Show THIRTY LIVES LOST III I 1 LAKE ono one of tho the worst wont disasters in n hattory of f lake michigan brings bring sorrow to many homes home ludington mica one of the worst marine disasters in the history of lake michigan navigation occurred early friday when car ferry par pare marquette arquette JM no 18 flagship ot of a fleet of six steel car ferries owned and operated by the pere marquette elte railroad company sank to the bottom of lake Islic michigan higan twenty miles off port washington with a loss ot of thirty lives the dead include captain peter kilty ot of ludington S F Se stepanek of chicago purser and wireless operator whose signals of distress brought assistance to the sinking steamer and two members of the car ferry no 17 who lost their lives in an effort to rescue the crew of 0 no 18 the boat was valued at and the cargo which included twenty nine loaded cars at to the total loss will exceed halts halt a million dollars which Is fully covered by insurance in lloyds in england |