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Stranded Ship Battered By Waves Off Cleveland
On Lake Erie the derrick scow Atlantian ran aground 100 feet off shore as high waves battered it. Coast guards prepared a breeches-buoy to rescue four men aboard while the crew refused to leave. The vessel carried about 30 tons of stone for a local breakwall. Crew members named are William Anderson John Hidec Emil Johnson and Anthony Mattila.
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William Anderson
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Anthony Mattila