The Arvada enterprise., 1915-07-29

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the struggle. but got the other won.
nm to shore safely.
IAN three of them might have been
saved II that fellow hadn't been scared
into frenzy. l am glad that saved
one. anyway.
ALL EXCEPT SON SAVED.
Casper Laline. Sr.. of 37ls Ogden
avenue, HIS wife and their daughter
Cecilia. thirteen years old. were res.
cued, but their son. Casper. Jr.. eight
years old. is believed to have been
drowned.
Tho Lalinc family was In state.
room when the boat began to list md
water began to rush into the room
They climbed upon n table, whence nll
were pulled through n portfolio to the
upper side OF the overturned boat.
1Thero the boy, Casper. disappeared.
and II was believed he had slipped on
the boat In the confusion and been
drowned
Frank Spencer OF 1850 South Robey
street saved two woman companions.
Mrs. X. Jena and her daughter Anna
Of 1853 West Fifty.frst street.
THE instant the hawsers were let
go the bont began to tip" Spencer
said. Il 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 ns It turned over"
POLICEMAN SAW TRAGEDY
with water dripping from his hair
and clothing. Policeman John II.
Scscher. probably ono OF the first to
go to the rescue OF the passengers.
| stood on the Clark street bridge and
gave n detailed description of the no
cident and OF the scenes he witnessed
as men, women and children were
flung into the water.
lie said he had assisted about nifty
persons to reach shore.
Il was standing on the bridge gas
ing nt the boat" the policeman be.
gan. wiping 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 II was leaning out towards the
water. | believed there were about
five hundred men. women and chill.
drcn on that side OF the steamer. Tho
promenade decks were lined. Then
noticed the boat suddenly flop over.
II Just went over on its side without
the slightest warning
Il saw scores OF men and women.
many holding children. plunged into
the whtcr. | rushed down to tho riv.
or and jumped into n rowboat. l
pulled out the drowning nv ! reached
them. think I got about nifty ashore.
Then came the f,rcboat. tugs and row.
boats, and | believe that all together
one hundred or more were taken from
the water We grabbed tho nearest
first md put them ashore. At one
time ! had four women In tho bont
with me. Others ! aided by simply
lifting them from the water to tho
landing
WOMEN PULLED AWAY.
Joe Lnnnon. who was ut tho soda
fountain on the lower deck, said:
when the ship frst started to turn
over everybody took II nv IA Joke. Tho
dance floor on tho lower deck was
crowded with men and women, most.
ly the latter Then when the boat
listed over NO far that tho people bc.
gan to slide across tho floor the panic
began. Women and children nrstr
Not on your life' saw men tear
women aud girls from where they
were clinring TO rails above the water
In order TO got positions OF Temporary
snfc'y. There was nothing like chiv.
airy. Tho stronger dragged down tho
weaker into tho water and usurpcd
their places. and usually the stronger
wero men ana the weaker were girls
and women. Oh, II tho men hnd only
been ns brave ~ tho women. the loan
Of HE would have been much lcss' I
remember one girl--shc wns only
about Sixtcen-whom ! pulled through
the portfolio. Az nhs reached snfoty
sho tainted dead away. In another
case wns lifting n woman out OF tho
water. She was heavy and could
hardly raise her. A man grabbed my
foot ] shouted TO him that nli three
Of ns would be IN the water and lost
" he did not let 10. but he hung on
Finally ] raised my foot and kicked NJ
him. The phoc slipped on my foo'
nnd he disappeared. ] got my own
footing ngnin ana hauled the woman
out b"