Show j D TO THE BOTTOM uk Steamer Sylvanus Macy Sprung a Leak During a Furious Gale ale on onI L Lake ke Erie and Went Down With I F All Ai on Board I 5 4 I I I f S ROI Mich Nov No 27 In a fu lu furious DROIT LJ iOUS rious gale on Lake Erie Sunday night the steamer Sylvanus Mary Macy y sprung a n leak off Point Burrell Out Ont and plunged to the bottom probablY carrying the entire crew with her The barge Mabel Wilson which was being towed toed by the Macy Mac broke away from the steamer in the darkness s and nd sue mc I In sailing up the lake l ke to ArC where she arrived this aft afternoon afternoon I u uThe J i JI iTile I The Tile first newe of the disaster was re rc reported ported by bythe the steamer Albright which ip ss up the rt ver early this morning j She he reported having h vIng passed through five of wreckage yesterday thirty miles southwest of ot Long Point parts of the cabin life ure preservers and doors of some som vessel The cabin was wac painted white but there were ere no distinguish distinguishing ing marks to tell ten what vessel it was from The of the Wilson v lIson how however however however ever leaves no doubt that the wreckage is i from the Macy as the last seen of r that steamer was in the near e r vicinity Encountered a Gale The Macy with the Wilson in tow low left Buffalo last Saturday with a cargo carbo of coal coni When half way ay up Lake Erie the gale was vas as encountered and when abreast of Port Burrell the tow line of f the tl e barge was thrown off oft by the crew of toe tIe Macy leaving the schooner r shift for herself When last seen sees by the crew of the Wilson the Macy was la Ia boring heavily in the sea s and was evi dently making for Cot shelter If the crew had time to leave their ship before the plunge to he e bottom bo om it i believed that the small boats could have lived Jived I long bug in the terrible sea running That nothing has been heard of them has convinced the owners that all are arc lost The Macy MacJ was oas owned by byJ J P Ralph C Co of it ij was Insured for lor She Is n the older type of wooden steamers st amers 1 registered tons She was was built In I Some of the Victims Victim I IThe The only names of the crew orew obtain obtainable able at the office of the owners of tIre the Macy are as follows M MW W Gotham G tham Richland City Wis captain Gotham of ot captain mate F P Gregory dregory Detroit first engineer I George Webb second engineer John Nugent Nug nt Algoma As the personnel of the crew of the steamer changes at nearly nearl every port Visited a complete list Is not n t avail aall available available able in ip the office The of the Macy probably bly numbers eighteen a aJ that is the r to man m n a ship of her size |