New-York tribune., 1909-05-10
BOAT UPSETS; 9 DROWN
ROUTNG PARTY u 'IPED
OUT IN PENNSYLF4NI4.
Orerr0rded Craft Quickly Capsi1es
im Flooded SuSquehanna RiTer
nj Port Griffith.

Wilkes Barre. Penn. May e-Overcrowded in
small boat on the swift current q the Susque-
hanna River a. Port Griflth. near here. pleas
ure party Of nine upset this afternoon and
ell were drowned. The dead are:
ANDREWS Th~o4ore Providence. thirty-siz ears.
ANDREWS. Thomas. Trovsaencs twenty year'- siHF'e-
AIsE Nv %lsa s4s ,z For 'F7- i'm
eANoFsKI. Prank Proviseace. thirty six years
GA>oFsKI. Mrs Frank Pro,ilence thirty-tvo years
GASnFsKI. John. PTosiaencs t~elvs yesrs
GAaoFSKT. Nic}asi. Froriseroe seven sears.
NAEIANoSSY Frank Trovidsnoe leaves wife ard three
children.
s-RCKUs Adam. Providence ,uenty--t four. single
William Andrers, Of Port Grifath. Fss enter
tanning a number Of relatives from Providence.
Laekawanna County, ard after dinner took them
out for boat ride Five men. with Andrews.
his sister in law and t,vo little nephews. crowd
&c into q small boat and started out Andrews
apparently did not realize how dangerous the
current was. for the river had been in food and
only during the las. feE DAYS has the water sub
sided few feet He was at the single pair II
ores, and rowed broadside TO the current. He
had gone only Few yards from the shore. when
the boat vas caught in the rush Of waters and
swept quickly downstream
PARTY HAD BEEN WARNED
Persons on shore who had warned him about
going out in the overcrowded boat saw him
struggle with the oars when he realized that
the boat gesting beyond control and hen
the accident happened quickly
The boat was low IN the stream with several
persons seated in it, Apparently one Of the
men moved forward to help Andrews with the
oars. The movement caused the boat TO rock
II shipped water at the stern. Those
seated there stood up 10 avoid it. and the boat
rocked moro, shipping a quantity Of water
There followed wild scramble IF the now thor
oughly frightened persons and the next moment
the boat upset and. with shrill shrieks for help
all the occupants were thrown into the water
Whether any Of the party could swim is not
known Strong swimmers say they would not
have cared be caught liz the current. and
none OF the many on shore who witnessed the
accident could do anything TO rescue those who
We're struggling in the water. No other boats
We're available in time. and the tragedy was
enacted quickly. The nine were swept away 10y
the water: some of them grasped each other
and went dowp quickly. couple clung to the
.eoat for a few seconds. but others who hung
on To them dragged them off. and in less than
three minutes nothing remained in sight except
the boat. floating bottom upward some distance
down the river. As quickly possible other
boats manned by volunteers and the
search for the bodies began but so far none of
them has been recovered.
Andrews lived only short distance from the
river bank and his wife and three children, who
quickly heard of the accident rushed To the
shore. Mrs. Andrews. in agony Of grief.
tried to jump into the water, and was only re-
strained by force. At present she is in such dis
order Of mind that she has been unable 10 tell
the names of the dead. They were two brothers
Of Andrews. two cousins. a sister and brother
in-law and their little boys.
Captain Robinson Of Troop b. of the State
Constabulary. sent a squad of state troopers TO
the scene. and they aiding in the effort 10
find The bodies