The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-31
SAD HUNTING TRIP
Two Cairo Young Men ouhd
Watery Graves
GASOLINE LAUNCH DRAWN UN,
DER COAL BARGEs BY CUR
RENT IN RlVER-TWO
BOYS SAVED.

Two young men, l.eonhardt Mueller.
aged II. and Walter Jocelyn. aged is,
found watery graves III the Ohio at
l5:43 last evening as the result Of an
accidental collision between a gaso-
line launch and several barges in tow
lof the Wash Honshell While two
other lads. Charles Hatcher and
Charles Woods escaped miraculou5ly
through their ability to awim and as
sistance rendered them by the crew
! of the H0nshell
The quartefte of young men left the
ferry dock about 3 o'clock in the
gasoline launch bound for an island
in the Mississippi river opposite
Beech Ridge on a two days hunting
expedition. In the boat was food, tent
guns and bedding Just after leaving
the dock, young Mueller who was
running the motor. found that the en-
CINE was receiving too much gasoline
and he essayed TO regulate the sup.
ply This caused the motor to stop
and the boat drifted down the stream
With the current close in to the Hi
nois shore They saw the outlines of
the Combine coal feet lying at the
point. They saw the dim outlines Of a
steamer with tow but thought it
was moored 10 the balance OF the coal
9eet The current rapidly carried
them down on the barges and picking
UP paddles headed the drifting launch
20 It was clear of the fleet. but TO their
dismay soon discovered that the
steamer was coming up the river with
a tow. They searched for the oar
locks with the intention Of pulling fur
Their our into the stream, but only
found one, the other being buried
under tine camp equipment They
attempted to warn the towhoat hy he
use Of a small araga electro light
and hallowing at The ton OF their
voices. The light was seen and their
cries heard for Capt Clarence Mich
OILS in the pilot house Of the Honshel
threw the boats big searchlight
straight ahead and discovered the
serious predicament Of the party in
the boat. rang the bells for the en-
gineer of the boat 10 stop. The mo
menium carried the boat on. mp tn
river until it finally came to a stand
till
The current carried the launch down
on The tow and struck one OF the
barges stern on Woods standing I'm
he stern of the launch grabbed at
he edge OF the barge and holding on /
steadied the boat for the space of a 1
few minutes bat the strain being too |
great. he was compelled 90 relax ni- I
hold and sink back exhausted into The /
launch it Instantly veering around /
with right side 20 the barge The side .
OF HE launch was crushed like an I
egesboil and The four lads were pre- /
cipitated into toe water All were car /
risd under the barges with the eNcep 4
tiun uf Woods Hatcher passed under 1
and coming out 40 the lower end 4
grabbed a rope that was thrown 20
him. was pulled to a ladder ON one of .
the barges. climbing out Woods was
caught hy one Of the deckhands and .
pulled out as soon as the launch vent .
under Young Mueller was seen a. he
came from under the barge A rope
and life preservers wers thrown him
but be evidently had been .uuuel
from blows on the head received iu
pa sing under the barge and sank and
was seen no more although The tow
boats big searchlight was played
upon tho waters 11celyu was ucye-
seen after be went under the barge.
The story of the accident as ro-
lated above was secured FROM Charlie
Hatcher The only difference between
bis story and that of The Officer. aad
crew of the Honshel is shat the
steamer was not towing barees up
me river but was lying tied fast TO The
7eet and 30 was aEaint The forward
barge that the current carried the
launch
Mr. Hatcher in telling his Story
.iears The Hon she'll from all blame
aating thar after he and Woods had
been saved toe Officers ou frc Hon
.heii gave them dry clothes. minis
cred i0 thei wants aud tioa-ht
hem 90 The city ca fhe steamer iaud-
ne a. the ferry dock.
Walter J0ceiVn was me son 0r ur
md Mrs IS C. Iocllgn while Leon
.iueuer was The son of Can't J. +
-ueilcr
Charlie Hatcher is the eoa of 1Tr
nd Mrs j. ~. n. Hatcher Of 80l WaI ,
ui street,
Charles Woods is che son Of rhe de- 81
eased Dr. WIN Woods he resides g
ifh BIS mother af 1893 Waslingon a.
venue n