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Show oo STEAMERS CAUGHT IN THE ICE FLOES Chicago, March 26 Threo steamers, which were cnught in .ice off Evans-ton Evans-ton last nighl, wcro reported six miles out on tho lake today battling with the floes in an attompt to roach Chicago. An unbiokcn stretch of ice separated the vessels from port and thero seemed no hope of reaching the city before evening unless tho wind sliould shift. Fear is for tho safety of the 150 persons aboard, howoer, wero allayed by wireless messages. All tho boats aro woll provisioned and coaled and thoso aboard arc suffering no hardships. hard-ships. The marooned atcamors aro tho Racine Ra-cine of the Northern Michigan Transportation Trans-portation company and the Alabama and the Georgia of the Goodrich Transit fleet. |