Evening star., 1907-07-28
LAKE BOAT BURNED
NINE ARE DROWNED
Steamer FrOntenac Destroyed
Near ithaca.
SHE WAS BEACHED TOO LATE
Grow Worked Hard to Save the Help
less Passengers.
VICTIMS WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Male Excursionists Accused of Cow
ardice and Hampeling the Work
of Rescue.

The FrontenaC. an old slde-wheel
steamer that had been plying on
Lake Cavuga for twenty-five years,
was burned to the water edge
TODAY. She carried load OF eNcur-
sionists. mostly women and chill
Gren. When the fire was dlscoV-
Gcd the boat was turned toward
the shore. but it was soon seen that
there was no hope OF saving her,
ana the crew turned their attention
10 the helpless passengers. Nearly
all were supplied with lilc-prcserv-
ers. vet before the boat could be
beached nine oi them were forced
overheard and drowned.
AUBURN. y. V, July 21.-The stesm-
beat Flontenac was harned and beached
opposite Faileys point. at Lake Cayuga,
todav. and nine lives were lost. The VIC
TINS were an women and children pas
senecrs. and all were drowned. Several
Other passengers were severely burned be-
foIe ;h, boat could be bcachcd.
she lies tonight burned and lackcned IN
seven feet of water. The bodies of the
drowned women and children have been
recovered. and tie injured are beng cared
for a; the homes Of persons nnar the
seen, of she wreck
List of the Dead.
Tho following were drowned,
Mfs. Homer Genung. Brcov.lc, y. y.
Carl ,.cnunc seven years old. of
Mrs. Geuung.
Miss Zeaha A,cTreary Cotocs, y. y.
Miss Ida Bennett Frankfort, N. y.
Miss Stella Clinton Ithaca. y. Y.
Mss Marietta Sullivan, South Stat street,
Syracuse. Y. Y.
Six-ycar-oid daughter ef Howard -hhie
South BloominEhurg- y. y
Two unidentified bodies Of women.
The worst injured are:
Mrs Able. South Bloomingburs, y. y.
Eliza futile. Middletown y. Y.
Charlotte Brigham of Syracuse.
The grandmother of the little Able girl
lies In serious condition at the home Of
the Dills family, suffering from shock.
An Old side-Wheeler.
The steamer Fronterac, an old side
wheel. double-deck craft. which has piled
between Ithaca and Cayusa, on Lake Cay
uga, for twenty-five years, left the former
place this afternoon for the upper lake
points, carrying fifty passengers and a
crew of twelve.
In midlake, fire broke out in the engine
room. and. famed by stiff northeast wind,
spread quickly to the afterward section Of
~ he
haved s9lcndidly. fighting the flames at
first bat. seeing that nothing co;lli save
the boot turned all their attention to tn
passengers. Life presrrNvrs were put on
every one tIat could b" found in tn. brief
time, bal IN spite OF t9sir Efforts nine
women anu CAiGren persisted.
Capt Brown directed the work of the
crew. sld was the last 20 Lave the burn
ing boat.
In strong contrast to the cool brays sry of
the crew was the Iauj'', ard in some in
stances ""wardcr, AZ many of the men
among the passengers. In their efforts to
save th"ns Ives they seriously iTnped d the,
work of the crew and endangcd III. lives
of every one on the steamer This is
according To the statements of the crew
When the Fire Broke Out.
When the flames were FIRST discovered IA
Inidiake. Capt. Brown tugne, the bow or
the little steamer toward tHa shore and
set his crew to work to saodue The farnes.
IF possible, and to calm the passengers and
Sc thai they got ife-preservers.
The flames made rapid hcadway. how
ever. and there was great excitement
among the passengers as they were driven
20 the bow OF the boat.
The boat was beache3 at Farl=y's Point
where number of summer cottages
Men from these cottages did valiant work
in rCscuinS the passengers and in caring
for the injured II Is not known tonight
just when or Just how the women and chill
dren VIZ" thrown into the water. 1t Is
thought, however. that they became panic
stiicken and either jumped into the water
as the boat noared the shore or were
forced overheard IN the rush TO get into
the boats that put of.
The bodies were recovered near shore.
-diss Stella Clinton waited until the steame:
TSn upon IN" beach and then leaped into
;he seven feet of water and was drowned.
II is thought the others did likewise be
heving the water was shallow enough 10
WAGE ashore. Many others We're rescued by
Che crew ana by the cottaRers along the
shore IS they struggled IN tile deep water.
Found Fiancee Dead
Tho; were individual acts Of heroisn
during the mad race of the little steamer
ior the shore The engines. which wer.
:imidship. were driven to their utmost
witch was painfully slow, the flame.
spread tn the uppc: works famed by tn,
wind capt Brown directed his little crew
:nl they worked hero!caNy to calm til.
passengers, of whom the majority wer
women, and To show them how to faster
the itf"-preservers. As soon as the boa
hr@ched word sent to Auburn
;,.d lhySiCianS were rushed To the scene
\ .athe:i" incident followed the bring
I.y ashore of th- body OF Miss Marietf.
.,Iii.ysn OF Syracuse. She was on he
way homo. a,.d had planned to meet he
L@uCe al Cayusa. whencr they were I.
I.~oscrd together. Wnpn her fiance Iearnet
a. the accident to the Frontepac he hurrie
tn the scene only 10 fad the body of Mis-
sullivan lying on the shore or the lake
sona of The bodies have been taken Z
ithacs and others brought here.