Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-10
0NL00KERS WITNESS
MOST HORRIBLE SCENE
When Steamer lo Known to be Doom
ed the Captain Makes Great Race
for Shoal Water. But the Fight is
Lost-Many Persons Are Seen
Struggling For Life.
Oy Associated Prcssl

nlftN HNCS were lOSL TO-DAY Nncn
pere Marquette car ferry No. Is.
bound from Ludington 20 Milwaukee,
went to the bottom of Lake Michigan
half way across the lake. The dead
include Captain Peter Kitty, of Lud-
inGtOn; :. r. ZeiZpanke. of Chicago.
purser and wireless operator whose
signals OF distress brought assistance
to the sinking steamer. and two mem
bers of the crew OF car ferry No. II.
who lost their lives in an effort to
rescue the crew of No. IS. Eli Col
bean. of Saginaw, Mion.s a member
of the crow of No. Is. would make
thirty-first victim. but il is believed
that he was not on board when No.
Is set out from here last night on
her fatal trip.
Names Of Persons Lost
The dead:
Peters Kitty. of LudingtOn. captain.
Joseph D-ezinzki. mate, of Mantle
wac
w. II. Browne. second mate, OF
I.udingtOn.
S. F. sezpanke. purser, Worcester,
Mass.
e. r. Leedsam, chief engineer Of
LudingtOn.
Chalmer Rosecrans, assistant engi-
Eeer of Northporf, Mich.
Paul Tennere. second assistant en-
gineer Iudington.
Unknown oiler. Norwegian.
A j. Mackay, steward. Westfield.
n. Y.
W H. Cummins, Webster and Hal
stead street. Chicago.
John Schraufuagal, cook, Milwau-
kee.
y. L. Bertrand. passenger, Luding-
ton.
Michael !iaythaler. fireman, Forest
Vile. Mich.
Samuel Bouchio. fireman, River
! Bourgeois. " :
W. Parker. fireman, Marine City.
Unknown fireman
Ludingicn.
Peter Hire. Waterman, Ludington.
Unknown lookout
Ole Bakk~n, wheclsman, Luding-
ton.
Joseph Marion. scrrsber. Luding
! ton.
Two stowaways, Tom Kelly and
brother. Detroit
Frank Warner. chicago Frank,
porter. Chicago
Jacobson. seaman. residence un
Known.
Charles Jensen oiicT. Ludington.
Joe Peterson. Waterman, steamer
No. l..
James Jacobsen. scrubber. steamer
! No. Il. Ludingion.
Thirty-five Survive
The steamship company issued 2
! list of IS names OF survivors of the
wreck. all members Of the crew. and
most Of them were brought here to
night on Pere Marquette car ferry
I No. Il.
Eight bodies were recovered. sia
being brought here on car ferry No
! II. and two being taken TO Milwau
kee on car ferry No. 20. The bodies
were recovered. six being brought
Z here on car ferry No. Il. and tvs
being taken 20 Milwaukee on car fer
- No. %. The bodies brought here
were those of Captain Kitty. PurseI
Zczpanke. Steward Mack W. H. Cum
Minis. W. a. Bcrrand and Mrs. Marion
I Turner. One ~ the bodies taken "a
I Milwaukee was that 81 Nate joseph
Brcziuski = he other was reported
~ be- that Of Joseph Koob. but a.
/ there u a james Kooh IN the list oi
I rescued some doubt has arisen in r.
gard 10 the second body taken a
. Milwaukee Koob docs not appear IN
the steamship cornpany's list Of dead
Story Of Accident.
The sfory ri the loss of car ferrs
Pcre Marquette No. -. constitute.
I tho most tragic and thrilling chapici
yet written In the history of the
Lake Michigan marine.
leaving I.udinrfon last niehi Al
20 O'Clock. with 2 fair but stir
wind ard p loadsd cars on deck. The
terry made Ford weather for tvs
l hours on Hs courgc 90 Milwaukee
I A. 20 O'Clock word was sent ~ Cap
tain Peter Kitty that bis boat wa.
rapidly making water and hat ih'
iunr,s uc-c unable TO keep even viii
TIE inflow. with fuii confidence ~
I fhc stability and scaworfhincss NJ hil
craft the veteran car ferry navigator
headed bis ship with AT speed foVarr
I ~hchrvfan or .ho WISCONSIN shore