Deseret Evening News | 1910-09-09 | Page 1 | Great Disaster on Lake Michigan

f T DISASTER O ON L LAKE KE MICHIGAN Car Ferry Pere Pero Marquette tte No 18 1 B Flagship of Fleet Goes To the th Bottom TWENTY LIVES WERE LOST New Ircle Mc c nl A n in III I t ut It IU llon lIch Mich Sit Sept 9 ono of ot ort tr ft t ivr rt t tU In fl the his tor 01 of t iko Michigan oc oe occur cur eu t arly arl ar today when eau cur ferry Terr lere S r No 10 18 IS 1 of ot u II Illel of or orX MX lX X td 81 tur owne and yi b 11 tho the Iero Railroad n sank to the bottom of or Luke Lake I 20 10 miles oft off Port Jorl Washing Washington Wa ton tel with n a loss los of o 20 0 O lives The Ille boat al nl at and the tho cargo II Ih included 29 20 lauded landed cars can nt lit MO oJo to 10 I The Tho hel total tatal loss loes 10 will ex cx exceed 1 unit halt n II million dollar which U Is I full tull I by Insurance In III LloydH In tR Ta No O 0 18 iS was wis Iho th f C O 0 D V that ht tho Iho licH l WH of the tho to te this thui ellI cIty about t am thu morning The Hush Hash was wan continually for tor nearly nearl an hour but bill wm wi IIttI At 7 70 0 On ani m Hupt Hap of at tho the Pc Marquette car ferry terry line received a C from cur car ferry No 10 17 slut Inn big that Ihal No Xo IS 18 sunk nt itt 7 ocl ck The lost car CRI ferry terry carried ca a t crew of or offo o oto fo to and had on two to women ns said to bf ho from At tt this hour the cause of Jt thu UI dent is II I unknown and Ule will not nol be bl available until No o IT 11 1 arrives hero here late I le thin Ihl afternoon Marino Marine men lire arc or utterly nt ot a 11 loss Io to 10 lI for tor the tho No Xo 18 it was Willi Willine rno ne of oC tho tha t I and most moil costly cosily for fer ferries forries or ries lits ever built on all tho Orent reat and only on yesterday the tho Was 11 Inspect Inspected ed eI 1 by government officials at il thin port found to be In first class chiPs condition In every rl I I Till Thie was wa WI her first trip on regular run after returning from Chicago where whre the tho lug car terry ferry tery DR u under to 10 a Chicago tom com company puny pany being run In 11 the excursion huid hl nomI nn between and iluk jAn during most mORI mod of or July Jul and August