New Britain herald., 1925-05-09
Catastrophe I a kes Down Men, Women And Children Who Are Thrown Into Water As Ship Turns Over.
Passengers Rush From One Side to Other in Effort to Keep Craft on Even Keel.

Even Keel.
 By The Associated Prssa.
 Memphis, Tenn, May "A list Of 21 persons known to be dead in the sinking of the government steamer Norman last night was issued here this morning by Mayor Rowletts Payne. ,I.
 List of Dead
 The list of dead as given out bT Mayor Payne follows:
 E. H. Bowser, Memphis.
 C. H, Miller, Little Rock, Ark.
 C. L. Shearer, Memphis.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Bosard. !.
 Edgar Bosard.
 Mrs. Lydia Hudinger, Memphis.
 Paul Norcross, Atlanta.
 G. L. Anderson, Memphis.
 Major w. w. Gardiner, Memphis.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Kirkpatrick, Oxford, Miss. c
 William Hamon, Memphis.
 T. Waters Fox, Paducah, Ky,
 Mrs. J. r. Dorroh, Oxford, Miss.
 Mrs Caldwell (frst name and ad- dress undetermined.
 Jack Cothran, engineer on the steamer.
 Earl Simonson, fireman,
 Roy Thompson, stoker.
 Will Moore, negro, deck hand
 Tom Plunkett, negro, deck hand. Missing Prof. R. H. McNeily. Nashville.
 ship Turns Completely Over The steamer had 50 persons on board and was returning from Cow Island in the Mississippi river. It was moving along smoothly when 1t suddenly began to rock from side 10 side. The swaying continued for perhaps five minutes when the ship turned completely over and sank few minutes later. a
 When the boat first began to list, passengers were ordered to the high side of the ship and as it swayed back they returned to the other side. The passengers continued to distrb- ute their weight by running back and forth until the ship capszed. The rudder failed 10 respond when the Norman first began to list, &C., cording to Howard Fenton, captain of the ship.
 The river banks on the Tennessee and Mississippi and Arkansas river below Coahoma landing, where the Norman sank, were searched all night with powerful lights in the hope that some one might have reached safety below that point or that bodies might have washed ashore. The search was continued today.
 Ship Begins To List
 The Normand and the Choctaw made the trip to Cow Island. 2S miles south of Memphis, safely, but returning the Norman began to list off Coahoma Landing. Captain Howard T. Fenton, commander Of the vessel, thought too many persons were on one side of the boat and en- dcavored 10 scatter them. The list continued as Captain Fenton at tempted to flank the vessel into Co., ahoma Landing Then, according 10 Captain Fenton. the rudder refused 10 work. Three minutes later the vessel went over on its side and cap- sized.
 There was no sign Of panic on hoari the vessel. survivors said. and everybody did all trcy could 10 help o.E"rs Women Gi1 not wait for held from the men. They struck out for themselves. Graphic stories hv persons who Ucr" 0recipitHcd into ,Nc swift cur re0t. said 10 he thn worst stretch Of water in the river between Nomphis a55 Helena. Ark. told bow tho boat overturned too quickly for i'ro boats to ha launched. Grasrnr bits nf Ureckagc. looso fife rrrscrlcry and mourning oyor#rucd life boats. tre uc'ims wcr" swept downstream. Negro ROatmsn ls Hero
 R@' for Tom tca. negro. Wh1 was passing in a motorboat virtuaI- N all u' the a" or more persons on board rhe NNa' would roye rrrSned. survivors were 'manmous In saving. H. first rescued inc Vom,n and then furTa1 70 the mon going about his task coolly How many ha pulled out and carried to safety on a sand bar where thav found r,cuge in negro cabin none coud say The disaster occurred SD f7gr thry had no time to obtain and adjust iifs preso-1 CTS ". N. Dehnrari of Chi- oaEo. vosterr odtror of The Eurn- cerirg News NecotI sal1.
 "Thore vas I'm srr.aanne or yelling or mon cHcer' -o call for fra prNseryers. and 10 r.roa r.ow out The boat listed So ra-t that lew wrro able 10 adius rr,rs and prar- tio7nv everybody vas Drnsrifated in,o inc water who had not already jumped
 "ThIs action probably lid not take longer rhan 3r scrou3s."
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