The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
Iyer Carter and Ernest Streek
Among Missing Members
Of the Goodyear Crew
MOTHER WAITS FOR BAD NEWS
Two Kenosha Boys Who Had Shipped
on the Ill Fated Steamer Six Weeks
Ago Thought to Have Lost Their
Lives in Collision.

AS a. result of the sinking of the
steamer Frank Goodyear on Lake Hur-
on on Monday morning there is deep
gloom over two homes in Kenosha to-
day and members Of two families are
anxiously awaiting some word which
will remove the doubt Ernest Streek,
aged II years, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Streek, 526 Park street, and
liver Carter, aged 10 years, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Carter, 176 aMaple
street, were both members of the crew
of the Goodyear and both are report
ed among the missing. At the home
of, the two boys no word has been
received in regard to the accident and
the members of the family are still
hoping against hope that the two boys
may have been picked up by some pass
ing steamer and rescued from death.
Mrs. Streek, the mother of one of
the victims of the lake disaster, was
found at her home this morning. She
was busy baking bread and when she
was asked in regard to the son her
eyes filled with tears and she declared
that she had been waiting all night
and all morning for some word from
him. "We have received no word
from Ernest, - she SAID, "and we don It
know how to get any word from him.
We had letter from him short time
ago and at that time he had planned
to come home in the near future, but
we fear that ne will never come home
again." A
Just Ht5leJ bfetbe stteek home
is zap illcy 'er,,Ier and in
-isplay in a s .eat rejoicing
IL Of athe Louis Kramer,
the IS we, Old SOD of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kramer was also one of the members
of the crew of the i'll fated steamer
Goodyear, but just week. before the
accident he gave up his place with the
screw and returned to Kenosha and is
now working at one of the local fac
tories His name appears among the
list of the missing members of the
crew.
Kramer, Carter and Streek had been
friends from boyhood and they all
shipped together on the Goodyear from
Chicago less than six weeks ago.
Streek had been fireman on the
Goodyear last season and was work
ing up to good place on the steamer.
Kramer and Carter both shipped as
deck hands. Peter Mahaney and
George Rischell, also <Kenosha boys,
had shipped on the steamer at the
same time, but they tired Of the work
within few days and both returned
to Kenosha.
The Goodyear went down after be-
ing struck amidships by the steamer
James B. Wood and there was little
CnduCC AOA bLO CoCdpG VI bu6 uloA LII
the steamer. "Streek, the Kenosha
boy was employed as a fireman and it
is not thought that he had any chance
to escape as the steamer sunk before
the life boats from the Wood could
reach her and it is generally believed
that all the members of the crew who
were below the decks were drowned
like rats in trap. 1t is claimed
that every one of the members of the
crew were supplied with life preserv-
ers, but at the time Of the accident a
dense fog prevailed and there is some
doubt if the men could have escaped
even with the aid of the life preserv-
ers
The two Kenosha boys were well
known in the city and the report of
their being lost with the steamer has
caused intense sorrow. If the re-
mains are recovered the relatives of
the two boys will have them brought
to Kenosha for interment.