The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-24
Their Exile on Blashke Island Not
at all Unpleasant.
NO HOPE OF SAVING VESSEL
Resurnea OMicePs Of the Wrecked
steamer Tell the story Of the Ac-
etaeps Substantially - First Pub
at.hed-Es~rythfng Possible was
n.s far the Comfort and safety
Of the Unfortunate Passen9ers-

,s. >u.s m bring down some OF the passeia-
gers and crew OF the wrecked steamer n'aN
ham caused a larger crowd 10 asseH's'1
AZ the White Star dock yesterday after
noon than aas been seen on tne ~ASeF i'eH.
in a long time. The Seattle relatives ana
friends OF the unfortunate SoyageFs wefe
tnere. anxiously awaiting the arrssai VI
the vessel and when she iinaiy oocheo
rousang welcome Was given uem.
The Utopia arrived at ABOUT 3 ctock
and had ten Of the Brixaans paSSeh gers
Including all those who had Intended 10
make the round trip. rte others hasaas
zone on TO Skagway and Dyea by the Ain
a day or TWO after the wreck ses'cSs
these ten were thirty-six Of ule brlAham
officers and crew.
The follow sg Is list Of the passengers
who returned. Mrs. NJ. l.. Cronen~stt ana
Miss iauretta Cronenwett. Of CarroItoh'
o. MIS- w +. Payne. OF Nevada, Ia: MISS
Fannie Saunders. Of Seattle; Mrs A. a.
Davis of Seattle. MISC Emily a waters.
Of New York city, Mrs G q. Dlckihs9h:
~ Seattle. Miss carro.i Collier. OF S.attie'
Mrs william Moss and son. Of Victoria:
and Thomas Shepard. OF me oNicerS OF
tho Brixham. chef Engineer William
Uoyie-Colfier Pilots Chester and Hanson,
FRS: Officer Larsen. Second Officer Lii.de,
Fist Assistant Engineer X y flefct, set
end Assistant Engineer Hogh ralte,.oh
Chief Steward Ross and Purser Richard
Dickinson returned.
Tha casaways were picked up by the
Utopia late "Wednesday afternoon. after the
rough weather had made two trips over
from Wrangel unsuccessful Capt Durie,
the carpenter, a cook and a Waterman
were left at the WRECK 20 watch IL III Inc
interest OF the insurance companies. Inc
Br!xham IS lying bent over Jagged fee,;
rest!ng on her huh amidsiiips. ana VIII
probably never be saved. the opinion OF the
returning seamen seems 10 be.
The story of the wreck told by those or
Utopia does not differ materially from that
already published. The blame, If any. can
only be settled after an investigation oy
the insurance companies
The Brixham was steaming along al an
e.ght-hour gait. says William Heyle-Coi-
Her. her chief engineer early on me morn
ing OF oct. Is. The night was siormier man
usual even in those stormy waters, with
a heavy gale from the southeast Inc gaze
brought with K thick rain that made the
night SO dark il was impossible TO see any
thing ahead even the whitecaps forward
being scarcely discernlble from the bridge.
At exactly 312 O'Clock. there was sud
den crash, and the ship slid up on reef
and rested with her keel amidships on the
h,lnp OF submerged rocks The force Of
the collision was 20 great that IL was found
later that the bottom amidships Had neen
torn out Of the craft leaving the engines
and boiler directly on the reef. with large
rock pro;ruding between them From the
time OF the collision until the Brixham
came 10 full stop the engineer had time
room.
The passengers rushed out on deck. ter
ror-siricken, thinking they were going 10
the bottom. and none had the slightest idea
where they were until daylight. As soon
the next morning as the sea had subsidized
the nfeboats were lowered. and the pas
sengers taken off. This was al about or
10 O'Clock.
Bfashke island where tents. improv-sed
from sass were erected, which, with
lexis tent donated by Il Seattle photograph
er named P.ser. made the passengers com
paratively comfortable, so FAR as shelter
was concerned.
In all four tents were provided: one for
the women one for the officers and sea-
men. one for the tire.1en and coal pasSers,
one for fhe male passengers and one for
the stewards and cooks. The first assist
ant engineer and two men were established
or the side opposite the main channel 20
watch for passing vessels. creek was
discovered on the ISLAND. and plenty OF
provisions we're landed from the ship. so
that there was no danger Of suffering from
hunger
There the casta ways lived for exactly
week as happy as the Swiss family Rob
inson. Mss Cronenwett ana Mr.. Piser had
guitars, which did much to enliven the 1T
tie community
The sheep ard hogs. twenty-five Of each.
which wese par; OF The cargo. were landed
on the island ara are st,i rowing over II,
but the twenty cattle could not be gotten
rnainder OF the cargo is loss.
The Through passengers. numbering ten.
and the cu4;ons officer boarded the steam
er AK the next day after tire landing.
and proceeded 10 Their desf.ra tons.
The Brixhans - lying on the reef facing
west and by south. with the tides e6eing
and flowing through her hold. She "a prac-
ticAlly broken III TWO already. and the chief
engineer says tia II would COS; more 10
gave her than she - worth. AT high s-.le
the water flows over her main deck. but
when tie tide IS i, low cob it IS posse le TO
walk nearly around heY-
In describing the wreck 10 a POst-Tntelii-
gence- reporlsr last night. Miss Emily y
Waters said that the fate Of IN. BriSham
had recalled n remarkable number % ''un-
| hrhy thirteenss VI - Waters - q New
York newspaper woman. She SAYS the
| Br:xhsm wa launched June l3. tnr-
| teen years ago. Capt Durie WAS made
| master Of her June Is lsa4 she was wreck
! "a October -. thirteen persons were taken
| as1ore ia tho first hfetroa,. thirteen Of
| them occupied the main sent and the cap
| tain sent a thtrteen-wori message 70 h's
g., wife Miss Waters has words 81 warnest
| COMMUNICATION tor the Hrixhsms crew
| ana esrec ally the cook. p Jan,ieSor.
| Mss " a:ers IL not alone 81 her apnre-
/ cation OF tire kindness shown the Ship-
| wrecked passengers by the crew az .h>
| ErsSnan The ladies' who were among the
| casJawaya prepared ana adopted hearty
| acknowledgment expressing Their esteem
| and regard for iha officers ard crew Of re
wrecked vessel. growing out 81 Their cour1s-
/ ous chirAlr0sls and kindly treatment ac-
| Corded all passengers from the moment Ct
| tie wreck anili the rescue
! ~. TtSc'lfrt psog.e aaFe nothing but the
/ kir e. prasae for the attention ehovn
tA,g" 90 the Utopia &rt an she way aoen
/ drafted ii aigh.y corpi .rrcntary ackuowl-
| e..ement az the klntne>s az Capt Frank
| White ~od MS oGieers and crew wh4etl
| every of3e ~ssn@d.
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