The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-24
ANOTHER KL0NDlKE GOLD
FEVER DISASTER.
HELEN w. ALMY CAPSIZED.
Golden Gats-saiied From san Fran
cisco for Copper river sunday,
with Twenty-sevcn Pas
senxers Twelve Were
From Coalgate, II.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March ga
Upon the arrival of the Pacific Coast
Steamship company's steamer Santa
Rosa from San Diego yesterday the
news was received of another horrible
accident, indirectly attributed to the
Alaskan gold excitement which is be-
ieved to have cost the lives of forty
passengers and sailors
Captain Alexander of the Santa Rosa
reported that, early yesterday morn
ing, while nine miles off Point Bonita,
1t the mouth of the Golden Gate, he
sighted a derelict, bottom up. The
tug Sea Witch was Immediately dis
patched to the point indicated and
found the derelict to be the bark
Helen w. Almy, Captain Hogan, which
sailed hence for Copper river points
with twenty-seven passengers and
crew of thirteen on Sunday last
The bark lay upon her starboard
side, with her stern low down in the
water, her deck hamper badly
wrecked, and several planls of her
hull washed loose by the seas which
broke over her. While there were no
signs of boats among the wreckage, it
Is not believed that her passengers
and crew escaped by putting off from
the vessel in them, as there has been
very heavy sea for several days past
Furthermore, no word has been re-
ceived from the survivors, If any exist,
lalthough the derelict was sighted
within ten miles of the shore and
fully forty.eight hours have passed
since the wreck occurred.
According to the tug boatmen, there
was pretty stiff breeze when the
Almy sailed out of Golden Gate on
Sunday last, and by noon it was blow
ing n gale. She left here under the
top sails and when last seen was
standing out for an ofiing There was
a heavy sea running, and it is sup
posed that some time during the night
she was struck by a squall and turned
turtle.
The following is list of her pas
sengers: A. Anderson, David Ander-
SON A. b. Beach, Baina Cinotti The
ophilus Creber, T. Z. Curr!er, Oscar
D. Jersander, Friend Franks, Jules
Gill, J. T. Golslky, Gus Jourmer, M.
r. Lemley, John Levick, William Nc
Cray, r. n Nichols, James Rinald, J.
Il. Reason, James b. Saxon, John
Smell, William Snedden, C. H. Spikes,
Charles r Smallwood, John Vance,
Adolpb Waldi, John Walker, John
Westwick, an unknown man.
The Helen W. Almy was once a
South Sea trader, and was quite
famous for her many adventures
among the reefs Her commander
then was Captain Tuttrell and he
operated her In the interest Of John
Wightman, who retained an interest
In her when she entered the Alasls an
trade.
The vessel was in good condition for
an old vessel, and perfectly sea
worthy. She was on the dry docks
some days before being put on the
berth. and her owners spent $4,000 in
repairing her She had temporary
lhouse on deck.
When the Almy left port she had
l25 tons of ballast in her. besides the
provisions OF the passengers and their
outfits She was vessel Of only 25O
tons and was, therefore, ballastad
Sufficiently to make her stiff"
AroKA, l. T., March 2a, - John
Saell. X. Nicols. James Rinald, J. T.
Walker, Theoptus Crober, John Mi
ray, William Snedden, John Small,
James Saxon. J. I. Golsky. Barna
Cinotti and Jules CHI, who were
among the victims of the recent Gold
en- Gate disaster, were all residents OF
the little town of Coalgate. l. 4. hav-
ing worked there In the coal mines
for several years. They started for
the Klondike with savings of from
$500 TO 81, 900 each, and intended talk
ing claims on the Upper Yukon Most
of the men left small families, and
their savings represent many years ol
work. They carried with them the
earnings Of several friends, for the
purpose of securing claims that their
friends might take up earlier in the
summer G' lsky had made one sue
cessful trip to the KlondilSe, and mar,
shaled the party at Coalgate, being
there only six months