Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-06-13
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Were Mainly. Members 81 the Niah,l
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the Time5of tie Collision. . '.:s.s N IN Il.
Duluth, June The \ whaleback
steamer Thomas Wilson, Captain Cam.
5eron master, was cut almost In two BY
the: steamer George &. Hadley, Cap.
tain Fitzgerald master, q Il half mile
south OF the Duluth canal and nine
men went down. They were mostly
men OF the night crew who had not
time to get out Of their hunks before
the vessel went to the bottom. The
names Of the men lost are: ss .:s88. 5. 5
AARON. TRIP, cook. Vi 3s5 ''J5 5z{ 5& .35.sjs
! !. . ------- FRANK, second cook, Superior.
i JAMES M'DOUGALL, oiler, West
Superior. Is .t.S E z5;1 Is s<s "
i: \ JAMES NJ FRAZER, oiler, Manitou.
ian Island. r} Il asz: f ia
JOSEPH M'GRAW, wheelsman,,
Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. A E.}.sss S ssfs.3
j.. JOHN CAMPBELL, lookout, Green
leaf, Mich. %I.$% !. Z "A. s%.s Y sS5.:
JOHN CAREY, deckhand, St. Cath.
crimes, Ont. IA: '.1. t.~.stt. ! S5 y. 81:
THOMAS JONES, deckhand. :. !,
WILLIAM ROEBUCK, fireman, Port
Hampton. - -. 81 n .r:s ,:1 &''.<y3 5S$:
The Wilson was. coming toward the
canal and the Hadley going out, both
loaded. Just before reaching the ca
nal and when about opposite the Will
son the Hadley was given orders by a
she sheared of for the Superior entry
and crashed directly into the Wilson.
The Wilson went down so quickly
that it did not seem possible to save q
life. One moment the two boats were
y
apart, the next the crew of the Wilson
could be seen throwing off their cloth.
ing and jumping into the water. One
man on the Wilson seemed to have
more presence of mind than all the rest.
He threw life preservers to those that
jumped in the cold water without
thinking and he certainly saved some
lives. The crew of the Hadley also
threw preservers to the men strug-
Cling in the water. Immediately after
the collision the Wilson n - -
Pitched Forward and Went Down..
As she plunged the crew that was still
undressing rushed to the stern, Jump
ing overheard as fast as they could
free themselves from their clothing.
The Wilson did not live a minute
after the collision. During the short
time she was on top of the water she
seemed to be supported entirely by the
Hadley''s PROV. which was sticking in
through her plates. "A: .5<E=Si 5.A
The plunge Of the Wilson released
the Hadley and the latter boat swung
back with a tremendous JERK. AS the
she spouted like a submarine explosion
Two men that jumped last were ap.
parently close to the hull when it went
down. They were struggling there
just before the plunge and could not
be seen afterward. They were prob.
ably sucked down with the hull.
The Hadley's steering apparatus
seemed to be ,paralyzed after the col.
lision. She swung round circle sew,
eral times and seemed utterly helpless.
However, her crew did good work in
throwing preservers to the unfortunate
seamen in the water. In a few mo-
ments it was apparent that the Had
ley was going down and the crew on
it could be seen stripping themselves
and lowering boats. Some Of them got
into the boats, but. when the Hadley
sunk to within foot Of her deck, she
seemed to cease sinking for few mo
ments and the men clambered back on
the boat. The race Of the lifesavine
crew and. the tugs for the wreck was
thrilling. The Hadley would not have
made the shore had it not been for thu
tugs, and that probably means that
many more lives were saved. The
livesaving crew did quick and reliable
service picking up the men in the wa
ter. me Eadley mad hard run FOL
shore and did not win the race by any
too great margin, for moment aftel
her bow went on the bottom just soutt
of the ship canal pier, her stern bega1
to settle and finally went down. FAX
the stern settled down to the bottom
the bow lifted little and the water
engulfed the vessel from amidships Il
stern. Fully half of the way in from
the scene Of the accident to the poin,
of Bleaching the decks of the Hadle1
were. covered with water and .th,
crew took to the upper works. %,} 81 III
| CAUSING SERIOUS DELAYS.
Wreck of the international RaiIroas
| s5s<5 @ il Bridge at the Soo. 5ss- 4. .c5
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. June - Th,
EWrecking of the international railroad
bridge by the steel trusts schoone
Madeira will lay up the business Of til,
railroads crossing the SEQ here for
! month, according to estimates made
The marine interests will also Be I,
/ heavy loser, for the congestion Of; tat