New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-10
DISASTER IN PUGET SOUND.
4 STEAM COLLIER CRASHES INTO CANA
DIAN PACIFIC STEAMER.
FIVE OF TIE LATTER'5 PASSENGERS KILLED
AND SEVENTEEN INJUEED-TIIE FORCE OF
THE COLLISION so GREAT THAT THE
VESSELS COULD NOT EE sFPA-

THE COLLISION so GREAT THAT THL
VESSELS COULD NOT EE sEPA-
R,TEp-noTH BEACHED.
Seattle. Wash, Oct 9-Thc Canadian Pacific
Navigation Companys steamer Premier was
struck by the steam collier William"t'' IN Il
dcns, for Yesterday afternoon OF Whiiby lSoh''
= short distance south Of Fort Townsend. rive
norsons lost their lives and seventeen wor" hadY
;ni,rod Tho Steam tug Goah arrived hero
this morning with three Of the dead and All oi
The injured and other passengers after having
spcnt several hours in an attempt 70 save 'n'
hodv of an unknown passenger wedged IN the
wreck. The dead are as follows:
MOE JOHANNS. ot Tacoma.
RANKIN JOHN. Of seattle
Unknown passenger. about forty 'l In he "rees'
unknown passenger jumped overboara ana was
INJURED.
DAVIS Gus" ustchmsn on steamer fiem'''' r'"'
broken seriously injured internally.
FOEAN THOMAS. seattle LETT leg broken Al knee am
hurt. u.,
uI-GuEET. FRANCIS Tacoma slightly hurt
LEE. L. L.. Pontiac. wash; slightly hurt
LEIDHOLDT ALBAN. waiter on 'he fie"'c'' wv ai"'
broken and leg bruised
LEW LACK" of the Premier; badly cut and
hrui.,d. had miraculous escape from death.
rJXDHERG 4 =; injured Internally.
IYsIE JOHN. fr cht clerk o' the Premier n"se cu'
not seriously hurt ,.. .,,.,..,-
yTIsOX JACOB. Port Townsend am. Ghost and legs
hurt: injuries no. serious
PHILLIPS w H., Helena; both legs slightly crushed
ribs broken.
vrsT T w St Louis badly rul.ed on knc" and arm.
| WILCOX. Mrs, oulcne, Wash; wis, and elbow
srrainod
wYNKOOP y. J.. Tacoma cut above len cy" bruised
| vyXKOOp Mrs y. j.. Tacoma hip bruised
TIN, Premier left Port Townsend about half
mast Yesterday afternoon for Seattle In heavy
| for. blowing hcr whistle continuously. when
| oG Point No Poinc anrthcr whistle sonnheh c'''
bv. and almost Immediately aftcrward '"rrihc
crash was heard. The fore cabin Of the Ir'ii'l'r
| was smashed To splintcrs, and In" Prov oi 'F'
| Willamette was found 10 he lammrd INTO Inc
l.. ~ ~ thc Premier. The Willamette was ladcn
with coal. and Oh hcr way from Seattle =
| San Francisco
There were several mon on th" Prcml"rs cahih'
ono of whom was killed, together with boy.
4 steward who WAS in the saloon eating MS "'"-
nor yeas Instantly killed Several other pnsscn-
oore vycrc iamulcd in the wrcckago. some of them
seriously injured and all more or lc'S hrnisc l.
deonlv into the Premier that tho laticrs p1sS'n-
| ccr; scrambled over br3ken woodwork ana on
| 70 the collier. Tho women were handed mp mrs.
| followed by the wounded as fast as they coui''
| be moved Men with broken limbs, and bo'h
mon anil women with bleeding faces ana bodies
were helped up. II was son seen to b" I'M
| nossblc 10 draw off the Williamett" without
sinking the Premier. So Captain Anderson deter
mined 70 forge ahead, driving before him me
| efeamor srilcd on his how. II" forced the
| Premier back on the beach, and wa 81 tightly
wcdqed that he could not back oil without drag
oip~ tLa injured steamer with him.
The tug Goliah. towing ont schooner WIS WIS
hailed. and took OF Tn" passengers. bearinG th%.n
| In Seattle where they arrived about mllniah'
| The rnccdnc tide left both vessels strn1del an
still intcrl6ckcd. H. feared that IN" DOW
of thr Willamette partly stov" IN: athpn.:Ii
.ho whole affair over in Il few minutes h",'
the passengers quickly recovered from their shock
| and FRIGHT There wcr" som" piialIc ac"n",'
Ono man whose name f. unkn wn. WI" crlzcd w.tli
| fear. and Immediately sprang overheard.