The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
Big Freight Steamer Goes
Down on Lake Huron in
Dense Fog.
RAMMED BY ANOTHER
BOAT ON THE LAKE
Half a Dozen Survivors Picked
Up, but Most of Crew
Are Lost.

PORT HURON, Mich, May "a
Families and friends of the missing
eighteen members of the crew of the
steamer Frank Goodyear, which sank
Monday morning off Point Aux Barques
after being rammed amidships by the
steamer James b. Wood, tonight prac-
tically gave up hope that any Of the
missing party have been rescued.
The steamer Sir William Siemens
said to have picked UP some of the
missing passed Detour today and made
no report of any survivors aboard.
Four OF the rescued members Of the
crew have gone to the Goodyear IS head
quarters in Cleveland, and Mrs Emma
Bassett, the only other survivor, is still
in Port Huron.
Tho Goodyear, operated by Mitchell
& Co. Of Cleveland. was coming from
Lake Superior laden with ore. The
Wood owned by the Gilchrist Transpor
tation company of Cleveland, was going
up light, There was little sea at the
time, and fog is held responsible fol-
tho accident.
Sinks in Deep Water.
The steamer Frank II. Goodyear of
Cleveland was sunk III forty-sever
fathoms of water. The steamer James
b. Wood of Cleveland, which struck
the Goodyear bow on, came to Port
Huron harbor today with big hole III
her bow carrying half q oozen sur.
vIvors from the Goodyear. The latter
carried crew of twenty-three men and
several passengers.
Capt. F. r. Hem.ngsr of Algonac
Mich, who commanded the Goodyear
Chief Engineer Gibson, Steward David
Bassctt, one wheelsman and two pas
sengers, Mrs. Thomas Il. Bassett. and
her daughter of Marine City. Mich
were saved and brought to Port Hu
ron on the steamer Wood.
The only hope of the survival of the
others who were on board the Goodyear
lies in the possibility of their having
been rescued by tho steamer Sir Will
liam Siemens, which was near the scene
of the wreck and is due at Dctour and
Sault Ste, Marie today.
Story Of Disaster.
81 was standing on deck when | heard
the alarm whistle said ono OF the crew
OF the Wood. "A moment later the two
boats crashed together. 7 ran forward
and surveyed the extent OF tho damage
to our boat and then turned my alton
ton toward the Goodyear and could sec
that she was sinking fast.
Standing amldships on the Goodyear
was the entire crew, huddled together
and ! saw first one and then another lunln
overheard. Suddenly the Goodyear made
a lurch to one side and went down. lenV-
ing a big hole in the water. and the sue
tion carried many down with 1t.
Next ! saw a woman come 10 the sur
face with child In her arms, Then one
of the hatchcs bobbed up and struck her
as it descended. ] was forced to turn
my head from the siclSening sight,
'Soon the fog cleared and all I could
see were some small pieces OF floating
debris
Experience Of Woman.
Mrs Emma Bassett OF Algonac, wife
Of the porter on the Goodyear, told the
following story:
IL was engaged in the cabin when ]
heard the whistles of both boats, ! ran
on deck A moment later the crash
servers. In my excitement | could only
get II over one arm. but I jumped over
the rail. When / came up ] saw some
one clinging to board a short distance
away. ] went down for the second time.
and when / came up l found my son.
called for help, but it seemed as though
no one could hear me. Then ] secured
hold on the sinking vessel and man
aged to hang To window sill. | shouted
To Frank and asked him where his wife
and baby were. hut he replied that he
and WAS on the verge OF releasing my
hold when l saw a small boat coming
toward me The next / knew 1 was on
board the Wood.