Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1906 — STORM WRECKS TWO BOATS [ARTICLE]

STORM WRECKS TWO BOATS

Iron Queen and Algeria Go Down in Lake Erie—'Qvo Men Are Drowned. Cleveland’. May 10.—In the storm which passed over Lake Erie. Tuesday night the barges Iron Queen and Al geria went down, and with the latter her captain, Martin Linen, and George Vt a'ton, ongineiuen, were drowned. Thomas Sullivan, steward of the Algeria. who was. tnought to have also perishtti, was rescued from liie sinking ship by the L. Hanna, which made a heroic hut unsuccessful effort to save the foundered vessel. While an effort was I cing made to g.t a line to the stricken boat she lurched forward and sunk, greatly endangering the Hanna. The fife-savers who have returned from the wreck of the iron Queen think she eun be saved.