Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1913 — Frank McCurtain, of Parr, Was In Cabin That Overturned [ARTICLE]

Frank McCurtain, of Parr, Was In Cabin That Overturned

Frank McCurtain, of Parr,, was in Rensselaer over night, to secure medical attention for an eruption on his face, which has every appearance of being ivy poisoning. Frank, was in % one of the dredge cabins that overturned in the Powers ditch near Tefft last Sunday night and gave The Republican further information about the experience of himself and others. He and Alva Stephenson were in one of the cabins apd Harry Gilmore, Tom Fay, Emil Thews and Vic Comer were in the other. The wind that carried the cabins over occurred at about 2:30 o’clock Monday morning. Frank was awakened by a sharp lurch of the boat -ahd jumped from his bunk and struck a match, expecting to light a lamp, but he did not have time. The cabin gave another lurch and this time went over on its side. The two cabins were attached and both went over at the same time The six men on the boats all scrambled out of the windows and resembled half-drowned rats. Fortunately, the roofs of the two cabins had caught on the edge of the ditch and they were thus enabled to get to land and make their way to a nearby house where their clothing was dried out.' Frank was the cook on the boat but has resigned his job and will now work for a pickle company, having charge of one of the stations in this county.