The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-08
The Tug Estelle Wrecked AT
Campbell River, B. C.
NO WITNESS OF Tas DISASTER.
A Crew OF Eight Men Engulfed With
the Unfortunate Steamer.
The Emergency Board Grants Msaey to
the state Fair. bat Not 10 she Cheney
Normal seheoi-A farmer Terribly
saadbagx~d Near Spokane.

NicToRs, Feb. T.-Andrew Has,arn. NJ.
r.. fo- Nanasrno. received word lasi even
Ing that the steamer Estelle. owned bv
him. and one of the finest tow BEATS on
the Pacific coast. was completely de-
ssroyed by an explosion sunday on Camp
be- river, probably with the loss OF all on
board. The word comes from Unlon, the
nearest Telegraph station In Campbell
river. which runs from Campbell lake and
tinds its outlet near Cape Nudge Near
the mouth Of the river wrsckage was
picked mp. consisting OF pieces Of the en-
gins room doors. = life buoy bearing ths
name Esteile, and two sacks of chop feed
q quantity of which the steamer WAS
known to carry. 80 stored that 10 vas inn
possible for IL to get away unless by de-
siruc'ion Of the steamer. No bodies have
Jet been recovered. Capt. Christensen of
Nictoria. commanded the Inflated steamer,
with Whiteside, another Victorian. mar
ried, as engineer. and-a crew of eight.
Hasiam is completely mys,ificd in re-
gard TO the matter. as the Estelie was a
new boat and one of the stannchest Of her
tonnage in Pacific waters. She was built
IN Nanalmo three years ago under his own
supervision and cost in round figures SO
GOO. Her engines were OF Doty manuiact-
ure. new when the steamer was built.
The boiler was only year old. and, like
the hull, had been officially tesssd and ap-
proved last September. II was certified as
safe up to f35 pounds, and the steamer
was classed Al for eight years. Her
insurance amounted to $4,000 in the
Calisornis Sun Marine Company. Since
her completion the Estelle had been en-
ployed in logging and general towing. for
which work she was second to no other
boat in the North Pacific. Only last
week a half interest was purchased IN
the steamer by Norman McDoagail,
Haslam's brother-in-iaw. and Capt James
A. Christensen. of this city. assumed
command. He left Nanaimo with bis new
charge and accompanied by Mr.. McDou-
gall on Thursday. being bound for Has
eight miles above Msnzies bay, and the
steamer was due back at Nanaimo Satur-
day.
The crew Of eight included several Vic.
torians. Capt Christensen being the son
of . veteran pilot and himself o native of
Victoria. Engineer Herbert whiteside
was also Of this city, his wife and family
fc91uSuk uSfSs nv a1o UG4u III G08kk0 u
the engine room OF the EstsIie for about
three months. and WAS a man Of expert
ence and caution. The scene of the dis
aster, which 10 just the same spet where
the unfortunate Standard was lost, will
be reached by Haslam and Capt. Christsn-
sen tomorrow evening. and the result Of
their investigation viii be known Thurs
day.
majority of those familiar with the
district incline to the belief that . treach-
erous tide rip setting in between Cape
Nudge and the mouth OF Campbell river
was in some mysterious manner response
bic for the catastrophe.
The death roll of the Esteiie 10 a. below:
NORMAN McDoueALL, OF Nanaimo, part
owner.
Carr. JAMES A. CHRlsrESsKs. jr., Of Vic
toria. master.
G. JOHNSON, Of Vancouver, mate.
H. WHiTEsinE, Of Victoria. engineer.
ROBERT, of Victoria, assistant.
GgoRsE HALLIrr. Of Victoria, fireman.
WILLIAM MCLAUGHLIN, OF Nanaimo,
deckhand
A Chinese cook.
of the four yictorians named three are
married. and two have families as well as
wives depending upon them. Engineer
Whiteside sas married only few months
ago and his bride Is inconsolable. Robert
Wilson's wife and two children live in
Victoria West, while Mrs. Haiiitt and
family are residents Of Halifax. y. S.