The state herald., 1915-08-06
L EXCEPT SON SAVED.

one, anyway. O
ALL EXCEPT SON SAVED.
Casper Laline, Sr., of 371S Ogden
avenue, his wife and their daughter
Cecilia. thirteen years old. we're res
cued, but their son, Casper. Jr.. eight
years old, Is believed to have 1een
drowned.
The Laline family was in state
room when the boat began to list and
water began to rush into the room.
TLey climbed upon table. whence all
were pulled through portfolio to the
upper side of the overturned boat.
There the boy. Casper, disappeared.
and It was believed he had slipped on
the boat In the confusion and been
drowned.
Frank Spencer OF $3.50 South Robey
street saved two woman companions.
Mrs. X. Jena and her daughter Anna
OF 175S West Fifty-frst street.
The instant the hawsers were let
go the boat began to tip Spencer
said 81 suspected what was cominG
and lifted Miss Jena up over the rail-.
Then together we managed to get her
mother up, and scrambled up after
them. We all crawled up on top Of
the boat as II turned over"
POLICEMAN SAW TRAGEDY.
With water dripping from his hair
and clothing. Policeman John II.
Sescher. probably one OF the first to
go to the rescue OF the passengers.
stood on the Clark street bridge and
gave detailed description OF the 40
cident and OF the scenes he witnessed
as men, women and children were
flung into the water.
He said he had assisted about nifty
persons to reach shore.
81 was standing on the bridge gaz-
ing at the boat" the policeman be-
gan. wiplng the water from his eyes
and wringing his hair.
Il noticed that there was an awful
crowd on one side OF the boat and
that 1t was leaning out towards the
water. believed there were about
fiye hundred men. women and chill
dren on that side OF the steamer, The
promenade decks were lined. Then
noticed tho boat suddenly flop over.
1t Just went over on Its side without
the slightest warning.
Il saw scores OF men and women.
many holding children. plunged into
the water. ! rushed down to the riy-
er and jumped into rowboat
pulled out the drowning as ! reached
them think got about flfty ashore.
Then came the areboat. tugs and row.
boats. and believe that all together
one hundred or more were taken from
the water We grabbed the nearest
first and put them ashore. Al one
time had four women In the boat
with me. Others l aided by simply
lifting them from the water to tho
landing"
WOMEN PULLED AWAY.
Joe Lannon. who was Mt the soda
fountain on the lower deck. said:
when the ship first started to turn
over everybody took Il ms II Joke, The
crowded with men and women. most
iy tho latter. Then when the boat
listed over 80 far that the people be-
gan to slide across the floor the panic
began. Women and children nrstr
Not on your life' saw men tear
women and girls from where they
were ciingiug TO rails above the water
In order to get positions OF temporary
safety. There was nothing like chiv'
airy. The stronger dragged down tho
weaker into tho water and usurped
their places. and usually the stronger
were men and the weaker were girls
and women. oh. n the men hsd only
been as brave mn the women. the losu
Of life would have been much less'
remember one girl-shc was only
about nixtccn-whom pulled through
the portfolio. An shc reached safety
she tainted dead away. In another
case | was lifting n woman out Of tho
water. She was heavy and ! could
hardly raise her. A man grabbed my
foot. I shouted to him that all three
OF us would be IN the water and lost
II he did not lot 10. but he hung on.
Finally ! raised my foot and kicked at
him, The shoe slipped on my foot
mud he disappeared. got my own
footing again and hauled the woman
out"