The Topeka state journal., 1905-11-29
nine DROWNED.
Entire Engineering Crew Of a
Lake Steamer
Perished as the Result Of Yester-
days Storm.
FIFTEEN ARE SAVED.
After Spending a Terrible Night
on the Wreck.
Those Lost Succumbed to Cold
and Dropped Into Water.
FIFTEEN ARE SAVED.

Those Lost Succumbed to Cold
and Dropped Into Water.
Duluth. Mimi, Nov 2s.-Nine dead,
including the entire engineering crew
of the boat, is the terrible result of the
wreck of the steamer Maatfa at the
mouth of the Duluth ship canal yes
terday afternoon. From the time of
the arrival of the life saving crew at
5 o'clock desperate efforts were made
to get a line to the boat but without
avail. In the presence of thousands of
people who watched the scene breath
lessly, the line was fred over the ship
from the cannon three times. Once it
caught and those on the forward end
Of the boat where it landed began to
haul it in but the rocks on the bottom
cut it in two. At midnight the officials
of the company owning the boat ad-
vised the crew to give up until day
light saying that the men OF the Tor
morning and on the stern end not
sign of life had been detected since
shortly after dark.
When the storm died out somewhat
this morning the life saving crew was
able to hit the boat and the work OF
bringing the crew ashore was begun at
once In the forward end of the boat
all were safe but in the stern none
were saved, all having succumbed to
the cold and drowned. In the first boat
seven men were brought to shore and
later eight more.
Those Saved.
Captain r. F. Humble
Wallace Brown, first mate.
Herbert Emigh, second mate.
James Hatch, wheelsman.
George Mcclure. WHeelSrnaus
Alexander Carlson. fireman.
Charles Bryne, fireman
Ernest Dietz, watchnan.
Lee Yates, seaman.
Fred Saunders, porter.
Grantley West, Watchman.
Edward Colte~ fireman.
Harry Larson, seaman.
Louis YakeS, seaman.
Seaman, name unknown
From these it was learned that not
sign had been heard by those forward
from the rear end since early in the ev-
ening and the death of all there was
certain. They gave their names as Iol-
lowsi
WILLIAM MOST. chief engineer,
Cleveland
FARRTNGER, Cleveland.
JAMES EARLY, Buffalo.
WILLIAM GILCHRIST, oiler, Win
ton, Ont.
CARL CARLSON, oiler, Chicago.
HENRY WRIGHT, steward, Cleve-
WALTER BUSH. second cook, Am
FIREMAN AND DECKHAND. who
shipped at Connaut; names unknown.
A Fearful Night.
The night on the Maatafa was a
| fearful one to the living men, to say
nothing of terrible torture that must
! 70 1of Of those who
Tucked in warm beds in hotels to-
day members of the crew told of what
they underwent. Charles Byrne'
Henry Saunders and Herbert T.
/ Nigh made the trip in the afternoon
from the rear of the boat forward
across the slippery deck, over whic
/ great waves rolled and tried to break
| their hold. Four tried it, fireman
/ (name unknoWn) being another, but
/ he failed and retraced his steps and
/ is now numbered among the lost.
/ This fireman was three times washed
over the SIDE but held his grip on the
rope railing and climbed back, only
to be defeated in the end. The three
/ that made the trip and that owe their
/ livs to their courage, would rush for
ward after each wave and then throw
| themselves on the deck and hang on
/ as another roller came. AS they
reached the forward part their COM
! e--e@--
The poor fellows on the stern end
4 Of the boat had little protection. In
! the ice of the engine house they could
find no shelter, for the waves covered
1 the deck to the height of the rail They
4 finally climbed up under the shelter
of the big smokestack, but wet as
they were and with the biting cold
they could not long stand the ex-
pos17re and were last seen slipping
] -vo4ff1afnTS qnnaTanflU f0
find protection but in all probability
going to death by drowning
The fifteen men forward first took
/ shelter in the whee1men's cabin, but
the water soon drove them out ano
| they went to the captains cabin. The
| waves drove in the windows and
| doors and all night long they danced
/ about the little cabin trying to keeF
warm. Their danger from the ele-
ments outside was passed, but the
Guided by Bonfres.
Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 29.-Huge bon
fires built on the shore to cheer the
sailors on the steamer Maatfa afforded
a beacon by which the big package
freighter George Gould from Buffalo
and Erie was able to safely pass the
piers last night.
s'To the people who built the fire or
shore I am deeply grateful" said Cap
tain CotIreu OF the stSdAleI OOe u
Had it not been for the fire which
threw a brilliant light on the pier,
am satisfied We should have shared the
fate of the Maatfa, for the sea was
running terribly high.
when we left the 500 we had nj
intimation of the coming storm anc
did not notice anything in particular
until we reached Keewana, at mid
night The gale accompanied by {
heavy snow, struck US from the north
west We tossed little until We
reached outer island. one of the Apos
tie group Here we ran into a ter
rife sea, the worst I have ever seen
The wind veered to the north and al
most died away at 2 p. n. yesterday.
picked up the north shore about thir