People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1893 — THE WORST FEARED. [ARTICLE]

THE WORST FEARED.

A Boat Picked Up on Lake Superior Leads to the Belief That a Party of Eight Persons Lost Their Lives In a Recent Storm. * Deer Park, Mich., Oct. 9.—A disaster on Lake Superior in which not less than eight lives were lost came to light Surifiay when a drifting’ boat was picked up by the crew of the Muskallong life saving station. The derelict was sighted in the forenoon, and by the aid of strong glasses it was soon ascertained that the craft was disabled and drifting, she crew put out in their boat and came up to the wreck just west of the station. The craft was found to be a fishing boat of the large size which operations on this part of Lake Superior make necessary. Closer inspection revealed her identity as a craft that had left White Fish Point October 6 for Au Train, 100 miles west There were on board a crew of at least five men and W. H. Carpenter, his wife and one child. It is reported that Carpenter had two children aboard but thisrumor was not verified. No one was found on the wrecked boat and there is not the slightest encouragement to-believe that any escaped drowning. The fury of the northwest gale that swept Lake Superior was at its height the night following the day on whieh the fishing boat left White Fish bay. and stauncher vessels than this one could not have weathered the storm. When the gale struck the vessel she was undoubtedly soon, overwhelmed and upset. Inquiry received at the life saving station in regard to any tidings of the boat has established her identity. It is not likely that any of the bodies will be washed ashore, as the disaster evidently occurred a considerable distance out in the lake. It is impossible to learn the names of the crew.