Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-24
Death List May Reach Above
Twenty Persons That Were
Drowned in Swift Current of
Niagara River.
FULLY $50 PEOPLE
THROWN INTO WATER
Men Who Could Swim Do
Heroic Work Rescuing Vic
Tins; One Launch Rescues
About twenty-five.

t1ty Nvratng Sournni e,i~cfnl Iersed Wire
Buffalo. N. ", June 23.---Betwecn
fifteen and twenty persons were
drowned and IA number injured to-
night when fifty-foot dock at eagle
Park, Grand 1sianu, Mag Ara y1vcr,
collapsed under the weight ~ 2ou
persons, precipitating them INTO twelve
reet OF water. lp 10 mifinishf. eighi
bodies had been recovered, OF whom
six were identified.
The known dead;
MRS. MCKEE.
Mrs McKce's 10-year-old daughter.
MRS. RICHMEYER and her To-
year-olJ son,
MRS GALLAGHER.
CECILIA KELLEY, Q years old.
Unknown girl.
Missing.
Mrs. Heilstrom and 4-year-old
baby.
Viola SENT
Miss Irene Thomas.
Mrs. Wesifall.
Mrs. S. M. Hyde.
So far as known all the Victims
lived in Buffalo.
The steamer Henry Koeber had lust
warped into the dock to take on q
load of returning excursionlsts Tne
dock was crowded. The gang planhs
were thrown out and the section OF
the crowd nearest the steamer began
TO move forward. Captain Fix, on
board. called 10 them to move slowly.
The words were no more thah
spoken when the center of the dock
sank with a crash.
The planklng held fast 20 the TIM
bers on both sides OF the dock form
ing pocket into which the struB-
Cling mass of people was thrown.
Many We're caught In the wreckagc
of the dock but fully $50 went into
the water which, beneath the dock,
was from three TO twelve feet deep.
The wreckage OF the dock served 10
hold most of the struggling crowd
but several who fell clear of II began
to float away.
Rowboats and motorboats were
pressed into service and some were
rescued. II is certain that In addl-
tior To the lodies rescued In the VI
cnity of the dock many were swept
away.
Men who could swim went into the
river to help women and children.
Supervisor Henry Lieb, who was IN
the center of the throng that Went
down, was rescued after being In the
water over thirty minutes.
"I believe more than twenty lives
were lost" said Mr.. I.ieb. There
were fully ESQ persons on the dock
and three-auarters Of them went down
with II. There was little warning be-
fore the crash came. The dock trem-
bled slightly and | thought IL was
caused by the steamer coming VI
closer.
81 swan close and got hold of y
pile but was unable to hold on verN
long. Some one dropped rope
the opening and helped me
over to the side where | could get
better hold. then fastened the rope
around the waist OF n woman who
was drawn upon the dock"
A. s. Sto/ser and NJ. J.. Martin res
cued about twenty-five persons. most
ly women and children IN their
launch.
when saw the extent of the dis
astcr." said Stockcr. " l called 10
Martin to tie up TO the dock and both
of us stripped. II was hard work To
do anything against the current un-
der the dock but as fast as we could
get hold of any one by working 20
rciher, ". would get them on the mo-
torboat."
Many Of the women taken from the
water were revived after being
brought ashore. A first aid corps was
organized and az the men. women
and children were brought out OF the
water they were laid ON the shore
end of the dock aud efforts were
made TO revive them.
Immediately after discharging her
passengers the koeber returned 10
Grand Island 90 bring home the re-
OF the crowd.