The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

Two men were drowned and six
others had miraculous escape from
death here Just before O'Clock Tues
day morning when the sand sucker
H. A. Root owned by the Guchneck
and Zube Company, of Milwaukee,
turned turtle in the Kenosha harbor
and sank in twenty-six feet Of water.
The boat sank just east of the
O'Donuell docks and was complete
wreck. That any of the members of
the crew escaped was miracle.
THE DEAD
John Miller, aged IS years, Mil
waukee, derrick man, single.
John Kodey, aged % years, Mil
waukee, single, derrick man.
THE RESCUED
John Mooney, aged AS years, master
of the boat, residing at SOB Grove
street, Milwaukee. Cut from the
sinking boat by the life saving crew.
w. r. Hunter, chief engineer, 210
Grove street, Milwaukee, rescued by
life savers after terrific battle in the
water.
Fred lube, fireman, son of the
owner of the boat, 900 Ninth avenue,
Milwaukee, saved by his pet dog.
Robert Ryder, deck hand, swan to
shore. Residence, Milwaukee.
William Huckm ann, derrick holster,
saved by life saving crew. Residence
Milwaukee.
Frank Mauksch, cook, residence
Milwaukee, cut out of his berth with
pick ak by life savers.
The sand sucker is a complete
wreck and the loss to the company
will be $12, 900 with no insurance.
The sinking of the Root with its
fatal termination was one of the most
terrible maritime accidents ever
known about Kenosha and the life
saving crew of the city covered them
selves with glory in saving the six
men from death under the most
drastic circumstances.
Captain Mooney and his crew had
brought the Root to Kenosha from
Milwaukee on Monday and had loaded
her with sand just east of the city
Monday afternoon. She had been
pulled into the docks just after six
3 Monday night and the men retired
to their rooms on the boat long be-
fore midnight. Captain Mooney
seemed to have a presentiment that
all was not well and at midnight he
was awakened by the lurching of the
boat and he made a trip about the
vessel to see if anything was wrong.
Reassured he returned to his berth
and heard nothing more until the
boat rolled over OH the side and he
found his apartment rapidly filling
with water.
He was sleeping with August Mil
Ter, one of the men who were lost in
the disaster, and realizing his danger.
he called to Miller, who was strug-
CLING in the water near by him. Ia
other parts of the boat the men we're
caught like rats in trap and they
were left locked in their rooms which
were rapidly filing with water.
Harry Hill and Charles Olesen, Of
the Kenosha life saving crew, were
on the lookout when they heard the
crash of the boat turning and they
hurried1y rushed to the station and
notified Captain Cameron and his
men. In five minutes the members OF
the life saving crew we're at the scene
of the accident and Captain Cameron
directed the search for the men in
person. In the cold gray dawn of ne
early morning the Captain and the
life saving crew began the work Of
rescue. The first thing that they dis
covered was the head of Captain
Mooney sticking through a port hole
of the sunken ship and they at once
cut him out with an ak. Mooney was
still clinging TO the body Of Miller,
who he had made an effort to save,
but he was forced to release his hold
in order to get free from the craft
AS soon as the captain had been res
cued the life savers went after En-
gineer Hunter, who had broken oper
port hole on the same side of the
boat and who was struggling to free
himself. Hunter was taken ont ex
hausted and the two men were hur
ried to the life saving station
By this time young lube, who was
sleeping with Kodey, another of The