Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-07
COLLISION ON IAE LIKE
Whaleback Steamer Wilson Col-
lides With the Geo. c. Hadley
and Sinks.
Nine of the Wilson's Crew
Drowned. the Boat Sinking
Almost Instantly.
The Hadley Makes Thrilling
Race for the Shore-Life
Savers Rescue Many.

Duluth, June 1.-THE whaleback
steamer Thomas Wilson, Captain Cam
oron, and the steamer George c. Had
ley, Captain Fitzgerald, collided just
outside the Duluth canal today. The
Wilson sank within less than min
ute's time The life-saving crew picked
up several members of the crew of the
/; Wilson, but several are known TO have
drowned.
| The Wilson went down SO quickly it
did not seem possible to save a life. AT
| ing thru the water 200 yards apart and
the next the crew of the Wilson could
be seen throwing off their clothing and
jumping into the water.
Immediately after the collision the
Wilson pitched forward and went down.
AS she plunged the crew that was stin
! 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 theys
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 ticking in thru her
plates.
The plunge of the Wilson released the
Hadley and the latter swung back with
tremendous jerk.
Her steering apparatus seemed to be
paralyzed after the collision. She swung
around a circle several times and
seemed utterly helpless. However, her
crew did good work in throwing pre-
Iervers to the. unfortunate seamen in
the water In a few moments it was
apparent the Hadley was going down
and the crew on it could be, seen strip
ping themselves and lowering boats.
The race of the life-saving crew and
tugs for the wreck was thrilling. The
Hadley would not have made shore had
it not been for the tugs and that prob
ably means so many more lives saved.
The Hadley had a hard run for shore
and did not win the race by any too
great margin, lOT Il IlOlllGIt dllGI llGI
bow went on the bottom just south of
the ship canal her stern began to settle
and finally went down. ~
The Wilson went down in eighty feet
of water and only few feet of her
spars are to be seen. The Wilson was
loaded with ore. She belongs to the
Pittsburg steamship line, the steel
trusts fleet. The Hadley carried coal.
Nine men were drowned. They were
mostly of the night crew of the Wilson,
who had not time to get out of their
hunks before the vessel went to the
bottom. The names on the list are:
Aaron Trips. cook
Frank Scond cook, Superior.
James McDougall; oiler, West SUI
perior.
James NJ. Fraser wheelman, Sault
Ste. Marie.
John Campbell. Greenleaf, Mich.
John Carey, st. Catharines, Ont
Thomas Jones.
William Roebuck, fireman, Port
Hampton.
The Wilson was coming toward the
canal and the Hadley going out. Both
were loaded Just before reaching the
canal, when about opposite the Wilson,
the Hadley was given an order by the
tug to go to Superior. Immediately she
sheered off for Superior, and crashed
directly into the Wilson. The Hadley
barely reached the shore before she
sank. Many lives were saved thru hay-
ng life preseryers thrown them from
he Hadley and the life saving crew.