The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-29
TO RISE NO MORE.
Three Sailors Drowned in the
Bay Lust Night.
The Crew Of the Ship Reuce swamped in thu
Sailors Home Boat-Gallant Rescue by
Men From the Albatross.

Shortly before II o'clock last night an ac-
cident occurred on the bay which resulted
In the drowning of three sailors and the
narrow escape of six other seamen and ths
runner for sailor boarding-house.
At that time the officers and men on hoard
the United States Fish Commissioners
steamer Albatross, lying between Washing
ton and Jackson streets, heard cries and
shouts for help proceeding from out on the
bay.
TO THE RESCUE.
Lieutenant Holcombe of the Albatross
Immediately caused a boat to be manned
and lowered. and, proceeding in the direc-
tion whence came the cries for aid, hs
discovered seven men clinging to the bot
tom of capsized Whitehall.
ALMOST EXHAUSTED.
The unfortunates, three of whom were
almost exhausted aud about to let go their
hold of the boats keel, were taken into tie
rescuing boat and quickly transferred to
the Albatross.
On this vessel the rescued men were given
every attention and care, being furnished
warm blankets and stimulants aud placed
on cots.
The three who were so much exhausted
were removed to the laboratory of the vessel
and worked over by the steamers doctor
until they were restored to their normal
condition.
STORY OF THE ACCIDENT.
The story of the accident as told by the
rescued men Is substan TALLY as follows:
They are all sailors belonging to the ship
Reuce, Captain Graham, just arrived from
Philadelphia. They were anchored of Va
llejo street, and the boat of the Sailors
Home came off to the vessel with a board
ing-hOuse runner to take the crew ashore.
NINE SAILORS AND THEIR BAGGAGE.
Nine sailors got into the boat with their
baggage and were being pulled toward
shore. The tide was at food. Suddenly
wave swept in over the stern Of the boat
partially filling her.
The boat settled low in the water and the
men fearing that she would be swamped, as
she was heavily loaded, commenced to !,
throw the baggage overheard to tighten the
craft so that she might continue to float and
thus save their lives.
THEY ARE swAAIPED.
While they were at work throwing their
chests overheard another wave swept over
the craft and she was Immediately swamped.
All the men were struggling in the water,
and six OF them succeeded in gaining the
bottom of the boat as she keeled over.
THREE DROWNED.
Three of the men, however, were not again
seen by their companions after the boat
was swamped, and 1T is believed that they
sank never to rise again, or, if they did come
to the surface, it was at some distance from
the boat and where they could not seen BY
reason Of the darkness.
THE MISSING.
The names of the drowned men as given
by their companions are:
WILLIAM MURRAY.
WILLIAM BLUM.
STEPHEN TYDE.
THE RESCUED.
The rescued are:
JOHN RYDHoLM.
CHARLES PETERSON.
DENNIS O'TooLE.
PATRICK MoELRoY.
CARL REAPKE.
CHARLES STEINBERG.
The gallant men from the Alba tross, who
under the leadership or Lieutenant Hol-
combe rescued the six sailors, were Jacob
son tcoxswain). Quartermaster Hogan and
Mingot and Hansen, seamen.
SEARCHING IN VAIN.
The Albatross kept a fiat boat out in the
bay in the hope of finding the three missing
sailors, but up to midnight no success had
awarded their efforts.