The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-22

morning the cooked bodies were taken
up one by one and carried to the main
decks where they were laid on the
main hatch and given such care as was
possible among the rough equipment of
the vessel. Then the men sat down
for another long vigil The machinery
was in such condition that it would
have been impossible to move the
steamer and they made all sorts Of
efforts to get aid but none came. At
nine 0 clock it was decided that the
only way to reach the life-savers would
be for some of the men on board to
volunteer to make an effort to reach
the beach through the surf At the
time there was a terrific sea raising and
great waves were breaking over the
side of the steamer. Captain Olesen
declared that he would stick by the
boat and the dead men and allow all
the men to come to the beach, but it
was finally decided that Mate n. G.
Thompson, Wheelman Otto Falk and
Assistant Mate Alex 'Forsetrem should
attempt to make the perilous trip to
the shore. The men put on life pre-
servers and with the aid of the crew
lowered the yawl boat and started
toward the beach, mile away.
There was a heavy fog coming up at
this time and the men could not see
the beach from the disabled steamer
They hau gone less than a hundred
feet from the steamer when the boat
capsized and all of the men were
thrown into the water All were clad
in heavy clothing and they at once
saw that they would be forced to swim
Huddling together they started for the
long swim and after half an hour in
the lake they managed to reach the
beach. They were aided by the surf
which was being carried in toward the
beach. They reached the beach at a
joint just east of the Somers switch
on the M. R. and K road and went to
the home of farmer living at the
switch and tried to get a telephone mes
sage to the Kenosha Life Saving Crew.
railing in this the men took a car to
Kenosha and notified the Life Saving
rev of the accident just after eleven
O'Clock. Captain Fountain seeing that
it would be impossible to do anything
with the surf boat took a tug and
started for the steamer just after noon.
The members Of the crew as far as
their names could be given by Thomp-
son, included besides the dead men.
Captain Andrew A. Olesen, Edward
Hendricksen, Harold Hendricksen. Otto
Anderson, head steward, a watch and
an assistant cook, whose names were
not known to Thompson.
The three men who reached Kenosha
were taken to the life saving station
and given dry clothes and nourishment
after which they wanted to return to
the boat with the members of the
crew. However, their condition was
such that they were put to bed in the
station and the members of the crew
went out alone. Up to three o'clock
the crew had not returned.
The men who reached Kenosha told
an awful story Of the accident and
the scenes they depicted must have
been such as would make even the
hardest of seamen turn pale
The Maggie Marshall has often
made the port Of Kenosha bearing
lumber for the different lumber com
panies Of the city. Captain Ole8en is
well known here. Tt was thought pos
sible that one Of the dead men on the
steamer was Kenosha man who had
sailed in a boat from Manistee, but
this was found to be mistake. It is
expected that the bodies will all be
brought to this port late this after
noon.