Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-05-29 | Page 1 | Lake Erie Swept by Severe Storm

LAKE ERIE SWEPT BY SEVERE STORM Schooner Founders Oil Off Cleveland aunt and andOne One Man Other Others Narrow Escape Cleveland O. O May 28 The The northeaster north north- easter caster which swept Lake Erie today was one of the most severe seen here herein herein in years Boats nil all along ahong the lake are aie lying outside the thie bay rather than try to enter the smaller ports porta during during- tIme the storm Boats did not try to en enter ter Huron or Ashtabula nail and only a afew afew few came caine Into Cleveland The schooner Mabel Wll Wilson on found found- red oft off The he port of Cleveland and andone one man her wheelman known as Fred was drowned The rest of the tho crew us ts rescued by the life savers after a perilous and difficult ace ence The Wilson was bound down with ore and was by the steamer steam steam- er or Believing It to attempt to enter the harbor alone the Wilson dropped anchor and the signalled tug sig for help By the tho time tugs anti and time the life savers reached the scene the Wilson hail had sprung a leak and was being being be be- ing dashed about by the waves Unable Unable Un Un- able to save her the lie life savers took the crew off Captain Gotham and Mates Gotham and Gunnison were wen badly hathly hurt The rho drowned man would have been saved but for a slip When ho saw time the vessel going he Jumped for the rigging but missed his hold was as washed overboard Tho e taken off the schooner were Captain Janice James Gotham of Detroit First Mate Charles of Milwaukee Mil Mu- waukee Second Mate George Gotham of Detroit Seamen Levi Lev Malone of Clayton N. N Y John Hanson of Milwaukee Mil Mi- waukee Frank Lavis of Buffalo Alexander and John Nelson of Milwaukee The Frontenac and amid the F F. A. A Georger Georg- Georg er or were vre towed Into port in a leaking cond condition I t Ion Both had narrow escapes