Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
QUIZ BOAT OWNER

QUIZ BOAT OWNER
The prosecutor said he had
talked with * OF the survivors.
Coast guard records, he said,
showed that MacAndrews had no
license 10 tow passengers
Another item for investigation
will be the number OF life pre-
servers carried on the barge
Hertzler said that MacAndrews
told him:
II cautioned the passengers
TO remain In the positions they
had when they went out. But
pretty soon they began moving
about, because their feet were
getting wet from water that
spIashed into the barge, which
was being towed by the tug.
But they kept on moving.
MOVED TO FRONT OF BOAT
when I yelled TO them, they
moved In a body toward the
front Of the boat, and 10 started
Tn ship water and the front
became wedged under the rear
Of tho launch. Suddenly one
81 them screamed. and before
I could do anything they began
ieaping overheard"
The Rev. Paul Plueddemann Of
Bay CRY. who WIS in charge or
the group. said:
I'VE had been out only about
10 or Is minutes when some Of
the Young people began moving
10 the front of the boat, COM
planning that the water was
splashing through the scuppers
and wetting their feet. Mac
Andrews stopped the launch.
which was pulling us. and
shouted that he would 70 no
further unless the youngsters
went back 10 their places.
sSumr uf them moved bark
and We proceeded. was busy
collecting fares when all of n
sudden notice water again
was coming through the soup
perS.
CAUTIONED THEM BACK
"Some Of the boys and girls
took off their shoes and stock
Ings. which probably was q
good thing Again they crowded
To the front. and MscAndre~s
cautioned them back. But the
scow gave a lurch. the PROV
dipped md water came half way
To our knees"
He said that MacAndrews
stopped the boat again and the
prov went under the rear Of the
tug. The passengers again moved
toward the front OF the boat and
water rushed in on all sides"
II called 10 the children to
stay where they were. but only
two or three needed me-" he
continued. "Most of them were
panic stricken and began jump
ing into the water.
81 could see heads bobbing in
the water, and there were awful
screams and shrieks from the
children, many Of whom could
not swim. Some ONE think
10 was tfa~ Andrews-had the
presence Of mind to throw them
life preseryers, Some 20 boys
and girls In the water grabbed
them and were saved"
The minister said he stood IN
water I'D 10 his shoulders 10 push
the scow free Of the launch. which
began 10 rise slowly. but that only
four or five of the passengers re-
manned aboard. He concluded:
"Some OF the youngsters SUI
fered cramps and couldn't swim
because they had just finished
their dinners. Watching them
was a frightfuI experience.
Gordon Allen, Is, of Midland
who recently completed n Junior
Red Cross life saving course. was
credited with saving a girl from
death by using one of the methods
he learned in class.
LIST OF DEAD
Officials gave the dead as fol-
lows:
Shirley Peterson, II. OF Caro-;
Robert Paquette. Il. Of Cheboy.
gan; Nels Peterson, II. of Mid.
land: Harry Bastone, Is, of Caro-
Bertha Smith, Is, OF Poseyville
Ida Minthorn, %, OF Reese,
Shirley Dryer, 10, of Saginaw
Wayne Cross. Is. of Caro- and
Ruth Lucille Smith, 19, of Bay
City.
Eleven months ago nine Of L.
persons on a aug were drowned
when the boat went TO pieces or
its way back to the mainland
from Charity Island. The scene
was not far from Friday nights
disaster.