The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12
Coroner's jury Seeks to Find the
Cause for the Sinking Of the
Sand Scow II. A. Root
WANT MEDAL FOR WATCHMAN
Men About the Harbor Believe That
Watchman of the Cherokee"
Who Swan the Harbor
Should Be Rewarded


two sailors who met death in the Ke-
nosha harbor when the scow, Ell. "A.
Root, turned turtle early Tuesday
morning, is being held at the Hansen
morgne this afternoon and all
of the men connected with the
disaster were there to testify as to
the cause of the sinking of the boat.
1t is thought that the jury will return
a verdict of accidental death as none
of the men are able to throw any light
on the question. sn
While the jurors we're Investigate
ing into the causes of the death II
, the owners of the boat, Guchneck and
lube, of Milwaukee, were in the city
making arrangements to float the
hulk of the disabled scow and it is ex-
pected that she will be raised from
the harbor tomorrow. It is claimed
other machinery were not injured by
the accident and that it will be pos
sib1e to float her. Men in charge CT
the work were in Kenosha today and
they declare that the old scow can &C
baled out and repaired SO that SIZE
will be fit for use on the lake again.
The sinking of the Root did no.
come as great surprise to the lake
mariners who had known the old boat
aud in fact this is not the first time
on the boat. While she was alleged
to have been perfectly seaworthy the
brother-inslaw of Miller, one of the
dead men, who was here from
Menasha Tuesday night to arrange
for the funeral Of Miller, claims that
the men took their lives into their
hands when they left Milwaukee
on the Root. He declared that the
old boat was recently saved from
sinking in the Milwaukee harbor by
the prompt work of the fire depart
ment Of that city and that for some
time the boat had been unsafe.
Several years ago the Root fig
ured in disaster on Lake Huron in
which George Campbell, of Milwau-
kee, son of well known Milwaukee
brass founder, lost his life. Camp
bell invented a diving bell and he
was testing it on the Root when he
was drowned. At that time the boat
did not sink. The old scow was built
in 1886 and cost about $4,000.
Captain John Mooney, one of the
men rescued from the boat by the life
savers, was sufficiently recovered
Tuesday night to go to his home in
Milwaukee and he returned to Keno
sha today to take part in the inquest.
The brother of Kodey notified the
undertaken Tuesday night that he
would come to Keuosha today to
take charge of the remains and they
| will probably be shipped to Milwau-
kee for burial. The remains Of Miller
will be shipped to Menasha where the
ing.
Members of the rescued crew of the
Root and prominent men about the
harbor will seek to secure Carnegie
medal fer Thorvald Tollefsen, the
night Waterman on board the steamer
Cherokee, who showed remarkable
personal bravery in going to the
rescue of the men on the sinking craft
and who is alleged to have aided two
of the men to get off the sinking scow.
Tollefsen was at work on the
Cherokee and throwing off his heavy
overcoat he rushed off the boat and
went to see what was the matter.
When ne reached the end of the Sim
mons dock he saw that the sand scow
had turned over and without weighing
the task before him and without re-
moving his clothing he 1eaped into
the harbor and swan four hundred
feet to the sinking boat. Later he
gave the signal to the lookout of the
life saving crew and at once began
the aid of the men who were in dis
tress. He ran back to the boat on
which he was employed and started
back with men to aid in the rescue
and by that time: the life savers had
arrived and were taking the men out
of the sinking scow. The men who
witnessed the act of Tollefsen, are
loud in the praises Of his personal
bravery. Tol1efsen. who is thirty five
years old, resides at 355 Fifth avenue,
Milwaukee. He has been sailor for
sometime and until three months ago
was a member of the Chicago Life
Saving Crew.
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