, 1892-10-10
TERRIBLE WRECK.
The Steamer Premier's Fate, off
WILDLY Island.

Most Eatai Disaster That Has Ever
Occurred ON the Puget sound
List of the Bead and wounded
COIIIded with Another steamer.
SEATTLE, Oct. 1O.-Very few additional
facts could be obtained today in relation
to the causes that led up to the dis
astrous collision between the steam collier
Willamette and the Premier in the fog of
Saturday. 1t is generally conceded that
one of the vessels was out of her regular
course, but which one is the question to
be investigated. The passengers. the only
ones who could or would talk, are as
ignorant as to that as those who were not
present. The body Of young Wyncoop,
the thirteen-year-old boy who was killed,
was taken to Tacoma for burial. The
other two bodies are yet at the morgue of
Bonny & Stewart. It's reported that the
condition of the two vessels yet remains
unchanged on the WILDLY island beach,
the collier being aground.
The steamer Edith arrived here this
afternoon from the wreck Of the Premier,
having on board the remains of William
NJ. Richardson, a contractor and a man Of
family at Port Townsend, He had been
caught and crushed to death in the hold at
the time of the collision, and was the man
regarded to have been seen dead by one of
thepassengers. His left hip was dislocated
and all the ribs on the left side crushed so
as to separate them from the vertebra
He had on gold watch and $40, and
bank book showing that he had several
hundred dollars deposited in a Port Town
cfra MI No aas nt fl,s.
are awaiting orders.
The story of the collision is one that is
told in different way, in regard to detail
by eacn of the hundred or more who passed
through it. The facts, as near as they can
be arrived at are as follows:
The Willamette left Seattle at 10 O'Clock
with 2.40O tons of coal for San Francisco.
Meeting with thick fog she felt her way
down Sound slowly and reached Bush
point about 2 o'clock when, after having
gotten an echo from high bluff which told
him where he was as plainly as though he
could see the shore, Captain Hanson
shaped his course down the Sound blowing
his whistle regularly.
The Premier had left WhatcOm a little
late in the morning and had been delayed
by the fog, so she was about three hours
late when she reached MarrOwstOne point
at about 2:15 O'Clock, when the Willamette
had about rounded Bush point, a few
mites up DOulus Ohpbs OIDOW got MS
echo and headed straight for the other
point. 1t is quite natural, therefore, that
the two steamers should be in the same
rOadstead, their masters having shaped
their courses with such accuracy to cut
from point to point, going in opposite di-
rections. Captain Gilboy kept his whistle
blowing at short intervals and kept a good
lookout. As soon as the Willamette's
whistle was heard on his port bow he
slowed his engines to have his vessel in a
manageable condition, as the law provides
The Willamette was also going slow and
cautiously.
Thus tine steamers approached cachf
other Every precaution appears to have
been used up TO a certain point; then some
one blundered. Who it was will have to
be decided by the duly constituted author
tiles. The vessels knew they were nearing
each other, but neither appears to have
known the course of the other until their
black forms loomed up in the fog before
the startled eyes Of the two masters. Here
blunder was made, if there was a blunder.
The list of dead is:
Frank G. Wynkoop, Tacoma, aged 10
years; killed instantly.
Johannes Moe, Tacoma, aged 40; leaves
wife and three children; worked for Taco
ma Electric Motor company, Tacoma;
killed instantly.
John Rankin. Seattle, aged 25; waiter,
single; killed instantly.
William F. Richardson, Tacoma; con-
tractor, age about 40.
Unknown Man, drowned; body not re-
covered.
The list Of injured remains unchanged,
everyone hurt having been included in
yesterdays list, which was as follows:
Gus Davis, Port Townsend, watchman,
steamer Premier, ribs broken, seriously in
jured internally.
Thomas Foran. Fourteenth and Canal
streets, Tacoma, left leg broken at knee and
arm hurt.
w. H. Phillips, Louisville, KY, both
legs slightly crushed, ribs broken.
d. J. Wynkoop, Tacoma, cut above left
eye, bruised.
Mrs. D.. J.Wynkoop, Tacoma, hip bruised.
q: 5. Gilbert, travelling man, st. Paul,
Mrs. Wilcox, Quilcene, Wash, wrist and
elbow sprained.
E. NJ. Vest, st. Louis, bruised knee and
arm.
John Lysle, freight clerk Premier, nose
cut.
Jack Levy, steamer Premier, badly cut
and bruised.
Mrs. Ida Sutter, sturges. OAK, bruised.
Mrs. George w. Miller Tacoma, injured
slightly.
E. F. Lee, Pontiac, Wash. slightly hurt.
A. F. Lundberg, Pysht, Wash, injured
internally.
Alban Leipholdt, waiter on Premier, left
arm broken and leg bruised.
Francis Hugert, Tacoma, slightly hurt.
Jacob Nelson, Port Townsent, arm, chest
and legs hurt,
John McDougal, Seattle, finger broken.