Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 143, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1913 — THREE MEN DROWN WHEN BOAT CAPSIZES [ARTICLE]

THREE MEN DROWN WHEN BOAT CAPSIZES

Edward O’Mara and Two Greeks, All Employed on Extra Gang, Lost Lives at Cedar Lake. Three men were drowned and two narrowly escaped the same fate at Cedar Lake Saturday night. The drowned were: Edward O’Hara, 24 years of age. Christ Calrous, 28 years of age. Nicholas Calrous, 22 years of age. The other occupants of the boat managed to keep above water until a rescue boat reached them. The extra gang has been laying new steel rails for the Monon and was'stationed here for several weeks, leaving about a week ago for Cedar Lake. Most of the workmen were Greeks. Christ Calrous was the interpreter imd Nicholas Calrous was his cousin. Edward O’Mara lived at Monon and was a brother of 1 John O’Mara, passenger conductor on trains Nos' 5 and 6, through Rensselaer. He was the time keepthe extra gang. Saturday evening the three, accompanied by another Greek and one of the block signal men, rowed across the lake to the east side. They were returning at about 10:30 o’clock. The lake was somewhat rough and they were about half way across when the boat turned over and all were thrown ihto the water. The signal man, whose name could not be learned, stated that he caught the side of the boat and held to it and that the boat turned upside down and he managed to get on the bottom of the boat. He began calling for O’Mara but received no response and did not see anything of the young time keeper. One of the Greeks managed to scramble onto the boat and a negro, who heard the cries for O’Mara, procured a boat and rowed out, although it was quite dark. He succeeded in rescuing the two men who were still on the upturned boat. Up to the last reports the bodies of O’Mara and the two Greeks had not been found. Conductor O’Mara is said to have offered SIOO reward for the recovery of the body of his brother.