The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-08
Play HlIH==: Death
on wager md
LOSE Lives
Three Wyandotts Nan, A. 1ssuH =
Foolish Bet, Try 10 low ASsees
River At Height Of wednesdays
Big Blow. and Drown. = -.
Realize Folly When Tee 4ete, aA4
Boat IL swamped Ii They 1t:
tempt To Turn Back.

Practically counting death. three
wyandotte men tried to cross The
storm tossed river ON Q wager, Wed
nesday afternoon, when the gale which
swept this section OF tho state was q
its height. The river claimed Ill three
when, realizing thsir fuity. they trfsd
TO regain the American shore.
The men we're xnthony Kaup. -
years old, yaiouukevuer at Third ma
Gherry-sts., -Wyand0tte: 5vseph -ffa&
Heb, aged 30, - barber ltvang. ~ NJ
10. Orchard-st. and Adam Felimy aoea
%, of the same address. -Thay we're
discussing the storm In Kaups -
loon late in the forenoon. when Ka1-
Itch said 20 Kaup:
"I'Il bet you % you don't dare row
across the river with me-"
Kaup took the bet anu Feifm- wpno
along as stakeholder. They rot out
shortly after noon, with Kadlich at
the oars. They Rugged the shore for
a short distance, then started across
the river on a slapting course. 20 -
to head the boat into the waves. which
tossed angrily about them.
The frail little craft veatherod the
gale In good shape for 4 time. Round
ing the head Of Crosse fie.- tho three
men saw tho main channel before
them and realised, apparently that
their boat had no chance against the
waves here. They turned hack but
for some reason. AGAIN. turned the boat
toward the Canadian shore a moment
later. Reaching the main channel
they tried to turn back . second time.
but the boat was caught In the trough
OF the sea and was swamped.
With the aid Of marine glasses
watchers on the shore saw the three
men plunged into the water. Two Of
thcm came up presently and managed
to reach the boat. but huge wave
washed them. on again. Only one
man came up this time. He graspsd
the boat and, chung % IT,
In the. meantima XlilinsA 1Axno'
tNpYth and Kapp's ron, Joseph were
lpr9baripg to 10 to the rescue IN :
! launch, but Il took some time to get
the boat into the water. Just NJ they
were setting out. the man clingtng
e. the skin was seen to throw up his
hands md the next instant was swai'
lowed up by the waves.
| The launch made Its way out to the
channel. but the trip was fruitless.
Kaup leaves his wife and four chill.
dren. Kadlich and -Felim were both
married and both leave families IN
Servia.
These were the only, lives lost by
the storm i'm thts- vicinity, though sew
eral had narrow escapes. The report
| that two children had been blown ON
la dock near Belle Isle bridge and
drowned proved groundless, after .
Thorough investigation by the police.
Young Miles Redmond, No. 117s Larn-
ed-st. east, the boy who started the
story was questioned by the police OF
Elmwood station, Wednesday night.
and finally admitted that he had been
lnbbing. He was allowed to return
home with asreprimand. =
The gale. which ragged fuyieusly
from O'Clock "wednesday morning
until we'll into the afternoon, gradual.
lly died. down as evening wore op. Al
I9 o'clock 1t was blowing at q 2S.nile
rate and Thursday morning had still
further abated.