![]() ![]() 9 was responsible for the maritime disaster that occurred, McGreevy added, dooming ships, and the region, to their fates. There were no coal mines in the Upper Peninsula, he said, and the UP depended on the shipping industry to keep warm and to power steam-operated machines.Ī brief burst of energy between 8 p.m. ![]() McGreevy said all northbound ships that sank rolled over because they all carried coal, an unstable cargo. “(Crews) had no idea what they were sailing into.” “It had been exceptionally nice for a couple days before then, so everyone had been lulled into a sense of complacency,” McGreevy said. A lack of communication between ships also contributed to the widespread disaster. Great Lakes historian and maritime artist Robert McGreevy said the ships lost were new, full-sized steel ships, believed to be “too big to sink.” The smaller ships took shelter in harbors and coves. The effects of “the White Hurricane” were felt from Duluth, Minnesota, to Buffalo, New York, but the waters and shoreline from Alpena to Port Huron suffered the most.ĭocks along the lakeshore from Sebewaing to Harbor Beach were lost, and none were ever rebuilt, due in large part to the advancement of shipping and travel by rail. Though the storm wreaked havoc inland, it was nothing compared to the catastrophe that occurred on the shoreline and Lake Huron itself.Ī total of 19 ships were sunk across the Great Lakes during the storm, including 16 alone lost or stranded in Lake Huron, which bore the brunt of the storm. One daily line did not depart from Bad Axe until Tuesday. A train from Port Huron headed to the top of the Thumb became stuck in the snow overnight, trapped in the snow two miles south of Port Austin. The Saginaw line made an attempt to get through the deep drifts and became stuck near an area known as Grassmere, east of Caseville. Mail carriers were unable to complete the routes until Wednesday of that week. The wind led to snowdrifts from six to eight feet inland, blocking the streets of Bad Axe making travel throughout the Thumb nearly impossible. Snow began to fall and the wind steadily increased, reaching at least 65 mph and creating blizzard conditions by nightfall.īy morning, a foot of snow had fallen, and the storm showed no signs of letting up. 9, as a powerful wind out of the northwest that sometimes veered to the east. 14, 1913, edition of the Huron Daily Tribune, the storm began on Sunday, Nov. Many ships sunk, but several were also damaged beyond repair, Great Lakes historian Robert McGreevy said. The resident was expected to fully recover.About 250 lives and 25 ships were lost in the storm. One home at Yankee Point was damaged by a giant wave, according to local news outlets.Īn “extremely large rogue wave” damaged a home in Cambria in San Luis Obispo County, shattering waterfront windows and knocking over a resident, firefighters said. Evacuation orders or warnings remained in place for some homes near the Carmel River Lagoon and the coastal Yankee Point community, south of Carmel. In Monterey County, officials Thursday expressed concern about the impact of another severe high tide overnight. Pacheco Creek peaked and receded without causing damage, officials said. A flood could have threatened businesses and homes in a largely agricultural area southeast of Gilroy, alongside Highway 152, a key road that connects the San Francisco Bay Area to Interstate 5. Evacuation warnings were canceled in northern San Benito County, where officials had been concerned about a full Pacheco Reservoir spilling floodwaters beyond its dam into the already full Pacheco Creek downstream.
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