The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-13
NINE ARE FROZEN,
ONE IS MISSING

Erie, Pa. Dec. 12.-With her flag
at half mast the state fisheries boat
Commodore Perry, Captain Gerry Dris-
coll. commanding. brought 10 this
port lato today the dead and frozen
bodies of nine OF the crew of the Bes-
semer and Marquette Ferry No. 2.
which left Conneaul Ohio Tuesday
morning carrying thirty-two men. The
Ferry has probably foundered in the
middle Of Lake Erie.
For forty-eight hours. the Commo-
dorc Perry has been securing Lake
Eric for traces of the Ferry but un-
til tiny ten-man yawl was sighted
ten miles off this port. at IL o'clock
today the men in the little craft had
almost given up hope of being able
ever 10 learn even portion Of the
story OF the fate of the big ferry.
Nine Found Frozen.
The Perry came abreast of the drift
Ing and half waterlogged yawl, the
men on the fish boat saw that they
had arrived too late The nine oc-
cupants of the boat. which was mark
cd "Besscmer and Marquette. No. A"
were found frozen stiff Taking the
yawl In tow, tho Perry made all steam
for this port
News OF the finding Of the bodies
had reached the city, and thousands
of persons swarmed to the wharyes.
AS soon as the fish boat made fast
a force of men with tackle set to
work raising the bodies to the deck.
Conneaut Ohio, where most of the
men live, was notified by telephone,
and a hundred residents OF that city
arrived in two hours. They were tax
en- directly 10 the coToners morguo
where the men were identified as
follows:
II. Thomas, second cook, Port Stan
ley
William Ray, Conneaut.
j. w. Souars, waiter, Conneaut.
G. r. Smith, steward, Conneaut.
F. Steel. fireman, Conneaut.
j. Schenck. fireman. Conneaut.
j. Hart. oiler, Conneaut.
- OHagen. Conneaut,
Charles Allen, Conneaut.
The Cook of the Ferry was the only
man 10 wear an overcoat The other
eight men were dressed in overalls
and jumpers. indicating that the de
parture from the Ferry had been hur-
ried In the bow end of the boat was
found complete clothing for one man.
and II is the belief that the yawl or
iginally contained ten men, and that
one became crazed, discarded his
clothing and jumped into the lake.
Albert j. Wells of this city, treasur-
er OF the keystone fish company. and
the Bay Statement Iron Works. was
passenger on tho Inflated boat His
relatives and friends had not given
up hope until the yawl containing
the nine men was towed into this
port. His body has not been found.
Officers of the Car Ferry company
gave up all hope Saturday and since
Thursday every available boat has
been searching the lake for some news
OF the wrecked craft
She was a steel vessel with a ca
pacity of thirty-four loaded cars. Last
Tuesday the Ferry, with thirty-two
cars OF coal aboard and carrying 80
persons. including passengers and
crow, left Conneaut at 1924 o'clock.
In the terrific storm that followed at
least fifty lives were lost ON the lake
the Ferry foundered. II is supposed
that the losing OF the Ferry i'm the sea
displaced the coal cars and that they
pitched through the sides, admitting
water TO the hold II is supposed she
went down about Tuesday noon, sink
ing between Conneaut and Port Stan
ley.