Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17
STIRRING RESCUES IN
SINKING OF Vessel
tWo DROWN WHEN LAKE BOAT
GOES DOWN IN kENostiA
I! HARsoR.
CAPTAIN CHOPPED
FROM HIS ROOM
Men locked In Their Quarters-Fire-
man saved by the sagacity Of a
Pet Dog Which Leads Him to
Easy Point Of Exit.

We're drowned and Severa4 otners hau
. narrow escape from death here just
Before four o'clock Tuesday morning
when the Sind sucker H. A. Root,
owned by the Guckneck & lube COM
1any of Milwaukee. turned turtle in
Kenosha harbor and Sank in rs feet
Of water. The boat, went down Just
east OF the O'Donnell docks and was a
complete wreck. That any of the
members of the crew escaped seemed
. miracle. The dead are:
August KILLER, IS years old, Milwau-
kee, derrick man, single.
John Kody, 20 years old, Milwau-
kee, derrick man, single.
i Mooney In Serious Condition.
Capt John Mooney is in serious
condition and being cared for at the
2fs-savins station. but It is thought
Ahat he viii be able to return to his
home in Milwaukee to-day. The sink
ing Of the H. A. Root was marked by
bravery on the part of the life saving
crew of the city. which saved the
seven men from death under the most
trying circumstances.
Capt. Mooney was awakened at mid
night by the slurching of the boat and
he made trip about the vessel to see
Il anything was wrong. Reassured,
he returned to his berth and heard
nothing more until the boat rolled
ever on the side and he found his
apartment rapidly filing with water.
He was sleeping with August Miller,
enc of the men lost in the disaster,
and rsliEiag his danger, he called to
MILLER, who was struggling In the
water near him.
IN other parts of the boat the men
were~ caught like rats IN trap, be-
ing locked In their rooms. which were
rapidly filing with water. Harry Hall
and Charles Olson of the Kenosha life
saving crew, were on the lookout
whom they heard the crash Of the boat
surning and they hurriedy rushed 10
lhe station and notified Capt Cameron
and his rhen. In five minutes the
members of the crew were at the
scene Of the accident, and Capt Cam
eron directed the search for the men
N person. y
Cut tho Captain Out OF Boat.
The first thing they discovered was
The head OF Capt. Mooney -.sticking
through a port hole Of the sunken ship
and they at once cut him out with
an N. Mooney was still clinging to
che body of Miller. whom 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 cap
tain had been rescued the life savers
went after Engineer Hunter, who had
broken open a port hole on the same
side OF the boat and who was str,fg-
Cling to free himself. Hunter was
taken out exhausted and the two
men we're hurried to the life saving
station.
At this time young Fred lube, .
Aseman, who was sleeping with Kodey,
another Of the men. Who was drowned.
had most remarkable escape from
death.
Saved by a Pet Dog.
lube had awakened to ind a little
yellow. dog which he always carried
with him barking furiousiy and as
he Jumped from his berth In the fire.
mans quarters he found that the
apartment was filling with water. He
made an effort to awaken Kodey and
was partially successful. The little
dog remained with his master and
lube began cropping about in the dark
ness In hopes of finding the door to
the apartment which had been left
open. but he was unsuccessful. With
the animal instinct the dog found the
way out and led his master through
An open window. The other man failed
to follow the lead Of the dog and fell
back in his berth overcome by the
Hood Of water. He was found there
an hour later BY members OF the life
saving crew.