Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-24

Rhoades was a lumber expert for the
Detroit branch of the Diamond Match
company.
Deserve Carnegie Medals.
The rescued passengers are loud in
their praise of the conduct of the ships
purser. William Hanrahan, and the stew
ard, Philip Rosbach. These men proved
themselves to be heroes. When the first
report of fire came to them, they went
about the ship awaking the passengers
and allaying their fears. Their GOODNESS
alone prevented a panic. They helped
put out the lifeb0ats, cared for the chill
dren, and even assisted in lowering the
boats. Passengers to man declare that
without these men the loss OF life would
have been great. Some of the passengers
have already started a movement to Sc
cure for these officers the coveted Carne-
gle medals.
How Passengers Were Saved.
Shortly after the Naomi was found to
be on fire, the lights of three steamers
were discerned on the lake. They all
came to the burning boats assistance.
They were the steel freighters Saxona
and Kerr, and the passenger boat Kan
sas. The Kansas, being a wooden boat,
did not dare come very near to the burn
ing boat, but the captain of the Kerr
put the PROV of his big steamer into the
those who had not been able to get into
the life boats. But for the timely ar
rival of the Kerr, the death list would
have been large, for four of the Naoml,s
life boats had been burned before the
crew could reach them.
Nearly Overcome by Smoke.
When the discovery Of fire was made
smoke was pouring through the deck into
the main cabin. Many of the passengers
became so stihed with smoke that it was
with difficulty that they could be awak-
ened. John Regain of Benedji, Mimi,
says that he was awakened at 1:15 this
morning Flames were then shooting up
through the promenade deck. j. w.
Rhodes, a passenger from Detroit, was
terribly burned about the arms and body.
Rhodes first request upon recovering CON
SclOuSneSS was that the diamond Matcn
company be notified.
When the passengers were safely
aboard the Kansas, they held a prayer
meeting and offered prayers for their
rescue.
Everything possible was done for the
comfort of the rescued passengers.
The Passenger List
The full passenger list of the Naomi
was;
J: NJ Rhodes, Detroit; George F. Rouse
edrgt Gd tstn1 RHbe Mch JaeS
Avery, Tulare II. Parker, Hotel Hermitage.
| Grand Rapids; William Guy, Port Wash
ington, Wis; William sherrard, Lonford;
W. II. Pier, Flint; A. II, Landwehr, HoI-
land; O., E. Buckford, Green Bay; r. T.
| Payne, Beaver Dam; Arthur Jones, Detroit;
Hairy N; Brown, 1876 Broadway, Miwaqkee;
| James A. Hewitt, Grand Rapids; Albert
Waucke, Sheboygan; Perry Hunter, Brem-
| en-, Ind: Mr.. and Mrs Pringle, Milwaukee;
| Henry Geerds, Fremont; Albert W. Hake,
| Grand Rapids; James Darling, G61 Twenty
| ninth street, Milwaukee; Gus Benin, BOO
| Brady street, Milwaukee; A j. Hake, T. j.
| Hake, DR.. and Mrs Hal1e, Mr.. and Mrs
| A. Hake. Mrs J. 2. Platte, n. Shaperon,
| Grand Rapids: Joseph Heme, New York:
| Maud Cline, Hart, Mich; S. Waterman.
! New York: A. Haviland, Bundy, Wis: q.
| w. kelland Fond du Lac, Wis; X. j. Fair
| child, Kalamazoo; E. Corey, Detroit; Mrs
| j. II. Vance and daughter, Racine; John
| Rogers. Remedji Mimi; B. 2. Gozen, De
| troit; c. Lesson, III Jefferson street, Mil
| Waukee.
Sister Ship Lost.
The Naomi, which was originally
| called the Wisconsin, is a sister vessel
to the steamer Michigan, which was cut
| through by ice and sunk somewhere off
| Grand Haven, a number of winters ago
| Capt. Crosby spent considerable money
| last summer in searching for the sunken
hull of the Michigan, it being his inten-
ton to raise it and fit it for service III
| conjunction with the Naomi.