The Detroit times., 1910-09-10
PRAISES CAPTAIN OF FERRY
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before she sank. According to a story
told by survivor, Capt. Kitty, after
water began to come into the after
compartment, turned the boat for She
boygan, expecting to run into port
there, or at least into shoal water. He
evidently did not regard the situation
as serious as no attempt was made
Immediately to awaken those who
we're sleeping on the boat.
THE RESCUED.
James Thomas, coal passer. Lud.
ington: David Dondono, scrubber,
Ludington; Norman Wall, head wait
err, Sanford, Pa; Andrew Madison.
deckhand, Ludington; Tony X. Dicker.
deckhand, Grand Rapids Simeon
Burke, wheelsman: James Koob,
water tender, Port Huron; Joseph
Standing Bear (Indian), 703 Van Bur-
en-st., Chicago; Ray Virgins, fireman,
Farwell, Mich; Michael Petroskey,
deckhand, Kicker, Sweden; Alvin
Rose. fireman, Marine City; Grover
Cooper. fire porter, Beardstown. ILL.,;
Vanner Charleston, fireman. II Main
st., Buffalo; Charles Nelson, second
cook, Ludington; James Fay, first
cook, Ludington; Fred Potvin, cabin
watch, Ludington: Walter Kennedy,
scrubber, Ludington; Ray Beckford,
second porter, Alpena; George Tru-
dell, pantryman, Ludington: George
HARDWOOD, scrubber, Ludington; Art
Porter, cabin watch, % North In.
diana-st., Chicago; Henry Jensen.
fireman, 1927 Racine-st., Racine, Wis.
r. G.. Larson, deckhand, Custer,
Mich; Herman Memrow. coal passer,
Manistee; Mike Bucholts, coal pas.
ser, Ludington; Tom Shields. coal
passer, 1873 Rust-st. Chicago; August
Page, deckhand, IT'S High-st, Chicago;
Roy Drinkwater, 1908 Green terrace,
Chicago; James Riley, coal passer,
Harrisburg, Pa; Stanley Chubb, first
porter, Ludington; Frank j. Young,
chief steward, Ludington; Roy Ander-
son, deckhand, Waukegan; Seymour
r. Cochrane. 933 Sheridan road, Chi
cago.
Car ferry No. Is carried GO persons,
the majority of whom were members
OF the crew. Two Of the crew of No.
II gave their lives in heroic efforts
to save victims from the rapidly sink
ing boat
Those on board No. Is were startled
at dawn yesterday morning by the dis
covery that the boat was sinking. A
strong gale was blowing, but the boat
was expected to weather any storm.
There Is suspicion that the craft was
carelessly prepared for her trip across
the lake. She left here at midnight
Thursday for Milwaukee, carrying "a
loaded cars and 400 tons OF coal In
the bunkers.
When II was realized that the angry
waves would swallow up car ferry
No. Is there was wild scramble for
life preservers. The ship sank 80
suddenly in 400 feet of water, though
that the victims were carried down
to death, deprived of an adequate op-
portunity to escape. Thirty-three
persons we're sustained by life pre-
servers and pieces of wreckage when
ferry No. II began the task of rescue
Immediately after ferry No. Is be
came disabled In the bowling gale
that lashed Lake Michigan the wire.
less flashes sent by Operator Scze-
panak were heard in many sections
The first word of the disaster that
reached Ludington, where many
members of the crew of the ill-fated
boat lived, said the craft was disabled
This was repeated for half an hour
Then fash said the boat was sinking
after which there was silence for sew.
eral hours.
Steps were Immediately begun to
assist the disabled boat by getting In
touch with other boats equipped with
the wireless system in the hope that
some OF them might be near enough
TO No. IS to speed to her assistance
The news that the boat was disabled
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