Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-29

who happened to be cruising
by in his large yacht, the
Doris, when the storm broke.
While divers searched the lake
bottom near the scene for more vie
tins, derricks lifted the craft
late last night Is flood lights were
played on the tragic picture. The
last five bodies were found as the
ship came to the surface. seven
hours after the Favorite fodndered.
IL was gay crowd Of excursion
lists that left Lincoln Park aboard
the vessel in the late afternoon for
the two-mlle run TO the municipa.
pier.
Orchestra Was Playing
A two-piece negro orchestra-ban-
10 and mandolin-strumm "rIA
Locking Over Four Leaf Clover; I;
children seampered along the two
decks and their elders hung over
shoreward rails.
Suddenly, when a mile out. "A rain
storm broke and with ii came a gust
of wind out of the northwest. AS
the captain Arthur Olson. who has
sailed the lake lS years, sought to
head his boat into the wind, the pas
sengers rushed to the rortside, away
from the driving rain. The boat dsp-
ped sharply and as the lake water
rushed over the decks. turned over.
Children. candies and popcorn
still clutched in their hands, fough.
70 free themselves, but the weight
of chairs and other encumbrances
on deck held them under. Some
were thrown free Of the boat and
many Of these grabbed up belts and
RATS as the steamer righted itself
and sank until all but the roof OF
the upper suporstructure was sab
merged.
Twcnty-onc bodies were recovered
before the steamer was raised 20 be
towed ashore. The others were found
after the craft was brought 20 the
surface.
Members of Grew Escape
The members OF the crew escaped
and these. all experienced sailors,
saved many from drowning by toss
ing life preserverS and RATS "a those
in the water. The Favorite's two
lifehoatg also were unlcashcd and in-
to these clambered number OF the
survivors.
Word of the tragedy sped along
the lake front. a popular resort for
swimmers. and small boats put out
20 the rescue.
The first to reach the scene was
Mr. Hofnaucr's yacht, Doris. Hof-
naucr and his companions saved a
number Of persons.
Today i triple inquiry into the ac-
eident was underway. One was an
infuest. the other Investigations. Dy
Michael Hughes. chief % police. and
States Attorney Robert NJ. Grove.
Olson and his crew were arrested
shortly after the tragedy.
Deed Of Heroism
Out ~ the sudden disaster came
reports Of heroism and devotion.
Olson. al the wheel Of the boat.
leaped through a cabin window into
the water turning back to drag sew
eral of his passengers into the
boats. Pulling himself along the
sides Of the boat ~ also cut away
preserytrs. tossing them to persons
fl0unds rinr near the steamer. His
daughter. Katherine. y. also assisted
several children to gain RATS o.
boats.
Leo Sobata. an army officer.
whose hand was mangled. told ef
throwing four children into boat.
Sohata related his experience as his
hard was being dressed:
Il 60. four kids ard woman.
The boa: WIS full Of water and we
couldn't get any more In. A girl
started bailing out with a straw
hat
Oral Helton. II. az Huvo. Okll..
VISITING in Chicago. dragged two lis-
tle girls through a window ard held
them afloat until a member of the
crew pulled them into life boat.
1T was terrible ! wish had
zone down with the boat" Oleson
mnrmured a. he watched his steam
~ being raised At that instant a
life guard reached into the first aft
drrx and dragged ont 4 small boy
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the boatriaSfe- skurted. II did the
best could tell you mar. Il
was terrible ani ! had eniv recently
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