The Penn's Grove record., 1903-10-09
PERISH ON LAKE STEAMER
Captain Bravely Meets Death While
Trying to Save Women.
squan Strikes the &. 4. Hackley on Lake
Michigan and h Turns oyer-Pas-
sengers and Grow Drown.

Sturgeon Bay, Wis.-The little steam.
boat Erie T.. Hackley, with passengers
and crew to the number Of twenty-one
on board, went down in a squat ID
Green Bay. Twelve persons, including
| three women, were drowned. The nine
others, eight men and n woman, were
saved by a passing vessel, but not until
8 a.. m. next day. after a night of such
suffering that several Of them r at
the point of death.
The Lost-Lawrence Barringer, Fish
| Greek, Wis; Edna Barringer, sister at
L. Barringer; Frank Fitzglbbons, Jack
sonport, Wis; Carl Kelly. Fish Grel
| George LIE Clair, Jr, J~acksonpOrt,
| brother-in-law to the Barringers; Nels
| Nilsson, Sturgeon Bay, Wis; Joseph v.
| Orus, Fish Greek, captain OF the Hack
ley; Henry Rabitoy, Fish Greek; Free
man Thorp, Fish Greek; -Truchay,
| cook, Fish Creek; Miss Frances Vim
| cent, Egg Harbor, Wis; Miss Vincent,
| sister of Miss Frances Vincent.
Although the Hackney was a small
vessel, with a limited passenger list,
the experience Of those who rode with
| her in the storm that swept her to de-
| struction was as thrilling as in any
| greater disaster of the sea. The boat
left Menominee, Mich, soon after 5
| o'clock D. NJ, bound for Fish Greek.
She had proceeded out only about
seven miles when she was over
whelmed by a terrific squall from out
of the southwest.
Angry seas crashed owe the little
vessel, threatening to engulf her, and
Captain Orus decided to turn about
and try to make the port she had just
left. In bringing the Hackley about
she fell into the trough Of the sea.
from which she could not get)out. The
captain threw the wheel hard down
to port and then to starboara, work
ing like mad to make the boat obey
the rudder, but without ayail.J
AS the vessel was THROWN up and
down in the deep gulf of waters some
Of the freight shifted to one side. I'M
mediately the vessel listed and filled
with water, then plunged to the bot
tom, going down within two minutes
Of the sliding over Of the freight.
AS the vessel sank the upper works
and part of the main deck were torn
off, carrying with them most Of the
passengers and crew. Several of the
passengers were SO terrified that they
were unable to help themselves. and
these were instantly drowned.
In the two brief moments before the
Hackley took her last plunge efforts
were made by some of the more self
possessed to unlash the Hfeboats, but
before one Of them could be put over
the side the workers were struggling
in the water. AS the vessel settled
men and women cried and shrIeked In
an agony Of fear and ran about wildly
and helplessly. If the upper works
had not parted and remained above
water not n person would have been
saved.
All night long those who had sue.
ceeded in getting hold of wreckage
chung to their frail support, but one
after another succumbed and sank be-
meath the waves.
After fourteen hours Of buffeting
about in the storm Captain Asa John
son, of the steamboat S~heboygan, from
Washington Harbor, to Sturgeon Bay,
discovered the w%reckage, with the Inn
periled passengers and crew at 8
O'Clock next morning.
Boats were Immediately lowered. and
the now nrarfy uxhEustg0l4sonS
the wreckage were transferred to the
~Sheboygan, though the rescues were
made with the greatest difficulty In
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