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Show Some Members of Crew of Steamer May Be Saved SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich , Nov. 24 Hope that at least some of the members of the crew of eighteen of the lumber laden Myron, which foundered foun-dered near Whitefish Point in the terrific ter-rific gale which swept Lake Superior Saturday and yesterday would be rescued res-cued was held out today by marine men here under captains of steamers who passed this port. Boats that ven-j tured down from the Whitefish shelter, yesterday and last night brought re-' ports of men being seen clinging to wreckage or lashed lo flotsam from the Myron, although attempts lo rescue res-cue them in the midst of enormous seas were futile. It was believed that some of the crew who thus escaped from the foundering foun-dering steamer might drift ashore and be revived by the patrolling coast guards despite their long exposure and terrible buffeting. Word was received from the United States submarine chaser 438 which spent the night sweeping Whitefish bay and out to the point in search of lifeboats. Wreckage from the Myron continued this morning to come ashore in great quantities including parts of the cabins and upper decks, while the entire bay is sirewn with the lumber cargo of the boat and of her consort, the Miztec. which was reported towed into shelter shel-ter by an unidentified steamer. The barge Miztec. which the Myron had in tow when she left Munisine down bound, was cut loose and was picked up by an unknown steamer which towed it into shelter at White-fish White-fish Point The barge's deck load of lumber and rudder were carried away but it is understood her crew is safe. First word of the disaster came by wireless from the steamer Farling lying ly-ing in shelter behind Whitefish poinl When the steamer Adriatic, ice-cov ered, locked through here today, her captain reported that he twice turned his ship around trying to pick up the strieken vessel's crew, who were then in two lifeboats. The men were unable un-able to hold the lines, however, and the attempt at rescue had to be abandoned. aban-doned. The steamer Mcintosh later passed through wreckage of the Myron close enough to throw lines to several men seen clinging to the cabin The men had life preservers on and were calling call-ing for help. One man also had a small flashlight. This attempt at res cue also failed and the men, unable lo grasp the lines, had to be left to their fate. Whitefish Bav tonight is strewn with wreckage, according to wireless dispatches. The Myron is the third ship swal lowed up by storm driven Lake Superior Su-perior in the last two weeks The others were the H E. Rflnnels and the John Owen, the latter with the lo6s of her crew of twenty two men. The steamer Myron, of wooden construction, con-struction, was built in Grand Haven. Mich, in 1888. She was 186 feet long and 076 gross tonnage O- W. Blod-gett Blod-gett of Bay City, is the owner. Captain McRae of the Adriatic, said he saw the distress signals set by the barge Miztec. which was later reported taken in tow by another steamer, but gave his attention to attempt the res-I res-I cue of the Myron's crew At that time 1 the Myron was going to pieces, he said, jand about 15 of the crew had 'aken to lifeboats, the others clinging to I wreckage. During the ineffectual attempts at I rescue, the Adriatic struck botiom. Captain McRae declared, and he was forced to leave the vicinity for the 'safety of his own ship. ' Unless the Myron la entirely broken I up, it is possible, marine men here say, I that her cargo of lumber will help 1 keep the boat afloat and that those I men who remained aboard mav be (saved. Steamers in shelter at Whito-I Whito-I fish are assisting the coast guard in forts to locate the drifting steamer land members of the crew. |