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Show 7236 Blake- D 5216 there were some twelve or fourteen passengers for me to bring down in the evening on my boat. It loaded the boat up with passengers. My view was obstructed considerably, and as we went down through the riffle just below the railroad bridge I struck a submerged rock with the skag iron on my boat, and jerked clear through the bottom of the boat a hole in the boat about that bit ( indicating). Q You are indication a hole about five inches in diameter? A I am, yes sir. Q How many passengers did you have on the boat at that time? A There was Harry Anderson and myself -- Q Never mind telling them out loud; about how many passengers? A Twelve of fifteen. Q When that hole was punched in your boat, what did you do? A I had a roll of cotton battin we used for calking; I reached under the seat grabbed that jammed in the hole. That was all; there was a hole in the boat; we got ashore. Q You got the boat ashore, did you? A Oh, yes; without anybody getting wet. Q Did you repair it? A I did; took me two days. |
