Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-27
STEAMER GOODYEAR
COLL|DES AVID SINKS:
18LVES ARE LOST
The Frank H. Goodyear COIIid-
ed With Steamer James H.
Wood, of the GiIchriSt Fleet
and Went Down

were lost IN the Collslou oA wv oAs $50
!. freight steamers on Lake Huron. north
OF Point Aux BarQues. in a dense fog
Monday morning. and that the steamer
Frank h Goodyear. Of Cleveland. was
sunk in Al fathous OF water. The steam
er James b. Wood. of Cleveland. which
struck the Goodyear bow-on. Iimped into
Port. Huron harbOr today with big
hole nther bow. carrying half dozen
survivors from the Goodyear.
The latter carried crew Of . men
ana several passengers. Capt r X
hemenger. OF AlgOnac. Mich. VINO COM
manded the Goodyear. chief Engineer
GIBSON, steward David Ba.;set, one
wheelman and one passenger, Mrs.
Emma Bassett. of Marine ClIy,
Mich. were saved and brought
! 70 Port Huron on the steamer
MOOD. Inc only hope Of the survival OF
tl4s Otnsrs VIM were ON board the SOOu-
year lies in the possibility Of their nav
Ing been rescued by the steamer WlIlah
Slenans which Was near The scene OF
the wreck, and is due at Detour and Sault
Ste Marie TO-DAY.
The collision occurred in heavy fog.
The Goodyear was struck amid ships
an the starboard side. while both or
the bows OF the Wood were punetured-
FILLED RAPIDLY.
In moment il was seen that the
Goodyear was doomed. as she began
rapidly to fiji with water. Every one
an board was supplied with a life pre-
server and every effort was made TO
nan and launch the small boats. But
the water poured into the hold so fast
that the heavy matches were forced
from their frames by the pressure from
underneath and shot into the air in
every direction. Failing, the matches
spread injury and death among the ter
rified crew and passengers of the sink
ing vessel
With his infant child in his arms,
Steward Bassett had almost reached
safety in one OF the life boats when one
of the s.tumbling matches snatched the
baby from his arms. The little one
fell into the lake and was drowned de-
spite the frantic efforts of its father to
recover St
BREAKFAST WAS READY.
The cook had Just sounded the second
call FOR breakfast on the Goodyear when
the crash came. and many were in the
mess room. -e- -.----
The Goodyear sank rapidly. fand be-
fore her final plunge suddenly parted IN
the center. and with a sound which
GOuAQ Uc AAE1E0 rAU0NG the NhASNAuk VI
the Wood for help. sank out Of sight
The Wood was kept afloat by pump
ing
Following the accident. Captain Glib
son. OF the Wood. ordered the boats low
cred and gave the crew instructions to
make every. possible effort TO save any
OF the sailors Of the sinking steamer
Within short time the yawl boat was
brought along side the Wood and five
people. Captain Hemenger. Steward
Frank Bassett, Mrs. Emma Bassett
Frank HoIlick and George Grant were
taken aboard. all in an exhausted con-
dillon. For more than seven hours the
Wood remained at anchor near the scene
of the collision. When the fog rose
there. was nothing in. sight and as his
boat was in danger OF sinking Captain
Gibson headed for this port
Both the Wood and the Goodyear are
big steel vessels. the Wood 5I4 feet
} LONG and the Goodyear 416 feet The
Goodyear passed the 500 down-bound
s. at.i0-SO a m. Saturday. and the Wood
passed Fort Huron up-bound at 7:cO
.. m. Sunday.
OCCURRED AT $50.
The collision occurred S. miles north of
Point Aux Baroues. at $50 O'Clock Mon
DAY morning in a heavy fog
8 The Goodyear's captain and steward
the stewards mother and a wheelsman
were saved and brought to Port Huron
or the Wood The steamer Sir William
.seimens. Of Cleveland. and consort were
near the seenF Of the wreck. but il is not
believed that any os the crew of the
Geodyears reached them.
BABY DASHED FROM ARMS
Many Of the GOOdyear's crew were
killed by falling matches before they had
.. chance TO jump in the water
All had life preservers when their YES
sel sank The GoOdyear's cook had his
baby dashed from his arms by a falling
hatch and the infant was lost.
WHO OWNERS ARE.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 4.-Ths
steamer Frank II. Goodyer was
owned by the. Buffalo and Susquehanna
Transportation company of Buffalo. but
was operated by Mitchell & Co. of this
city. The Goodyear was 4S5 feet over
all
The James G. Wood is owned by the
city,
4 was standing on deck when heard
the alarm whistle" said one of the crew
OF the Wood. "a moment later the two
boats crashed together.
''standing amidship on the Goodyear
were the entire crew huddled closely to-
other jump overheard. Suddenly the
Goodyear made a lUrch 10 one side and
i dent down. leaving a big hole in the
water and the suction carried many down
with IL
Next saw a woman come TO the sur
face with a child in her arms. Then one
OF the matches bobbed up and struck
her as Il descended. I was forced TO turn
my head from the scene"
Nrs. Emma Bassett. Of Algonca. stew
ardess on the Goodyear. told the follow
ing story:
JUMPED OVER RAIL.
Il was engaged In the cabin when I
heard the whistles Of both boats. ran
on deck A moment later the crash
canre and I grabbed ont OF the life pre-
servers. In my excitement I could only
get IL over one arm but I jumped over
the rail. When I came up saw some
one clinsing to a board a short distance
S away. I went down for the second time
and when / came up l found my son