The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-05-14
SMALL Boat UPSET
AND NINE DR0WND
kn Outing on the susqushanns
Ends Sadly.
Women And Children In The Party,
ALI OF Whom Were Lost-Panic
Among Those On Board When
The Boat Begins To Ship Water
Has Tragic Results - A Number
OF Ithacans Narrowly Escape A
Similar Fate.

Wilkes-Barre. Pa. Especially -
Overcrowded in small boat upon
the Susquehanna River, at Port Crit
fifth. near here, pleasure party of
nine was upset and all were drown
ed.
The list of the victims is as fol-
lows:
William Andrews, Port Griffith,
aged 81; leaves wife and three chill
dren.
Theodore Andrews, Providence,
aged So; leaves wife and six chill
dren.
Thomas Andrews, Providence,
aged 20; single.
Frank Marianosky, Providence,
leaves wife and three children.
Adam Strukus, Providence, aged
"a: single.
Frank Ganofski. Providence, aged
SO.
Mrs. Frank Ganofski, Providence.
aged 80.
John Ganofski. Providence, aged
IL.
William Andrews, of Port Griffith,
was entertaining number of rela-
tives from Providence, Lackawanna
County, and after dinner took them
out for a boat ride. There crowd
ed into small boat seven men, in
GLIDING Andrews and his sister-in-
law and little nephew, started out.
Andrews was at the single pair of
oars. He rowed broadside to the
current and had gone only few
yards from shore when the boat was
caught in the rush of the waters
and swept quickly down stream.
People on shore saw Andrews
struggle with the oars when he rea-
lized that the boat was getting be-
yond control, and then the accident
happened quickly.
One Of the men in the stern NOV
ed forward to help Andrews with the
oars. This caused the boat to rock
and ship some water at the stern.
Those seated there stood up. The
boat rocked more, and then followed
a wild scramble of the frightened
persons. The next moment the boat
upset and all the occupants were
thrown into the water.
None of those on shore who wit
messed the accident could do any
thing to rescue them, as no other
boats were available. In less than
three minutes nothing remained in
sight except the boat floating bottom
upward and some distance down the
river.
Andrews lived only a short dis
lance from the river bank and his
wife and three children, upon learn
ing of the accident, rushed to the
shore. Mrs. Andrews tried to jump
into the water, but was restrained.
A squad of the state Troop B was
sent across the river from Wyoming
by Captain Robinson and they have
charge of the work of searching for
the bodies. Coroner Dodson has or
dered an inquiry.
One of the boys who witnessed
the tragedy said that the man who
was rowing seemed to dip his oars
too deep. This, he said, caused the
water to splash over the side of the
boat. The woman, in order to avoid
the water started to move toward
the stern of the craft. This shift
ing Of the seat caused the boat to
rapidly fill with water, and in a
few minutes all we're fioundering in
the rushing river. The two boys
grabbed the clothing of their mother
as the boat toppled over and the
three disappeared almost instantly.
The river is high and the swift cur
rent carried three of the men to with
in SO feet of the bank, while the
others were drowned within stones
throw of the scene of the accident.