A Native American of the Hood River area. He was the son of Joe and Martha Aleck.
Fred was a tiny child when he was crossing the Columbia River in a boat with his mother, brother and sister from White Salmon, Washington to Hood River. A large steam boat passed them, creating waves that swamped and sank their boat. His mother tried desperately to save her children, but when help arrived and they were brought to shore both Fred and his sister Virginia could not be revived. An older brother George, could swim and saved himself.∼He was a Native American child, who was born on the Hood River, Oregon side of the Columbia River.
His father Joe was a mail carrier, using his boat to transport mail across the Columbia from Hood River to the White Salmon area in Washington.
As was custom in the fall, when the salmon run was on, his mother, Martha would go over to the Washington side of the river to prepare their winter fish. On this particular fall day, she took her three children with her, George, Virginia and Fred to work the fish. Joe said he would bring his bigger boat over to get them and the fish after he made his mail run.
Martha, a very hard worker, decided that she would bring her fish and children back across the river in her own small boat. Enroute the sternwheeler "The Dalles" passed creating enough wave action that it swamped the heavily loaded boat. George was old enough that he could swim, but little Virginia and Fred could not. Their mother tried desperately to hold on to them, to keep their little heads above water while she tread water waiting for help. After about fifteen minutes another boat reached them. When they arrived on shore both Virginia and Fred were lifeless.
Fred was a tiny child when he was crossing the Columbia River in a boat with his mother, brother and sister from White Salmon, Washington to Hood River. A large steam boat passed them, creating waves that swamped and sank their boat. His mother tried desperately to save her children, but when help arrived and they were brought to shore both Fred and his sister Virginia could not be revived. An older brother George, could swim and saved himself.∼He was a Native American child, who was born on the Hood River, Oregon side of the Columbia River.
His father Joe was a mail carrier, using his boat to transport mail across the Columbia from Hood River to the White Salmon area in Washington.
As was custom in the fall, when the salmon run was on, his mother, Martha would go over to the Washington side of the river to prepare their winter fish. On this particular fall day, she took her three children with her, George, Virginia and Fred to work the fish. Joe said he would bring his bigger boat over to get them and the fish after he made his mail run.
Martha, a very hard worker, decided that she would bring her fish and children back across the river in her own small boat. Enroute the sternwheeler "The Dalles" passed creating enough wave action that it swamped the heavily loaded boat. George was old enough that he could swim, but little Virginia and Fred could not. Their mother tried desperately to hold on to them, to keep their little heads above water while she tread water waiting for help. After about fifteen minutes another boat reached them. When they arrived on shore both Virginia and Fred were lifeless.
A Native American of the Hood River area. He was the son of Joe and Martha Aleck.
Fred was a tiny child when he was crossing the Columbia River in a boat with his mother, brother and sister from White Salmon, Washington to Hood River. A large steam boat passed them, creating waves that swamped and sank their boat. His mother tried desperately to save her children, but when help arrived and they were brought to shore both Fred and his sister Virginia could not be revived. An older brother George, could swim and saved himself.∼He was a Native American child, who was born on the Hood River, Oregon side of the Columbia River.
His father Joe was a mail carrier, using his boat to transport mail across the Columbia from Hood River to the White Salmon area in Washington.
As was custom in the fall, when the salmon run was on, his mother, Martha would go over to the Washington side of the river to prepare their winter fish. On this particular fall day, she took her three children with her, George, Virginia and Fred to work the fish. Joe said he would bring his bigger boat over to get them and the fish after he made his mail run.
Martha, a very hard worker, decided that she would bring her fish and children back across the river in her own small boat. Enroute the sternwheeler "The Dalles" passed creating enough wave action that it swamped the heavily loaded boat. George was old enough that he could swim, but little Virginia and Fred could not. Their mother tried desperately to hold on to them, to keep their little heads above water while she tread water waiting for help. After about fifteen minutes another boat reached them. When they arrived on shore both Virginia and Fred were lifeless.
Fred was a tiny child when he was crossing the Columbia River in a boat with his mother, brother and sister from White Salmon, Washington to Hood River. A large steam boat passed them, creating waves that swamped and sank their boat. His mother tried desperately to save her children, but when help arrived and they were brought to shore both Fred and his sister Virginia could not be revived. An older brother George, could swim and saved himself.∼He was a Native American child, who was born on the Hood River, Oregon side of the Columbia River.
His father Joe was a mail carrier, using his boat to transport mail across the Columbia from Hood River to the White Salmon area in Washington.
As was custom in the fall, when the salmon run was on, his mother, Martha would go over to the Washington side of the river to prepare their winter fish. On this particular fall day, she took her three children with her, George, Virginia and Fred to work the fish. Joe said he would bring his bigger boat over to get them and the fish after he made his mail run.
Martha, a very hard worker, decided that she would bring her fish and children back across the river in her own small boat. Enroute the sternwheeler "The Dalles" passed creating enough wave action that it swamped the heavily loaded boat. George was old enough that he could swim, but little Virginia and Fred could not. Their mother tried desperately to hold on to them, to keep their little heads above water while she tread water waiting for help. After about fifteen minutes another boat reached them. When they arrived on shore both Virginia and Fred were lifeless.
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