Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-24
ONE SHIP GOES DOWN
MOST IMMEDIATELY
Only Five Persons Aboard the Frank
H. Goodyear Saved.
BABE LOST IN FATHERS ARMS
Steward Bassett Had Almost Reach
ed Lifeboat With Child When
Struck by Tum bling
Hatchway.

PORT HURON, Mich. May ci.-The
big steel steamer Frank II. Goodyear of
the Mitchell Transit Company lies in
forty fathoms of water in Lake Huron
about thirty-fve miles off Port Aux Bar
uues and probably eighteen persons met
watery graves following collision be-
tween that vessel and the steamer James
s. Wood another steel boat belonging
TO the Gilchrist fleet.
The collision occurred about 6 o'clock
Monday morning in a heavy fog which
overhung the lakes, and when the two
steamers came together the crew of the
Goodyear. which is reported to have
struck amidships, had time to seize
only life preservers and a few could
Jump overheard before the boat began to
fill with water. The cook had just sound
ed the second call for breakfast on the
Goodyear when the crash came and
many were in the messroom. All rushed
on deck ard then the boat began to
sink. Some jumped into the water and
managed to get out of reach of the boat,
which was fast filling.
Went Down Suddenly.
Suddenly the Goodyear parted in the
center. and with sound which could
De heard above the whistling of the
Wood sank out of sight, carrying all
but five down with her.
The bow of the Wood was badly stove
In, but she rested on her bulkhead, and
although some water flowed into her
the hold was kept open through the
efforts of the pumps.
Following the accident Capt. Gibson
Of the Wood order the small boats
lowered ~alG gave the crew instructions
to make every possible effort to save
any of the sailors of the sinking steam
er. Within a short time the yawl boat
was brought alongside the Wood, and
five people, Capt Hemenger, Steward
Frank Bassett, Mrs. Emma Bassett,
Frank Mollick and George Grant were
taken aboard, all in an exhausted con-
dition, caused by their eXertionS to
save themselves and the length of
time they were in the water.
Babe Washed From His Arms.
With his infant child in his arms Stew
ard Bassett had almost reached safety in
one Of the lifeboats when one of the
tumblinS matches snatehed the baby from
his arms. The little one fell into the
lake and was drowned despite the frantic
efforts of its father TO recover it. When
the Goodyear settled beneath the surface
of the water il was evident that she was
probably broken in two, the action of the
water having completed the destruction
begun by the blow received in the col
lision.
For more than seven hours the Wood
remained AT anchor near the scene of the
collision the captain hoping that he
would be able TO save more of the crew
OF the Goodyear.
No Signs of Survivors.
When the fog rose there was nothing in
sight and. as his boat was badly damaged
and in danger of sinking also, Capt.
Gibson decided TO return TO this port ar
living here today.
Upon the arrival of the Wood at this
port the captain notified his office of the
collision and the company at the Grand
Trunk docks. Capt. Hemenger OF the ILL
iated steamer, also notified the owners of
the Goodyear of the acciden: and re-
celved orders 10 bring the surviving mem
beTs OF the crew TO Cleveland
Some of the Crew.
CHICAGO. May 2i-The Goodyear call
ed at South Chicago about two months
ago and at that time shipped the follow
ing men:
Frank Smith. aged twenty-four years
.SS3i East 9th street, Cleveland.
Frank Moick. fireman, South Chicago.
r. AlubaJwski, fireman, South Chicago
Stanley Hadwick, deck hand. Man
chester, Ind.
John Gray, deck hand, Michigan City,
Ind.
Frank Janvowicz, deck hand, 1S5 East
Both street. Chicago.
Owned in Buffalo
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 24-The steel
steamer Frank II Goodyear, which was
sunk in collision with the steamer James
B. Wood, was owned by the Buffalo and
Susquehanna Transportation Company of
Buffalo. but was operated by Mitchell
& Co. OF this city. The boat was fully
insured
The GOODYEAR Was tiG feet over all and
of 3,4:'s net tonnage She was built in
1902 at Lorain, Ohio