The Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-12-24, Page 5TUESDAY, DEC. 24th, 1963'
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THE LUCKNOW SENTINfai, i .[f CB 1 OW,.:ONTARIO
Bodies Strewn Along Beach .At Point .
a--__ Clarke Foliowing Big., Storm Of 1.913.".
The •,,Bruce County Iastorical I of the great toll and havoc which
Society historian relates this story had been rendered along its
of the. big . storm , on the Great coastline. The storm originated
Lakes s0 years ago, over Lake Superior and swept in
Fifty years have passed since to Lake Huron on Saturday, • No-
the big , storm. of November 13, vember 9th with ' supw drivenby
1913 turned the 'Great Lakes into winds of hurricane velocity. In
a sea of fury whose waters scat- Southampton , on; Sunday morning
• tered' the remains of,ships and as the people returned home from
their • Spilled,. coQntents along the Church Services, they had diffi-•
west shore of ' /Bruce County, At • culty walking ' against the , high.
• that. time communications had winds which Were blowing off Lake
not been developed to the effic- Huron and. along Main. Street: The
iency that we. enjoy to -day, and, . terrible ,gale reached its height
it took' many days for the resi, on Sunday night, November 9th,
dents of Bruce : County to. learn as mountainous waves, engin ed
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shipping and hammered” ' docks
and wharves from' the head of
the, lakes to Lake Erie and left.
an incred�ble tra of deathand
destruction in its wake. The' gale
continued in lesser degree through-
out Monday and Tuesday. '
The "James Carruthers," the
largest vessel lost in the storm
had been •.laainched at Coltingwood
on May 22nd, 1913. She was .down
bound on Lake Huron with a load
of 340,000 bushels, of grain. This
ship disappearedin the storm and
onlyth'e' grim evidence 'when bod-
ies washed ashore 'told .of her
fate, George Jardine . of .Point
Clarke: on the ' Friday morning
following the storm found one man
on the sand at the. waters edge in
front. , of his house,and six men.
and one woman between his home
a n. d Point Clarke L' thouse.
Quite close to the Light he
found Captain Wright of the . Car:-
runlets.
arrune s. All the other bodies were
identified as members of the Car-
ruther's: crew. Among ;' these were
the cook, still in uniform:' E. ..D_
omen, Chief Engineer, . Of ' Owen
Sound; and `Harold Columns of,
Chepatowe" Harold Countons was
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THE SEASON'S GREETINt S
and, ';BEST HES
FAIRVIEW DAIRY
Alex Andrew, v, Prop
116 years of. age. He, • and another
youth, Terrance lUdd of Ifid-w '5' � �-�.
may, had .left school to sail on
� .the Freighter • Camithie3s ,whin it .. ;
• was'''launieh ����
We' thank you sincerely for your Patronage, Friendship ed five naont reprsor"re«
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at COili3mgWOE�d.. l�idd had retma�= 1 . � ��..
and goodwill and extend our Best. Wishes for Christmas and + ed to school, ki the fall while
'•Coumons stayed with' the 'ship.
Frank Belm®re sof Snake .Island
HAROLD RITCHIE Barbee : off led Bay found a' lomat from
the ill=fater S-5: Isaac M. Stott
• t -r u aauwrrnu u is u,avo foictooesr4 n ila,u t c, ca of . Cleveland .wasted. up on °.Fer-
gamson Island., The tarpan in' 'ery
the New Year. •
� wing the 'boat had not been re-
moved. Mr. .Bellmore sed 'to • re-
•' late bow he foci d bo&es washed
ashore, partially lashed to .boards' '
with their hands 'abnoSt severed
from.. the,- rubbing of : he rope.
lashings. The Isaac.: M. Ott, a:
huge ship'''of 637.E tons, and a aeas- •.
wring 524 feet nn length, went. to .
the' bottom with • aimost no trate, ` ry
j but is . believedto rest somewhere + .
'off the .'fishing Islands. The ship ,
was Nort1-bound with a cargo of, '
coal 'valued at 040,003:Captain
Archie .McArthur of .0wen'.Sound.
and his crew' of twenty-eight dis-
appeared
with the. ship . t
The . body of • a ' young sailor
from the ill-fated Hydras, was
washed hip on the shore at. Sauble
Beach on . the week -end after the
storm. He was wearing a life ring
marked` with the name' of the boat.
The f ydrus was a steel freigh-
ter, 436 feet in" length. and 'carry-
ing a cargo' of iron ore valued
at 3136,000: She was commanded,'
by • Capt. J. 1. Lowe and 'had a
crew of twenty-four •seamen -
sincerest wishes that you may
enjoy a truly Merry , Christmas
with all its joys and pleasures.
. .. is
FLOYD MILNE _ _
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• l November : 1, oar and 'a
board,...both. lalaeiled , "Iiydrasy'
were found en 'the beach . at In-- I`
_• verhuron. •The . next • .'day a 34.10100"1life " r
rtlt• ►> r. ))3$*70 ..v."3 boat.from the • steamer drafted
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10e'd like to
help brighten your holidays .
with our sincere thanks
for the privilege of sere-
ng you and our warmest':
• wishes for every happiness.
, f.your ro-o erat on durmrtg...the
Ira` genuine appreciation oI
year just closing, we send You a cordial wish, for a Christmrmas.
of good;. cheer and a , happier, brighter New: Year.
G.REER. TV and ELECTRIC
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ashoe empty' at dCmcardiine. The i
same day • additional wreckage
on?, al oar,tharaks to
aft our frit e[a patronage we . so
&uglily! Were all seek for
a' •hOIi¢oi fall of love, mei Good` rt
anaerson s
Ladies ' & Men" s Wear, . Lucknow — Phone 528-3016
floated in at inverhiron. The
"Hydrus" „ was never • found.: I
On November atm, wreckage •
began i:o r -ash ashore at • iiammcar-
dine frim. the 436 foot steamer 1.
"Argus " 'fie following owing day : eight
bodies were recovered off lClncar- j • .
dine wearing Life jackets sped ;
"Argus." The "Argus,, was, tar-
tying
earm`y ing a carp of • coal, with .. a '
•, crew of twenty-four meta aboard. d. g
• During` that fall after the great •
storm, bodies 'of':. crew members ;
and portions of ships were found
along the 13ruce County shore I
from Point Clarke to Howdenvale
and at, intermediate points as
Kincardine, ' Inverhuron. Goble sl'
Grove, Port •Elgin, gamble Beach '
and Oliphant. • At Chiefs . Point, I ,
Frank Belmore found. a life raft I
With one body Still tied to 'the
raft. -In the undertaking parlour.'
in Wiarton,at one time • there
rested seven bodies of sailors
from the _stornm,waiting for. iden
It tion.
ica
is believed that in the waters
off Bruce ' County test the giant
hulks of the S.S. Cirrutbers, the
Hydrus, the Isaac M. seat and.
the Argus ' Perhaps someday div-
ers will locate these ships and ,
sc�nne. of themystery surrounding
their sinking may be solve'.
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friends •
we extend
Nay ak
your joys
2rdkl up ton •
very merry
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