Show BOAT SINKS IN CANAL Woman and Babe Lose Their Lives by Sinking of Small Boat Near Indianapolis Indianapolis Ind Aug 2l1be pleasure pleas-ure steamer Indiana was sunk In the Indianapolis In-dianapolis Water companys canal at Fnlrvltw park at Ivore tonight The park officials think nobody was drowned but J N OUphant of Indianapolis Indian-apolis and P E Holts of Anderson bId who were passengers say that thoy saw a woman with a baby sink to the bottom They did not see them como to the surface sur-face again and feel sure they were drowned About fifty people were on board when the vitsel mIlk about threequarters of a mile nbovo Us starting point In iho canal which Is about eight miles Tung and runs from Indianapolis to Broad Rlpplo park Tho canal Is 1 narrow and tram ten to fifteen fif-teen feel deep In tho middle It Is not yet certain what sont tho steamer to the bottom Defective mi chlnery overloading on one side and leaka nro blamed Skiffs In the canal aided In the work of rescue of fainting women and children Mr Belts who says he saw the woman and baby drown nuvcd his wlfo ns Hho sank tho third time She weighs over 10 Bounds Thirty persons were thrown Into the wuor when the boat sonic Sevoral of till male passengers did heroic work In getting thorn to shore Thoy were aided by the vessels crow Much additional excitement was caused by several men on the boat who became panlcstrlckon and tried to throw women and children Into tho water Search Is being mado to sec If ny bodies are at tho bottom of the canal I |