Show went WHEN PIER excursionists precipitated into lake and eleven are arc known to have been drowned as result of accident la hy by thy the collapse of 01 a freight wharf here upon which about sixty five people had rushed early sunday evening to board the excursion steamer margaret on her return trip to now new orleans eleven persons aro are to be dead and a rescue party Is in searching for bodies of seven other persons who are missing all were residents of now new or leans tile the margaret lid did not land at tile wharf to which she was accustomed to tie up tip instead she blie ran into a dock built especially for skim and small craft this small wharf dav wa pulled by the steamers ropes entirely away awn v from tho ho main pier find and sonn twenty people went into tho the lake lahe ill III about eight feet of water the criel cried and of those hose precipitated into inta the lake were heard all over this place anti and many men rushed to tho wharf to join in the work of rescue tho the off officers leers and crew of the margaret rescued many by throwing them life preservers |