The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-23
Sailed Ont of the Golden Gate for
Alaska on Sunday, and Is Supposed
to Have Capsized in Squa1l.
FORTY PEOPLE WERE ABOARD
AND NO TRACES OF PASSENGERS OR
CREW HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED.
Letter from Governor j. G. Brady De-
dams, Who Practice Witchcraft.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-On the ar
rival of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's steamer Santa Rosa from San Diego
to-day, the news was received of another
marine casually indirectly attributed to the
Alaskan gold excitement, which is believed
to have cost the lives of forty passengers
and sailors. Captain Alexander, of the
Santa Rosa, reported that early this morn
ing. while nine miles off Point Bonita, at
the mouth of Golden Gate, he sighted
derelict. bottom up. The tug s'ea Witch was
Immediately dispatched to the point indi-
Gated and found the derelict to be the bark
Helen w. Amy, Captain Hogan which
sailed hence for Copper river points with
twenty-seven passengers and crew of
thirteen on Sunday last. The bark lay ON
her starboard side, with her stern low
down in the water, her deck hamper badly
wrecked and several planks 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 a vety heavy sea for several days
past. Furthermore, no word has been re-
ceived from the survivors, if any exist al
though the derelict was sighted within ten
miles of the shore, and fully forty-eight
hours have passed since the wreck
Cured.
According to the tug boatmen there was
a pretty stiff breeze when the Almy sailed
out of the Golden Gate on Sunday last, and
by noon it was blowing a gale. She left
here under topsails, and when last seen
was standing out for an offing. There was
heavy running, and it is supposed
that some time during the night she was
struck by squall and turned over. Fol-
lowing is a list of her passengers and crew.
Pasengers-A Anderson, David, Ander-
son, A. B. Beach. G. D. Cinotto, Theo.
Creber. E. p. Currier, Oscar d. Jersander,
Fred Franks, Julius MILL J. r. Gotsky
William McCray r. N. Nichols, James
Ronalds, J. T. Reason, James p. Saigon,
John Smell, William Sheldon, c. B. Spilles,
Charles r: Smallwood, John Vance. Adolph
Waldi, John Walker, John Westwick and
an unknown man.
Crew-W. ]. Hogan, captain v. v.
CrantZ, chief mate, native of Boston, thir-
ty-five years old; f. Mackie, second mate,
California, twenty-six years old; John Hig-
w. c. Hopkins, steward, Illinois, forty-six
years; Ira Cook, cabin boy, Connecticut,
forty years; Fred Cromwell, apprentice,
twenty years, Pennsylvania. Seamen-P
Bronson, United States, forty years; j. b.
Underwood, Jersey, twenty-four years;
Charles D. Leach, Connecticut, twenty-four
nine years; William McKeon, New York,
twenty years; Antonio Nichols, Australia,
twenty years
The Helen W. Almy was once a South
sea trader, and was quite famous for her
many adventures among the reefs. Her
commander was Captain TuttreIl, and he
operated her in the interest CT John Wight
man. who retained an interest in her when
she entered the Alaskan trade. She was in
good condition for an old vessel and per-
fectly seaworthy. She was on the dry docks
some days before being put on the BERTH
ana s her owners spent 5000 in repairing her.
she mad a temporary house on deck
When the Amy left port she had 125 tons
or ballast in her besides the provisions of
the passengers and Their outfits. She was
q vessel or only 250 tons, and was therefore
bailasted sufficiently to make her stiff