, with a diver aboard, left Port Huron in the fore- noon to identify the overturned ves- sel. If the diver can work in the sea, which is still rolling high, it is ex- pected definate information will soon be obtained. The wrecked and battered steamer Northern Queen is stranded on the beach above Kettle Point. Her crew of twenty-two men, however, are safe at Port Huron. Cleveland Recovers from Storm Cleveland, Nov. 13. - With the city under from two to six feet of snow, the problem of distributing the avail- able food and coal supplies in the city caused the greatest anxiety. Several trains loaded with meats, butter and green goods reached the railroad yards in the afternoon, and it is expected that the market will soon adjust itself, although the sup- ply of green goods probably will be short for a few days. The milk situation was relieved at noon by the arrival of 2,000 gallons of milk from Wellington. When the in- terurbans resume operation, there will be more milk on hand. Fears for Steam Barge Butters Fort William, Ont., Nov. 13. - Fears are entertained that the steam barge Butters and her crew of twenty have been lost between here and a point on the south shore, 150 miles from here. The barge put out Friday after- noon in a heavy gale, and should have wired the owners here not later than Monday. =========================================================================== SOURCE: Warsaw Daily Times, Warsaw, Indiana Thursday, November 13, 1913