Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
SAND SUCKER
TURNS TURTLE.
STEAMER CAPSIZES IN KENOSHA
HARBOR WITH EIGHT MIL
WAUKEEANS- ABOARD.
H. A. ROOT lLLFATED BOAT
August Miller and John Kodey Lose
Their LiveS-Six Others
Injured

Two men drowned and six others,
all from Milwaukee. were rescued from
death when the sandsucker II. A. Root,
owned by two Milwaukee men. turned
turtle in the river here at about 4 O'Clock
this morning. A leak is supposed to
have been the cause of the disaster, ac-
cordng to Capt. Mooney of Milwaukee.
The dead:
MILLER AUGUST. aged 80, Of Milwau-
kee, derriCkman, single.
KODEY, JOHN, aged ~, OF Milwaukee,
derrickman, single.
The rescued:
Capt. John Mooney, aged AS, 56S Grove
street, Milwaukee; injuries are serious, not
fatal.
w. K. Hooker, chief engineer. 21O Grove
street, Milwaukee.
Fred Zube, 9O0 Ninth avenue Milwaukee,
saved by his dog.
Robert Ryder, deckhand, Milwaukee,
SWAN ashore.
William Hickman, derrick holster, Mil
Waukee
Frank Mauksch. cook. Milwaukee. cut out
of berth by life savers
Men Were in Bunks.
The sandsucker is said to be Il total
loss. 1t was worth probably $4,000,
with no insurance.
Capt. Mooney had come into KenoSha
river from milwaukee, Monday and took
on a load Of sand 1t was his plan to
return to Milwaukee Tuesday morning
and so the boat put i'll at kenoSha. Most
of the men went to bed early and Capt.
Mooney walked about on the deck for Il
few minutes taking last look to see
that everything was right Mooney said
this morning that he had Il preSentlment
last nighS that all was not we'll and
went to sleep dissatisfied
The first knowledge of the wreck came
fI.- e -nIa
awakened by Il crash, lurch of the boat
and a rush of water. The lookout at the
life saving station also heard it and
within Il few minutes was dragging
Mooney through portfolio which the
captain had found in the darkness.
Caught Like Rats.
Most of the men were shut like rats
rats in their berths and that any of them
escaped is considered almost Il miracle.
Capt Cameron of the life saving crew
saw Mooney with his head through the
portfolio and chopped him out. Mooney
was exhausted. "There's another i'll
there" he said. When Cameron and his
men reached the other mau they found
Miller dead.
Engineer Hunter had broken Il port
hole on the same side of the vessel and
was found exhausted, with his head
hanging partly in the water.
During this time Xube and Honey
were having a terrible fight for life.
lube, when he had recovered sufii-
GENTLY from the shock to talk said his
dog saved his life. He was awakened
by the furious barking of the animal
i'll the tiremens quarters. The place was
dark and as Iube slipped away from his
berth he landed in several feet of water
He tried to awaken Honey. He was
sleeping too soundly. Iube CROPPED about
in the darkness for Il long time, hearing
the shouts of the lfesavcrs above him.
He reached the door of the cabin, but it
was tight. The dog found Il window
which Xube smashed open with his fist
Then he was rescued. BY the time that
Cameron's men reached the cabin they
found Honey drowned. His head was
covered with bruises.
Dead Men Bloody and Bruised.
hickman and Ryder were together
and managed to reach safety without the
When all of the men were III the life
saving station somebody remembered
that MaukSch, the cook, was not with
them. The life savers went back and
they found him clinging to his berth for
dear life, wedged i'll between TWO win
dows.
The bodies of the dead men showed
that they had had Il terrible struggle
koney's head was covered with bruises
and blood 1t is supposed that he butted
the door with his head i'll an attempt TO
escape.
Capt Moneys wife was summoned
ut once from Milwaukee, nd when she
arrived it was found that Mooney would
recover. He will be taken to Milwaukee
rs soon rs possible. Mooney is unnerved
by the loss of his companions, as we'll as
his own terrible experience. In talking
of the disaster at the life saving station
he said:
I'VE pulled into Kenosha at about
o'clock last night and planned to wait
over night and then go to Milwaukee in
the morning Miller and l turned in at
about o'clock. Just before that | took
walk about the deck to see if all was
we'll She must have sprung a leak
Thrown from Bed.
Il went to bed" he continued, land
early this morning | was thrown from
bed by sudden shock | rolled over in
my berth and reached out and felt Mil
Ter He was still asleep.
shes sprung Il leak, | shouted in
his ear. He jumped UP and we started
for the door. We stumbled about in the
dark and could not open it. We found
IA portfolio and l struck out the head
and looked out, crying for help. Miller
was holding my hand: | don't know
how long we waited Then | remember
Miller saying i can't hold on much
longer
"'They're coming for us now. | shouted,
Then | lost consciousness and when |
recovered my senses had been rescued
but | felt his hand slip away from mine.
and my partner was dead.
The bodies of the dead were taken to
the morgue There will be an inquest
tomorrow. The survivors presented
sorry sight this morning when the dawn
came with its mist and rain. They were
all depressed at the loss of their COM
panions and the sight of the old boat
a ruin in the river. The boat cannot be
recovered
Career of the Root.
Today's tragedy was not the first adj
venture of the Root. Several years ago
the boat figured in a disaster in Lake
Huron when George Campbell, son of
Gardiner Campbell, the Milwaukee brass
founder. lost his life. George Campbeh
ii,-inrr hell aud Il NaS while