Show boat went over dam des moines la ia swept over the darn dam of the edison light company at the foot of center street in their when the engine refused to start edward eversall Eber sall and william jennings prominent young men were drowned their theft brothers earl jen nines and william eversall Eber sall swam out of the flooding river and were saved the boat and its four occupants went over the dam shooting down like a rocket with three of tho the boys clinging to their seats and earl jenning 3 working desperately at the engine |